Michael T. Motley, Ph.D. has over thirty-five years of experience in the fields of Communication & Psycholinguistics. Dr. Motley's research relates to Interpersonal Tactics and Message Strategies that individuals use in the context of problematic social interactions such as Sexual Harassment, Unrequited Romance, Sexual Aggressiveness / Date Rape, and Disclosures concerning Sexually Transmitted Diseases.

Dr. Motley is best known for his work on laboratory-induced slips of the tongue (e.g., Freudian slips) as indicators of cognitive processing in speech. He won the 1987 and 1990 Aubery Fisher Award for the best article in Western Journal of Communication. In 1987 he was recognized by a special Eastern Communication Association panel as being among the "Top 1%" of the discipline's scholars in research productivity during the 1970’s and 1980's.

Dr. Motley applies his interests in language strategies to legal discourse, serving as a Legal Communication Consultant. He has participated in eighteen expert witness and consultation cases, 13 for Plaintiff and 5 for Defendant.

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