College of Arts, Sciences & Letters (CASL) Building, University of Michigan, Dearborn
Teaching Activities
Courses taught at the University of Michigan-Dearborn
Course Title | Credit Hrs |
---|---|
Introduction to Psychology as a Natural Science |
3 |
Animal Behavior |
3 |
Experimental Psychology (lab) includes individual supervision of student's independent research projects |
3 |
Animal Intelligence |
3 |
Field Methods in Primate Behavior (lab) |
3 |
Special Topics: Animal Behavior Speaker's Series |
3 |
Wild Thing: Attitudes to Being Animal, Being Human |
3 |
Capstone Seminar Experimental Psychology Course (lab) |
3 |
Independent Study Supervision at UM-D (23 students successfully completed individual student-driven research projects) |
3 |
Honors Projects Supervision at UM-D (2 students completed Psychology honors projects) |
3 |
Masters Thesis Supervision at UM-D (2 students completed Psychology MS thesis projects) |
3 |
PhD student supervision/examination (not UM-D) (2 students completed thesis projects) |
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Curriculum Development
New courses in preparation:
• Capstone seminar course, Biopsychology (3 credits)
• Ethics in Research (3 credits)
• Evolution & Behavior
Innovative Courses and Programs:
• Academic Service-Learning Course: "Environmentally-Based Learning – Application Outside the Classroom: Connecting Michigan to the Rainforest and Beyond" in Detroit Public Schools and rural schools in Madagascar
• Animal Behavior Guest Speaker Series (for credits through Independent Studies)
• Biological and Behavioral Sciences Major (Biopsychology)
Graduate/Undergraduate Student Supervision
List available on request
Other Teaching Experiences
• Workshop on Conservation Education, International Primatological Society Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland 2008
• Workshop on The Practical Application of GPS and Spatial Analyses for Field Primatologists, International Primatological Society Conference, Cancun, Mexico 2012
Graduate/Undergraduate Student Supervision
List available on request