Brian Collisson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor and Program Director (Azusa Campus), Department of Psychology
Phone: (626) 815-6000
Email: bcollisson@apu.edu
Video Introduction
Biography
Brian Collisson, Ph.D., is a social psychologist. He and his team of graduate and undergraduate students conduct research at the interface of social perception (people’s impressions of others), prejudice, and close relationships. His team’s work has been published in scholarly journals—Psychological Science, Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, and Social Psychological & Personality Science—and has garnered popular media attention. Projects in his lab typically focus on relationship processes, prejudicial attitudes toward romantic couples (e.g., interracial, age-gap, mixed-weight couples), and perceptions of dating “outside of one’s league.” He is accepting undergraduate and graduate students to work with him; email for more information.
Education
- Ph.D., Psychology (Emphasis in Social Psychology), University of Florida
- M.S., Psychology, University of Florida
- B.A., Psychology, California State University, San Bernardino
Academic Area
- School of Behavioral and Applied Sciences
- Department of Psychology
Expertise
- Research Methods (Emphasis on Experimental and Survey Methods)
- Social Perception
- Social Relationships
- Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Discrimination
- Teaching of Psychology
Courses Taught
- PSYC 110 – General Psychology
- PSYC 295 – Social Psychology
- PSYC 475/598 – Research Team
- PSYC 501 – Theory, Research, and Practice in Psychology
- WRIT 260 – Writing in Psychology