| Professor Sommers grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio before receiving his B.A.
from Williams College in 1997 and his Ph.D. from the University of
Michigan in 2002. He joined the faculty at Tufts in the Fall of 2003,
and teaches courses in Social Psychology, Experimental Psychology, and
Psychology & Law. He lives in Medford with his wife and two daughters. As demonstrated by his office
decor, he has not succumbed to normative social influence while in
Boston, as he continues to be an avid Yankees fan. In his free time he
hits lead-off for the Psychology Department softball team (check out his stats), competes in fantasy sports leagues with Professor Maddox, plays team
trivia with Professors Shin and Urry, and exerts far more effort than
he should digitizing Seinfeld clips for lectures. |