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 (Classroom, Hybrid, and On Line) Psych 144: Adjustment and Personality Psych 240: Child Development Psych 146: Industrial/Organizational Psychology Psych 245: Adolescent Psychology    HUMS 166: Behavior Management Psyc 406 PACE - Developmental Disabilities at University of Missouri, Kansas City HUMS 215:  Developmental Disabilities      PSYC/HUMS 210: Interviewing and Interpersonal Communication HUMS 191: Youth Development Seminar Presentation PowerPoints: password required Anthropology 100: General Anthropology            ETL2010 Thinking Outside The Textbook   (PowerPoint) Anthropology 110: Cultural Anthropology              Child Rearing Across Cultures     (PowerPoint) Honors Seminar: Deconstructing Tarzan                        Spring 1999      DMACC Psychology of Terrorism   (PowerPoint) Honors Seminar: Disney: Man, Myth, & Marketing        Spring 2001      Disability Access Fails     (PowerPoint)  Honors Seminar: Psychology of Terror & Terrorism       Fall 2010      MCCA 2010 Thinking Outside The Textbook   (PowerPoint) Honors Seminar: Why We Eat What We Eat                 Spring 2011 Honor Seminar: The Jester - Speaking Truth to Power    Fall 2011 Workshop for a Non-Profit Organization Honors Seminar: The Psychology of Conspiracy Theory  Fall 2012       The Whole Person - Summer Workshop

Thank you for visiting. Feel free to contact me at the e-mail address above.

Last updated: August 19, 2011