Adam W. Stivers

Dr. Stivers joined Gonzaga University in 2016 and he administers the Social Dilemma Lab. His main research focus is on how personality, social situations, and cultural factors influence human cooperation in social dilemmas. Other research areas include personality measurement, personality judgments (based on facial photos), and improving student’s academic achievement through training in non-cognitive abilities. This research involves collaborative work with students at Gonzaga and colleagues in many countries including Poland, the Netherlands, Spain, China, and Japan. For half of the summer, Dr. Stivers works as a visiting instructor at the University of Warsaw in Poland.