Richard Hass

E-mail: rickhass@temple.edu

Bio: Rick is a fifth-year grad student currently working on his dissertation. The focus of his research is musical creativity. Specifically, Rick is interested in the role
played by expertise, practice, and learning in songwriting and composition. He has published work with his advisor, Bob Weisberg, on the former topic as well as on

the topic of creativity in art. In his spare time Rick is a performing musician, a DJ, and enjoys baseball, football, and soccer (GO CHELSEA!).

Representative presentations and/or publications:

Hass, R. W. & Weisberg, R. W. (2008, accepted). Music-cognitive analysis of the songs of the Gershwins, Rodgers, Hart, and Hammerstein. 2nd European Conference

on the Developmental Psychology of Music, September 10-12, London, UK.

Hass, R.W. & Weisberg, R.W. (in press) Career development in American popular songwriters: A test of the equal odds rule. Creativity Research Journal.

Weisberg, R.W. & Hass, R.W. (2007). We are all partly right: Comment on Simonton. Creativity Research Journal, 19, 345-360.