Dr. Don Kuiken is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Psychology. He received his undergraduate degree in Psychology at the University of Iowa and his Ph.D. in Social Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author of numerous scholarly articles and book chapters in the areas of dreaming, psychological aesthetics, and phenomenological psychology. His most recent research is concerned with the self-perceptual and aesthetic aftereffects of impactful dreams and memorable literary reading. Also, he has been Acting Chair of the Department and a member of various Departmental committees (including its Tenure, Undergraduate Curriculum, and Graduate Curriculum Committees), a member of several Faculty committees (including the Executive Council and the Committee on Academic Standing), and a representative on several University committees (including General Faculties Council).