He is also a fellow at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Chris received his Ph.D. in experimental social and personality psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2007 and his B.A. from Central College in 1993, where he was an academic all-American and co-captain of the football team. In 2014-15, Chris was a fellow-in-residence at the Center for Advanced Study of Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University. Prior to his career in psychology, Chris spent eight years teaching, coaching, and traveling.