Dr. Sommers is associate professor of psychology at Tufts University in Medford, MA.  An experimental social psychologist, he is interested in issues related to stereotyping, prejudice, and group diversity.  His research focuses on two general (and often overlapping) topics: 1) race and social perception, judgment, and interaction; 2) the intersection of psychology and law.

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His first book, Situations Matter: Understanding How Context Transforms Your World, is scheduled for a 12/29/11 release from Riverhead Books (Penguin). You can order it now!

He also blogs regularly for Psychology Today as well as Huffington Post.