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ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Our authors are distinguished academics that bring a wealth of experience from in and outside of the classroom. They are dedicated to providing faculty and students with the highest quality educational resources at affordable prices.
Daniel A. Miller, PhD
Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne
Dr. Daniel A. Miller is an associate professor of psychology at Purdue University Fort Wayne, where he has taught for 16 years. He received his bachelor of science degree in psychology from The Ohio State University in 1998. He earned a master of science (2002) and a doctor of philosophy degree (2005) in social psychology from Purdue University. During his time at Purdue University Fort Wayne, he has taught courses on stereotyping and prejudice, social psychology, industrial/organizational psychology, statistics, introductory psychology, and the history of psychology. Dr. Miller’s research interests include prejudice, social media and online behavior, and protest behaviors. Dr. Miller has authored or coauthored 14 scholarly publications, has given several invited addresses, and has presented over 40 papers at professional conferences.
Kenneth S. Bordens, PhD (Emeritus)
Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne
Dr. Kenneth S. Bordens is a professor emeritus of psychology at Purdue University Fort Wayne, where he taught for 37 years. Dr. Bordens taught courses in social psychology, research methods, the history of psychology, developmental psychology, human learning and memory, psychology and law, and introductory psychology. He taught online sections of social psychology, introductory psychology, and the history of psychology. He received his bachelor of arts degree in psychology from Fairleigh Dickinson University (Teaneck, NJ, campus) in 1975. He earned a master of arts (1978)
and doctor of philosophy degree in social psychology from the University of Toledo in 1979. Dr. Bordens’s research interests were in the areas of psychology and law, prejudice, the history of psychology, and psychology and the arts. He has coauthored four textbooks: Research Design and Methods: A Process Approach (11th edition), Social Psychology (5th edition), General Psychology (5th edition), Basic Psychology (4th Edition), and Psychology of Law: Integrations and Applications (2nd edition). He has also authored or coauthored 17 scholarly publications and has presented numerous papers at professional conferences. Dr. Bordens retired from Purdue University in Fort Wayne in 2016.
Irwin A. Horowitz, PhD (Late)
Oregon State University
Dr. Irwin A. Horowitz (1939–2019) was a professor emeritus at Oregon State University. He received his bachelor of science and master’s degrees from the Brooklyn College of the City University of New York and a doctorate degree from Michigan State in 1966. Dr. Horowitz held positions as a professor of psychology at the University of Toledo and Oregon State University, as well as a courtesy professor of law appointment at the University of Oregon College of Law. He was a fellow of both the American Psychological Association and the American Psychological Society and was recognized by the American Judicature Society as one of the foremost jury scholars in the United States. He coauthored textbooks in social psychology and in psychology and law.
He published nearly 70 research articles in a variety of journals, including Law and Human Behavior, Personality and Social Psychology, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Journal of Applied Psychology, Psychology, and
Public Policy and Law. His areas of research interest included the ability of jurors to process complex evidence in civil trials, the effectiveness of various jury-aid innovations that may increase the competence of the civil jury, and the circumstances that provoke juries in criminal (and civil) trials to disobey the law (jury nullification). Dr. Horowitz passed away on December 23, 2019.
