The Pernicious Potion: What a comparison of online and face-to-face behaviour can tell us about deception, dark personalities, and our notions of morality

Dr. Michael Woodworth, PhD, RPsyc
Professor, Director of Clinical Training at UBC - Okanagan
Centre for the Advancement of Psychological Science and the Law

Dr. Woodworth is a specialist in the study of the "dark triad", a collection of psychological traits, such as psychopathy, that is responsible for criminal behaviour and numerous types of social and personal exploitation. His recent work focuses on, among other things, detection of deception in the communications of psychopaths, including social media.