EDUCATION

1988 University of Louisville (Experimental Psychology) Ph.D.

                                            (Concentration: Developmental/Social)

1982 University of Louisville (Experimental Psychology) M.A.

1979 Indiana University Southeast (Psychology & Mathematics) B.A.
 
 

DISSERTATION/MASTERS THESIS

1988 "Intrinsic/extrinsic motivational orientation and need achievement across three age groups."
           Dissertation submitted to University of Louisville Graduate School.

1982 "Cerebral specialization of the 'culturally disadvantaged': An exploratory analysis of the Raven's Matrices.
           Masters Thesis submitted to the University of Louisville Graduate School.
 

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT

2003-pres Professor
1992-2003 Assistant/Associate Professor

Department of Psychology, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC

Instructor in undergraduate courses on Human Behavior and Adjustment, General Psychology, Social Psychology, and special topics courses; supervising graduate teaching assistants; chairing and serving on masters theses committees; conducting research; participating in institutional affairs at the department, college, and university levels; community service.

1989-1992 Assistant Research Scientist

Urban Research Institute, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

Acting Director of the Social Health and Education Studies Program from 1990-1992.
Primary responsibilities included: obtain federal, foundation, state, and local sponsored research; direct and manage research projects including project budget and coordination of support services; product research that is disseminated at the local, regional, and national level; present research at the local, regional, and national level; respond to requests from state and local agencies for information and assistance with issues of social health and education services; serve on university committees as needed; provide services to professional/academic organizations relating to research and scholarship.

1983-1989 Lecturer

Department of Psychology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

Instructor in Life Span Development, Child Development (Conception through Adolescence), Introductory/General Psychology, Industrial/Organizational Psychology.

1985-1989 Research Psychologist

U.S. Army Research Institute, Ft. Knox, KY.

Develop short and long term research programs in training and human performance; coordinate research efforts with appropriate government agencies; propose and conducte research projects; analyzed data; write technical and research reports for publication; present research at various psychological and military conferences.

1984-1988 Lecturer

Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, IN.

Instructor in Life Span Development and Industrial/Organizational Psychology.

1982-1984 Graduate Teaching Assistant

Department of Psychology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

Instructor in Developmental Psychology.

1980-1982 Graduate Research Assistant

Department of Psychology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

Research assistant on Head Start longitudinal research project; tested subjects; collected secondary data; collated and performed data analyses.
 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American Association of University Professors

American Psychological Association - Division Two: Teaching of Psychology

International Society for Humor Studies

Sigma Xi

Society for Personality and Social Psychology

Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists

Southeastern Psychological Association
 

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

1999-pres Consulting Editor, The Journal of Genetic Psychology and Genetic, Social, General Psychology Monographs

1995-pres Program Committee, Southeastern Psychological Association Annual Meeting

Textbook Reviewer:
    Houghton-Mifflin
    John Wiley & Sons

Journal Reviewer:
    Humor: International Journal of Humor Research
 

GRANTS AWARDED

Western Carolina University:

1995-1996 Graduate Research Assistantship ($5,000)

Urban Research Institute, University of Louisville:

1989-1990 Co-principal Investigator for the Evaluation of the Independent Living Programs for Foster Youth, a project funded by the Kentucky          Cabinet for Human Resources ($24,230).

1989-1991 Co-principal Evaluator for the first and second year of Project CONNECT and Principal Evaluator for the third year of Project CONNECT, a program for the homeless male alcohol/drug abuser, a demonstration project funded by the National Institute for Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) ($478,750).

1990-1991 Principal Investigator for the Final Evaluation of the Independent Living Initiative for Foster Youth, a project funded by the Kentucky Cabinet for Human Resources ($31,021).

1990-1991 Co-principal Investigator for the Metro United Way Coordinated Human Services Needs Assessment for the Kentucky-Indiana Planning and Development Area, funded by the Metro United Way ($66,155).

1990-1991 Principal Investigator for the Kentucky Statewide Estimate of Developmental Delays in Infants, a project funded by the Kentucky Cabinet for Human Resources ($25,176).

1991-1992 Technical Consultant for the Southeast Regional Center for Drug-Free Schools and Communities, funded by the U.S. Department of Education ($111,000).

1991-1992 Co-principal Evaluator for Project A.W.A.R.E., Jefferson County Community Partnership in Substance Abuse Prevention, funded by the Office of Substance Abuse Prevention ($475,730 for five years).

(last update July 2003)