The Theory of Narrative Thought

Lee Roy Beach is McClelland Professor Emeritus at the Eller College of the University of Arizona, where he previously served as Professor and Vice Dean. He holds a PhD in Experimental Psychology, specializing in cognition and decision making. He has served on the editorial boards of Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Making, The Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, and the Journal of Forecasting. In addition, published over 125 scholarly articles and 12 books, three of which are explorations of narrative cognition.James A. Wise received his PhD in Experimental and Mathematical Psychology from the University of Washington. During a 42-year career in academia and research at US and German universities and national laboratories, and as founder of his own design research firm, he has authored over 140 publications. Since retiring in 2010, he has been a Planning Commissioner in his home city, and is now President of a regional citizens’ group devoted to assisting local sustainable development.