21 Facts About Anthony Pratkanis

Anthony R Pratkanis is a researcher, author, consultant, media commentator and a professor emeritus of psychology at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Anthony Pratkanis is the author of several books, and has published research papers in scientific journals on the topics of social influence, fraud, terrorist and dictator propaganda, marketing and consumer behavior, and subliminal persuasion.

Anthony Pratkanis has given expert testimony in many trials, and is often cited in the mainstream news media.

In 2004 Anthony Pratkanis received an excellence in teaching award and was named the most revered professor by the psychology class of 2005.

Anthony Pratkanis was born on April 2,1957, in Portsmouth Virginia.

In 1979 Anthony Pratkanis graduated from Eastern Mennonite College with a Bachelor of Science in psychology, sociology and social work.

Anthony Pratkanis interests are applied social psychology; attitudes and beliefs; communication, language; group processes; intergroup relations; persuasion, social influence; prejudice and stereotyping.

Anthony Pratkanis commenced his teaching career at Carnegie Mellon University in 1984 where he taught courses in advertising and, human behaviour.

Anthony Pratkanis received the UCSC Excellence in Teaching Award for his courses Social Influence and Social Psychology, and was named the Psychology Class of 2005 Most Revered Professor.

Outside of the university, Anthony Pratkanis presented lectures on social influence at skeptical conferences including SkeptiCal, CSICon, and the Skeptic's Toolbox.

Anthony Pratkanis is listed as a co-author on 15 papers published in scientific journals, and is a founding editor of the Journal Social Influence, first published in 2006.

Anthony Pratkanis is an editor of Attitude Structure and Function, The Science of Social Influence, past editor of The Journal of Social Psychology, and a past associate editor for the Journal of Consumer Psychology.

Anthony Pratkanis is best known for the best selling books Age of Propaganda: The Everyday Use and Abuse of Persuasion co-authored with Elliott Aronson; which has been translated into Chinese, Japanese, Spanish; and Weapons of Fraud: A Source Book For Fraud Fighters, co-written with AARP state director Doug Shadel, which accompanies the award-winning AARP video of the same name.

Anthony Pratkanis has consulted for civic groups, government and law enforcement agencies, regulatory bodies and the United States Military.

Anthony Pratkanis has worked with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, FINRA, and law enforcement agencies on strategies for preventing economic Fraud crimes.

The United States Military has enlisted Anthony Pratkanis to assist with countering Propaganda of terrorists and dictators, and reducing conflict in war zones.

Anthony Pratkanis has assisted the National Association of Attorneys General's Tobacco Litigation Group as an expert on consumer behaviour.

Anthony Pratkanis has given expert testimony before the special senate enquiries into ageing and the US Securities and Exchange Commission on what can be done to prevent economic Fraud.

Anthony Pratkanis is often cited in the mainstream news media on presidential campaigns, Fraud, social influence, war and Propaganda.

Anthony Pratkanis is an amateur magician and a member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians and the Society of American Magicians.

Anthony Pratkanis uses magic tricks such as cold reading and levitation in his course, The Social Psychology of Flim Flam, as an effective way to teach critical thinking; proving to his students that even their college professor can fool them.