PROFESSIONAL TRIVIA:

*I am the longest-serving psychology professor in the history of Knox College (46 years), and in

  the almost 200-year-history of Knox, only four professors in any department served longer.

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*When I am not teaching or conducting psychology experiments, I write for the average person-on-the-

  street. I cover topics as diverse as why we grieve so deeply over the death of our dogs, why old people

  hate new music, and why haunted houses creep us out.  

*I have appeared in more than a half-dozen documentary films.  Click HERE to see a trailer from the

  most recent one.

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*I am currently editing the Handbook of Evolutionary Social Psychology for De Gruyter Publishing.

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*I have always been deeply engaged with the day-to-day life of the college.  Among other things, I

  coached the wrestling team, founded the environmental studies program, and organized the

  annual Flunk Day softball game for longer than I can remember. My family and I even lived in the

  dormitories for four years as Residence Hall Directors. 

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*I had the distinct privilege of serving as Stephen Colbert's host and introducing him when he delivered

  the 2006 commencement address at Knox College.​