Academics > Majors and Areas of Study > Psychology > Faculty > Shaffer

Personal Statement:
Married. My wife and I have seven grown children.

Contact Information:
Office: Academic Center, Room 257
Phone: 724-589-2089
Fax: 724-589-2021
Email: jshaffer@thiel.edu
Home: 369 S. Main Street, Greenville, PA 16125
Phone: 724-588-9355
Email: jshaffer@nauticom.net

Professional Affiliation:
American Psychological Association.

Regular Course Responsibilities:
Research Methods, History and Philosophy of Psychology, Introduction to Learning, Conditioning and Learning, and Adulthood and Aging.

Professional Interests:
Areas of Interest: Research Methods, History of Psychology, Learning Theory, Gerontology.    

General Teaching Philosophy:
Having been a student at a large state university, I really have enjoyed teaching at a small liberal arts college. I try to know each of my students and to actively engage them in the educational enterprise.

Useful Links for Students:
www.psichi.org (Home page of Psi Chi, National Student Honorary in Psychology)

www.apa.org ( Home page of the American Psychological Association)

owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_apa.html
(Online Writing Laboratory at Purdue University)