Seminars & Events
Fri., Feb 24- Dr. Laraine Glidden will present research as part of Psi Chi's Discovering Psychology Lecture Series. 3pm in Goodpaster Hall 195. Other Details TBA.
Fri., Mar 23 - Dr. Rebecca Ryan will present "Nonmarital Childbirth and Child Development: The Relevance of Marriage Propensity and Family Change" as part of the Psychology Lecture Series: Populations in Need. 3pm in Goodpaster Hall 195.
Fri., Apr 6 - Dr. Noemi Enchautegui-de-Jesus will present research as part of the Psychology Lecture Series: Populations in Need. 3pm in Goodpaster Hall 195. Other Details TBA.
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Wesley (Wes) P. Jordan
Professor of Psychology - at SMCM since 1982
Departments: Psychology
Office: Goodpaster Hall, room 116
Email: wpjordan@smcm.edu
Phone: 240-895-4458
Education:
B.S., University of Puget Sound (1974); Ph.D., Dartmouth College (1979). Curriculum Vitae (pdf)
Courses Taught:
- Introduction to Psychology
- Introduction to the Neurosciences
- Psychological Statistics
- Research Methods in Psychology
- Comparative Animal Behavior
- Drugs, Brains, & Behavior
- Biological Psychology with Lab
- Psychology of Learning with Lab
- Advanced Experimental Design and Statistics
- Senior Seminar in Psychology
- St. Mary's Projects
Research Interests
Specific areas of active research include the brain mechanisms supporting habituation, a simple form of learning to disregard unimportant stimuli; cocaine sensitization, a process by which repeated low doses of cocaine produce a heightened sensitivity to subsequent doses of this drug; and animal models of psychopathology. A variety of papers have been published on these topics, many which include student co-authors. Also, I am interested in drug use patterns and attitudes about drugs among college students.
