Curriculum Vitae

Education

Texas Tech University | Lubbock, TX | Aug. 2002 – May 2006
M.A., Experimental/Social Psychology

Concentration: Social Psychology & Close Relationships

• Masters Thesis: Impression Management in Dating
• Chairperson: Dr. Clyde Hendrick

Graduate Awards

• Department of Athletics Teaching Award | 2004
• Psychology Department Scholarship | 2002 – 2003

University of Texas at San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | Aug. 1998 – May 2002
B.A., Psychology

Honors: Cum Laude Graduate

• Honors Thesis: Contrast Effects of Physical Attractiveness
• Chairperson: Dr. Stella Garcia-Lopez
• Career Opportunities in Research Scholarship | 2000 – 2002

Experience

Dallas, TX | Jan. 2015 – Present
University of North Texas at Dallas
Lecturer, Psychology Undergraduate Program

• Psychology Program Coordinator | 2023 – Present
• Psychology Department Internship Coordinator | 2019 – 2023
• Psychology Research Lab Faculty Advisor | 2019 – Present
• Psychology Department Assessment Coordinator | 2018 – Present
• McNair Scholars Faculty Mentor | 2018 – Present
• Psychology Club Faculty Advisor | 2016 – 2021

Courses Instructed | Online

• Advanced Seminar in Psychology (Capstone)
• Behavioral & Biopsychosocial Challenges within LGBT Communities
• Marital Adjustment
• Positive Psychology
• Psychology of Sexual Behavior
• Psychology of Women
• Social Psychology

Courses Instructed | Face-to-Face

• Applications of Learning Foundations
• Internship in Psychology
• Introduction to Industrial Organizational Psychology
• Introduction to Psychology
• Mentored Collaborative Research
• Psychology of Women
• Social Psychology of Cults
• Social Theory of Close Relationships

Dallas, TX | Aug. 2015 – Present
Dallas College
Adjunct, Psychology Undergraduate Program

Courses Instructed | Online & Face-to-Face

• General Psychology
• Lifespan Development
• Social Psychology

Portland, OR | Aug. 2013 – Nov. 2016
Concordia University
Adjunct, Master of Education in Educational Leadership Program

Graduate Courses Instructed | Online

• Action Research
• Educational Research
• Theories of Teaching & Learning

Rochester, MN | Aug. 2013 – May 2014
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
Adjunct, School of Graduate & Professional Programs

Graduate Courses Instructed | Face-to-Face

• Developmental Psychology
• Statistical Techniques & Research Methods

Winona, MN | Aug. 2013 – May 2014
Winona State University
Adjunct, Psychology Undergraduate Program

Courses Instructed | Face-to-Face

• Introduction to Psychological Science
• Psychology of Gender

La Crosse, WI | Jan. 2013 – Jan. 2014
Viterbo University
Adjunct, Center for Adult Learning

Courses Instructed | Online

• Colloquium I, Capstone Research

Kingsville, TX | Aug. 2008 – Aug. 2011
Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Lecturer, Psychology Undergraduate Program

Courses Instructed | Face-to-Face

• Introduction to Psychology
• Survey of Psychology

Corpus Christi, TX | Aug. 2009 – May 2010
Del Mar College
Adjunct, Psychology Undergraduate Program

Courses Instructed | Face-to-Face

• General Psychology
• Social Psychology

Lubbock, TX | Aug. 2002 – May 2007
Texas Tech University
Adjunct/Graduate Assistant, Psychology Undergraduate Program

Courses Instructed | Face-to-Face

• Close Relationships | Instructed as Adjunct Faculty, Fall 2006, Spring 2007
• Close Relationships | Instructed as Graduate Teaching Assistant, Fall 2003 – Spring 2006
• Introductory Psychology | Instructed as Graduate Teaching Assistant, Fall 2003 – Spring 2006

Advising & Research

• Student Advising | Degree planning, course registration, and career counseling within the Texas Tech Psychology undergraduate advising office, 2006
• Graduate Research Assistant | Assisted faculty research development, data collection, and statistical analysis, Fall 2002 – Spring 2004

San Antonio, TX | Jan. 2001 – May 2002
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Supplemental Instruction (SI) Leader/Tutor

University Park, PA | May 2001 – July 2001
Penn State University
Research Assistant

Honors & Awards

Teaching Awards

• Texas A&M University-Kingsville Chancellor’s Teaching Excellence Award | 2008
• Texas Tech University Department of Athletics Teaching Award | 2004

Academic Scholarships

• Texas Tech University Psychology Department Scholarship | 2002 – 2003
• University of Texas at San Antonio Career Opportunities in Research Scholarship | 2000 – 2002

