Drew Westen is Professor at the Emory University Psychology and Psychiatry Departments. He received his undergraduate degree from Harvard, an M. A. in Social and Political Thought from the University of Sussex (England), and a Ph. D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Michigan, where he taught introductory psychology for several years. This file has been listed on Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion. ... A professor is a senior teacher and researcher, usually in a college or university. ... Emory University is an undergraduate, graduate, and research institution in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Emory is one of the most prestigious large private universities in the South and within the United States, according to yearly rankings by US News & World Report. ...

While at the University of Michigan, he was honored two years in a row as the best teaching professor at the university and was the recipient of the first Golden Apple Award for outstanding undergraduate teaching. His research is in the cognitive, emotional, and motivational processes that allow people to maintain intimate relationships, with a focus on people with personality disorders who have interpersonal problems. The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor is a public coeducational university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. ... See: relational model personal relationship mathematical relationship, including: inverse relationship direct relationship relation (mathematics). ...

Much of his theoretical work has attempted to bridge perspectives, particularly cognitive, psychodynamic, and evolutionary. His series of videotaped lectures on abnormal psychology, called Is Anyone Really Normal?, was published by the Teaching Company, in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution. He also provides psychological commentaries on political issues for "All Things Considered" on National Public Radio. His main love outside of psychology is music. He writes comedy music and has performed as a stand-up comic in Boston. He has a wife and two children. The Smithsonian castle, as seen through the garden gate. ... There are several senses for Commentary: Informed criticism. ... Politics is the process and method of decision-making for groups of human beings. ... Richard Pryor hits the money line A stand-up comedian or stand-up comic is someone that performs in comedy clubs, usually reciting a fast paced succession of amusing stories, short jokes and one-liners, typically called a monologue. ... Alternative meanings: Boston (disambiguation) The 18th-century Old State House in Boston is surrounded by tall buildings of the 19th and 20th centuries. ...