Robert Coplan, Undergraduate Chair
Chancellor's Professor
| Degrees: | Ph.D. (Waterloo) |
| Email: | robert.coplan@carleton.ca |
| Office: | 214D Social Sciences Research Building |
| Website: | Dr. Coplan's Home Page |
My research focuses on experiences of solitude across the lifespan and across cultures. In particular, I am interested in the development and implications of shyness, social withdrawal, and preference for solitude. My most recent research projects have focused on: (1) the costs and benefits of solitude in childhood, adolescence, and adulthood; (2) the challenges faced by shy and anxious children at school; and (3) the meaning and implications of social withdrawal in different cultures.