Emotions

Neurosociology

Education

• Ph.D., University of Minnesota

Research Interests

• Emotions
• Neurosociology

Select Publications

• Franks, David. D. 2025. "Why We Need Neurosociology as Well as Social Neuroscience: Or—Why Role-Taking and Theory of Mind Are Different Concepts." Pp 11-16 in Handbook of Neurosociology. 2nd ed., edited by W. Kalkhoff, J. Dippong, and R. B. Firat. Cham, Switzerland: Springer.

• Franks, David D. 2019. Neurosociology: Fundamentals and Current Findings. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer.

• Franks, David D. and Jonathan H. Turner, eds. 2013. The Handbook of Neurosociology. New York: Springer.

• Franks, David D. 2010. Neurosociology: The Nexus Between Neuroscience and Social Psychology. New York: Springer.

• Franks, David D. and E. Doyle McCarthy, eds. 1989. The Sociology of Emotions: Original Essays and Research Papers. Greenwich, CT: JAI Press.