Professor
Psychological and Brain Sciences
https://www.psych.ucsb.edu/people/faculty/david-sherman
Psychology East 3809
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Social Psychology, Psychology of Self-Defense, and Perceived Intergroup Polarization
Education:
- Ph.D., Psychology, Stanford University
- B.A., Psychology, Cornell University, Ithaca
Bio:
David Sherman received his BA in psychology from Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. He received his Ph.D. in psychology from Stanford University, and completed a post-doctoral fellowship in Health Psychology at UCLA. Since 2005, he has been a faculty member in the Department of Psychological & Brain sciences at UCSB. His research, which is supported by grants from the National Science Foundation, centers on how people respond to information and events that threaten the self.