Maria K Almoite: PROFS

The purpose of this page is to give special recognition to outstanding professors that shows remarkable dedication to students' success and successfully inspiring students to explore their full potential. This only contains positive recommendations and based on my personal experience.

Overview of Outstanding Professors in Dept. of Psychology:

Dr. Karla A. Lassonde, Ph.D.
Dr. Kristie L. Campana, Ph.D.
Dr. Moses M. Langley, Ph.D.
Dr. Eric L. Sprankle, Psy.D., LP
Dr. Dawn N. Albertson, Ph.D.

Former Faculty - Outstanding Professors

Dr. Vinai Norasakkunkit, Ph.D. (Now in Gonzaga University)
Dr. Angela L.H. Buffington, Ph.D. (UMN-Twin Cities & Mayo at Rochester, MN)

Department Recognition

Links:

Current Institution: Minnesota State University,Mankato

Degree Awarded: University of New Hampshire

Position: Associate Professor of Psychology, MNSU-Mankato

MNSU Faculty Page: http://www.mnsu.edu/psych/karla_lassonde.html

Teaching Philosophy: Click here to see Dr. Lassonde's Teaching Philosophy

Years known: 7 years

Professional Relation to Student:

Current Advisor
Research Mentor/Principal Investigator
Professor
TA mentor
Psi Chi Advisor

Courses Taken:

PSYC 201: Statistics (A)

Syllabus for PSYC 201

PSYC 415: Human Memory (A+)

Syllabus for PSYC 415: Human Memory

PSYC 416: Cognitive Psychology (A+)

Syllabus for PSYC 416: Cognitive Psychology

PSYC 499: Individual Study/Research (A+)
PSYC 499: Individual Study/Research (A)
PSYC 499: Individual Study/Research (A)

Recommendation for Dr. Lassonde:

My recommendation for Dr. Lassonde was selected as the Outstanding Research Mentor Award in 2013 across all colleges in MNSU-Mankato.

Other Links/Recognition:

Current Institution: Minnesota State University,Mankato

   Degree Awarded: Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology, Iowa State University, 2010

   Position: Assistant Professor of Psychology, MNSU-Mankato

   Areas:

Biological Psychology

Cognitive Psychology

    MNSU Faculty page: http://www.mnsu.edu/psych/moses_langley.html

    Years known: 5 years

      Professional Relation to Student:

Research Mentor for Visual Recognition Object Memory Lab

Dr. Langley's T.A. for PSYC 211: Research Methods & Design

Syllabus for PSYC 211/TA

APA Guidelines by Maria K. Almoite

Courses Taken:

PSYC 499: Individual Study/Research (A)

PSYC 478: Field Experience/Research (A)

Recommendation for Dr. Langley:

My nomination for Dr. Langley as Outstanding Research Mentor Award was selected in 2014 across all colleges at MNSU-Mankato! http://www.mnsu.edu/news/read/?id=1398975415&paper=urc

My full nomination in PDF for Dr. Langley as Outstanding Research Mentor Award: click here

2. My nomination for Dr. Langley as the Best Social Behavioral Sciences Advisor Award was also selected. Click this link to view my nomination

3. My nomination for Dr. Langley was also selected for the Innovation with Technology Award: http://sbs.mnsu.edu/faculty/langley_nomination.pdf

Dr. Langley's VROM lab at APS 2014 San Francisco Research Conference

Photo credit: Jonathan Chapman (MNSU Photographer)

   Current Institution: Minnesota State University,Mankato

   Degree Awarded: Ph.D. in I/O Psychology, University of Minnesota,
                                Twin Cities, 2009

   Area: Industrial/Organizational Psychology

   Faculty Page: http://www.mnsu.edu/psych/kristie_campana.html

   Years known: 4 years

   Professional Relation to Student:

Professor

Research Mentor/Principal Investigator

TA Mentor

Courses Taken:

PSYC 211: Research Methods & Design (A)

PSYC 499: Individual Study/Research (A)

PSYC 478: Field Experience/Research (A)

Recommendation for Dr. Campana:

Current Institution: Gonzaga University

Degree Awarded: Ph.D. University of Massachusetts – Boston

Position: Assistant Professor of Psychology, Gonzaga University

Area: Clinical Psychology (Cultural Emphasis)

Website: http://web02.gonzaga.edu/faculty/norasakkunkit/

Gonzaga Faculty page: Gonzaga Faculty Page Dr. Norasakkunkit

Professional Relation to Student:

Former Advisor

Research Mentor/Principal Investigator

Professor

Courses Taken:

PSYC 458: Cultural Psychology (A-)

PSYC 499: Individual Study/Research (A)

Recommendation for Dr. Norasakkunkit:

Source: http://scarletletters.org/about-scarlet-letters/

Current Institution: Minnesota State University, Mankato

Degree Awarded: Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology from Xavier University, 2009

Position: Assistant Professor of Psychology, MNSU-Mankato

Area: Clinical Psychology

Expertise: Human Sexuality

Website: http://scarletletters.org/

Years known: 2 years

Professional Relation to Student:

Professor

M.A.S.S. Faculty Advisor

Courses Taken:

PSYC 466: Psychology of Aging (A)

PSYC 478: Health Psychology (A)

Recommendation for Dr. Sprankle:

Photo credit: Jonathan Chapman (MNSU Photographer)

Current Institution: Minnesota State University, Mankato

Degree Awarded: Ph.D. in Cellular & Clinical Neurobiology, Wayne State University, School of Medicine, 2005

Position: Associate Professor of Psychology at MNSU-Mankato

Area: Biological Psychology

Faculty Page: www.mnsu.edu/psych/dawn_albertson.html

Years known: <1 year

Professional Relation to Student:

Professor

Courses Taken:

PSYC 425-W: Behavior Genetics (In Progress)

Recommendation for Dr. Albertson:

DR. DENNIS WASKUL, Ph.D.

Current Institution: Minnesota State University, Mankato

Degree Awarded: Ph.D. Oklahoma State University, 1997

Positions: Assistant Professor of Sociology and Corrections

Expertise: Symbolic interaction, sociology of the body, sociology of the senses, sexualities, qualitative methods, internet studies, sociological miniturism.

MNSU Faculty Page: http://sbs.mnsu.edu/soccorr/faculty/waskul.html

Professional Relation to Student: