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I currently teach courses in Psychology and direct the UTB/TSC Conflict Resolution Center. My master's degree in psychology is from Texas A&M, Kingsville. Additionally, I am a certified mediator and hold licensures as a Licensed Professional Counselor and Psychological Associate.

Conflict Resolution Center

The Conflict Resolution Center offers free services in problem solving and mediation to students who are experiencing conflict with another person. Problem solving offers individual consultation to help students analyze the conflict and plan strategies to resolve the conflict. Mediation brings you and the other party together in a private, face-to-face meeting, where you both can discuss the conflict and resolve the conflict with the help of student mediators who are trained in conflict resolution and mediation. The mediators will help you come to a mutually acceptable solution. Call 983-7235 and leave a message or send an email to     resolve@utb.edu. A volunteer from the Conflict Resolution Center will call or email you back and schedule a meeting. 

If you would like to become a volunteer student mediator, take either the undergraduate  (Psyc 4306) or graduate (Psyc 5306) course in Conflict Resolution. After successful completion of the course, you may apply to be a student mediator.

Courses I Teach

These are the course descriptions for the courses I teach. For additional information, go back to my home page and click on the button for that course.

Introduction to Psychology (PSYC 2301) 
A survey of the scope and methods of psychology; cultivation of a scientific attitude toward behavior. 

Lifespan Development (PSYC 2314) 
The study of the biological, cognitive and psychosocial changes in the development of the individual from conception through maturity to death. 

Health Psychology (PSYC 3324)
The study of mental, emotional and behavioral factors that affect the onset, duration, recovery and prevention of physical illnesses.

Psychology of Gender (PSYC 4312) 
Prerequisite: 9 hours of psychology and/or sociology
This course asks how biological and cultural factors influence the development of gender roles and identities and stereotypes of masculinity and femininity and how these affect our lives at the personal, social, and institutional levels. 

Conflict Resolution (PSYC 4306) 
An investigation of the nature of conflict and the methods to resolve conflict with an emphasis on collaborative problem solving and mediation 

Methods of Conflict Resolution (PSYC 5306) 
An analysis of the nature of conflict and the methods to resolve conflict with an emphasis on collaborative problem solving and mediation. A research project and supporting specialized reading will be required.