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                                                  Charles R. Grah

ADDRESS:

Work:  Department of Psychology

Austin Peay St. University

Clarksville, TN.  37044

(931) 221-7231 or 221-7233

email:  grahc@apsu.edu

Home:   5425 Thorne Hollow Rd.

Cumberland Furnace, TN  37051

(931) 387-4169

EDUCATION

Ph.D.                Psychology, 1977, University of New Mexico

Dissertation:  Storage and Retrieval Processes

in Retention.

M.A.                 Psychology, 1976, University of New Mexico

Thesis:  The Persistence of Intra-list Cuing Effects.

B.A.                  Psychology, 1971, San Diego State University

FIELD OF STUDY

Major Area:   Human Learning and Cognition

Minor Areas:   Perception

Psycholinguistics

Statistics and Research Methodology

POSITIONS HELD

Professor of Psychology, Austin Peay State University , 1993 - present.

Chair, Department of Psychology, Austin Peay State University,  1998 - 2002.        

Associate Professor of Psychology, Austin Peay State University, 1984 - 1993.

Assistant Professor of Psychology, Austin Peay State University, 1977 - 1984.

Teaching Assistant, Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico, 1974 - 1977.     

Research Assistant, Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico, 1972 - 1973.

AWARDS AND HONORS

Omicron Delta Kappa, National Leadership Honor Society, 1995

Outstanding Faculty Award, awarded by Austin Peay State University chapter of Psi Chi, 1994

Psi Chi, National Honor Society in Psychology, 1990

Big Apple Award for Outstanding Teaching, Austin Peay State University, 1979.

National Institute of Mental Health Traineeship, University of New  Mexico, 1973 -1977.

Graduate with Distinction in Psychology, San Diego State University, 1971.

GRANTS

Tower Fund Grant for Research, Austin Peay State University, 1992.

Tower Fund Grant for Research, Austin Peay State University, 1991.

Tower Fund Grant for Research, Austin Peay State University, 1977.

MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

American Psychological Society

Society for the Teaching of Psychology

Southeastern Psychological Association

Southeastern Workers in Memory

Middle Tennessee Psychological Association

OFFICES HELD IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

President, Southeastern Workers in Memory, 1993 - 1994.

President Elect, Southeastern Workers in Memory, 1992 - 1993.

Local Representative, Division 2 of the American Psychological Association, 1992 - 1995.

Board of Directors, Middle Tennessee Psychological Association, 1987 - 1993.

Treasurer, Middle Tennessee Psychological Association, 1986 - 1987.

President, Middle Tennessee Psychological Association, 1983 - 1984.

Middle Tennessee Representative to Board of Directors, Tennessee Psychological     Association, 1983-1984.

Vice President, Middle Tennessee Psychological Association,1982 - 1983.

Secretary, Middle Tennessee Psychological Association,1981 - 1982.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY

Textbook Reviews:

Addison Wesley Longman

Psychology: Discovering Connections by Bornstein, 1998.

Harper and Row, Publishers, Inc.

Application of Statististics in Behavioral Research, by May, Masson, and Hunter, 1989.

Psychology, by Smith, 1990.

HarperCollins Publishers

Elementary Statistics in Psychological Research, by Levin and Fox, 1991

A Primer of Statistics, by Hurford, 1991.

A Short Guide to Statistics, (blind review), 1992.

Psychology and Life by Zimbardo and Gerrig, 1995

  McGraw-Hill

              Educational Psychology (2^nd. ed) by Santrock, 2004

Prentice Hall

Psychology by Darley, Glucksberg, and Kinchla, 1991

Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc.

Psychology by Rathus, 1991

Brooks/Cole Publishing Company

Test Bank for Weiten's Psychology, 1990

Psychology:  The Adaptive Mind by Nairne, 1996

Learning and Memory, author unknown (blind review), 1997

Harcourt Brace Jovanovich College Publishers

Psychology: A Critical Thinking Approach by Sternberg, 1995

West Educational Publishing

Psychology by Dworetsky, 1992

Psychology by Dworetsky, 1993

Ad Hoc Reviewer for Professional Journals:

Psi Chi Journal of Student Research, 1996

Professional Consulting:

Office of External Grants, Austin Peay State University, 1981.                   

