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Apr 11, 2021 · In this episode of Choiceology with Katy Milkman, we look at a peculiar inconsistency around how we perceive risk and rare events. Jeff Elison is a professor and an avid rock climber. Jeff tells the story of a fateful climb on a beautiful sunny day just outside of Alamosa, Colorado.
- Colleen M. Schaffner, Ph.D.
- Jeff Elison, Ph.D.
- Rena Kirkland, Ph.D.
- Michael Liebhaber, Ph.D.
- Gina Mitchell, Ph.D.
Director of School of Humanities & Social Sciences – Program Chair, Department of Psychology
cschaffner@adams.edu MCD-356 719-587-7783 Teaching: During Fall 2018 I will be teaching Brain and Behavior and Drugs, Society and Human Behavior. My goal with every student is to treat you as an individual, with different life experiences and strengths. I work with you to foster the development of critical thinking skills, provide the opportunity to apply new knowledge, and develop clear and well-organized scientific writing skills. Whenever possible I like to engage you actively in classroom...
Professor of Psychology
jeffelison@adams.edu MCD-350 719-587-8175 Notable Accomplishments:In 2007, Dr. Elison was selected to give Southern Utah University’s Grace A. Tanner Distinguished Faculty Lecture. In 2009, he received the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association’s Early Career Award. In 2014, he co-authored the book Vertical Mind, in which he applied principles of sports psychology to rock climbing. As of 2020, his Compass of Shame Scale (CoSS), a self-report measure of shame-focused coping styles, had been...
Associate Professor
rkirkland@adams.edu MCD-348 719-587-7010 ePortfolio: https://rkirkland1.wixsite.com/my-site Teaching:I teach Introduction to Psychology, Child Development, Adolescent and Adult Development, Introduction to Statistics, Research Methods, and Cognitive Psychology. My teaching philosophy is that each student has a unique background and worldview from which we can all learn. I work to provide an accepting environment where diversity is celebrated while also challenging you to new ways of thinking...
Visiting Professor of Psychology
mliebhaber@adams.edu Teaching:My teaching duties at Adams State include courses in Social, Personality, Adult and Lifespan Development, and Multicultural Psychology. I received my doctorate in Child Language from the University of Kansas and was a MacArthur Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow in Psychology at the University of California, San Diego. I have conducted research on a variety of topics, including computational models of language complexity in children, individual and team decision-maki...
Assistant Professor of Psychology
gmitchell@adams.edu Dr. Mitchell received a doctorate in Developmental and Biological Sciences from Virginia Tech in 2006. She has been teaching at Adams State ever since! She teaches a variety of courses including Introduction to Psychology, Brain and Behavior, Psychology of Mental Health, Drugs, Society, and Human Behavior, and Biological Psychology. Dr. Mitchell is passionate about the brain and its role in behavior. Her goal as a teacher is to help you discover the mysteries of the brain...
Jeff Elison, Ph.D. Research. Much of my research focuses on emotion-regulation and self-conscious emotions (shame, guilt, embarrassment, humiliation). I approach these emotions from evolutionary, cultural, and developmental perspectives.
Jan 1, 2014 · In Vertical Mind, Don McGrath and Jeff Elison teach rock climbers how to improve their mental game so they can climb better and have more fun.
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Dec 20, 2022 · Jeff Elison is a professor of psychology at Adams State University, co-author of Vertical Mind: Psychological Approaches for Optimal Rock Climbing, and author of numerous articles on psychology.
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Jeff Elison teaches in the Psychology Department, Adams State University. Jeff does research on self-conscious emotions, assessment, and flow.
Jan 1, 2006 · Jeff Elison From a basic emotions perspective, shame can be viewed as a family of emotions (e.g., embarrassment, humiliation, guilt), which share a common antecedent—devaluation.
