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Glenn Geher Ph.D.

About

Glenn Geher, Ph.D. is professor of psychology at the State University of New York at New Paltz where he has been awarded SUNY Chancellor Awards for Excellence for Teaching, Research, and Service. In addition to teaching various courses and directing the New Paltz Evolutionary Psychology Lab, Glenn serves as founding director of the campus’ Evolutionary Studies (EvoS) program. He is also credited as the founder of the NorthEastern Evolutionary Psychology Society (NEEPS).

Glenn has published several books including Evolutionary Psychology 101, Mating Intelligence Unleashed: The Role of the Mind in Sex, Dating, and Love, Straightforward Statistics, and Own Your Psychology Major! In Darwin's Subterranean World: Evolution, Mind, and Mating Intelligence, Glenn addresses various topics related to the human condition.

Books by Glenn Geher Ph.D.
Recent Posts
The Person-System Fallacy
The person/system fallacy occurs when we treat individuals based on system-based information, failing to recognize their individuality. This often leads to problems.
Why Do People Double Down?
When faced with information that goes against our beliefs, we often double down instead of changing our minds, to reduce cognitive dissonance. But it's problematic. Here's why.
The Case for Love

Personal Perspective: In a high-profile article, Hill makes a case for not putting all your eggs in the basket of romantic love. Here is the other side.

Personal Perspective: In a high-profile article, Hill makes a case for not putting all your eggs in the basket of romantic love. Here is the other side.

Discovering Natural Selection Was Like "Confessing a Murder"

In an act of self-censorship, Darwin sat on natural selection for decades. He knew that these ideas would permanently change our understanding of life. And, ultimately, they did.

In an act of self-censorship, Darwin sat on natural selection for decades. He knew that these ideas would permanently change our understanding of life. And, ultimately, they did.

There's No Way I'm Publishing That!

Many scholars report that they engage in self-censorship, opting to not publish or study certain phenomena. Short-term outcomes may be benign. Long-term outcomes may be disastrous.

Many scholars report that they engage in self-censorship, opting to not publish or study certain phenomena. Short-term outcomes may be benign. Long-term outcomes may be disastrous.

A Brief History of Evolutionary Psychology

Evolutionary psychology, the application of Darwinian principles to behavior, has roots back to Darwin's own work. Here's a brief timeline of the history of this important field.

Evolutionary psychology, the application of Darwinian principles to behavior, has roots back to Darwin's own work. Here's a brief timeline of the history of this important field.

The Israel/Palestine Crisis in Evolutionary Perspective

The Israeli/Palestinian Crisis is nothing short of a nightmare. Understanding our evolved ingroup/outgroup psychology can shed much light on this catastrophic situation.

The Israeli/Palestinian Crisis is nothing short of a nightmare. Understanding our evolved ingroup/outgroup psychology can shed much light on this catastrophic situation.

What Exactly Is Courage?

Courage is a universally valued trait. But what exactly is it? Recent research shows the psychological attributes that underlie the courageous personality.

Courage is a universally valued trait. But what exactly is it? Recent research shows the psychological attributes that underlie the courageous personality.