Area of Study: Social Psychology

Emphasis: Cross-Cultural Psychology

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Summer 2008 Study Abroad: Costa Rica

(PSY 499, PSY 591 & WGSS 469)

Courses taught at CCSU:

               Cross-Cultural Psychology                                                                                               
               Independent Reading and Research                                                                                         
               Psychology of Diversity
               General Psychology                                            
               Research Methods II

Academic and Professional Experience:

               Assistant Professor, Central Connecticut State University, 2006-present
               Lecturer, New Mexico State University, 2004-2006
               Research Assistant, New Mexico State University, 2001-2006
               Lecturer, Brookdale Community College at Guayaquil, Ecuador, 2003
               ESL Teacher, English House, Gaithersburg, MD, 1999
               ESL Teacher, Instituto Audio Visual Oral de Ingles Sam Marsalli, Santiago, Chile 1997-1999                               
               Supplemental Instructor, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, NC, 1996-1997

Education:

               Ph.D. Psychology, 2007, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
               M.A. Psychology, 2003, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
               B.A. Psychology, 1996, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC
               Overseas Undergraduate Work, 1995, Abo Akademi, Turku, Finland

Research Interests and Background:

               Cross-Cultural Psychology
               Prejudice and Stereotyping
               Gender Roles
               Political Psychology

Teaching Philosophy