Honor Societies | University of Texas at San Antonio

Professional Associations & Service

Psychological Associations

• APA Society for Media Psychology & Technology | 2017 – Present
• Society of Personality & Social Psychology Member | 2002 – Present
• Social Psychologists in Texas Member | 2004 – 2006

Professional Associations

• International Cultic Studies Association | 2023 – Present
• People to People International | 2017 – 2023
• Catch the Next, Dream Catchers Program | 2016 – 2017

Speaking Engagements

• Invited Guest Speaker for League of Women Voters Dallas: Social Influence | Oct. 13, 2022
• Expert Advisor, Cults Student Research, Highland Park High School AP Student Research Panel | April, 2022
• UNT-Dallas Health & Resource Fair Presenter: Close Relationships | March, 2019
• UNT-Dallas Psychology Club Guest Speaker: Psychology of Love | Feb., 2016
• Texas A&M University-Kingsville Psi Chi Induction Ceremony Keynote Speaker | May, 20111

Professional Conferences

• International Cultic Studies Association (ICSA) Conference 2023, Louisville, KY | June 29, 2023
• Intro Psych Coast to Coast Virtual Conference | Jan. 20, 2023
• Brain-Machine Interface Virtual Conference | Oct. 12-13, 2022
• LaPoderosa Conference, Dallas, TX | Oct. 8, 2022
• Beyond Academia Conference | Feb. 24, 2022
• World Usability Day (WUD) 2021: Trust, Ethics and Integrity in Design | Nov. 11, 2021
• Technology Mind & Society Conference | Nov. 3, 2021
• Big Design Conference, Dallas, TX | Oct. 5, 2021
• Technology, Mind and Society Conference | Nov. 12, 2020
• Big Design Conference, Dallas, TX | Sept. 9, 2020
• National Association of African American Studies & Affiliates (NAAAS) National Conference, Dallas, TX | Feb. 17, 2020
• Big Design Conference, Dallas, TX | Sept. 20, 2019
• World AI Day Conference, Richardson, TX | Feb. 24, 2019
• Society of Personality & Social Psychology Conference, Portland, OR | Feb. 7 – 9, 2019
• Big Design Conference, Dallas, TX | Sept. 21, 2018
• Technology Mind & Society Conference, Washington, DC | April 5 – 7, 2018
• World AI Day Conference, Richardson, TX | Feb. 24, 2018
• Teaching Professor Conference, St. Louis, MO | June 2 – 4, 2017
• Society of Personality & Social Psychology Conference, San Antonio, TX | Jan. 18 – 21, 2017

Professional Development

• How to Investigate Human Trafficking Webinar | Aug. 17, 2023
• Responsible AI Virtual Symposium | June 15, 2023
• The Latinx/e in Social Work Summit, Dallas, TX | March 4, 2023
• Brilliant Women in AI Ethics Annual Summit | Dec. 2, 2021
• ProQuest Webinar: Discovering New Approaches to Teaching & Research | Oct. 26, 2021
• SMU Women in Leadership, Leading with Strength & Impact to Change Bias Against Women Leaders, Dallas, TX | Dec. 9, 2020
• Triangulating Intelligence: Melding Neuroscience, Psychology, and AI | Oct. 7, 2020
• Cyber Psychology Seminar Series, APA Division 46 | Sept. 14, 2020
• Diversity & Ethics in AI | Aug. 27, 2020
• The People Behind Technology, IT@UMN | Aug. 25, 2020
• Project Wayfinder Summit | May 19, 2020
• UX at SMU: Future of Design Education Webinar | May 19, 2020
• AI and Other Trends in IT Operations by The ManageEngine, Dallas, TX | Mar. 3, 2020
• Evidence‐based Innovation Consortia (EBIC) Series, Service Learning in High Education, Dallas, TX | Oct. 18, 2019
• SMU Summit: Digital Interfaces, Interactions and Experiences, Dallas, TX | Sept. 25, 2019
• Student Accessibility Training, Instruction/Class Design, Dallas, TX | Sept. 24, 2019
• UNT Dallas QEP Assessment Training, Dallas, TX | June 5, 2019
• Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) Psychology Learning Outcomes Workshop, Austin, TX | Aug. 14, 2018
• 3rd Annual UNT Dallas Student Research Symposium, Dallas, TX | April 24, 2018
• Catch the Next Spring Institute, Dallas, TX | March 29 – 31, 2017

