Maya Tamir is a full Professor of Psychology at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She received her PhD in social-personality psychology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Stanford University.

Maya Tamir is a full Professor of Psychology at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She received her PhD in social-personality psychology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Stanford University. Prof. Tamir is one of the most influential scholars in affective science today, recognized for theoretical innovation, scientific rigour and field-defining contributions to the study of emotion regulation. A prolific author who has penned over 150 articles, which appeared in leading and prestigious journals, as well as a dedicated mentor for PhD and MA students, Prof. Tamir also heads the Emotion & Self-Regulation Laboratory.