Andrzej Nowak

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Andrzej Nowak (born June 12, 1953 in Warsaw) – Polish psychologist, one of the founders of dynamical social psychology. He is a pioneer in applying computer simulations in social sciences.

Nowak received his M.A. (1978) and his Ph.D. (1987) from the University of Warsaw. His scientific interests include complex systems in psychology and social sciences.

Andrzej Nowak is currently a professor at the University of Warsaw, at the Warsaw School of Social Sciences and Humanities, and at Florida Atlantic University. He is a director and founder of the Institut of Social Psychology of Internet and Communication at the Warsaw School of Social Sciences and Humanities. He is one of the founders of the Institut for Social Studies at the Warsaw University, where he is a director of the Center for Complex Systems Research.

Books

• Vallacher, R. R. & Nowak, A. (Eds.) (1994). Dynamical systems in social psychology. San Diego: Academic Press.
• Nowak, A. & Vallacher, R. R. (1998). Dynamical social psychology. New York: Guilford Press.
• Liebrand, W., Nowak, A., & Hegselman, R. (Eds.) (1998). Computer modeling of social processes. New York: Sage.
• Culicover, P. & Nowak, A. (2003). Dynamical Grammar: Minimalism, Acquisition, and Change (Foundations of Syntax). Oxford: Oxford University Press.

External links

• Center for Complex Systems Research at the Warsaw University, Institute for Social Studies
• Institute for Social Psychology of Internet and Communication at the Warsaw School of Social Sciences and Humanities
• web-page at Florida Atlantic University