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About Weylin Sternglanz

Weylin Sternglanz, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at NSU's College of Psychology. He is a social psychologist whose principal research focus is in the field of interpersonal perception. Primarily, he studies deception detection and the ability to decode nonverbal cues to emotions. He has also conducted and published research on psychosocial antecedents of health-risk behaviors among adolescents, the ironic effects of attempted thought suppression on creativity, meta-accuracy in perceptions of emotions and personality traits, and implicit influences on perceptions of attractiveness. He is the faculty advisor for the NSU chapter of Psi Chi (the international honor society in psychology), and he is co-organizer of the NSU Undergraduate Film Festival. His primary teaching focus is in the areas of social psychology, interpersonal perception, and research methodology, though he has also taught courses in interpersonal communication, research practicum, and introductory psychology.

Positions

2011 - Present Associate Professor, Nova Southeastern University ‐ College of Psychology
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2005 - 2011 Assistant Professor, Nova Southeastern University - Shepard Broad College of Law ‐ College of Law
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Professional Service and Affiliations

2017 - Present Chair, Social Psychology Faculty Search Committee
2010 - Present Academic Advisory Board Member, "Taking Sides" Textbook Series (McGraw-Hill)
Present Member, Association for Psychological Science
Present Book Reviewer, Introductory Psychology textbook, Taylor & Francis
Present Ad-Hoc Reviewer, Personality and Individual Differences
Present Member, Psi Chi National Honor Society
Present Member, Society for Personality and Social Psychology
Present Member, Society for the Teaching of Psychology
Present Book Reviewer, “Autism: Developmental Course, Diagnosis, & Treatment” textbook, Taylor & Francis
Present Book Reviewer, “Taking Sides” textbook series, McGraw-Hill
2021 - 2021 Book Reviewer, “Deception Research: From Theory to Practice” Handbook, Routledge
2020 - 2020 Ad-hoc Journal Reviewer, Current Psychology
2020 - 2020 Book Reviewer, Social Psychology textbook, Pearson
2017 - 2018 Book Reviewer, Research Methods Textbook (Sage)
2018 Reviewer, “Scientific American” Introductory Psychology textbook, Worth Publishers
2016 Book Reviewer, Introductory Psychology textbook, McGraw-Hill
2010 - 2011 Member, Clinical - Forensic Psychology Faculty Search Committee
2009 - 2010 Member, Gender/Evolutionary Psychology Faculty Search Committee
2009 - 2010 Book Reviewer, Research Methods textbook, McGraw - Hill
2008 - 2009 Member, Assistant Dean of College Student Affairs Search Committee
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Honors and Awards

  • Psi Chi Faculty Advisor Model Chapter Award (2018)
  • Student Leadership Award for Advisor of the Year, Nova Southeastern University (2008)
  • Student Life Achievement Finalist for Advisor of the Year, Nova Southeastern University (2007)
  • Maury Pathfinder Award for Best Master's Thesis in Psychology , University of Virginia (2001)
  • Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award , University of Virginia (2000 – 2001)
  • Gallup Organization Travel Scholarship to the Positive Psychology Summit (2000, 2001)

Education

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2003 Ph.D., Social Psychology, University of Virginia
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2000 M.A., Social Psychology, University of Virginia
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1996 B.A., Psychology, Pomona College
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Contact Information

(954) 262-8177

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Articles (25)

Journal articles written or co-written by Dr. Weylin Sternglanz