About Me

I am a Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychology at Western Connecticut State University, specializing in Social Psychology.  My social psychological interests include persuasion/social influence, the psychology of good and evil, epistemic doubt, suspicion, and culture.

My Social Psychology: Core Concepts and Emerging Trends, has been published by Sage Press (2017).

I have previously served as the President of the University Senate, Director of Faculty Advising and the Director of the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching.

Courses I Teach

Social Psychology

Psychology of Persuasion

Cross-Cultural Psychology

Social Psychology and the Law

Human Origins of Good and Evil

Introduction to Psychology

Advanced Personality/Social Psychology