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Sheila Black, Ph.D.
Associate Professor |
Primary Concentration:
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Secondary Concentration:
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Geropsychology |
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Contact Information:
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Courses:
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Gordon Palmer, Rm. 183 |
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PY 101 Introduction to Psychology
PY 491 Seminar in Psychology: Adult Development and Aging
PY 470 Cognitive Psychology
PY 693 Cognitive Aging
PY 560 Graduate Cognitive Psychology Course
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| Phone: |
(205) 348-0613 |
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| FAX: |
(205) 348-8648 |
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| E-Mail: |
sbpsych31@aol.com |
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| Research Interests: |
Age-related changes in semantic satiation
Memory Training and Aging
Age-related changes in decision making and social judgments
Distinctiveness and Episodic Memory
Effects of Diabetes on memory and other cognitive processes
Culture and Cognition
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| Research Affiliations: |
Geropsychology Concentration |
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Social Concentration |
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| Recent Publications: |
Roskos-Ewoldsen, B. B, & Black, S. R. (2006). Aging and creative thinking. Journal of Creative Behavior. Manuscript accepted for publication.
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Black, S. R., Spence, S. A., & Safiya, O. R. (2004). Contributions of African Americans to the field of P sychology. Journal of Black Studies, 35, 40-64.
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Black, S. R. (2004). Age-related changes in cognition among African Americans. African American Perspectives, 10, 106-118.
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Black, S. R. (2003). A review of semantic satiation .In Serge P. Shohov (Ed.), Advances in Psychology Research, Volume 26,( pp. 95-106). Huntington, NY: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
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MacGregor, M. W., Davidson, K. W., Barksdale, C., Black, S.R., & MacLean, D. (2003). The impact of adaptive defense use on resting blood pressure. Journal of Psychosomatic Research 55, 531-545.
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