James C. Megas, Ph.D
Vita
James C. Megas, Ph.D.
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1926 Highland Parkway
St. Paul, MN 551161351
651-6983217 or 651-6993138
Education:
Doctor of Philosophy degree in psychology, emphasis social, granted August 1977, from TexasTechUniversity at Lubbock. Dissertation: “Cohesion, gender, and success or failure as factors in causal attribution.” Dissertation advisor: Professor Clay E. George, Ph.D. Registrar’s Office: Telephone: 1-806-742-3661, FAX: 1-806-742-0355.
Master of Arts degree in psychology, emphasis clinical, granted June 1974, from CaliforniaStateUniversity at Fresno. Thesis: “Altering self-role congruence as a factor in improving hypnotic susceptibility.” Thesis advisor: Professor William C. Coe, Ph.D. Registrar’s Office: Telephone: 1-559-278-4743, E-mail:
Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology granted June 1972, from the University of California at Berkeley. Registrar’s Office: Telephone: 1-510-642-5990.
Specialty Areas:
Major: Social Psychology, Personality Psychology, Behavioral Economics, General Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Personal Adjustment, Clinical Psychology, Positive Psychology, Health Psychology, Behavior Modification, and Psychology of Gender Roles.
Minor: Tests and Measurements, Lifespan Developmental Psychology, Experimental Methodology, and History and Systems of Psychology.
Psychologist Emeritus Licensure:
State of Minnesota, Psychologist Emeritus(retired license number #LP0576). Board of Psychology: Telephone: 612- 617-2230 FAX: 612-617-2240
Credentials:
State of California: Community College Counselor Certificate (Valid for Life)
State of California: Community College Instructor Certificate (Valid for Life)
Professional Experience:
Applied Behavioral Consultants, Edina, MN 55439. Dates: July 1996, through December, 2010. Job title: Licensed Psychologist. Duties: Provide individual and group psychotherapy to a predominantly developmentally disabled and chronically mentally ill population. Provide general mental health services through a variety of HMO and public insurance companies including: Blue Cross/Blue Shield; United Behavioral Health; Medical Assistance; and Medicare. The HMO clients served include couples, individuals, families, children, adolescents, and the elderly. I have also been supervising Saint Mary’s graduate students’ internships toward master’s degrees in counseling.
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455. Dates: September 2001, through May 2002. Job Title: Lecturer in Psychology. Duties: Teach Introduction to Abnormal Psychology and General Psychology.
University of Wisconsin at River Falls, River Falls, WI 54022. Dates: September 2000, through May 2001. Job Title: Instructor of Psychology. Duties: Teach courses in Psychological Measurement and Evaluation and Research Methods.
Minnesota Community College System. Various Twin Cities campuses. Dates: September 1988 through December 1999. Job Title: Instructor of Psychology. Duties: Teach Abnormal Psychology; Adolescent Psychology; Adulthood, Aging, and Death; Child Development; Child and Adolescent Psychology; General Psychology; Lifespan Developmental Psychology; Parenting Psychology; Psychology of Adjustment; and Psychology of Women.
Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN 56082. Dates: February 1999, through May 1999. Job Title: Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology. Duties: Teach two sections of Personality Psychology and one section of Psychology of Gender.
Minnesota School of Professional Psychology, Minneapolis, MN 55425. Dates: January 1990, through March 1993. Job Title: Associate Faculty. Duties: Teach doctorallevel seminar on Clinical Social Psychology.
Dept of Soc, Anthro, & Psych, Southwest Minnesota State University, Marshall, MN 56258. Dates: September 1985, through August 1988. Job title: Assistant/Associate Professor of Psychology. Duties: Teach a variety of undergraduate psychology courses including General Psychology, Social Psychology, Industrial Psychology, Social Cognition, the Psychology of Sex Roles, History and Systems of Psychology, Psychology of Personality, Behavior Modification, Adolescent Psychology, Personal Adjustment, Tests and Measurements, and Abnormal Psychology.
Department of Psychology & Sociology, Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX 76909. Dates: September 1984, through August 1985. Job title: Assistant Professor of Psychology. Duties: Teach twosemester sequence in intellectual and personality assessment for graduate students. Teach additional graduate and undergraduate psychology courses as assigned by department head. Contribute to the training, and thesis direction, of master'slevel psychologists.
The University of Texas at Brownsville, Brownsville, Texas, 78520. Dates: September 1978, through July 1984. Job title: Assistant Professor of Psychology. Duties: Coordinate psychology program for juniors, seniors, and graduateeducation students. Teach courses in Abnormal Psychology; Theories of Personality; Experimental Psychology; Contemporary Issues in Social Psychology; Tests and Measurements in Psychology; the Psychology of Adjustment; Introduction to Clinical Psychology; Behavior Management and Modification; Female and Male; Theories of Learning; and the Psychology of Adulthood, Maturity, and Old Age.
Point Isabel/Los Fresnos Cooperative School District, Port Isabel, TX 78578. Dates: September 1980, through May 1983. Job title: Consultant Psychologist. Duties: Provide assessments, evaluations, and interventions with students with psychological difficulties, and provide consultation and training for teachers, educational diagnosticians, and administrators.
Department of Psychology, St. Norbert College, De Pere, WI 54115. Dates: September 1977, through August 1978. Job title: Assistant Professor. Duties: Teach courses in Introductory Psychology, Social Psychology, Group Dynamics, Tests and Measurements, and Personality.
Department of Psychology, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409. Dates: September 1975, through May 1977. Job title: PartTime Instructor. Duties: Teach Introductory Psychology.
