Dr. David Havas came to UW-Whitewater in 2012. He received his doctoral degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Cognitive and Perceptual Sciences and he specializes in language and emotion. His area of research is in developing embodied theories of emotional language comprehension and investigating the role of emotions in interpersonal understanding using behavioral and electrophysiological methods. At UWW, David teaches courses in Cognitive Psychology, the Biology of Emotion, and Research Methods.