Dan B. Dydek, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Austin Community College

Assistant Dean for the Social and Behavioral Sciences

Courses Taught at Austin Community College

I am currently specializing in PSYC 2301, Introduction to Psychology.  I have taught this course at Austin Community College for the past 25 years. Here is a link to my Teaching Philosophy. I have also taught Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences, Research Methods, Psychology of Adjustment and Developmental Psychology at ACC. In the Fall of 2008 I am teaching two sections of PSYC 2301 at the Rio Grande Campus. In the Spring of 2009 I will also teach two sections of PSYC 2301 at the Rio Grande Campus.

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Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from The University of Texas at Austin -- 1971
Ph.D. in Human Experimental Psychology from U.T. Austin -- 1976
     (Specialty:  Human Learning & Memory)


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Professional Interests

The Teaching of Psychology and General Psychology are my main interests.
Secondary interests include:  Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences,
Research Methods, and Instructional Technology.

Psychology of Consciousness, Existentialism, Human Rights, Music, Photography, Cinema, Motorcycling, Automotive Sports, Health Psychology & Fitness, Birding, Animal Rights,  & Environmental Psychology.

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• American Psychological Association
  (Division I -- General Psychology;  Division II -- The Teaching of Psychology; Division 45 -- Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues)
• Association for Psychological Science
• American Educational Research Association 
• American Association of University Professors

• Serving as President of Full-Time Faculty Senate for FY09
• Serving on the ACC Institutional Planning Council
• Serving on the Academic & Campus Affairs Council
• Serving as Assistant Dean for Student Affairs in the Social & Behavioral Sciences at the Riverside Campus
• Serving on College-Wide Textbook Committee
• Course Web Page for Introduction to Psychology
• WWW Learning Links for Web Page and in-class presentations
• Multi-Media Software review and adoption for presentation in Psyc. 2301
• Fourteenth Year of Individual Wellness Program

Austin Community College
Riverside Campus
Department of Behavioral Sciences
Building A, room 2287
1020 Grove Blvd.
Austin, TX  78741

Phone Numbers:
(512) 223-6284 (Office & Voice Mail)
(512) 223-6799 (Fax)
(512) 930-0595 (Home)

dydek@austincc.edu
 

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