Office: Uhler, Room 104
Office Phone: 724-357-4520
E-mail: jamills@iup.edu
Spring 2013 Office Hours
- Monday, 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, 10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
- Thursday, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
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How I Became Interested in Psychology
I think I was already trying to be a psychologist and musician by the time I was three years old. I don't know how much “deciding” there really was. Mentors were crucial.
Areas of Interest
Dynamic psychotherapy, human attachment and interdependence, the structure of emotion and personality, addictions, supervision and professional issues, mindfulness, health/sport
Current Research and Professional Projects
Executive functioning and addiction; 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 (journal)
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 (1994)
- Registrant, National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology (1997)
Courses Taught
Undergraduate
General Psycyhology (PSYC101), Psychological Inquiry (PSYC280), Research Design and Analysis I (PSYC290), Abnormal Psychology (PSYC321), Historical Trends in Psychology (PSYC410), Introduction to Clinical Psychology (PSYC450), Honors Seminar (PSYC480)
Graduate
Historical Trends in Psychology (PSYC810), Methods of Intervention I (PSYC830), Clinical Group Technique (PSYC833), Family Clinic (PSYC971), Supervision and Consultation (PSYC976), Projective Assessment (PSYC981), Psychodynamic Theory and Therapy (PSYC981)
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