Dr. Sam Sommers earned his B.A. from Williams College and his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. Since 2003 he has been a faculty member within the Department of Psychology at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts. Sommers’ research examines issues associated to prejudice, stereotyping, and group diversity with a specific interest in how these processes play out within the legal domain. He has received multiple teaching awards at Tufts, including the Advising and the Gerald R. Gill Professor of the Year Award and Lerman-Neubauer Prize for Outstanding Teaching. Sommers was also inducted into the Tufts Corridor of Diversity for his efforts to promote an inclusive climate on campus for all college students. He has testified as an expert witness on issues related to jury racial bias, decision-making, and eyewitness memory in criminal trial proceedings in seven states. His first general audience book on social psychology was printed in 2011, titled Situations Matter: Understanding How Context Transforms Your World. His next book, titled Your Brain on Sports, is co-authored with L. Jon Wertheim of Sports Illustrated and was published in 2016.