Having completed my doctoral dissertation on sleepwalking I began a great interest in sleep and sleep disorders. I have since conducted or supervised research on sleep talking, sleep disorders in mid-aged adults, and on creating a psychometrically sound survey instrument to measure sleep disturbance in adults. I believe issues regarding sleep have not received the attention they should and that there will be a productive surge in sleep and sleep disorder research in the coming decade.

My master's thesis was on attitudes toward romantic love. That experience initiated an interest in the topic and since then I have been involved with several master's theses devoted to the topic, with emphasis on such variables as age, gender, education, and sexual orientation.

I have a general involvement in all issues related to the training of psychotherapists. Recent and ongoing research interests include: the use of nonerotic touch in therapy, the use of anti-suicide contracts, and the teaching of self-care in graduate training.

I enjoy a broad interest in all of psychology, but tend to focus my teaching in the following areas: abnormal behavior and development, personality theories, and human development. My primary interest in graduate courses focuses on differential diagnostics, legal and ethical issues, and in preparing students for the first practicum experience.

Courses that I have or am now teaching are:

Introduction to psychology
School-age child
Human development
Personality theories and research
Dynamics of abnormal behavior
Theories of individual counseling
Interviewing and counseling techniques
Advanced psychopathology
Legal and ethical issues in psychology
Practicum preparation