My responsibilities include teaching courses, advising students, performing service activities, maintaining a program of original research, and supervising student research efforts. Courses that I currently teach or have taught include:- Research and Statistics in Psychology I- Research and Statistics in Psychology II- Research Seminar- Research Methods - Biopsychology - Learning & Cognition- General Psychology - Psychology and the Environment (Ecopsychology)As a researcher, I am interested in topics related to morality, victimization, and justice beliefs. I have also conducted research with students on a wide range of topics, including changes in people’s color preferences over time in relation to political events, the influence of physical attractiveness and humor on perceptions of “dateability,” and the effects of music on self-control resources, among others. My role in projects such as these is to help students answer questions that are of interest to them, serving as a guide and advisor as they progress through the steps of the research process, from hypothesis development and study design to data analysis and report writing.

I contributed to the research efforts of faculty at the Capstone College of Nursing (CCN) in a variety of ways, including helping with grant preparation, advising faculty on the best methodological and statistical approaches for their projects, analyzing project data, and assisting with the writing of research reports. I also gave presentations to faculty on power analysis and advanced statistics (e.g., multiple regression) as part of the CCN’s Research Colloquia Series.

I conducted research with Dr. Jim Hamilton as part of the Illness Behavior Research Group (IBRG). My work focused on the victim role, people’s responses to victims, and the effects of tornado exposure on personality and mental health.

I worked as a teaching assistant (TA) for instructors at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. I also taught several classes as the primary instructor, including Research Methods, Research Methods lab, Introduction to Psychology, and History and Systems.