Faculty

Tom D. Beissecker Tom D. Beisecker
Email: south40@ku.edu
Voice: 785-864-9882
Office: 111 Bailey Hall
Associate Professor and Chair, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
Dr. Beisecker's main interests include persuasion, social influence, bargaining, negotiation, and jury decision-making. He is currently studying when people should concede in the bargaining process, whether knowledge of a subject affects bargaining power and behavior, and how jurors infer missing facts and reconcile inconsistent facts when arriving at verdicts. He is nationally known for his work in legal communication. In 2000-2001 he served as chair of University Senate Executive Committee. Dr. Beisecker is currently University Council President. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the American Society of Trial Consultants.

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