Psychology

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Cochlear Implants; Psychoacoustics; Binaural Hearing

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Cognitive Psychology (eyewitness memory; source memory)
Experimental design and statistics

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Cognitive Psychology (strategy selection, problem solving, memory aids)

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Developmental & Social Psychology (LGBTQ+ identities, gender, (a)sexuality, sexual behavior, and romantic partnerships)

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Social Psychology (political psychology, gender)

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Social and Cross-cultural Psychology (friendship, self-construal, honor/dignity and self-esteem)

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Research Methods

Social Psychology

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Equity-Minded Teaching

School Psychology (especially Teacher-Student Relationships, Alternative Approaches to Working with Behaviorally Challenging Students, Systems-Level Data-Driven Decision Making)

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Psychology of Environmental Issues

Research Methods & Statistics

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Developmental and Educational Psychology (motivation, effective teaching and learning strategies, self-regulation, educational myths/misconceptions, information and science literacy, teacher-student relationships)

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Clinical/counseling psychology; men and masculinities; health psychology (stress, resilience; biofeedback; sleep); behavior modification; group counseling; psychopharmacology (i.e., drugs and behavior); workplace mental health

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School Psychology; Assessment; Early Childhood Assessment and Intervention; Child & Adolescent Psychopathology

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Visual and auditory perception, Research methods, Teaching methods, Memory

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Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology & Counseling Psychology

• professional training, development, and practice in sport psychologists,
• self-care and wellbeing in sport psychologists and other professionals,
• cultural competence, humility, and safety in psychology practitioners,
• identity in psychology practitioners,
• performance psychology in esports,
• organizational culture and wellbeing in sport and health organizations.

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Gerontology, Lifespan Development

Cognitive Psychology (Neuropsychology)

Psych Hour (Fridays, 12:05-1:00)

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Developmental psychology thanatology (aid-in-dying, disenfranchised grief, ambiguous loss, prolonged grief disorder, COVID-19, medical ethics, writing tools for grief), gerontology (dementia, caregiving, intergenerational relationships, ageism), qualitative methods, applied research impacting community programming and policy development. 

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Cochlear Implants; Psychoacoustics; Binaural Hearing

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Clinical/Counseling Psychology; Child Abuse and Neglect; Sexuality (attitudes and experiences); Sexual Health; Sexual Abuse; Volunteer Experiences; Internship and Fieldwork Experiences

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Counseling Psychology (racial identity, religious identity, multicultural education)

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Applied Behavior Analysis and Gifted Education

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Social Psychology

Social Cognition

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Clinical child and adolescent psychology. Dr. Ale has focused her research and clinical work on childhood anxiety disorders, parental accommodation of anxiety disorders, family interventions for early childhood disruptive behavior disorders, and chronic pain and functional impairment in adolescents. 

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Students with Disabilities. Disability Accommodations. Student support. Academic Advising. Student Distress. Campus and Community Referrals.