Service | University of North Texas at Dallas

• Core Curriculum Assessment Team (CCAT) | Member | 2021 – Present
• Psychology Department Career Day Planning Committee | 2020 – 2023
• Psychology Department Internship Director | 2019 – 2023
• Peer Observation of Teaching Committee (POTC) | 2019 – Present
• Library Committee | 2019 – 2022
• Psychology Research Lab Faculty Advisor | 2019 – 2022
• Travel Abroad International Sub Committee | 2019 – Present
• University Curriculum Committee (UCC) | 2019 – Present
• Psychology Department Assessment Coordinator | 2018 – Present
• McNair Scholars Program Faculty Mentor | 2018 – Present
• Student Appeals Committee | 2017 – 2022
• Psychology Club Faculty Advisor | 2016 – 2021
• Psychology Search Committee | 2019 – Present
• Communication & Technology Search Committee | July, 2018
• Campus Emergency Response Team (CERT) Volunteer | June, 2018
• Communication Search Committee | June, 2017
• Communication & Technology Search Committee | April, 2017
• Psychology & Sociology Career Fair Coordinator | April, 2017
• Catch the Next Dream Catchers Program | 2016 – 2017

Service | Texas A&M University-Kingsville

• Psychology Club Faculty Advisor | 2008 – 2011

Service | Texas Tech University

AmeriCorps Volunteer

• Camp C.A.M.P. Counselor | Summer 2002

Teaching Ratings

Student Course Evaluations | University of North Texas at Dallas (5 Point Scale)

Fall 2023

• Sexual Behavior | Evaluation Mean = 4.99 (33 enrolled)
• Social Psychology | Evaluation Mean = 4.59 (34 enrolled)
• Social Psychology of Cults | Evaluation Mean = 4.88 (18 enrolled)

Summer 2023

• Psychology of Women | Evaluation Mean = 4.6 (30 enrolled)
• Positive Psychology | Evaluation Mean = 4.69 (27 enrolled)

Spring 2023

• Social Psychology of Cults | Evaluation Mean = 5 (19 enrolled)
• Internship in Psychology | Evaluation Mean = 5 (9 enrolled)
• Marital Adjustment | Evaluation Mean = 4.79 (33 enrolled)

Fall 2022

• Internship in Psychology | Evaluation Mean = 5 (15 enrolled)
• Marital Adjustment | Evaluation Mean = 4.97 (35 enrolled)
• Sexual Behavior | Evaluation Mean = 4.81 (35 enrolled)
• Social Psychology of Cults | Evaluation Mean = 4.99 (28 enrolled)

Summer 2022

• Psychology of Women | Evaluation Mean = 4.83 (30 enrolled)

Spring 2022

• Internship in Psychology | Evaluation Mean = 4.89 (14 enrolled)
• Marital Adjustment | Evaluation Mean = 4.58 (35 enrolled)
• Social Psychology of Cults | Evaluation Mean = 5 (34 enrolled)

Fall 2021

• Internship in Psychology | Evaluation Mean = 5 (15 enrolled)
• Marital Adjustment | Evaluation Mean = 4.83 (35 enrolled)
• Sexual Behavior | Evaluation Mean = 5 (35 enrolled)
• Social Psychology of Cults | Evaluation Mean = 4.74 (39 enrolled)

Summer 2021

• Advanced Seminar in Psychology (Capstone) | Evaluation Mean = 4.83 (11 enrolled)
• Social Psychology of Cults | Evaluation Mean = 4.77 (13 enrolled)

Spring 2021

• Advanced Seminar in Psychology (Capstone) | Evaluation Mean = 4.76 (14 enrolled)
• Internship in Psychology | Evaluation Mean = 4.89 (11 enrolled)
• Introduction to Psychology | Evaluation Mean = 4.66 (33 enrolled)
• Marital Adjustment | Evaluation Mean = 4.79 (33 enrolled)

Fall 2020

• Advanced Seminar in Psychology (Capstone) | Evaluation Mean = 4.5 (6 enrolled)
• Internship in Psychology | Evaluation Mean = 4.7 (16 enrolled)
• Marital Adjustment | Evaluation Mean = 4.6 (34 enrolled)
• Psychology of Women | Evaluation Mean = 4.7 (30 enrolled)
• Sexual Behavior | Evaluation Mean = 4.9 (28 enrolled)

Summer 2020

• Advanced Seminar in Psychology (Capstone) | Evaluation Mean = 4.8 (21 enrolled)
• Positive Psychology | Evaluation Mean = 4.4 (30 enrolled)

Spring 2020

• Advanced Seminar in Psychology (Capstone) | Evaluation Mean = 4.5 (37 enrolled)
• Internship in Psychology | Evaluation Mean = 4.7 (9 enrolled)
• Introduction to Psychology | Evaluation Mean = 4.5 (30 enrolled)
• Marital Adjustment | Evaluation Mean = 4.9 (32 enrolled)
• Mentored Collaborative Research | Evaluation Mean = 5 (5 enrolled)
• Sexual Behavior | Evaluation Mean = 4.8 (30 enrolled)

