Rick Stevens, PhD
Professor, Psychology
Education
Ph D
1990, Psychology
University of Oklahoma
MS
1984, Psychology
University of Oklahoma
BS
1977, Psychology
Phillips University
Biographical Sketch
After receiving my doctorate from the University of Oklahoma I worked several short-term jobs, the most interesting of which were teaching a year in Malaysia for a program in which the students there were giving experience with American teaching before coming to the United States to complete their degrees and teaching a year in Korea on American military bases. In between those two I worked at UNLV for a year. I have been at ULM since 1997.
Research Interests
I have recently been turning my research interests to issues of critical thinking and why people believe things like conspiracy theories which have little empirical support, and I have started a research project involving eyewitness testimony.
Recent Publications
Research Grants
Awards & Honors
September 2011 Upshaw Family Endowed Professorship.
December 2009 LACUE Teacher of the Year - Region 8 - 2009.
Courses Taught
PSYC 2001INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY, 27 course(s)
PSYC 2003CHILD PSYCHOLOGY, 5 course(s)
PSYC 3016SENSATION AND PERCEPTION, 18 course(s)
PSYC 3018Perception Lab, 16 course(s)
PSYC 3025HUMAN LEARNING AND COGNITION, 18 course(s)
PSYC 3039INTRO TO RESEARCH METHODS, 16 course(s)
PSYC 4011ADVANCED TOPICS, 5 course(s)
PSYC 4039STATISTICS, 24 course(s)
PSYC 4099ADV GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY, 1 course(s)
PSYC 5001COGNITION, 7 course(s)
PSYC 5022QUANTITATIVE METH/BEHAV SCI, 19 course(s)
PSYC 5023RESEARCH METHODS, 27 course(s)
PSYC 5029DIRECTED STUDY, 20 course(s)
PSYC 5034THEORIES OF LEARNING, 8 course(s)
PSYC 5091PRACTICUM IN PSYCHOLOGY, 6 course(s)
PSYC 5097INDEPENDENT RESEARCH, 19 course(s)
PSYC 5099THESIS, 20 course(s)