| Population
and Environment
Considers the relationship of population to the
quality of the natural environment and its ability to sustain life.
Major themes include the debate over sustainable development and the
impact of population growth on land and sea resources, pollution and
climate, together with relationships between population and culture,
consumption and distribution of resources, and human conflict. Specific
issues include use and quality of energy, water and land, deforestation
and desertifi-cation, agricultural and industrial practices, and
urbanization. The cluster focuses on issues of the commons, particularly
governance, including the role of international governmental and
nongovernmental organizations and social movements.
Reproduction and Human Resources
Examines the dynamics of producing human resources and
their interactions with economic, social, and cultural factors. Analyses
focus on both the quantity and quality of human resources, their causes
and consequences. Topic areas include marriage and family, human
fertility, reproductive health, child survival, and the interaction of
investment in human capital with economic development. Study of the
organization, implementation, and evaluation of family planning programs
also forms part of this interdisciplinary cluster.
Social Mobility and Spatial Dynamics
Focuses attention on social mobility in society and
over space. It covers mobility both in situ and over space within
and among social formations. It includes such topics as social
stratification and inequality, labor markets and systems, and the
spatial dynamics of migration and social change associated with
urbanization, rural-urban relations, and regional development. These
dimensions of population can be viewed at all social and spatial scales,
from household and neighborhood to the urban, regional, national, and
international level. Each topic is intrinsically multidimensional and
lends itself to interdisciplinary perspectives. Courses are assembled to
allow for such perspectives, while keeping consistent attention to
spatial processes and patterns of population.
Psychology
College of Social Sciences
Gartley 110
2430 Campus Road
Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: (808) 956-8414
Fax: (808) 956-4700
Faculty
*K. A. Minke, PhD (Chair)--human learning, paradigmatic
behaviorism, statistics and methodology
*M. Rapport, PhD (Graduate Chair)--attention deficit disorders,
childhood psychopathology, psychopharmacology
*M. E. Bitterman, PhD--behavioral neuro-science, animal learning
*D. D. Blaine, PhD--quantitative methods, individual differences in
learning and cognition
*R. J. Blanchard, PhD--behavioral neuroscience, aggression, emotion,
fear and anxiety
*J. G. Carlson, PhD--stress psychophysiology, behavioral medicine,
clinical
*B. Chorpita, PhD--clinical childhood anxiety disorders
*T. J. Ciborowski, PhD--developmental, sport psychology, cross-cultural
*R. A. Dubanoski, PhD--developmental, environmental toxins/sensitivities
(on leave--Dean of College of Social Sciences)
*E. Hatfield, PhD--social, emotions, social-psychophysiology
*S. N. Haynes, PhD--clinical, medical, psychopathology, assessment
*E. M. Heiby, PhD--clinical depression, compliance assessment,
integrated behavioral theory
*L. M. Herman, PhD--animal behavior/cognition; whales, dolphins
*L. A. James, PhD--social-personality, library skills, psycholinguistics
*J. Junginger, PhD--clinical psychology
*A. J. Marsella, PhD--clinical, psychopathology, cross-cultural
*C. R. O’Donnell, PhD--community, crime, social ecology
*R. L., Randall, PhD--statistics
*H. L. Roitblat, PhD--cognition, comparative cognition
*S. I. Shapiro, PhD--psychology of knowledge and wisdom, Asian
psychology, transpersonal psychology
C. H. Sophian, PhD--developmental, cognitive development in children
*G. Tanabe, PhD--community
*K. M. Vitousek, PhD--clinical, cognitive behavioral approaches, eating
disorders
*D. L. Watson, PhD--self-control, applied social, higher education
*A. Wyllie, PhD--adult mental illness
Cooperating Graduate Faculty
R. W. Brislin, PhD--social-personality
P. Couvillon, PhD--behavioral neuroscience
B. D. DeBaryshe, PhD--social development, parent-child relations, stress
and resilience
P. W. Dowrick, PhD--video research
C. Gotay, PhD--gerontology
V. A. Kameoka, PhD--clinical
J. Mobley, PhD--animal cognition
P. E. Nachtigall, PhD--marine mammal behavior
A. M. Peters, PhD--psycholinguistics
Affiliate Graduate Faculty
J. S. Annon, PhD--clinical
H. S. Bracha, MD--schizophrenia
J. T. Fawcett, PhD--social-personality
E. Kubany, PhD--clinical
W. T. Tsuchima, PhD--neuropsychology
*Graduate Faculty
Degrees and Certificate Offered: BA in
psychology, MA in psychology, PhD in psychology, Certificate in Clinical
Psychology (Respecialization)
The Academic Program
Psychology (PSY) can be defined as the science of mind
and behavior. Some psychology majors are preparing to enter graduate
school, where they will be trained to become professional psychologists.
Others use psychology as a pre-professional major for other fields, such
as law or medicine. The majority of psychology majors, however, are
using psychology as a general liberal arts major. Psychology is
qualified as a discipline for this purpose. An understanding of the
spectrum of psychological knowledge, methods, and concepts facilitates
and enhances productivity in virtually every area of human endeavor.
This understanding also promotes interpersonal skills and sensitivities,
as well as critical thinking skills. Collectively, these understandings
foster a respect for others, which is a core element of the curriculum
of the psychology department.
The University of Hawai‘i at Manoa is fortunate in
having a psychology department composed of an unusually large number of
internationally recognized figures in the field. Not only do students
get to learn from these scholars in the classroom, but many receive
direct training in cutting-edge research and the application of
psychological knowledge. Areas of concentration include behavioral
neuroscience, clinical studies (an APA accredited program), community
and culture, developmental psychology, experimental psychopathology,
health psychology, marine mammal behavior and biology, marine mammal
sensory systems, social-personality, and teaching, learning, and
cognition. |