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President:
Shelia Kennison
Associate Professor of Psychology, Oklahoma State University
shelia.kennison@okstate.edu
My area of expertise is in the
area of linguistics and language use. My research has focused on topics
related to human cognition, including the learning of first and second
languages, and aspects of human interaction, including attitudes toward
multilingualism.
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Past
President:
Arn Froese
Professor and Chair, Behavioral Science Department, Sterling College.
afroese@sterling.edu;
620-278-2173
Research interests
include finding effective means for teaching research /writing
skills, and incorporating psychology more intentionally in general
education curricula. He teaches an interdisciplinary general education
course,
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President
Elect: Tracy Henley
Professor and Department Head, Texas A&M University - Commerce
tracy_henley@tamu-commerce.edu
My research interests include the role
of analogy and figurative language in areas such as reasoning and
categorization. Special attention is given to implications for
Artificial Intelligence, Theory of Mind, and "Social" (or everyday)
Cognition within various applied domains (e.g., warning labels,
political ads, education, software interfaces and game design).
Additional interests include History of Psychology and Philosophy of
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Arizona
Meliksah Demir, Ph. D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology, Northern Arizona University
Meliksah.Demir@nau.edu
Webpage: nau.edu/~psych/demir.html
Research Interests: Close friendships,
Happiness, Psychological Needs
Satisfaction, Ral-Ideal Relationships, Romantic Relationships
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Arkansas: Jason Warnick
Assistant Professor of Psychology at Arkansas Tech University
jwarnick@atu.edu
Website: www.jasonwarnick.com
Research Interests: Animal Modeling in Psychopharmacology, Biochemical
Basis of Emotion, Combative Sports
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Kansas: Brenda McDaniel
Assistant Professor
Kansas State University
bmcdani@ksu.edu
Webpage: http://www.k-state.edu/psych/research/mcdaniel_brenda.htm
Research Interests: Personality development, moral-emotional
socialization, and the health impacts of stress, trauma, and
psychological abuse in intimate romantic relationships.
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Louisiana:
Lawrence (Larry) Dilks
Associate Professor of Psychology, McNeese State University
larrydilks@suddenlink.net
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Missouri: Kelly Bouas Henry
Associate Professor of Psychology
Missouri Western State University
henry@missouriwestern.edu
Research Interests: Organizational Psychology, Small group dynamics,
organizational behavior
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New
Mexico: Claudia Porras
Assistant Professor of Counseling Psychology
New Mexico State University
mailto:cvporras@nmsu.edu
Research Interests: Attachment styles, emotional intelligence,
diversity implications in therapy, underrepresented populations in
higher education |
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Oklahoma: Jennifer
Byrd-Craven
Assistant Professor
Oklahoma State University
Jennifer.Byrd.Craven@okstate.edu
Research Interests: stress and coping
in adolescent peer relationships, social cognition, and stress during
development. Other research interests include plasticity of the stress
response system, sex differences in stress responses, and evolutionary
developmental psychology.
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Tennessee: Position open
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Texas: Christian Hart
Assistant professor and Director of the
undergraduate psychology program at Texas Woman’s University (TWU)
chart2@twu.edu
His current research interests focus on
lying and the detection of deception within an evolutionary psychology
framework.
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Graduate
Student Representative: Drew Curtis, M.A.
Counseling Psychology Doctoral Student/Graduate Teaching Assistant,
Texas Woman’s University
Research Interests: Deception; Interfacing Social Psychology and
Counseling Psychology; Teaching of Psychology; Evolutionary Psychology
(mate selection).
dcurtis@twu.edu
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Undergraduate
Student Representative: Jessica Schooley
Department of Psychology
jschooley01@sterling.edu
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Secretary-Treasurer:
Adena Young-Jones
Assistant Professor
Missouri State University
AYoung@MissouriState.edu
Research Interests: Academic Motivation
and Achievement; Student
Success and Retention; Cultural Sensitivity; Diversity Issues
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Membership Registrar: Amy Dicke-Bohmann
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
Texas A&M University - San Antonio
Amy.Bohmann@tamusa.tamus.edu
Her research areas include many areas
of romantic relationships, including optimism, alcohol abuse,
cohabitation, and relationship breakup. She has also studied
problem-solving in dyads and alarmism.
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Historian: Randall D. Wight
Professor of Psychology and Biology
Dean, William H. Sutton School of Social Sciences
wight@obu.edu
Recent research interests include using microglia and astrocytes as
models of multiple sclerosis to examine a synthetic cannabinoid and
resveratrol as potential treatments; exploring the influence of the
perception of ovulation on the perception of time; and refining
institutional self-study and strategic planning processes.
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Convention
Management: Sherry Reisman
Partner, Reisman-White
sherry@reisman-white.com
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Program
Chair: Jeanne Burdsal
Adjunct Faculty member, Wichita State University
jeanne.burdsal@wichita.edu
Background expertise in human factors.
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Elections
Commissioner: Charlie Burdsal
Professor of Psychology, Director Social Science Research Laboratory,
Wichita State University
charles.burdsal@wichita.edu
Research interests include teaching
evaluation, program evaluation, and
theoretical methods issues.
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Continuing Education Committee
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Larry Dilks, Counseling Services of Southwest Louisiana
David White, Texas Psychological Association
Marilyn Pugh, Texas Wesleyan Univ.
Michael Walker, Stephen F. Austin State Univ.
Burton Ashworth, Fielding Graduate University (student member)
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Finance Committee
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Ruth Provost, Chair
Meliksah Demir, EC member
Linda Hynan
Art Gillaspy
Frances (Dee) Montgomery
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Awards Committee
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Meliksah Demir, Chair
Adena Young, EC member
Art Gillaspy
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Current Officers
