Dr. Mark Frank specializes in nonverbal communication, with a focus on understanding the complexities of facial expressions and deception in meaningful real world settings.

Educational Background

• Postdoctoral research fellow, University of California,  Medical School; Psychiatry Department
• PhD, Cornell University
• BA, SUNY at Buffalo

Selected Publications

Novotny, E., Carr, Z., Frank, M. G., Dietrich, S. B., Shaddock, T., Cardwell, M., & Decker, A. (in press). How People Really Suspect and Discover Lies. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior.

Matsumoto, D., Hwang, H. C., & Frank, M. G. (2016). Emotion and aggressive intergroup cognitions: The ANCODI Hypothesis. Aggressive behaviour; 43, 93-107.

Matsumoto, D., Hwang, H. C., & Frank, M. G. (2016). The effects of incidental anger, contempt, and disgust on hostile language and implicit behaviors. Journal of Applied Social Psychology; 46; 437-452. DOI: 10.1111/jasp.12374.

Matsumoto, D., Hwang, H. C., & Frank, M. G. (Eds). (2016). Handbook of Nonverbal Communication.  Washington, DC: American Psychological Association press.

Frank, M.G., & Shaw, A. Z. (2016). Evolution and nonverbal communication. In D. Matsumoto, H.C. Hwang, and M. G. Frank (Eds). Handbook of Nonverbal Communication.  (pp 45-76). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association press.

Matsumoto, D., Hwang, H.C., & Frank, M.G. (2016). The body: Postures, gait, proxemics, and haptics. In D. Matsumoto, H.C. Hwang, and M. G. Frank (Eds). Handbook of Nonverbal Communication.  (pp 387-400). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association press.

Svetieva, E., & Frank, M.G. (2016). Empathy, emotion dysregulation, and enhanced microexpression recognition ability.  Motivation and Emotion, 40, 309-320. DOI: 10.1007/s11031-015-9528-4

Matsumoto, D., Frank, M.G., & Hwang, H. C. (2015).   The role of intergroup emotions on political violence. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 24, 369-373.  DOI: 10.1177/0963721415595023

Frank, M.G., Matsumoto, D., & Hwang, H.C. (2015). Intergroup emotions and political aggression: The ANCODI hypothesis. In J. P. Forgas (Ed.) Social Psychology and Politics: Proceedings the 17th Sydney Symposium of Social Psychology, Volume 17, pp 173-189.

Hurley, C. M., Anker, A. E., Frank, M. G., Matsumoto, D. M., & Hwang, H. C. (2014). Does background matter? Background factors predicting accuracy and improvement in micro expression recognition.Motivation & Emotion. DOI: 10.1007/s11031-014-9410-9