I joined Longview Community College (Now Metropolitan Community College - Longview) in 1990 and teach several courses, listed below. My approach is to make psychology useful to students, therefore I emphasize how psychology can be applied in life. I also want students to come to their own decisions about theoretical orientations, so I try to reserve my own biases. I have worked within each of the primary three approaches, Psychodynamic, Behavioral, and Humanistic/Existential, and try to present them so that students believe my preference is for the perspective I am discussing at the moment.

To the left is the cover of my book,  Active Communication (1996) published by  Brooks/Cole.  I have also authored a few articles and have made contributions to the LV.C.C. Critical Thinking Across the Curriculum Project particularly addressing the myth of Common Sense. In 2004 and 2008, I've been involved with National Geographic Channel's program Taboo.

Click on course title for linked syllabus Currently Teaching: At MCC, I have also taught: Psych 140: General Psychology Psych 144: Adjustment and Personality Psych 240: Child Development Psych 146: Industrial/Organizational Psychology Psych 245: Adolescent Psychology HUMS/CRJU 166: Behavior Management HUMS 215:  Developmental Disabilities PSYC/HUMS 210: Interviewing and Interpersonal Communication Anthropology 100: General Anthropology Anthropology 110: Cultural Anthropology Psyc 406 PACE - Developmental Disabilities at University of Missouri, Kansas City Honors Seminar: Deconstructing Tarzan   Convocation 2008 Notes    DMACC Presentation  Honors Seminar: Disney: Man, Myth, & Marketing

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Last updated: August 17, 2008