
Office: Uhler, Room 104
Office Phone: 724-357-4520
E-mail: jamills@iup.edu
Fall 2009 Office Hours
- Tuesday 11:00 a.m.–Noon
- Wednesday 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
- Thursday 9:00–11:00 a.m.
How I became interested in Psychology
I think I was already a psychologist by the time I was three years old. It might not be as deep in my bones as music, but it's pretty deep.
Areas of Interest
Dynamic psychotherapy, human attachment and interdependence, the structure of emotion and personality, addictions, supervision and professional issues, health/sport, mindfulness
Current Research and Professional Projects
Executive functioning and addiction recovery, dimensions of dehumanization and prejudice, anxiety and sport performance, analogue study of therapy processes, experimental study of deviance; work sample reviewer, American Board of Professional Psychology; editorial board, Athletic Insight
Degrees/Schools
B.A., 1978 University of Delaware: Psychology (with distinction)
M.Ed., 1980 University of Delaware: Counseling/Student Personnel Administration
Doctoral study, 1983–1984 Purdue University
Ph.D., 1987 State University of New York at Buffalo: Counseling Psychology
M.S., 2003 Indiana University of Pennsylvania: Sport Science
License and Other Credentials
Licensed in Pennsylvania and Delaware for the Independent Practice of Psychology
Diplomate in Counseling Psychology, American Board of Professional Psychology
Registrant, National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology
Courses Taught
Undergraduate
Abnormal Psychology (321), Introduction to Clinical Psychology (450), Honors Seminar (480)
Graduate
Intervention I, Clinical Group Technique, Supervision and Consultation, Family Clinic, Projective Assessment, Psychodynamic Theory and Therapy