Community Service:

IRB Chair, Clarksville-Montgomery Public Schools, 2002 - present

Program Review:

Department of Sociology, Austin Peay State University, 2003

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Undergraduate Courses Taught

Introductory Psychology

Psychology of Learning

Cognitive Psychology

Human Learning and Memory

Human Learning and Memory Lab

Educational Psychology

Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

Sensation and Perception

Sensation and Perception Lab

Research Methods

Psychological Testing

History and Systems of Psychology

Honors Course:  Influence of Science and Technology on Society

Graduate Courses Taught

Educational Psychology

Theories of Learning

Human Learning and Cognition

Psychological Testing

Seminar in Cognition

History and Systems of Psychology

UNIVERSITY SERVICE

Tennessee Board of Regents Advisory Committee on Lower Division General Education (2004 – present)

      Subcommittee for Assessment of General Education Outcomes (2006 – present)

Faculty Advisor for Psi Chi / Psychology Club (2004 – 2005)

Assessment Committee (2003 – 2004)

SACS Quality Enhancement Project (2002 - 2004)

Liberal Arts Implementation Committee (2002 - 2003)

College Mission Committee (2002)

Ad Hoc Committee to Develop a New Salary Compensation Plan (2001)

Academic Council (1999 - 2002)

Liberal Arts Assessment Task Force (1998)

Faculty Senate (1996-1999)

Graduate and Research Council (2003)

Strategic Long Range Planning Committee (1993 - 1999)

Chair, Strategic Long Range Planning Committee (1996- 1999)

Institutional Review Board (1997 to 1998, and 2005 - present)

Chair, Institutional Review Board (1997-1998)

Liberal Arts Task Force  (1993 to 1996)

Affirmative Action Committee (1996 - 1999)

Dean's Subcommittee on Faculty Hiring Procedures (1997)

College Retention and Tenure Committee (1995-1997, and 2005 to present)

College Promotion Committee (1994-1995, and 2004 to present)

SACS Self Study Coordinating Committee

SACS Self Study Subcommittee on Faculty (co-chair)

Library Committee

Student Grievance Committee

Ad Hoc Committee on Student Advisement

College Curriculum Committee

PUBLICATIONS

Grah, C. R., & Robinson-Riegler, G. L.  (2006).  Instructor's Resource Guide for Nairne's Psychology: The Adaptive Mind (4rd  ed).  Pacific Grove, CA: Wadsworth.

 Jeffcoat, K., Donnelly, S., John, C., Francis, G., Neath, I., Yandell, L., Demitrakis, K., Grah, C. R., Morgovsky, J., Goldwaite, D., Lynch, E., Ferguson, T., McVaugh, W., & Coon, D.  (2004).  PsychNow (version 2.0).  Monterey, CA: Thompson Learning.

Grah, C. R., & Robinson-Riegler, G. L.  (2003).  Instructor's Resource Guide for Nairne's Psychology: The Adaptive Mind (3rd  ed).  Pacific Grove, CA: Wadsworth.

Grah, C. R.  (2000).  Psyk.trek Correlation Guide for Nairne's Psychology: The Adaptive Mind.  Pacific Grove, CA: Wadsworth.

Grah, C. R., & Robinson-Riegler, G. L.  (2000).  Instructor's Resource Guide for Nairne's Psychology: The Adaptive Mind (2nd  ed).  Pacific Grove, CA: Wadsworth.

Grah, C. R. (Ed.).  (1997).  Undergraduate Research at Austin Peay State University: Spring Semester 1996.  Clarksville, TN:  Austin Peay State University.

Grah, C. R., & Robinson-Riegler, G. L.  (1997).  Instructor's Resource Guide for Nairne's Psychology: The Adaptive Mind.  Pacific Grove, CA:  Brooks/Cole Publishing Company. 

Grah, C. R. (Ed.).  (1996).  Undergraduate Research at Austin Peay State University: Spring Semester 1996.  Clarksville, TN:  Austin Peay State University.

Grah, C. R. (Ed.).  (1995).  Undergraduate Research at Austin Peay State University: Spring Semester 1995.  Clarksville, TN:  Austin Peay State University.

