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Mary B. Gruber, Ph.D., BCBA-D
Professor Emeritus of Psychology
Board Certified Behavior Analyst-Doctoral
Brief Bio
Teaching and Research Interests

Select Recent Publications and Presentations:

Hopper, C. A., Munoz, K. D., Gruber, M. B., & Nguyen, K.P. (2005). The effects of a family fitness program on the physical activity and nutrition behaviors of third grade children. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 76(2), 130-139.

Oliner, P. M., with Statistical Analysis by Wielgus, J., & Gruber, M. B. (2005). Saving the Forsaken: Religious Culture and the Rescue of Jews in Nazi Europe. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.

Wood, T. A., Ewen, D. K., Gruber, M. B., Ming, S., & Horn, C. L. (2005, February). Effects of an applied behavior analysis training program on self-efficacy and behavoral skills of caregivers for children with developmental disabilities. California Association for Behavior Analysis Annual Convention. Dana Point, CA.

Ewen, D. K., Wood, T. A., Ming, S., Gruber, M. B., & Shanoff, K. (2005, February). Effects of an applied behavior analysis training program on confidence and stress in caregivers for children with developmental disabilities. California Association for Behavior Analysis Annual Convention, Dana Point, CA.

Young, P. R., Gruber, M. B., Villa, E. C., & Langford, R. A. (2004, July). Life and death attitudes of high-risk sports participants and nonparticipants. American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Honolulu, HI.

Roth, C. M., Gruber, M. B., Furuoka, J. H., & Ewen, D. K. (2003, May). Contact and attitudes toward community inclusion of individuals with developmental disabilities. Association for Behavior Analysis Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA.

Furuoka, J. H., Gruber, M. B., & Roth, C. M. (2003, May). Teachers' views on including children with autism in general education settings. Association for Behavior Analysis Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA.

Dupree, J. L., Gruber, M. B., Halligan, E. C., & Ashurst, M. A. (2002, April). The development of a questionnaire to measure sleep disturbance in adults. Western Psychological Association Annual Convention, Irvine, CA.

Dupree, J. L., Halligan, E. C., & Gruber, M. B. (2002, April). A comparison of sleep disturbance in midlife men and women. Western Psychological Association Annual Convention, Irvine, CA.

Hui, L., & Gruber, M. B. (2001, November). The effect of learning Chinese written symbols on children's visual processing ability. Third International Spearman Seminar, Extending Intelligence: Enhancement and New Constructs, Sydney, Australia.

Hopper, C. A., Gruber, M. B., Munoz, K. D., MacConnie, S. E., Pfingston, Y. M., and Nguyen, K. P. (2001). Relationship of blood cholesterol to body composition, physical fitness, and dietary intake measures in third-grade children and their parents. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 72(2), 182-188.

Oliner, P. M., Wielgus, J., and Gruber, M. B. (2001). Very religious and irreligious rescuers: An exploration of cultural styles. In J.K. Roth and E. Maxwell (Eds.), Remembering for the Future: The Holocaust in an Age of Genocide (pp. 309-318). Hampshire, UK: Macmillan.

Oliner, P. M., Wielgus, J., and Gruber, M. B. (2000, July). Very religious and irreligious rescuers: An exploration of cultural styles. Remembering for the Future 2000: The Holocaust in an Age of Genocide, An International Conference, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.

Oliner, P. M., Wielgus, J., and Gruber, M. B. (1999). Catholic and Protestant rescuers: A psychosocial comparison and its implications for altruism. In M. Hayse (Ed.), Hearing the Voices: Teaching the Holocaust to Future Generations (pp. 193-217). Merion Station, PA: Merion Westfield Press International.

Oliner, P. M., Wielgus, J., and Gruber, M. B. (1999, October). Ingroup and outgroup altruism: Protestants and Catholics. Conference on Empathy, Altruism, and Agape: Perspectives on Love in Science and Religion, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA.

Gruber, M. B. (1998, August). Mastery, sharing, and primary relationships of Catholic and Protestant rescuers and nonrescuers of Jews. In Oliner, P. M., Wielgus, J, and Gruber, M. B., Symposium on Religious culture and outgroup altruism: Catholic and Protestant rescuers of Jews in Nazi Europe. American Psychological Association Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA.

Hopper, C. A., Gruber, M. B., Pfingston, Y. M., Munoz, K. D., MacConnie, S. E., Osborn, A., and Nguyen, K. P. (1998). Relationship of blood cholesterol to body composition, physical activity, and dietary intake measures in third-grade children. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 69(1S), A-34.

Hopper, C. A., Gruber, M. B., Pfingston, Y. M., Munoz, K. D., MacConnie, S. E., Osborn, A., and Nguyen, K. P. (1998, February). Relationship of blood cholesterol to body composition, physical activity, and dietary intake measures in third-grade children. American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Annual Convention, Reno, NV.

Hosley, M. G., Hopper, C. A., and Gruber, M. B. (1998). Self-concept and motor performance of children with learning disabilities. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 87, 859-862.

