Viren Swami

About Viren Swami

Viren Swami is Professor of Social Psychology at Anglia Ruskin University, UK, where he is director of the Centre for Societies and Groups. He is also an Adjunct Professor at Perdana University, Malaysia, where is director of the Centre for Psychological Medicine. His research is focused on body image, physical attractiveness, and mental health. He is the author of over two hundred academic papers and three books, including Attraction Explained (now in its second edition) and The Psychology of Physical Attraction.