Timothy R. Levine is an American communication professor, prolific researcher, and theorist.
[1] Levine is credited as one of the most central and prolific researchers in the field of Communication Studies,[2] is known for his work as the creator of truth-default theory, his developmental work on the veracity effect, and editing of the encyclopedia of deception.
Dr. Timothy Levine teaches and produces research on topics such as deception, interpersonal communication, persuasion, social influence, cross-cultural communication, and social scientific research methods.
[4] Levine teaches graduate and undergraduate classes, and also does training for police, attorneys, and people in the intelligence and counterintelligence work industry.
Levine has had research funded by the National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Defense,[5] and the FBI.