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Faculty Profile

Mervin R Matthew

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Psychology
Instructional Associate Professor of Psychology
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Psychology, 205 George Peabody Bldg
University, MS 38677
(662) 915-1499
mrmatthe@olemiss.edu
Joined UM: August 18, 2011

Areas of Expertise

  • COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
  • SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

Brief Bio

Merv Matthew is Instructional Associate Professor of Psychology. He received his Ph.D. from Indiana University in 2010. Following a year as a visiting assistant professor at DePauw University, Merv joined the Psychology Department at the University of Mississippi and moved to Oxford in August, 2011. Merv's research interests combine cognitive, social, and evolutionary psychology, focusing on how our social identities affect the process by which we make decisions. His teaching interests include introductory psychology, cognitive psychology, social psychology, research methods, and statistics.

Degrees

PhD
Psychology
Indiana University-Bloomington (2010)

Committee Memberships

General Education
University Standing Committee

Awards

College of Liberal Arts - Instructor of the Year
2021