Seth Schwartz (psychologist)

Seth J. Schwartz (born 1971) is an American developmental psychologist who is a professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education in the University of Texas at Austin College of Education. He is the editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Intercultural Relations. He joined the faculty of the University of Texas at Austin in January 2021 after teaching at the University of Miami from 2000 to 2020.

Schwartz is author of The Savvy Academic: Publishing in the Social and Health Sciences. He is also senior editor of The Handbook of Identity Theory and Research and The Oxford Handbook of Acculturation and Health.

While he was pursuing his doctoral degree at Florida International University, Schwartz met and married Lisa Rodriguez, who is of Puerto Rican descent. They have two children. They reside in Cedar Park, Texas, and maintain a home in Pembroke Pines, Florida.