Dr. Michael P. Hoff has been teaching psychology
classes at Dalton State
College, Dalton, GA. since 1981. He primarily teaches Introduction to Psychology and Human
Growth and Development. He received his doctorate from Emory
University in 1982 after completing his undergraduate work at
the University of California, Davis. Dr. Hoff conducts research
on gorillas at Zoo Atlanta,
focusing on infant development, mother-infant interactions, and
adaptation to the captive condition.