I value research that contributes to the development of a coherent, pragmatically useful, innovative, empirical, behavioral approach to psychological science that will enable significant steps forward in our understanding of human beings, the creation of human progress, and in the alleviation of human suffering.
More specifically, my research and scholarly interests are focused on understanding how scientific principles of learning and modern information technology can be used to improve instructional and organizational practices. I am also committed to conducting empirical and theoretical analyses of the role of basic verbal processes in complex human behavior, and applying these analyses in the service of improving lives and changing cultural practices, particularly in educational and organizational settings.
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A more detailed description of my research interests will be added here soon.
Here are a few of my publications for your reading pleasure. Please try to contain your excitement.
The Language, Cognition, & Instructional Technology Lab
I run a research lab in the Psychology Department at Western Michigan University called the Language, Cognition, & Instructional Technology Lab. Oddly enough, we study language, cognition, and instructional technology.
Graduate students currently under my supervision in the lab include:
More information will be available here shortly. In the meanwhile, you can contact me with any questions you might have about the lab.
The mission of the Language, Cognition, & Instructional Technology Lab is to contribute to the development of a coherent, pragmatically useful, innovative, empirical, behavioral approach to psychological science that will enable significant steps forward in our understanding of human beings, the creation of human progress, and in the alleviation of human suffering.
In addition, we seek to make theoretical and empirical analyses of the role of basic verbal processes in complex human behavior and to pursue the applied implications of these analyses in the service of improving lives and changing cultural practices, particularly in educational and organizational settings.
Finally, the lab strives to produce behavioral scientists and practitioners who are well-equipped to play an important role in the bettering of the human condition through the dissemination and application of behavioral science.
Pretty cool, huh?