Lubbock Independent School District, Lubbock, TX. Dates: October 1974, through May 1977. Job title: Special Education Testing Specialist. Duties: Administer individual intelligence and achievement tests to students with learning difficulties to evaluate the appropriateness of their academic placement, identify their strengths and weaknesses, and suggest strategies for remediation of their difficulties.
University Service:
Advisor, Psi Beta Chapter, NormandaleCommunity College, June 1992, through June 1993.
Advisor, Psi Chi Chapter, SouthwestStateUniversity, April 1987, through May 1988.
Member, Academic Standing Committee, SouthwestStateUniversity, September 1986, through May 1988.
Advisor, Psychology Club, SouthwestStateUniversity, September 1985, through May 1988.
Member, Academic Computer Users Committee, SouthwestStateUniversity, September 1985, through May 1986.
Chairman, Faculty Assembly, TheUniversity of Texas at Brownsville, January 1983, through January 1984.
President, TheUniversity of Texas at Brownsville Chapter of the Texas Association of College Teachers, September 1982, through May 1984. VicePresident and Legislative Liaison, October 1979, through May 1982.
Sponsor, Texas Alpha Omicron Chapter of Alpha Chi National Honor Society at TheUniversity of Texas at Brownsville, September 1981, through December 1982.
Member, Curriculum and Educational Policy Committee at St.NorbertCollege, September 1977, through May 1978.
Recipient of the Distinguished Graduate Student Teaching Award for the Department of Psychology at Texas Tech University, 1976.
Graduate Student Member, Arts and Sciences Committee for the Improvement of Teaching at TexasTechUniversity, September 1975, through May 1977.
Publications and Presentations:
Megas, J. C. Chair, Open meeting: Council of Teachers of Undergraduate Psychology (CTUP). Forum held at the Midwestern Psychological Association Convention, April 1988, in Chicago, Illinois.
Megas, J. C. Chair, Teaching undergraduate psychology: Current issues and challenges. Symposium presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association Convention, May 1987, in Chicago, Illinois.
Megas, J. C. Intellectual isolation in rural academic settings. Paper presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association Convention, May 1987, in Chicago, Illinois.
Megas, J. C. Dear editor. The Behavior Therapist. September 1985, p. 157.
Megas, J. C. A course named "outer space." Paper presented at the Southwestern Psychological Association Convention, April 1985, in Austin, Texas.
Megas, J. C. Intellectual isolation in rural academic settings. Paper presented at the Southwestern Psychological Association Convention, April 1983, in San Antonio, Texas.
Megas, J. C., George, C. E., & McGlynn, R. P. Cohesion, gender, andsuccess or failure as factors in causal attribution.Paper presented atthe Southwestern Psychological Association Convention, April 1979, in San Antonio, Texas.
McGlynn, R. P., Megas, J. C., and Benson, D. H. Sex and race as factors influencing the attribution of insanity in a murder trial. Journal of Psychology, 1976, 93, 9399. Abstracted in Human Behavior, February 1977, p. 63.
Megas, J. C. and Coe, W. C. Hypnosis as role enactment: The effect of positive information about hypnosis on selfrole congruence. American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis, 1975, 18, 132137.
Megas, J. C., Benson, D. H., and McGlynn, R. P. Sex and race as factors affecting attribution of insanity in a murder trial. Paper presented at the Southwestern Psychological Association Convention, April 1979, in San Antonio, Texas.
Additional Psychology Service:
Convention planning committee of the Minnesota Psychological Association for the 2008 Annual Convention and for part of the 2009 Annual Convention.
Doctoral Level Psychologists in Private Practice (DLPP SIG) monthly meeting group related to managing a small private practice in psychology.
Attended three International Positive Psychology Summits presented by the Gallup Organization in Washington, DC; 2003, 2004, and 2005.
Local area representative, MetroArea Colleges, Midwestern Psychological Association (MPA), August 1993 through September 1997.
Social Learning Theory franchise for the State of Minnesota, granted June 17, 1991, by Albert Bandura of StanfordUniversity.
Midwestern Regional Coordinator, Council of Teachers of Undergraduate Psychology (CTUP) January 1986, through May 1988.
Local Area Representative for the Midwestern Psychological Association (MPA) at SouthwestStateUniversity, April 1987, through May 1988.
TexasState Coordinator for the Society for Advancement of Social Psychology April 1983, through April 1985.
Served on the Membership Committee of the Division of Teaching of Psychology (Division 2) of the American Psychological Association, 19821983.
Official American Psychological Association representative to the inauguration of Miguel A. Nevarez as President The University of TexasPan American. (Cited in the American Psychologist, March, 1982, p. 344.)
Attended eight American Psychological Association annual conventions: 1992, Washington, DC; 1990, Boston; 1987, New York City; 1986, Washington, DC; 1983, Anaheim, CA; 1982, Washington, DC; 1981, Los Angeles; and 1980, Montreal.
Memberships:
American Psychological Association (APA) Member in good standing since January 1979.
Council of Teachers of Undergraduate Psychology (CTUP)
Psychologists Opposed to Prescription Privileges for Psychologists (POPPPs).
References:
James R. Clopton, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology
TexasTechUniversity
Lubbock, TX 79409-2051
Work: 1-806-742-3711 ext 228
Fax: 1-806-742-0818
Mark G. Kruger, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology
Gustavus Adolphus College
Saint Peter, MN 56082-1498
Work: 1-507-933-7415
Robin D. Raygor, Ph.D.
444 Maple Lane
Saint Paul, MN 55126-3009
Home: 651-483-1679