Grah, C. R., and Caskey, B. (1994).  Instructor's Resource Package for Goldstein's Psychology.  Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing Company.

Sadowski, C. J., & Grah, C. R. (1989).  Confirmability and disconfirmability of traits related conceptualizations of achievement.  Eric Document Reproduction Service No. ED 303762.

Sadowski, C. J., Locklear, T. S., & Grah, C. R. (1989)  Structural properties of ability conceptualizations in age and sex stereotypes.  Eric Document Reproduction Service No. ED 303761.

Martin, J. D., Blair, G. E., Grah, C. R., & Bernard, S. D. (1988)  Relation between the Defense Mechanisms Inventory and the Coping Operations Preference Enquiry.  Psychological Reports, 62, 464-466.

Martin, J. D., Grah, C. R., & Harris, J. W. (1986)  Closed mindedness:  Effects on achievement.  Psychological Reports, 59, 611-614.

Parente, F. J., Grah, C. R., & Ellis, H. C. (1979)  Study Guide for Psychology of Learning and Memory.  Monterey, CA:  Brooks/Cole Publishing Co.

Martin, J. D., Blair, G. E., Grah, C. R., & Shoaff, J. E. (1979)  Correlation of the scores on Baron's Ego Strength Scale with scores on the Bender-Gestalt Test   Educational and Psychological Measurement, 39, 187-191.

Grah, C. R., & Ellis, H. C. (1977)  Perceptual grouping, input variability and recall.  Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society, 10, 25-27.

Ellis, H. C., Parente, F. J., Grah, C. R., & Spiering, K.   (1975)  Coding strategies, perceptual grouping, and the "variability effect" in free recall.  Memory and    Cognition, 3, 226- 232.

UNPUBLISHED MANUSCRIPTS

Grah, C. R.  (2004).  Graduate program self-study.  Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN.

Grah, C. R. (1998).  A self- study of the undergraduate program in psychology.  Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Wagner-Hobbs, M. E., Grieve, F. G., Grah, C. R.  (2004).  Developing eating patterns of college women pledging sororities.   Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, July 28, Honolulu, HA. 

Addison, W., Grah, C., Zlokovich, M., Thomas, P., & McClellan M. (2000).  Career development.  Session presented at the Mid America Conference for Teachers of Psychology, Oct. 13, Evansville, Indiana.

Newton, C. C., Grieve, F. G., McCarthy, M A., & Grah, C. R. (2000).  Examining consultation effectiveness with Master’s-level graduate students. Poster presented at the 23^rd annual convention of the Behavioral Sciences, Athens, GA.

Grah, C. R. (1999).  Using small group discussion as a teaching tool.  Session presented at the Mid America Conference for Teachers of Psychology, Oct. 8, Evansville, Indiana.

Mukina, S. L., Grah, C. R., Markus, T., & Minniehan, D. (1999).  Individual differences in implicit memory.  Paper presented at the annual convention of the Southeastern Psychological Association, March 19, Savannah, Georgia.

Asanbe, C. B., Lewis, J., & Grah, C. R.  (1998).  Cross-cultural study of self-concept and stress among two undergraduate samples (USA & Nigeria).  Paper presented at the annual convention of the Southeastern Psychological Association, March 29, Mobile, Alabama

Grah, C. R.  (1997).  Providing a context for the free will / determinism debate.  Paper presented at the Mid America Conference for Teachers of Psychology, Oct. 11, Evansville, Indiana.

Espe-Pfeifer, P., Lewis, J., Grah, C. R., Bonnington, S.  (1997).  A comparison of death anxiety in death-exposure and death-risk occupations.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, April, 6, Atlanta, Georgia.

Asanbe, C. B., Lewis, J., Grah, C. R., Oakland, R.  (1997).  Self-concept and resilience to stress in a college sample.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, April, 6, Atlanta, Georgia.

Grah, C.  (1996).  Illusions of memory.  Presented during Then and Now session, Mid America Conference for Teachers of Psychology, Oct. 11, Evansville, Indiana.

