Office address: Westminster College
Psychology Department
New Wilmington, PA 16172
E-mail: wesbsters@westminster.edu
Education
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, BA Psychology (Math minor), 1973;
MA Psychology, 1975;
Ph.D. Social Psychology (Mathematical Statistics minor), 1978 - Diploma
date: 1979
Professional Experience
Full Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology,
Westminster College, New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, July 1992-present; Associate
Professor, July 1987-1992; Assistant Professor, Aug. 1983-June 1987.
Fulbright Visiting Lecturer in Psychology, University
of Jos, Jos, Nigeria (Sept. 1989 – Aug. 1990).
Scientist, Associates for Research in Behavior,
Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 1980-Aug. 1983.
Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology,
Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, August 1978-June 1980.
Research Associate, Reproductive Biology Research
Foundation, St. Louis Missouri, June 1977 – August 1978, Research Assistant,
January 1977 – May 1977.
Selected Grants
National Science Foundation, Division of Undergraduate
Education, Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement, grant # DUE-9461206.
Neural, Social and Electronic Networks: A Cluster Course Approach. Role:
Project Director, July 1996 – June 1998.
Fulbright Scholar University Lecturing Award to
teach Psychology Research Design and Statistics at the University of Jos,
Jos, Nigeria, 1989-1990.
National Science Foundation, Division of Teacher
Preparation. High School Psychology Teachers’ Science Skills Equipping
Project, 1987-1989. Role: Project Director.
Bio-Medical Research Grant awarded for the study
of gender and deception, 1979. Role: Principle Investigator.
Selected Publications
Webster, S.K. & Kelliher, T.P. (1998). Intro
through Internet Psychology. Resources in Education, CG029218.
Rothenberger, S.B. & Webster, S.K. (1998)
Gender, group status and importance as determinants of conflict response.
Resources in Education, CG029219.
Kelliher, T. P. & Webster, S. K. (1997), Social
and Electronic Networks on the Internet: A pilot cluster. A panel
presentation at EDUCOM ’97, Minneapolis, MN.
Webster, S. K. (1994). Hand in Hand: Research
Design and Statistics in the Behavioral Sciences. Webster: Jos, Nigeria.
Webster, S. K. (1991). Integrating Computing
into the Psychology Curriculum. The Joe Wyatt Challenge:101 Success
Stories of Information Technologies in High Education. EDUCOM: Washington,
D.C.
Webster, S. K. (1990). A short guide to ethical
principles for undergraduate psychology experiments. The Psychologist,
II(2), 4-7.
Webster, S. K. (1979). Problems for diagnosis
of spasmodic and congestive dysmenorrhea. In A. Dan, E. Graham, &
C. Beecher (Eds.), The menstrual cycle: A Synthesis of Interdisciplinary
Research. New York: Springer.
Recent Presentations co-authored with Undergraduates
Pontius, A. & Webster, S.K. (1999). The effects
of unconscious transference on the accuracy of eye witness testimony.
Presented at Posters on the Hill, sponsored by the Council on Undergraduate
Research and the National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C.
Grove, L.B. & Webster, S.K. (1999). Couples
in conflict: An examination of relationship, power and gender.
Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association,
April 1999, Providence, RI.
Rothenberger, S.B. & Webster, S.K. (1998)
Gender, group status and importance as determinants of conflict response.
Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association,
August, 1998, San Fransisco, CA.
Stover, A., Webster, S. K. & Park, K. (1998).
A path model to predict role conflict in non-traditional students.
Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association,
Boston, Massachusetts.
Webster, S. K., Burns, J., & Rothenberger, S.B.
(1996). The interaction of presentation ear and music training on
spatial performance. Paper presented at the XXVI International Congress
of Psychology, Montreal, Canada.
Webster, S. K., Herschell, A. D., Foulkes, R. T.,
& Carr, M. (1995). Self concept, coping strategies, and perceived
stress among entering college students. Poster presented at the annual
meeting of the American Psychological Society, New York, New York.
Webster, S. K., Radjenovic, L., & Woods, A.
M. (1992). The connections between music, cognition and emotion.
Paper presented at the annual Nebraska Symposium on Motivation, Lincoln,
Nebraska.