Howard S. Friedman este profesor de psihologie la University of California si membru al American Psychological Association si American Psychological Society. A absolvit magna cum laude Yale University, si-a luat doctoratul la Harvard. A publicat, in calitate de autor, coautor sau coordonator, numeroase carti. Este editor al renumitei Encyclopedia of Mental Health (1998) si redactor-sef al Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, singura publicatie stiintifica despre expresie, kinetica, gestica si semnificatia lor comportamentala. Lucrari recente: Personality: Classic Theories and Modern Research, 1999 Readings in Personality, 2001 Health Psychology, 2002