Implicit Bias & Research Design - Professor

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

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Dr. Michael R. Andreychik is an expert in implicit bias, stereotyping, and prejudice, with specific expertise in social cognition, moral psychology, and anti-prejudice interventions. He currently serves as a Professor of Psychology at Fairfield University, where he leads the Moral Psychology and Social Cognition (MASC) Lab. Dr. Andreychik's expertise has been built over two decades of research and teaching in the areas of implicit social cognition, empathy, and intergroup relations. His scholarly work includes more than 30 peer-reviewed publications in respected journals such as The Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, and Basic and Applied Social Psychology. His research has addressed key issues relevant to the courtroom, including the psychological foundations of bias, the effects of empathy-based interventions, and the interpretation of results from implicit bias measures such as the Implicit Association Test (IAT). He has been disclosed as an expert by both plaintiffs and defendants in civil rights cases involving claims of discrimination and prejudice before the Connecticut Superior Court. In these cases, Dr. Andreychik provides reports and testimony grounded in scientifically rigorous, peer-reviewed research, and he is familiar with standards relevant to the admissibility of expert testimony, including Daubert. In addition to his litigation work, Dr. Andreychik is an award-winning teacher and an experienced research consultant. He has served as a grant evaluator for large-scale federal research initiatives—including multiple Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) grants focused on nursing, wellness, and trauma-informed care—and regularly consults on the design, implementation, and analysis of research for academic, healthcare, and nonprofit organizations. Through his expert witness and consulting work, Dr. Andreychik helps litigators and organizations apply scientific evidence to clarify complex psychological issues and effectively communicate findings to juries, judges, and other decision-makers.