Hopper, C. A., Munoz, K. D., Gruber, M. B., and MacConnie, S. E. (1997, November). Family Fitness Project (Grant #1-R15-HL42626-01A4). Final Grant Report to National Institutes of Health. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service.

Nguyen, K. P., Leonard, A., Gruber, M. B., and Hopper, C. A. (1997, May). The relationship between physical fitness and self-management skills in children. International Symposium for Adapted Physical Activity, Quebec City, Canada.

Oliner, P. M., Wielgus, J., and Gruber, M. B. (1997). Catholic and Protestant rescuers: A psychosocial comparison and its implications for altruism. In M.S. Littell (Ed.), Hearing the Voices: Teaching the Holocaust to Future Generations, CD-Rom Disk, Vista Intermedia.

Oliner, P. M., Wielgus, J., and Gruber, M. B. (1997, March). Catholic and Protestant rescuers: A psychosocial comparison and its implications for altruism. The Scholars' Conference on the Holocaust and the Churches, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

Hu, S., Davis, M. S., Klose, A. H., Zabinsky, E. M., Meuz, S. P., Jacobsen, H. A., Westfall, J. M., and Gruber, M. B. (1997). Effects of spatial frequency of a vertically striped rotating drum on vection-induced motion sickness. Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine, 68(4), 306-311.

Hopper, C. A., Gruber, M. B., Munoz, K. D., and MacConnie, S. E. (1996). School-based cardiovascular exercise and nutrition programs with parent participation. Journal of Health Education, 27(5), S32-S39.

Hopper, C. A., Munoz, K. D., Gruber, M. B., MacConnie, S. E., Schonfeldt, B., and Shunk, T. (1996). A school-based cardiovascular exercise program with parent participation: An evaluation study. Children's Health Care Journal, 25(3), 221-235.

Hu, S., Glaser, K. M., Hoffman, T. S., Stanton, T. M., and Gruber, M. B. (1996). Motion sickness susceptibility to optokinetic rotation correlates to past history of motion sickness. Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine, 67(2), 1-5.

Carson, L. A., and Gruber, M. B. (1994, April). Effects of fictitious win-lose feedback on self-perception and competitive motor performance. Western Psychological Association Annual Convention, Kona, HI.

Hopper, C. A., Gruber, M. B., Munoz, K. D., MacConnie, S. E., Herb, R. A., and Shunk, T. (1992). A family fitness program. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, September, 23-27.

Hopper, C. A., Gruber, M. B., Munoz, K. D., and Herb, R. A. (1992). The effect of including parents in a school-based exercise and nutrition program for children. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 63(3), 315-321.

Hopper, C. A., Gruber, M. B., MacConnie, S. E., and Munoz, K. D. (1991, November). The effect of including parents in an aerobic exercise and lowfat nutrition program for handicapped children. The International Symposium on Adapted Physical Activity, Miami, FL.

MacConnie, S. E., Hopper, C. A., Munoz, K. D., and Gruber, M. B. (1991, May). The effect of parental inclusion in an exercise and nutrition intervention program. American College of Sports Medicine Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.

Gruber, M. B., Wielgus, J., Oliner, P. M., and Oliner, S. P. (1991, April). Early socialization of female versus male rescuers and nonrescuers of Jews during the Holocaust. Western Psychological Association Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA.

Wielgus, J., Gruber, M. B., Oliner, S. P., and Oliner, P. M. (1991, April). Personality differences among female versus male rescuers and nonrescuers of Jews during the Holocaust. Western Psychological Association Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA.

Hopper, C. A., Munoz, K. D., MacConnie, S. E., Gruber, M. B., and Brazil, K. R. (1991, April). Including parents in a school-based exercise and nutrition program for handicapped children. American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA.

Oliner, P. M., Oliner, S. P., and Gruber, M. B. (1991). Altruism and peace: Some propositions based on gender and cross-cultural comparisons. International Journal of World Peace, 8(1), 35-44.

Gruber, M. B., Munoz, K. D., Hopper, C. A., and Herb, R. A. (1990, April). Effectiveness of the "home-team" approach in a children's fitness program. Western Psychological Association Annual Convention, Los Angeles, CA.

Montre, J., and Gruber, M. B. (1990, April). Evaluation of character attributes according to physical attractiveness of children. Western Psychological Association Annual Convention, Los Angeles, CA.

Hopper, C. A., Gruber, M. B., Munoz, K. D., and Herb, R. A. (1990, March). The effect of including parents in an exercise and nutrition program for children. American Alliance for Health and Physical Education Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA.

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Mary B. Gruber
Phone: (707) 826-3748
Fax: (707) 826-4993
Email: mbg2@humboldt.edu
Office: BSS 410
Office Hours:
By appointment


Courses Taught at HSU:

Psychology 241:
Introductory Psychological Statistics

Psychology 320:
Behavior Analysis
Lecture and Lab

Psychology 341:
Intermediate Psychological Statistics

Psychology 441:
Advanced Statistical Technique

Psychology 622:
Advanced Learning and Behavior

Psychology 635:
Advanced Social Psychology

Psychology 680:
Ethics in Behavior Analysis