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ADDRESS: |
Behavioral Sciences Department |
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PHONE: |
313-593-5520 (office) |
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EDUCATION: |
Ph.D. 1979 Columbia University M.Phil. 1978 Columbia University M.A. 1976 Columbia University B.S. 1975 Florida Southern College (summa cum laude) |
EMPLOYMENT
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HISTORY: |
2002- Director, Master
of Science in Health Psychology 2001- Chair, Behavioral Sciences Department 1994- Professor of Psychology (with tenure) 1992-1998 Chair, Behavioral Sciences Department 1984-1993 Associate Professor of Psychology (with tenure) 1979-1984 Assistant Professor of Psychology
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HONORS: |
1982 Faculty Award for Distinguished Teaching
1977 NIMH/Social Science Research Council Fellowship
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Straub, R.O. (2002). Health Psychology, New York: Worth Publishers.
Bever, T.G., Straub, R.O., Terrace, H.S., and Townsend, D. (1980). The comparative
study of serially integrated behavior in humans
and animals. In: The Nature of Thought: Essays in Honor of D.O.
Hebb. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum, pp. 51-93. |
Straub, R.O. (1985). How to manage your time efficiently and study more effectively. In Biology, by Curtis, H., Worth Publishers, Inc. |
Grunberg, N.E. and Straub, R.O. (1992). The role of gender and taste class
in the effects of stress on eating. Health Psychology, 11(2),
pp. 97-100. |
Straub, R.O., Grunberg, N.E., Street, S.W., & Singer, J.E. (1990). Dominance: Another facet
of type A. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 20, pp. 1051-1062. |
Straub, R.O., Singer, J.E., and Grunberg, N.E. (1986). Toward an animal model of type A
behavior. Health Psychology, 5(1), pp. 71-85. |
Straub, R.O., and Gibbon, J. (1983). Blocking of autoshaping by a contextual 'clock'.
Behavior Analysis Letters, 3, pp. 113-121. |
Straub, R.O. (1983). Reinforcing properties of anticipated contingencies for token earning
in the rat. Behavior Analysis Letters, 3, pp. 183-189. |
Straub, R.O., Worsham, R.W., and Terrace, H.S. (1983). Short-term memory in the pigeon using
a modified autoshaping paradigm. Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society, 21(1), pp. 61-64. |
Straub, R.O. and Terrace, H.S. (1981). Generalization of serial learning in the pigeon.
Animal Learning and Behavior, 9(4), pp. 454-468. |
Straub, R.O, Seidenberg, M.S., Terrace, H.S., and Bever, T.G. (1979). Serial learning in the pigeon. Journal of the experimental analysis of behavior, 32, pp. 137-148. |
Straub, R.O. (2003). Study Guide to Accompany Child Development: Stepping
Stones. A national telecourse produced by Coast Learning
Systems, Fountain Valley, CA. |
Straub, R.O. (2003). Study Guide to Accompany Lifespan Development: Transitions.
A national telecourse produced by Coast Learning Systems, Fountain Valley, CA. |
Straub, R.O. (2003). Instructor's Resources to Accompany the Developing Person through
Childhood and Adolescence (6th ed). New York: Worth. |
Straub, R.O. (2003). Study Guide to Accompany the Developing Person through Childhood
and Adolescence (6th ed). New York:Worth. |
Straub, R.O. (2002). Instructor's Resources to Accompany Health Psychology. New York:
Worth Publishers, Inc. |
Straub, R.O. (2002). Study Guide to Accompany Exploring Psychology in Modules. New York:
Worth Publishers, Inc. |
Straub, R.O. (2002). Study Guide to Accompany Exploring Psychology by Myers (4th ed).
New York: Worth. |
Straub, R.O. (2001). Instructor's Resources to Accompany the Developing Person Through
the Lifespan (5th ed). New York: Worth Publishers, Inc. |
Straub, R.O. (2001). Study Guide to Accompany the Developing Person Through the
Lifespan (5th ed). New York: WorthPublishers, Inc. |
Straub, R.O. (2001). Study Guide to Accompany Psychology by D.G. Myers (6th ed.)
New York: Worth Publishers, Inc. |
Straub, R.O. (2001). Faculty Guide for Scientific American Frontiers Video
Collection. New York: Worth. |
Straub, R.O. (1993). Instructor's Guide to Accompany Psychology Videodisc. New York: Worth. |
Straub, R.O. and Ludwig, T. (1992). Diskovering Psychology. New York: Worth.
Straub, R.O. Cardiovascular Reactivity and Coping. invited presentation,
Wayne State University, October 14, 2002. |
Straub, R.O. Psychoneuroimmunology. Grand Rounds presentation, Detroit Medical Center,
June 19, 2002. |
Straub, R.O. Stress, Positive Psychology, and Health. invited presentation,
York College, York, P.A., April 25, 2002. |
Straub, R.O. Positive Health Psychology. Presented at meetings of the National
Institute on the Teaching of Psychology. St. Petersburg, Fla., January 3-6, 2002. |
Straub, R.O. Stress, Positive Psychology, and Health. invited presentation,
Community College of Philadelphia, March 15, 2000. |
Straub, R.O., Grunberg, N.E., and Singer, J.E. An animal model of Type A Behavior.
Presented at meetings of the Michigan Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters.
Ypsilanti, Mi, 1983. |
Singer, J.E., Straub, R.O., & Grunberg, N.E. Animal models of human health conditions.
Invited symposium address: Health Psychology: Behavior in its Biological Contexts.
Presented at meetings of the Eastern Psychological Association, Baltimore, MD.,
1982. |
Straub, R.O. An animal model of coronary-prone behavior. Invited presentation. Vassar
College, Poughkeepsie, NY, 1982. |
Terrace, H.S. & Straub, R.O. Generalization of serial learning in the pigeon. Presented
at meetings of the Eastern Psychological Association. New York, 1981. |
Straub, R.O., & Gibbon, J. Contextual blocking with a diffuse temporal stimulus.
Presented at meetings of the Eastern Psychological Association, Boston, MA, 1977. |
Terrace, H.S., Straub, R.O., Bever, T.G., and Seidenberg, MS. Representation of
a sequence by pigeons. Presented at meetings of the Psychonomic Society, 1977. |
Worsham, R.W., and Straub, R.O. Short-term memory in the pigeon using a modified autoshaping paradigm. Presented at meetings of the Northeast Regional Animal Behavior Society, New York, 1976. |
Singer, J.E. and Straub, R.O. Toward an Animal Model of Type A Behavior.
National Institutes of Health, 1984. Amount: $50,000. (funded) |
Straub, R.O. Stress, Vagal Tone, and Cardiovascular Fitness. University of Michigan-Dearborn, 2002. Amount: $5,000. (funded) |
Health Psychology
Learning and Memory (with lab)
Techniques in Behavioral Medicine
Experimental Psychology (with lab)
Statistics and Experimental Design
Sport Psychology
Motivation and Behavior
Sensation and Perception
Introduction to Psychology