Charles E. Kimble is Professor of Psychology at the University of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio. Dr. Kimble received his Ph.D. in Social Psychology from the University of Texas. He received his bachelor’s degree from Baylor University. He has held visiting professor positions at the University of Kansas (1985-86),and twice at the University of Texas at El Paso (1982-83, 1995-96). He was the Director of the University of Dayton's Social Science Research Center from 1992-1995. Kimble is currently Research Associate with The Center as well as Professor of Psychology and Coordinator of the General Psychology M. A. Program

Dr. Kimble has written a previous social psychology text, Social Psychology: Studying Human Interaction (1990). He is author of 12 of the first 13 chapters in Social Psychology of the Americas (with Edward Hirt, Rolando Diaz-Loving, Harmon Hosch, G. William Lucker, and Michael Zárate), and coordinated efforts of the other authors for this book. He received the University of Dayton Sigma Xi scientific research award in 1992. Research areas include self-handicapping, the impact of defensible space, computer aids for group decisions, performance in groups, dominance in groups, nonverbal behavior, attribution and attraction, and sports fanship.

Kimble is married to Marty Kimble and is the father of four, Emily, Lauren, Daniel, and Andrew. He enjoys coaching soccer, watching his kids perform in sports and other endeavors, following his favorite college sports teams, traveling to nice places, and family activities.