Overview
Dr. Shannon Houck is an Assistant Professor in the Defense Analysis Department at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School (NPS). She is a Social Psychologist with expertise on the science of influence and persuasion, psychological resilience and resistance, and conflict. Prior to joining NPS, she was a faculty member at Syracuse University from 2016-2020. She is the author of over 40 scholarly articles and book chapters, and her research has been featured on popular news outlets such as the New York Times, Psychology Today, and USA Today.
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2020 - current: Assistant Professor
Influence and persuasion; psychological resilience and resistance; social psychology of conflict, polarization, and extremism; language analysis; experimental and quantitative methods