Grah, C.  (1996).  Free Will, Determinism and Psychological Science:  A Classroom Activity.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Mar. 21, Norfolk, Virginia,

Grah, C., Goedel, G., & Johnson, D.  (1995).  Evaluating the department.  Session presented at the Mid-America Conference for Teachers of Psychology, Oct. 14, Evansville, Indiana.

Ferris, A., & Grah, C.  (1995).  A preliminary study of obsessive thinking in weight preoccupied individuals.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Mar. 22-25, Savannah Georgia,

Grah, C. R. (1994)  Interdisciplinary programs:  A foundation in cognitive science.  Paper presented at Interface: Annual Humanities and Technology Conference, Oct. 27, Atlanta, Georgia.

Grah, C. R., Johnson, D., Plascak-Craig, F., & Wagor, W. (1994).  Assessment:  The next generation of questions.  Session presented at the Mid-America Conference for Teachers of Psychology, Oct. 15, Evansville, Indiana.

Brown, S., Dvorak, J., Johnson, H., Jones, K., Partee, K., Peason, J. & Grah, C. R. (1994).  Memory for text material:  A preliminary study of remembering and knowing.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Middle Tennessee Psychological Association, April 30, Nashville, Tennessee.

Grah, C. R. (1994).  You mean it's a science? Student perceptions of psychology     (and other academic disciplines).  Paper presented at a conference honoring retiring University of New Mexico professor Henry C. Ellis, April 8, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Grah, C. R. (1994).  Developing student sensitivity to statistical principles in research.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, April 1, New Orleans.

Grah, C. R., & Pusateri, T. (1993).  Varieties of Laboratory Experience:  Doing New Things in New Places.  Presented at the Mid-America Conference for Teachers of Psychology, Oct. 15-16, Evansville, Indiana.

Grah, C. R.  (1993).  Student perceptions of Psychology.  Paper to be presented at   the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, March, Atlanta, Georgia.

Grah, C. R.  (1992).  Simple perceptions of a complex world:  More on student perceptions of psychology.  Paper presented at the 1992 Mid-America Conference for the Teachers of Psychology, Oct. 9-10, Evansville, Indiana.

Sadowski, C., Grah, C. R., Gulgoz, S., & Hess A.  (1992).  Evaluating teaching   effectiveness:  Alternatives to student ratings from cognitive and industrial-organizational psychology.  Session presented at the Fourth Southeastern Conference on the Teaching of Psychology, February 28, Kennesaw State College, Marietta, GA.

Grah, C. R.  (1991).  But is it Science?  Student perceptions of psychology.  Paper presented at the 1991 Mid-America Conference for Teachers of Psychology, Oct. 11-12, Evansville, Indiana.

Grah, C. R.  (1990).  Developing psychological literacy:  Day one.  Paper presented at the 1990 Mid-America Conference for Teachers of Psychology, Oct. 12-13, Evansville, Indiana.

Grah, C. R.  (1990).  The identity crisis of psychology.  Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Middle Tennessee Psychological Association, Tullahoma, TN, March 31.

Sadowski, C. J., & Grah, C. R. (1989)  Self and other differences in ascribing achievement-related traits.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological   Association, Washington, D.C., March 22-25.

Sadowski, C. J., Locklear, T. S., & Grah, C. R. (1988)  Structural properties of ability conceptualizations in age and sex stereotypes.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA,August 12-16.

Sadowski, C. J., & Grah, C. R. (1988)  Confirmability and disconfirmability of traits related to achievement. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA, March 24-26.

Grah, C. R.  (1984).  Regional pychological associations in Tennessee.  Presented at the annual meeting of the Tennessee Psychological Association, Nashville, TN.

Sadowski, C. J., Grah, C. R., & Loftus-Vergari, M. C. (1984)  Social insight and     effective verbal encoding.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada, August.

McDugald, E., & Grah, C. R. (1983)  The effects of attentional focus on automated skill performance.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA, March 29-31.

Grah, C. R., Margulies, K. E, & Ross, T. M. (1983) What good are grammar anyway?  Research in progress.  Paper presented at the spring meeting of the Middle Tennessee Psychological Association, Nashville, TN, April 30.

Grah, C. R., & Tyree, J. (1982)  Release from proactive interference as a function of the grammatical characteristics of information.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA, March 24-27.

