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Institution
State University of New York at New PaltzCurrent Position
Professor / Director of Evolutionary Studies Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Social/Personality Psychology from University of New Hampshire, 1997
Research Interests
 | Attitudes |
| Close Relationships |
| Emotion |
| Evolution/Genetics |
| Person Perception |
| Personality |
| Sexuality/Sexual Orientation |
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Glenn Geher
Department of Psychology
SUNY New Paltz
600 Hawk Drive
New Paltz, New York 12561
U.S.A.
Home Page
Phone: (845) 257-3091
Fax: (845) 257-3474
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As an undergraduate at the University of Connecticut in the early 1990s, I was fortunate to work with and take classes from great psychologists of all varieties such as Reuben Baron, Benjamin Sachs, Herb Kaufman, and Amerigo Farina. A wonderful experience -- so wonderful that I decided to go all the way and get my own Ph.D. in Social Psychology."Fortunate" is not a strong enough word to describe my experience as a graduate student at the University of New Hampshire. I got to work closely with Becky Warner who, as far as I can tell, is one of the best there is. In addition to getting a very strong background in social psychological research methods, I was able to work on much interesting research regarding measuring emotional intelligence (with Jack Mayer who played a very pivotal role in launching my career) and on the phenomenology of romantic partner perception (with Becky). I ended my stint there by winning the Sigma Xi Outstanding Dissertation Award (which, if you knew me in high school, may be somewhat surprising ...). I also met and married my beautiful social-psychologist partner, Kathy (we now have a just-as-beautiful girl named Megan and an all-out beast of a boy: Andrew). After a whirlwind including a stint at Western Oregon University (which I loved) and a year at Husson College in perfect Maine, I've landed on my feet here at SUNY New Paltz where I'm teaching social psychology and bunch of other fun courses. Also, my students and I are conducting all kinds of research -- most recently on the measurement of mating intelligence, a construct rooted in evolutionary psychology. The basic idea behind Mating Intelligecne pertains to the fact that evolutionary psychologists have recently demonstrated (strongly) that issues regarding mating have played a major role in determining the nature of the human mind -- however, in spite of this fact, research and theory on the topic of intelligence has pretty much ignored mating as a relevant topic fully. My new book on this topic and my current empirical research program are designed to fix this problem! My primary work here at SUNY New Paltz these days focuses on a new interdiscplinary program in Evolutionary Studies (see: http://www.newpaltz.edu/evos/). The point of this program, modeled after a successful similar program at Binghamton (directed by D.S. Wilson), is to provide all students (regardless of major) with the opportunity to actually understand evolutionary principles and be able to understand avenues of applying evolution to human affairs. For too long, college graduates have been, as a rule, fully (or nearly fully) ignorant of the intricacies of evolution -- we are working to change that. I also recently spearheaded the creation of NEEPS - the NorthEastern Evolutionary Psychology Society - the first regional society dedicated to evolutionary psychology. Find out how to join or attend our meetings at: www.neepsociety.com Check out my webpage at http://www.glenngeher.com for more information on me than even my mom would want to have!
 Books:
 Geher, G. (Ed.). (2004). Measuring emotional intelligence: Common ground and controversy. New York: Nova Science Publishing.
- Geher, G., & G. F. Miller (Eds.). (2008). Mating intelligence: Sex, relationships, and the mind's reproductive system. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Journal Articles:
- Bauman, K. P., & Geher, G. (2003). The role of perceived social norms on attitudes and behavior: An examination of the false consensus effect. Current Psychology: Developmental, Learning, Personality, Social, 21, 293-318.
- Clark, S. C., Dover, A. D., Geher, G., & Presson, P. K. (2005). Perceptions of self and of ideal mates: Similarities and differences across the sexes. Current Psychology: Developmental, Learning, Personality, Social.
- Geher, G. (2006). Evolutionary psychology is not evil! (… and here’s why …). Psychological Topics, 15, 181-202. [Special Issue on Evolutionary Psychology]
- Geher, G. (2000). Perceived and actual characteristics of parents and partners: A test of a Freudian model of mate selection. Current Psychology: Developmental, Learning, Personality, Social, 19(3), 192-212.
- Geher, G., Bauman, K. P., Hubbard, S. E. K., & Legare, J. (2002). Self and other obedience estimates: Biases and moderators. The Journal of Social Psychology, 142, 677-689.
- Geher, G., Bloodworth, R., Mason, J, Downey, H. J., Renstrom, K. L., & Romero, J. F. (2005). Motivational underpinnings of romantic partner perceptions: Psychological and physiological evidence. Journal of Personal and Social Relationships, 22, 255-281.
- Geher, G., Derieg, M., & Downey, H. J. (2004). Required parental investment and mating patterns: A quantitative analysis in the context of evolutionarily stable strategies. Social Biology, 51, 54-70.
- Geher, G., Warner, R. M., & Brown, A. S. (2001). Predictive validity of the emotional accuracy research scale. Intelligence, 29, 373-388.
- Mayer, J. D., & Geher, G. (1996). Emotional intelligence and the identification of emotion. Intelligence, 22, 89-113.
Other Publications:
- Brackett, M. A., & Geher, G. (in press). Measuring emotional intelligence: Paradigmatic diversity and common ground. In J. Ciarrochi, J. P. Forgas, & J. D. Mayer (Eds.), Emotional Intelligence and Everyday Life. New York: Psychology Press.
- Geher, G., Fairweather, K., Mollette, N., Ugonabo, U. Murphy, J. W., & Wood, N. (2007). Sex differences in response to cues of parental investment: An evolutionary social psychological perspective. Journal of Social, Evolutionary, & Cultural Psychology, 1, 18-34.
- Geher, G., & Renstrom, K. L. (2004). Measurement issues in emotional intelligence research. In G. Geher (Ed.), Measuring Emotional Intelligence. New York: Nova Science Publishing.
- Hall, S. E., & Geher, G. (2004). The measurement of emotional intelligence in children: The case of reactive attachment disorder. In G. Geher (Ed.), Measuring Emotional Intelligence. New York: Nova Science Publishing.
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