in San Antonio, TX
(more pictures in the
conference photo album).
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Dr. Steve Davis: SWPA Invited Speaker 2009
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Biography Stephen F. Davis received his B.A. and M.A. degrees from Southern Methodist University and his PhD from Texas Christian University. In 2007 he was awarded the honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree by Morningside College. His first teaching position was at King College (Bristol, TN). Subsequently, he taught at Austin Peay State University (Clarksville, TN), and Emporia State University (Emporia, KS). He is Emeritus Professor at Emporia State University. In 2002-2003 he was selected to serve as the Knapp Distinguished Professor of Arts and Sciences at the University of San Diego. Currently he serves as Visiting Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Texas Wesleyan University (Ft. Worth) and Distinguished Guest Professor at Morningside College (Sioux City, IA). Since 1966 he has published over 300 articles, 31 textbooks, and presented over 900 professional papers; the vast majority of these publications and presentations include student coauthors. Among his recent books are 21st Century Psychology: A Reference Handbook (with William Buskist), Psychology (6th ed., with Joseph Palladino), Handbook of Research Methods in Experimental Psychology, An Introduction to Statistics and Research Methods: Becoming a Psychological Detective (with Randolph A. Smith), and Handbook of the Teaching of Psychology (with William Buskist). Davis has served as President of The Society for the Teaching of Psychology (Division 2 of the American Psychological Association), Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology, Southwestern Psychological Association, and Psi Chi (the National Honor Society in Psychology). Davis received the American Psychological Foundation National Teaching Award, the Society for the Teaching of Psychology (STP) National Teaching Award, and an STP Presidential citation for Career Contributions. Additionally, he was selected as the first recipient of the Psi Chi Florence L. Denmark National Faculty Advisor Award. He is a Fellow of Divisions 1 (General), 2 (Society for the Teaching of Psychology), 3 (Experimental), and 6 (Behavioral Neuroscience and Comparative Psychology) of the American Psychological Association. His 2009 SWPA presentation, Cheating and Education: The Most Dangerous Intersection in the World, is based on student-inspired research on academic dishonesty that he has conducted for the past 20 years. |