Faculty Profile

Professor of Psychology
Tom Raper Hall 258
(765) 973-8602
lundyd@iu.edu

Empirical Aesthetics and Interpersonal Attraction

Lundy, D. E. (2023). Professor Lundy’s guide to rock music connoisseurship: Developing defendable aesthetic judgment and discovering the most worthwhile music experiences. Irvine, CA: Universal-Publishers. https://www.universal-publishers.com/book.php?method=ISBN&book=162734456X
Lundy, D. E., Allred, G. E., & Peebles, B. L. (2019). How good is this song? Expert versus nonexpert aesthetic appraisal. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, 13, 293-304.
Lundy, D. E., Stephens, L. A, Hinners, C. & Whitton, J. (2018). What it means to be (un)professional: The presence of nonaesthetic bias within differing levels of expertise. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, 12, 205-215.
Lundy, D. E., Barker, B. C., & Glenn, A. J. (2013). The importance of aesthetic preferences similarity in attraction. Empirical Studies of the Arts, 31, 195-221.
Lundy, D. E. (2010). A test of aesthetic consensus among professional modern music critics. Empirical Studies of the Arts, 28, 243-258.
Lundy, D. E., Schenkel, M. B., Akrie, T. N., & Walker, A. M. (2010). How important is beauty to you? The development of the Desire for Aesthetics Scale. Empirical Studies of the Arts, 28, 73-92.
Lundy, D. E., Tan, J., & Cunningham, M. R. (1998). Heterosexual romantic preferences: The importance of humor and physical attractiveness for different types of relationships. Personal Relationships, 5, 311-325.

Assistant/Associate Professor of Psychology, Limestone College, Gaffney, SC, 1998-2006.
Promoted to Associate Professor, 2003. Granted tenure, 2005.
Visiting Professor, Furman University, Greenville, SC. Spring 2004