Shibu Shelat Receives The 2026 Anne Anastasi Graduate Student Research Award

Shibu Shelat has received the 2026 Anne Anastasi Graduate Student Research Award from the American Psychological Association. The award recognizes outstanding graduate student research in psychometrics and differential psychology. Shibu was honored for his work examining social desirability bias in the science of mind-wandering and thought, with particular emphasis on distinguishing when self-reports reflect genuine phenomenological experience versus self-presentation concerns. Named after pioneering psychologist Anne Anastasi, the award celebrates research that advances the rigorous measurement and understanding of human behavior.