I have been a psychologist and a researcher investigating laterality for 40 years. My biography page recaps my professional background and my research page summarizes my research history along with links to a few of my relevant publications in the areas of laterality and handedness. My book LATERALITY: EXPLORING THE ENIGMA OF LEFT-HANDEDNESS is the product of my long-standing ambition to write a book about left-handedness. My book addresses many of the issues of interest to left-handers as expressed in postings to various social media sites. Issues like Are left-handers more gifted and creative than right-handers?, Do left-handers think with their right brains?, Why has left-handedness been stigmatized? and, finally, Are left-handers normal or abnormal? My book also provides information on other topics that are not recurrent themes in the left-hander internet universe such as the relationship between left-handedness and other forms of laterality, eyedness, footedness and earedness, left-handedness and career choice and regional and national differences in the incidence of left-handedness.
My book surveys the recent literature on a variety of topics related to left-handedness. The last book by a scientist working in the areas of laterality and handedness was published in 2002. An update including the research literature of the 21st century was needed and my book provides this update. Each chapter is based on a FAQ related to left-handedness arising from my many media interviews on the topic. I wrote the book to be readable but it includes some technical details. The goal of my blog is to provide a discussion forum focusing on the topics in the book or any other topic of interest related to left-handedness. This dialog can include clarification of issues addressed in the book along with the most recent research updates on the various chapter topics. You can find my book at store.elsevier.com/9780128012390. I want to hear from left-handers, those who know left-handers and those who are generally curious about handedness.