Douglas Hacker

Dr. Hacker currently researches writing and reading comprehension processes, metacomprehension, detection of deception, metacognition, self-regulated learning, and school/program evaluation. His current research interests are focused on the investigation of the psychology of writing, and he has developed a new methodology for the study of writing that uses eye-tracking technology. This methodology permits an online analysis of writing. At the present time, Dr. Hacker is actively engaged in the investigation of deception detection by using oculomotor measures while reading.

Dr. Hacker earned his Ph.D. in educational psychology from the University of Washington.