Brian Meier

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Meier earned a bachelor's degree in psychology and a Ph.D. in social psychology from North Dakota State University.

For more information, please visit the Department of Psychology.

Topics:

Social psychology

Expertise: Emotion, aggression, personality, groups

Education: Ph.D., M.S., B.S., North Dakota State University

Recent Work:

Are sociable, friendly people also more attractive?

Meier is interested in several areas of affect and social-cognition, focusing on embodiment and metaphor. Metaphors describe emotions in terms that borrow from basic sensations and perceptions (e.g., "I'm feeling up"). His research reveals that metaphors are more than simple communication devices, but indicative of a deeply perceptual mode of thought. His research shows that people's emotional concepts have a metaphorical structure.

Contact Information:

bmeier@gettysburg.edu
717.337.6173

Campus Box 407
300 North Washington Street
Gettysburg, PA 17325