Teaching

Cultural Psychology: Diverse Social Identities in the US and Beyond

Semester: 

Spring

Offered: 

2018

How does your nationality, social class, race/ethnicity, gender, faith and politics change the way you think, feel and behave? This course explores how your cultural background shapes your sense of self, emotions, motivation, decision-making and relationships. The goal of this course is to help you gain a better understanding of the ways in which human culture and the human psyche interact while enhancing your ability to promote greater intercultural harmony and to thrive in our increasingly multicultural and globalized world.

Psychology of the Political Left & Right

Semester: 

Fall

Offered: 

2017

What are the origins of the culture conflict between the political Left and Right? How do psychobiology, upbringing, temperament and moral values shape differences in political orientations? In this course, we will explore the psychological factors underlying political divisions as well as the role of our social networks and desire for group identity in maintaining and widening this divide. The goal of this course is to develop your empirical, theoretical and methodological understandings of psychological research underlying the Left-Right conflict while providing you with tools to...

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Psychology of Being Rich or Poor

Semester: 

Fall

Offered: 

2016

As many strive for the American Dream, the gap between the rich and poor continues to widen. Although economic inequality affects us all, resulting in greater societal dysfunction and lower national happiness, the consequences vary greatly depending on your social class. In this course, we will examine how being rich or poor differentially impacts our sense of self, our morality, our ways of thinking, our sense of being in control, our achievements, the biases that we face, and our health and well-being. We will also consider psychological interventions for reducing the consequences...

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Experimental Methods - Social (UMass Boston)

Semester: 

Fall

Offered: 

2015

Theoretical and practical introduction to planning, conducting, reporting, and evaluating Social Psychological research. Topics include experimental design, hypothesis generation and testing, experimental artifacts, and analysis of published research.

Psychological Research Methods

Semester: 

Spring

Offered: 

2014

Theoretical and practical introduction to planning, conducting, reporting, and evaluating psychological research. Topics include experimental design, hypothesis generation and testing, experimental artifacts, and analysis of published research.