Brad Bushman
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Brad J. Bushman is a Professor at the University of Michigan with appointments in psychology, communication studies, and the Institute for Social Research. He has published extensively on the causes and consequences of human aggression. His work has questioned the utility of catharsis, and relates also to violent video game effects on aggression. Along with Roy Baumeister, his work suggests that it is narcissism, not low self-esteem, that causes people to act more aggressively after an insult. Dr. Bushman's research has been featured in Newsweek, on the CBS Evening News, on 20/20, and on National Public Radio. He earned his BS in psychology from Weber State College (now Weber State University) in 1984 and his Ph.D. from the University of Missouri in 1989 and holds three master's degrees (in psychology, statistics, and secondary education). Since 2005, Dr. Bushman has spent the summers as a visiting professor at Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, Holland. Prior to joining the University of Michigan facility, Dr. Bushman was an associate professor at Iowa State University. He and his wife have three children.
