GESSNER, Theodore, Associate
Professor of Psychology.
B.S.,
Fordham University, 1962;
M.A., University of Maryland, 1967;
Ph.D., University of Maryland, 1971.
E-mail to: tgessner@gmu.edu
Office located in David King Hall, Room 3073; Phone: 993-4033
Dr. Gessner served as a trainee at the Veterans Administration
while in graduate school. After completion of his graduate training
he was employed as a research psychologist at a private psychiatric hospital,
and his duties included evaluation of treatment programs within the hospital.
Since 1973, Dr. Gessner has served as a faculty member in the Psychology
Department at GMU. His primary duties include teaching undergraduate
and graduate courses in social psychology. He has also developed
and taught a number of specialized research methods courses including clinical
and social research techniques, naturalistic methods, evaluation research,
and survey research. His research has been in the areas of sex-role
identity, sense of humor, and destructive behaviors in organizations.