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Professional Preparation:
University of Wisconsin at Madison, Ph.D., Child & Family Studies (1993)
Wake Forest University, M.A.Ed, Counseling (1987)
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, B.A.,Psychology (1978)
Teaching and Research Interests:
Teaching
I
have been broadly trained in life span development psychology and
through my academic experiences have become a generalist in psychology,
as well. My specific interest areas are adolescent and adult
development (personality and social development), gender, and
multicultural issues in psychology.
Course Syllabi
Previous courses taught
I have taught the following undergraduate and graduate level courses. Courses are undergraduate unless otherwise noted.
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Introductory Psychology |
Child/Adolescent psychology (Graduate & Undergraduate) |
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Developmental Psychology |
Multicultural Issues in Psychology |
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Marriage and Family Issues |
Adult Development and Aging |
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Introductory Statistics |
Basic Counseling Skills |
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History and Systems of Psychology |
Psychology of Human Relationships |
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Child and Family Relationships |
Psychology of Gender |
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Gender & Communication |
Qualitative Research Methods |
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Basic Counseling Skills (Graduate level) |
Advanced Developmental Psychology (Graduate level) |
Research
My primary areas of interest are motivation to trust and academic motivation. Previously I have conducted extensive research on personal relationships. In particular, I have investigated gender differences in romantic relationships and the influence of personality variables and social development on the initiation and maintenance of close friendships in both adulthood and adolescence.
Faculty-Directed Student Research
updated 6/28/05