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Chris Aberson, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
Teaching and Research Interests
Brief Biography:

Dr. Aberson received his undergraduate degree in psychology at California State University at Northridge (B.A. 1991) and graduate degrees at the Claremont Graduate University (M.A. 1995, Ph.D. 1999) with an emphasis in social and quantitative psychology. Dr. Aberson is currently Professor of Psychology. Before coming to HSU, he was a Visiting Assistant Professor at Franklin and Marshall College in Pennsylvania. While earning his Ph.D., Dr. Aberson taught extensively at Pitzer College in Claremont and Long Beach State.

Dr. Aberson maintains active research programs in two areas; teaching of statistics and social psychology. As a contributor to the Web Interface for Statistics Education (WISE) project, Dr. Aberson worked to develop several internet-based interactive tutorials designed to supplement traditional teaching materials for statistics. Reports on the effectiveness of these tutorials are published in outlets such as Teaching of Psychology, Journal of Statistics Education, and Behavior Research Methods Instruments and Computers.

Dr. Aberson's social psychology interests focus on the focuses on factors influence prejudice and bias and applied social psychology. Dr. Aberson's social psychology laboratory regularly offers opportunities for undergraduates to work as research assistants and collaborate on projects. His social psychology research publications include a prominent analysis of the relationship between self-esteem and ingroup bias (Personality and Social Psychology Review), an examination of situations promoting pro-White and pro-African American biases (Social Justice Research), and two studies of attitudes toward affirmative action (Journal of Applied Social Psychology, Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy).
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Chris Aberson
Chris Aberson
Phone: (707) 826-3670
Fax: (707) 826-4993
Email: cla18@axe.humboldt.edu
Office: BSS 430
Department Office Hours

Web Interface for Statistics Education

Research Participation Pool



Courses Taught at HSU:

PSYC 200:
Introduction to Psychological Research Design & Methodology

PSYC 241:
Introduction to Psychological Statistics

PSYC 341:
Intermediate Statistics

PSYC 480:
Psychological Study of Social Issues

PSYC 541:
Advanced Statistics

PSYC 680:
Academic Research Proseminar