My goal as a teacher is to make complex psychological ideas understandable without oversimplifying them. I want students not simply to learn theories and findings, but to understand how ideas fit together, how to evaluate them critically, and how they can be applied to understanding human behavior.
I believe education can change the trajectory of your life. At its best, education expands the possibilities people imagine for themselves, develops intellectual confidence, and creates opportunities for personal and professional growth.
Education can open doors. It can provide access to opportunities that might otherwise seem out of reach and expand what people believe is possible for themselves. My own unconventional path through education has deeply influenced my belief in its power to create new opportunities.
PSYCH 337
This course examines human behavior and psychological processes from an evolutionary perspective. Students explore how natural and sexual selection can help us understand topics such as cooperation, dating, mating, parenting, emotion, and aggression.
PSYCH 341
This course examines the theory and principles of psychodynamic psychotherapy from Freud through contemporary approaches, with particular attention to personality, relationships, psychological conflict, and the processes through which people change.
PSYCH 360
This course examines major contemporary approaches to psychotherapy and their theories of psychological change. Students compare approaches including CBT, DBT, and ACT with an emphasis on how different models understand psychological problems and guide clinical treatment.
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