Donald A. Hantula, Ph. D.

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Dr. Donald A. Hantula directs the Decision Making laboratory at Temple University. He specializes in organizational behavior and evolutionary behavioral economics. His work combines behavior analytic, economic, and evolutionary theories to explore the ways in which we adapt to a complex and uncertain world.

Contact Information:

Postal: Department of Psychology / Weiss Hall / Temple University / 1701 N 13 St / Philadelphia, PA USA 19122-6085
Telephone: 215-204-5950 / FAX: 215-204-5539
electronic: hantula at temple dot edu

Research & Publications
Current Projects
Other Information
Evolutionary Behavioral Economics & Decision Making

Explorations of escalation of commitment, foraging theory, managerial & consumer decision making.

Improving Workplace Performance & Working Conditions

Experiments and applications in behavior analysis in organizations (a/k/a OBM), human services, drug treatment and with under-represented populations.

Technology & Behavior

Studies of behavior/technology interactions, virtual work & e-collaboration, education & training applications.

 

 

Decision Lab

Experimental analysis of sunk cost effects in investing, political campaigns and online dating

Transitivity in choice / marriage market

Additive?? effects of sunk cost and equivocality on escalation of commitment

Behavioral finance

Foraging analysis of decision making

Outside The Lab

Virtual collaboration & consultation

Employee preferences for rewards

Increasing healthy food choices in the workplace

Books

Donald Hantula & Victoria Wells (forthcoming). Consumer behavior analysis: (A)rational approach to consumer choice. London, UK: Taylor & Francis.

 

Courses Spring 2012

Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Behavior Analysis & Learning (Undergrad & Grad)

Editorial Boards

Journal of Organizational Behavior Management
Associate Editor
Co-editor (with Vickie Wells) special issues on Consumer Behavior Analysis

Psychology & Marketing
The Psychological Record
International Journal of e-Collaboration

The Journal of Social Psychology
past Executive Editor

Addresses & Awards

Columbia University School of Medicine, Feb. 2012

Association for Behavior Analysis-International, May 2012

Award for Extraordinary Service to the McNair Scholars Program, Oct. 2011

Education

B.A. Emory University
M.A., Ph.D. University of Notre Dame