Frank T. McAndrew Ph.D.

Frank McAndrew is the Cornelia H. Dudley Professor of Psychology at Knox College and an elected Fellow of several professional organizations, including the Association for Psychological Science (APS). He is also a blogger for Psychology Today Magazine. McAndrew is an evolutionary social psychologist whose research is guided by the simple desire to make sense of everyday life, and he is currently studying gossip, aggression, and creepiness. His research has appeared in dozens of professional journals and it is regularly featured in popular media outlets such as The New Yorker, NPR, the BBC, The New York Times, The Atlantic, and NBC’s Today Show. He has written for many popular prints and online magazines, including Time, CNN, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, Salon, Newsweek, The Daily Beast, PBS Newshour, The Huffington Post, The Guardian, The New Republic, and Scientific American. Consistent with his long tenure at a liberal arts college, Professor McAndrew is also an award-winning teacher who is particularly proud of the fact that more than 100 of his former students have gone on to complete a doctoral degree in psychology or a closely related field.

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