The Oxford Handbook of Self-Determination Theory

About Richard M. Ryan

Richard M. Ryan is a Professor at the Institute for Positive Psychology and Education at the Australian Catholic University North Sydney. He is also Distinguished Professor in the College of Education at Ewha Womans University South Korea Professor Emeritus in Psychology at the University of Rochester USA and Visiting Professor at Imperial College London UK. As a clinical psychologist and co-developer of Self-Determination Theory (SDT) he is currently the most cited researcher in psychology today. He is the author of over 450 papers and books in the areas of human motivation and well-being including Self-Determination Theory: Basic Psychological Needs in Motivation Development and Wellness (2017). He lectures internationally on the factors that promote motivation and healthy psychological and behavioral functioning applied to such areas as work and organizations education health sport and exercise video games and virtual environments. He has also been honored with several lifetime achievement awards and honorary professorships and is recognized as one of the eminent psychologists of the modern era.