Description: The Unit for the Study of Personality in Politics (USPP) is a political psychology research program conducting psychological assessments of political leaders.
Established in 1999 , the Unit for the Study of Personality in Politics (USPP) is a collaborative faculty–student research program in the psychology of politics at St. John’s University and the College of St. Benedict in Minnesota, directed by Aubrey Immelman , Ph.D., associate professor of psychology, who specializes in the psychological assessment of presidential candidates and world leaders.
USPP founding members Jennie Scott, Aví Bahadoor, Aubrey Immelman (director), and Jason Bartos . USPP contributors Scott, Bahadoor, and Bartos, along with Kelly Kalla and Dale Fredrickson (not pictured) presented their research on the political personalities of Al Gore, Hillary Clinton, Pat Buchanan, and George W. Bush at the 2000 Minnesota Undergraduate Psychology Conference at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota, in April 2000.
The Unit for the Study of Personality in Politics is operated solely for research and educational purposes. The Unit does not advocate support for or defeat of any candidate for any political office. Political analysis published by the director or research associates of the Unit is the personal opinion of those individuals, based on empirical analysis of personality in politics and the influence of personality traits on high-level leadership.