Robert S. Feldman is Professor of Psychology and Executive Dean of the college of social and behavioral sciences at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. A recipient of the college distinguished teacher award, he teaches psychology classes ranging in size from 15 to nearly 500 students. During the course of more than two decades as a college instructor, he has taught both undergraduate and graduate courses at Mount Holyoke College, Wesleyan University, Virginia Commonwealth University, in addition to the University of Massachusetts.