Teaching and Research Interests

I am a faculty member in the University of Alabama’s doctoral concentration in social psychology. My current courses are Introduction to Psychology in traditional, honors, and online formats, as well as a graduate course in the Teaching of Psychology. I have been honored to receive the College’s and University’s highest awards for teaching excellence and have been a consulting editor for the journal, Teaching of Psychology.

My research focuses on health psychology and on teaching. In recent years, I have investigated interventions to promote preventive health behaviors such as reducing skin cancer risk, complying with dietary guidelines following gastric bypass surgery, and increasing breast cancer awareness . I have also written articles on training graduate students to teach and on consultation with new instructors. I am a Fellow of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, which is the primary professional organization in my field.