Department of Psychology - Faculty and Staff

Education Biography

Jobs

Western Kentucky University, Professor, 2001-present

Degrees

PhD, University of Alabama, 2001; Program: Educational Psychology Major: Human Development

Ed.S., Tennessee Technological University, 1997; Major: Educational Psychology

MA, Tennessee Technological University, 1995; Major: Educational Psychology

BA, Eckerd College, 1992; Major: Political Science

Current Courses

PSY290/490, Supervised Study in Psychology

PSY220, Lifespan Developmental Psychology

PSY422, Adolescent Psychology

PSY482, Thinking Critically about Psychology

Current Research

My research interests pertain to socio-cognitive development during adolescence and the college years with specific emphases on the development of moral judgment and self-understanding. More information about this can be found at the website for my lab at https://www.wku.edu/psychology/research/rest/.  Beginning in Spring 2024, I will begin exploratory research pertaining to the scientific literacy of college students.