Department
of Sociology and Anthropology
Personal Information: I graduated from the University of
Michigan's joint program in Psychlogy and Sociology in 1970. I started
my scholary career interested in social interaction and emotional communication
in classroom settings. My love affair with psychodynamic perspectives has
cooled but never died. How I got from there to the social psychology of
scientific controversy, with side interests in relational development in
cyberspace and popular culture (music and television talk shows) is a long
story that I'd be happy to relate to specific individuals who contact me.
At present, I'm a Professor of Social Psychology in the department of Sociology
and Anthropology at Lehigh University.
Research Areas: communication, sociology of science, popular culture
Teaching Areas: small groups, human communication, research methods, politics of science