Michael Addis

Professor, Psychology

Dr. Addis is currently interested in theory and research related to men’s mental health. In his work he focuses on links between the social learning and social construction of masculinity, and the way men experience, express, and respond to problems in their lives. Dr. Addis is a past recipient of the New Researcher Award from the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy and the David Shakow Early Career Award for Contributions to the Science and Practice of Clinical Psychology from the American Psychological Association. He is past President-Elect of the Society for the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinity, Division 51 of the American Psychological Association.

Degrees

  • Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, University of Washington, 1995
  • B.A. in Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, 1987

Affiliated Department

Psychology

Scholarly and creative works

  • Article in Refereed Journal

    “I can’t fit into these boxes, it doesn’t work”: Multiracial men’s experiences and expressions of masculinity.

    Psychology of Men & Masculinities
    2025
    Athena C Charles, Michael E Addis
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    To reconstruct or deconstruct? A fundamental question for the psychology of men and masculinities.

    Psychology of Men & Masculinities
    2024
    Vol. 25
    Issue #1
    Ethan Hoffmann, Michael E Addis
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Contexts of concealment: Initial validation of three disclosure avoidance process measures

    Journal of Personality Assessment
    2023
    Vol. 105
    Issue #2
    Douglas Gazarian, Michael E Addis, Jonathan D Jampel, Ethan Hoffman
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Ugandan men’s experiences and perceptions of their fathering roles.

    Psychology of Men & Masculinities
    2023
    Vol. 24
    Issue #3
    Emma Kironde, Michael E Addis
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Acceptability of Men’s Externalizing Depression Constructs Among Black American Men and Middle-Aged and Older White Men

    Cognitive and Behavioral Practice
    2023
    Douglas Gazarian, Michael E Addis
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Masculine depression: A person-centric perspective.

    Psychology of Men & Masculinities
    2022
    Vol. 23
    Issue #4
    Ryon C McDermott, Michael Addis, Douglas Gazarian, Steffen T Eberhardt, Kyle M Brasil
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Policing of Masculinity Scale (POMS) and Pressures Boys Experience to Prove and Defend their Manhood

    Psychology of Men and Masculinities
    2021
    Vol. 22
    Issue #2
    Michael E. Addis
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Dilemmas of Agency and Blame in Men’s Talk about Depression

    Psychology of Men and Masculinity
    2021
    Michael E. Addis
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Dilemmas of agency and blame in men’s talk about depression.

    Psychology of Men & Masculinities
    2021
    Vol. 22
    Issue #4
    Ethan Hoffman, Michael E Addis
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Book Review: Is masculinity toxic? A primer for the 21st century

    Psychology of Women Quarterly
    2020/05/26
    2020
    Michael E. Addis, Emma Kironde
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Reconstructing and/or Deconstructing Masculinity: Commentary on the case of ‘Tommy’

    Pragmatic Case Studies in Psychotherapy
    2020
    Michael E. Addis
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Traditional masculinity ideology and diagnostic aversion predict symptom expression in a community sample of distressed men

    Sex Roles: A Journal of Research
    2020/06//
    2020
    Vol. 82
    Issue #11-12
    Jonathan D. Jampel, Douglas Gazarian, Michael E. Addis, Ethan Hoffman
  • Book

    The Psychology of Men in Context

    2019
    M. E. Addis, E. Hoffman
  • Presentations

    Change in traditional masculinity ideology: Evaluation of the critical awareness of masculinity scale

    American Psychological Association
    Chicago, IL
    2019
    Michael E. Addis, Andrew L Stewart
  • Presentations

    Critical awareness of masculinity and protesting sexual assault among men

    Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
    San Diego, CA, USA
    2019
    Andrew L Stewart, Michael E. Addis