Social relationships expert William Chopik will be delivering WashU’s inaugural Public Scholars on Tap talk titled, “Can You Change Your Personality on Purpose? The Science Behind How People can Become More Outgoing, Conscientious, and Emotionally Stable.”
The talk is free and open to the public.
Monday, November 16, 2026 at Urban Chestnut Brewing Company (The Grove location).
6:30-7:00p.m. — Presentation
7:00-7:30p.m. — Audience Q&A
**If you plan to purchase food or drinks, we ask that you arrive early to order so that you can be present for the start of the presentation at 6:30.**
To learn more about the Public Scholars on Tap series, please visit the initiative’s webpage.
Location
Urban Chestnut Brewing Company’s Grove location:
The Grove Bierhall, 4465 Manchester Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110
Food and drinks will be available for purchase at the bar.
Meet Dr. Chopik
Dr. Chopik is an associate professor of psychology and data scientist at Washington University in St. Louis. He studies how relationships—and the people in them—change over time and across situations. His research focuses on how factors both inside (biological, hormonal) and outside (social roles, geography) of people influence their approach to social relationships. This study involves phenomena as broad as how relationships and social institutions shape development and as focused as the hormonal mechanisms that underlie love and intimacy.
He has been the recipient of many awards and recognitions, including the APS Rising Star Award, SAGE Young Scholar Award, and was chosen as Forbes Magazine’s Top 30 Scientists Under 30 in 2016. His research and insights have been featured in Time Magazine, the New York Times, CNN, the Washington Post, Good Morning America, National Geographic, Salon, Business Insider, and many other outlets.
See https://chopiklab.com/ for more information.
Please direct any questions about this event or the Public Scholars on Tap series to Julia Robbins at j.m.robbins@wustl.edu.