Scott Plous

Who is Scott Plous?

Scott Plous, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychology at the Department of Psychology of Wesleyan University. He is also a Faculty Associate of the Tufts University Center for Animals and Public Policy and founder of the Social Psychology Network.

His areas of research include the psychology of prejudice and discrimination, judgment and decision making, international security and counter-terrorism, interactive web-based research, and the human use of animals and the environment. He is also the founder of the Social Psychology Network.

In 2001, he published a study that evaluated the reliability of Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees, and found that animal testing standards in the United States are widely inconsistent across different research institutions.

Plous has published two books, and numerous journal articles, on social issues, animal rights, and psychology.