Professor of Psychology
Area of expertise
Facial expressions of emotion
Non-verbal behavior and gestures
Cross-cultural communication and cultural adjustment
Japanese culture
Judo instruction
Micro-expressions
About
David Matsumoto's work on emotion and facial expressions includes research that suggests facial expressions are innate. His research on how emotion can be used to incite hostility among ideologically-based groups is funded by the U.S. Department of Defense's Minerva Initiative.
Highest Degree
Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, University of California, Berkeley
Office Phone
(415) 338-1114
Email
dm@sfsu.edu