Office
Uhler Hall, Room 201A
Office Phone
724-357-6259
E-mail
GOODWIN@iup.edu
Fall 2009 Office Hours
- Tuesday 1:00–3:15 p.m.
- Thursday 8:00–10:45 a.m.
- Friday 10:10 a.m.–12:05 p.m.
How I became interested in Psychology
From a very early age I loved math and had the career goal of becoming a mathematician. That goal changed when I was selected for a work-study program sponsored by the Prudential Insurance Company of America the summer between my junior and senior year in high school. I was given the opportunity to work in the afternoon and attend a local community college in the morning. I was given a list of courses to select and register from, and I knew that I did not wish to take a math course that would interfere with the sequence of math courses offered at my high school. I selected an Introduction to Psychology course. Why? I was raised in Los Angeles and there was a lot of talk in the media about personal development. In addition, I knew I could transfer the course when I entered college. I was the youngest in the class by many years and I was painfully shy. I loved that course and all of the topics covered. Adios, math; hola, psychology. I thought I wanted a future in psychology, and I thought I wanted to pursue experimental psychology until I had that up close and personal experience with those enormous lab rats—ten to be exact. That is when my interests changed to clinical psychology, and I’ve never regretted my decision.
Current Research and Professional Projects
The Quality and Quantity of Diversity in Psychology of Women Textbooks; Fictive Kin Patterns Among First-Generation College Students; and Premature Therapy Treatment in African American Women
Degrees/Schools
B.A. in Psychology from Pitzer College of the Claremont Colleges
M.S. and Ph.D. in Psychology (specialty area Clinical Psychology) from the University of Pittsburgh
Licensure
Licensed in Pennsylvania
Courses Taught
Undergraduate
Personality, Personality (Distance Education), Psychology of Women
Graduate
Intake and Special Projects Clinic
Advanced Psychological Practicum
Internship
