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Ron Schmeck (Ph.D. 1969, Ohio University) is an Emeritus Professor of Applied Psychology at SIUC Carbondale where he was on the faculty for more than 30 years. His disciplinary specialties are learning styles, individual differences in cognition, and teaching styles. He published 6 books, 9 book chapters, and more than 50 articles and had corporate consulting experience.  For a recent example of his work, read: Schmeck, R. R. (1999). Thoughtful learners: Students who engage in deep and elaborative information processing. In Riding, R. J. & Rayner, S. G. International Perspectives on Individual Differences. Stamford: Ablex Publishing. For more information about Dr. Schmeck, consult his web site at http://mypage.siu.edu/rae50