Robert S. Feldman is Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, where he is Director of Undergraduate Studies. Professor Feldman, who is winner of the College Distinguished Teacher award, has also taught courses at Mount Holyoke College, Wesleyan University, and Virginia Commonwealth University.

     As Director of Undergraduate Studies, he initiated the Minority Mentoring Program, and also teaches introductory psychology in the Talent Advancement Program to classes ranging in size from 20 to nearly 500 students. He also has served as a Hewlett Teaching Fellow and Senior Online Teaching Fellow, and he frequently gives talks on the use of technology in teaching. He initiated distance learning courses in psychology at the University of Massachusetts.

     A Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the American Psychological Society, Professor Feldman received a B.A. from Wesleyan University and an M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is a winner of a Fulbright Senior Research Scholar and Lecturer award, and has written more than 100 books, book chapters, and scientific articles. His books include Fundamentals of Nonverbal Behavior, Development of Nonverbal Behavior in Children, Social Psychology, Development Across the Life Span, and P.O.W.E.R. Learning: Strategies for Success in College and Life, and they have been translated into languages including Spanish, French, Portuguese, Dutch, Chinese, and Japanese. His research interests include honesty and deception and the use of nonverbal behavior in impression management, and has been supported by grants from the National Institute of Mental Health and the National Institute on Disabilities and Rehabilitation Research.

     Professor Feldman's spare time is most often devoted to serious cooking and earnest, if not entirely expert, piano playing. He has three children and lives with his wife, also a psychologist, overlooking the Holyoke mountain range in Amherst, Massachusetts.