Jo-Ann C. Tsang, Ph.D.

Education

Ph.D., University of Kansas, 2000

B. A., University of California, 1994

Biography

Postdoctoral research associate: Southern Methodist University, 2000-2002

Joined Baylor as Assistant Professor in 2002

Professional Memberships:

• Association for Psychological Science
• Society for Personality and Social Psychology
• Society for the Scientific Study of Religion

Academic Interests and Research

Research area: Social Psychology.

Academic interests: Psychology of religion, prejudice, gratitude, forgiveness

Teaching interests: Social Psychology, Psychology of Religion, Positive Psychology

Representative Publications

Tsang, J. (2021). (Un)special favors: Gratitude for group-based benefits. The Journal of Positive

Psychology, 16(1), 27-37.

Tsang, J., Al-Kire, R., & Ratchford, J. L. (2021). Prosociality and Religion. Current Opinion in

Psychology, 67-72.

Tsang, J., Schnitker, S, A, Emmons, R. A., & Hill, P. C. (2021). Feeling the intangible: antecedents of gratitude toward intangible benefactors. The Journal of Positive Psychology.

Tsang, J. (2006). Gratitude and prosocial behavior: An experimental test of gratitude.

Cognition and Emotion, 20, 138-148.

McCullough, M. E., Emmons, R. A., & Tsang, J. (2002). The grateful disposition:  A conceptual and empirical topography.  Journal of

Personality and Social Psychology, 82, 112-127.

Complete list of published works on Google Scholar. 

Grants Funded- Current

2020-    Gratitude to God: Psychological, philosophical, and theological investigations. Co-I.

2022      John Templeton Foundation ($253,056).

Awards

Baylor Fellow, 2015-2016

Graduate Student Recruitment

Dr. Tsang is currently considering applications for Ph.D. students.

Current Ph.D. Students

Monica Weedman
Kun Wang

Baylor Courses Taught 

• PSY 1305-01 (team-taught): Psychological Science
• PSY 3310 Social Psychology
• PSY 4339: Psychology of Religion
• PSY 3399: Positive Psychology