Dr. Travis Langley is a tenured Professor of Psychology at Henderson State University. He received his bachelor of arts in psychology from Hendrix College, his Master’s and Ph.D. in experimental social psychology from Tulane University.
His research includes studies of aggressive behavior and mass media, particularly the psychology of media fans. He and his students collect data for their ERIICA Project: Empirical Research on the Interpretation & Influence of the Comic Arts. He regularly makes presentations on the psychology of superheroes at conventions like San Diego Comic-Con International. He was also an undefeated champion on the Wheel of Fortune game show even though none of the puzzles had anything to do with psychology or superheroes.
He appears as an interviewee in the documentaries Comic Book Literacy, Legends of the Knight, Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics, and others in post-production.
Read his Psychology Today column online, “Beyond Heroes and Villains”.
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