Research and Teaching Interests
I particularly enjoy teaching
physiological psychology, stats and experimental psychology. I've
been drawn to science and especially the biological side of things
since I was a child. While I enjoy all the classes I teach, these are
my favorites.
For Spring of 2007, I am beginning a research program investigating
childhood overweightness and obesity. I'm planing to look at some
personality correlates of childhood obesity, such as sensation seeking
and locus of control, and eventually to look at family dynamics that
are related to childhood obesity. This is somewhat of a leap from
where I started in graduate school, investigating the effects of
environment on drug reinforcement pathways--in rats! One of the things I love about psychology is that it offers so
many different paths.
Courses taught
I typically
teach some combination of PSY 100 and PSY 199 every semester on the
Glasgow campus. Additionally, my upper level courses are scheduled on
the following rotation:
Fall of even years (2006, -08, etc.):
- Statistics in Psychology (PSY
201)
- Experimental Psychology (PSY 210)
Spring of odd years (2007, -09, etc.):
- Physiological Psychology (PSY
480)
- History & Systems of Psychology (PSY 495)
Fall of odd years:
- Adolescent Psychology (PSY 422)
- Personality Theories (PSY 450)
Spring of even years:
- Social Psychology (PSY 350)
- Psychology of
Learning (PSY 410)
Brief biography
I'm proud to be a native Kentuckian (most of the
time!) and to bring a depth of experience teaching at several Kentucky
university and colleges to Western Kentucky University. In addition
to teaching at WKU, I teach fitness classes at the Barren County YMCA,
volunteer at my children's school, and coach little league soccer.
I'm married to Brian, who is an attorney in Glasgow, and we have two
wonderful, adorable, highly intelligent children who take after their
father, Bennett and Emma.
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