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David C. Evans Ph.D.
CEO and Principle Investigator, David managed international beta programs and satisfaction research at Microsoft, and was a Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology at Union College in upstate NY.

Anthony Carroll
CTO and B.A. Media Studies from Penn State, Anthony is a veteran web programmer focused on standards-compliant, open-source technologies. His academic interests center around race and class portrayals in the mass media.

Eden Epstein Ph.D.
University of California Irvine. Eden specializes in psychology and social behavior.

Nick Mattos
Psychster Inc. Social Media Manager. Nick is a columnist and freelance writer specializing in online identity.

Andrea Cooper Ph.D.
Anthropology professor at San Juan College, Andrea's dissertation was on virtual and actual workplace alliances. She is now studying online stereotyping.

Fitzgerald Steele
Doctoral candidate in Human Computer Interaction at the University of Iowa, Jerry's been working lately with social media, machine learning, and distributed intelligence.

Quang Nguyen
Creative director for Caddis Branding Agency, Quang is an advisor, artist, and general asset to our group.

Sam Gosling Ph.D.
University of Texas at Austin Associate Professor, Sam is an advisor, co-author, and fellow traveler. Author of Snoop on Basic Books, Sam is a foremost scholar on personality impressions.

Rick Spencer
Interaction Designer at Seven Simple Machines, and former IA at Classmates.com, Daptiv and MyFamily, Rick often consults with Psychster on all things media and design.