Grah, C. R., & de Herrera, C. (1982)  Bilingual memory:  Shared or separate systems?  Paper presented at the spring meeting of the Middle Tennessee Psychological Association, Nashville, TN, April 17.

Grah, C. R. (1978)  The recovery from negative cuing effects.  Paper presented at   the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA, March 16-17.

Grah, C. R., & Ellis, H. C. (1976)  Test specific strategies in the intralist cuing paradigm.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Phoenix, AZ, May 14.

Grah, C. R., & Ellis, H. C. (1975)  The persistence of negative cuing effects.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Salt Lake City, UT, May 9.

Babbitt, B. C., Dunn, C., Grah, C. R., & Ellis, H. C. (1974)  Stimulus  meaningfulness, response representativeness, and recoding in P-A transfer.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, CO, May 11.

Grah, C. R., Ellis, H. C., Hunt, R. R., & Parente, F. J.  (1974)  Context cues in recognition and recall memory:  Retrieval and decision processes in memory.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, CO, May 11.

Grah, C. R., & Ellis, H. C. (1973) Group structure and constant varied input in recall.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Las Vegas, NV, May 10.

WORKSHOPS GIVEN

Grah, C. R. (1998).  SYSTAT.  Workshop sponsored by Business and Community Solution Center, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN, July 8-9. 

PUBLIC LECTURES

Grah, C. R.  (2005).  The Scholarly pursuits of Monte Gates.  Phi Kappa Phi induction ceremony, Austin Peay State University, April 14.

Grah, C. R.  (2003).  Psychology as a Liberal Arts Discipline.  Austin Peay State University, October 15. 

Grah, C. R.  (2003).  Navigating the IRB.  “How to” session sponsored by Psi Chi. Austin Peay State University, October 9.

Grah, C. R.  (2002).  Gender differences in cognition.  Presented to Psychology of Women course.  Austin Peay State University, February 5.

Grah, C. R.  (1998).  Individual differences in implicit memory.  Faculty colloquium series.  Austin Peay State University, November 6.

Grah, C. R.   (1998).  The stroop phenomenon:  How well do you know your colors?  Presentation for Science Expolympics, Austin Peay State University, April 7.

Grah, C. R.  (1997).   Free will, determinism and psychological science.  Faculty colloquium series.  Austin Peay State University, April 19.

Grah, C. R.   (1996).  The stroop phenomenon:  How well do you know your colors?  Presentation for Science Expolympics, Austin Peay State University, April 7.

Grah, C. R.  (1995).  The Science of Psychology.  Clarksville High School, Sept. 29

Tatham, L. & Grah, C. R.  (1994).  Teaching critical thinking.  Faculty development seminar, Austin Peay State University, Nov. 29.

Grah, C. R., Blair, G., & Woods, N.   (1994).  The stroop phenomenon:  How well do you know your colors?  Presentation for Science Expolympics, Austin Peay State University, April 7.

Blair, G., Grah, C. R., & Woods, N.  (1994).  Introduction to cybernetic control theory:  Who's in control?  Presentation for Science Expolympics, Austin Peay State University, April 7.

Blair, G., Grah, C. R. & Dulniak, D. (1993).  Use of computers in teaching and learning.  Faculty development seminar, Austin Peay State University, Nov. 1.

Grah, C.  (1992).  Writing as an act of cognition.  Presented at "Using Writing to Help Students Learn", a Tennessee Collaborative workshop sponsored by the State Department of Education and the Tennessee Board of Regents,Austin Peay State University, June 9.

Grah, C.  (1991).  What can we offer?  Presentation to Austin Peay State University chapter of Psi Chi, Nov. 12.

Grah, C.  (1986).  Eyewitness testimony.  Presentation to Psychology Club, Austin Peay State University, April 6.

Grah, C.  (1982).  Release from proactive interference as a function of the grammatical characteristics of information.  Faculty research talk, Austin Peay State University, Oct. 23.

Grah, C.  (1980).  Why aren't there more women in business?  Presentation to Clarksville chapter of the American Business Women's Association.

Grah, C.  (1980).  Effective teaching.  Faculty development seminar, Austin Peay State University.