Roger Kreuz Ph.D.

Roger Kreuz, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology at The University of Memphis, where he also serves as an associate dean in the College of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Kreuz earned graduate degrees in cognitive psychology at Princeton University and has been a member of the Memphis faculty since 1988.

Dr. Kreuz conducts research in a variety of areas of psycholinguistics and cognitive science. He has studied how and why people use nonliteral language (such as exaggeration and verbal irony), the discourse strategies employed in both oral and written language, and how communication is changing through the use of email, texts, and tweets.

In addition to his academic research, Dr. Kreuz has also published a number of books on language and communication for a general audience. These include second language learning (Becoming Fluent), language and aging (Changing Minds), and miscommunication (Getting Through and Failure to Communicate). His books have been translated into Korean, Russian, Turkish, Chinese, Japanese, and Spanish.