Anton Tolman is Professor of Behavioral Science at Utah Valley University. He received his degree from the University of Oregon in Clinical Psychology and worked in clinical practice for many years before joining the academy. He is past Director of the Faculty Center for Teaching Excellence at UVU where he led the university's faculty development program for almost seven years. He currently serves as a Faculty Coach for the Office of Teaching and Learning in addition to his other duties. His current research is focused primarily on student and faculty resistance, promoting metacognition, and power dynamics in the classroom. He and his colleagues recently published "Why Students Resist Learning: A Practical Model for Understanding and Helping Students" from Stylus Publishing.