Fall 2019

• Internship in Psychology | Evaluation Mean = 5 (9 enrolled)
• Marital Adjustment | Evaluation Mean = 4.9 (35 enrolled)
• Mentored Collaborative Research | Evaluation Mean = 5 (5 enrolled)
• Psychology of Women | Evaluation Mean = 4.7 (36 enrolled)
• Sexual Behavior | Evaluation Mean = 4.5 (30 enrolled)

Summer 2019

• Advanced Seminar in Psychology (Capstone) | Evaluation Mean = 4.73 (13 enrolled)
• Psychology of Women | Evaluation Mean = 4.91 (30 enrolled)

Spring 2019

• Advanced Seminar in Psychology (Capstone) | Evaluation Mean = 4.81 (18 enrolled)
• Marital Adjustment | Evaluation Mean = 4.91 (30 enrolled)
• Psychology of Women | Evaluation Mean = 4.56 (35 enrolled)
• Sexual Behavior | Evaluation Mean = 4.59 (31 enrolled)
• Social Psychological Theory in Close Relationships | Evaluation Mean = 4.88 (26 enrolled)

Fall 2018

• Advanced Seminar in Psychology (Capstone) | Evaluation Mean = 4.88 (15 enrolled)
• Applications of Learning Foundations | Evaluation Mean = 4.56 (23 enrolled)
• Marital Adjustment | Evaluation Mean = 4.82 (37 enrolled)
• Psychology of Women | Evaluation Mean = 4.44 (37 enrolled)
• Sexual Behavior | Evaluation Mean = 4.97 (37 enrolled)

Summer 2018

• Advanced Seminar in Psychology (Capstone) | Evaluation Mean = 4.81 (17 enrolled)
• Psychology of Women | Evaluation Mean = 4.47 (31 enrolled)

Spring 2018

• Advanced Seminar in Psychology (Capstone) | Evaluation Mean = 4.54 (18 enrolled)
• Marital Adjustment | Evaluation Mean = 4.75 (32 enrolled)
• Psychology of Women | Evaluation Mean = 4.59 (32 enrolled)
• Sexual Behavior | Evaluation Mean = 4.56 (31 enrolled)

Fall 2017

• Introduction to Psychology | Evaluation Mean = 4.64 (35 enrolled)
• Marital Adjustment | Evaluation Mean = 4.9 (36 enrolled)
• Psychology of Women | Evaluation Mean = 4.9 (39 enrolled)
• Sexual Behavior | Evaluation Mean = 4.86 (35 enrolled)

Summer 2017

• Psychology of Women | Evaluation Mean = 4.78 (31 enrolled)
• Sexual Behavior | Evaluation Mean = 4.76 (30 enrolled)

Spring 2017

• Introduction to Psychology | Evaluation Mean = 4.61 (36 enrolled)
• Marital Adjustment | Evaluation Mean = 4.4 (33 enrolled)
• Psychology of Women | Evaluation Mean = 4.56 (33 enrolled)
• Sexual Behavior | Evaluation Mean = 4.84 (30 enrolled)

Fall 2016

• Behavioral & Biopsychosocial Challenges within LGBT Communities | Evaluation Mean = 4.35 (33 enrolled)
• Introduction to Industrial Organizational Psychology | Evaluation Mean = 4.86 (29 enrolled)
• Marital Adjustment | Evaluation Mean = 4.69 (34 enrolled)
• Psychology of Women | Evaluation Mean = 4.90 (33 enrolled)
• Sexual Behavior | Evaluation Mean = 4.61 (35 enrolled)

Summer 2016

• Positive Psychology | Evaluation Mean = 5.00 (29 enrolled)
• Sexual Behavior | Evaluation Mean = 4.92 (28 enrolled)

Spring 2016

• Behavioral & Biopsychosocial Challenges within LGBT Communities | Evaluation Mean = 4.84 (20 enrolled)
• Marital Adjustment | Evaluation Mean = 4.81 (30 enrolled)
• Psychology of Women | Evaluation Mean = 4.87 (30 enrolled)
• Sexual Behavior (section 1) | Evaluation Mean = 4.50 (28 enrolled)
• Sexual Behavior (section 2) | Evaluation Mean = 5.00 (17 enrolled)
• Social Psychological Theory in Close Relationships | Evaluation Mean = 5.00 (23 enrolled)

Fall 2015 | 4 Point Scale

• Behavioral & Biopsychosocial Challenges within LGBT Communities | Evaluation Mean = 3.90 (28 enrolled)
• Positive Psychology | Evaluation Mean = 3.88 (29 enrolled)
• Sexual Behavior | Evaluation Mean = 3.82 (29 enrolled)

Graduate Coursework

Texas Tech University | Lubbock, TX | Aug. 2002 – May 2006
Experimental/Social Psychology Ph.D. Program

Graduate Courses Completed
* All graduate coursework for the Ph.D. Program was completed, except for the dissertation.

Earned Hours: 117