Academic success depends on research and publications.

Prejudice and discrimination have always been a big part of my life. When I was 6, I got beat up and called dirty Jew boy because they thought I looked Jewish.

One can't live mindfully without being enmeshed in psychological processes that are around us.

Situational variables can exert powerful influences over human behavior, more so that we recognize or acknowledge.

Being hurt personally triggered a curiosity about how such beliefs are formed.

I've always been curious about the psychology of the person behind the mask.

At North Hollywood High School, I was shunned by everyone. I would sit down in the cafeteria, and students would get up from the table and walk away. They thought I was from the Mafia...