Glenn Geher, PhD

Glenn Geher, PhD, is Professor and Chair of Psychology at the State University of New York at New Paltz. He is also Director of the University's interdisciplinary Evolutionary Studies program, which was recently, along with the sister program at Binghamton University, awarded a large grant from the National Science Foundation. Additionally, Dr. Geher is Founding President of the NorthEastern Evolutionary Psychology Society, the world's second largest society dedicated to the study of human...See more

Glenn Geher, PhD, is Professor and Chair of Psychology at the State University of New York at New Paltz. He is also Director of the University's interdisciplinary Evolutionary Studies program, which was recently, along with the sister program at Binghamton University, awarded a large grant from the National Science Foundation. Additionally, Dr. Geher is Founding President of the NorthEastern Evolutionary Psychology Society, the world's second largest society dedicated to the study of human behavior from an evolutionary perspective. He has published 30 scholarly books, book chapters, and articles on evolutionary psychology, including Mating Intelligence, co-edited with Geoffrey Miller. Dr. Geher also writes a popular blog for the international Evolutionary Studies Consortium, "Building Darwin's Bridges." He was awarded the SUNY New Paltz Alumni Association's Distinguished Teacher of the Year Award in 2007 as well as the SUNY Chancellor's Excellence in Teaching Award in 2008. See less