Donelle  (Dee) C. Posey, Ph.D.

Department of Psychology
Washington State University, Tri-Cities
2710 Crimson Way
Richland, WA 99354
Email: dposey@tricity.wsu.edu
Web: www.deeposey.com

414 Sierra St.
Richland, WA 99354
(509)554-4354
Email: drposey@deeposey.com

Education

Institution                                                                 Degree                                                                 Year                                                                  Field                                  

Washington State University                                Excellence in Teaching Online                       Currently enrolled                                         Online Teaching
Certification Program

Western Kentucky University                               Graduate Certificate                                          2008                                                                Women Studies

 

Washington State University   Ph.D., Psychology                   2005                            Social

Dissertation: Willingness to adopt a structural solution in a resource dilemma under complete uncertainty: The effects of outcome-desirability bias, procedural justice, and consideration of future consequences.

Advisor: Dr. Craig D. Parks

 

Washington State University   M.S., Psychology                     2002                            Social

Thesis: Relationship among group members, attributions about non-cooperative behavior, and cooperation in a resource dilemma.

Advisor: Dr. Craig D. Parks

 

University of Texas                 B.A., Psychology                     1999                            General

 

Employment History

 

Institution                                            Position                                                           Years

Washington State University-TC         Clinical Assistant Professor                              2008-present

Washington State University-TC         Academic Coordinator for Liberal Arts            2007-2008

Washington State University-TC         Adjunct Instructor                                            2006-2008

Columbia Basin College                        Adjunct Instructor                                            2006-2008

University of the Pacific                      Visiting Assistant Professor                              2005-2006

 

Research Interests

 

Gender and the above average effect

The availability heuristic and the above average effect

The scholarship of teaching and learning

Using Introduction to Psychology to teach study skills

 

Professional Memberships

 

American Psychological Association

Association for Psychological Science

Western Psychological Association

Society for the Teaching of Psychology

Honors and Awards

 

WSU Distinguished Teaching Award (Nominee)                                                                       2010

Recipient of the award for Commitment to Diversity from WSUTC Multicultural club            2010

Co-winner of the Psychology Department Graduate Student Excellence Award                        2003-2004

Thomas S. Foley Institute Summer Fellow                                                                    2004

Regional Research Award: Psi Chi National Honor Society                                           2003

 

Teaching Experience

Washington State University – Tri-Cities (2006-present)

Introduction to Psychology

Human Sexuality

Psychology of Women

Elementary Statistics in Psychology

Research Methods

Operant Behavior

Cognition and Memory

Attitudes and Social Cognition (graduate)

Educational Statistics (graduate)

 

Washington State University – Online Degree Program (2008-2009)

Psychology of Women

Psychology of Aging

 

Columbia Basin College (2006 – 2008)

Introduction to Sociology

Introduction to Psychology

Women’s Cultural Heritage

 

University of the Pacific (2005 – 2006)

Experimental Psychology

Statistical Inference in Behavioral Science

Psychology of Gender

Cognitive Psychology (with lab)

Foundations of Psychology

Research Design (graduate)

 

Washington State University (2003 – 2005)

Introduction to Psychology

Psychology of Women

Psychology of Stress

Social Psychology

Social Psychology (Co-instructor Online Degree Program)

 

WSU Psychology Department Service

 

Research Participant Pool Coordinator                                                                           Fall 2010 – present

Psychology Department Assessment Committee                                                            Fall 2010 – present

Faculty Advisor of the Psychology Club (WSUTC)                                             Fall 2010 – Spring 2011

Faculty Co-Advisor of the Psychology Club (WSUTC)                                                   Spring 2010

Psychology Strategic Planning Committee                                                          Fall 2009

Graduate Representative to Experimental Faculty Meetings                                2004 – 2005

Graduate Representative to Faculty Meetings                                                      2003 – 2004

Graduate Representative to Faculty Search Committee                                        2003 – 2004

Reviewer of Graduate Applications                                                                      2000 – 2003

WSU and WSUTC Service

 

Search Committee (Student Involvement Supervisor; Chair)                               Summer 2011

Search Committee (Psychology Faculty)                                                                         Fall 2010 – Spring 2011

WSUTC Diversity Council (Chair)                                                                      2011 – present

Campus Representative, President’s Commission on

Gender Identity Expression and Sexual Orientation (GIESO)                   2010 – present

GIESO Historian                                                                                                 2011

Liberal Arts Research Symposium Committee (Chair)                                         2009 – present

Visionary Subcommittee                                                                                      Fall 2009

Diversity Planning Committee                                                                            2008 – 2009

Campus Representative, President’s Commission for the Status of Women         2007 – 2009

Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Subcommittee                             2007 – 2008

Family Friendly Subcommittee                                                                2008 – 2009

Commencement Planning Committee                                                                 Spring 2008

Visionary Subcommittee                                                                                      Spring 2008 & Fall 2009

Faculty Advisor for EVE (Empower, Vision, Equality) student club                     2007 – 2009

Freshman Year Instructors Planning Committee                                                             2007 – 2008

Curriculum Planning Committee for Master of Arts in Liberal Studies                 2007 – 2008

How To Get Into Graduate School (HoTGIGS) Coordinator                                2007 – present

 

Professional Service

 

The Society for the Teaching of Psychology (STP) Presidential Taskforce

on Statistical Literacy                                                                             Fall 2011 – Spring 2012

STP Presidential Taskforce on Psychological Literacy                                                   Spring 2011

 

Publications

 

Beins, B., Landrum, E., & Posey D. (2011). Specialized critical thinking: Scientific and psychological literacies. 2011 Presidential Task Force on Psychological Literacy White Paper. Retrieved from http://teachpsych.org/administrative/documents/Psychological Literacy STP Task Force Subcommittee White Paper (07_20_2011).pdf.

 

Joireman, J., Posey, D., Barnes-Truelove, H., & Parks, C. D. (2009). The environmentalist who cried drought: Reactions to repeated warnings about depleting resources under conditions of uncertainty. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 29 (2), 181-192.

 

Parks, C. D., & Posey, D. C. (2005).  Temporal factors in social dilemma choice behavior: Integrating interdependence and evolutionary perspectives. In A. J. Strathman & J. A. Joireman (Eds.), Understanding behavior in the context of time.  Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

 

Parks, C. D., Sanna, L., & Posey, D. C. (2003).  Retrospection in social dilemmas: How thinking about the past affects future cooperation.  Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84 (5), 988-996.

 

Parks, C. D., Rumble, A. C., & Posey, D. C. (2002).  The effects of envy on reciprocation in a social dilemma. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 28 (4), 509-520.

 

Presentations

 

Chapman, C. A., Posey, D. C., & Duell, B. (2012). The effect of time on the availability heuristic. Poster presented at the Southwest Psychological Association Conference, April 2012.

 

Franz. S., Posey. D. C., & Musselman, R. (2011). Teaching study skills through the introduction to psychology course. Symposium held at the American Psychological Association Conference, August 2011.

 

Franz, S., Posey, D. C., & Musselman, R. (2010). Teaching study skills through the introduction to psychology course. Symposium held at the American Psychological Association Conference, August, 2010.

 

Barnes-Truelove, H., Joireman, J., Posey, D. C., Spencer, A., & Hoffer, N. (2007). The impact of anchoring and warnings on resource consumption. Poster presented at the Western Psychological Association Conference, May, 2007.

 

Yocum, A., & Posey, D. C. (2007). Effects of gender and trait gender on the self-serving bias. Poster presented at the Western Psychological Association Conference, May, 2007.

 

Posey, D. C., Joireman, J., Rueckert, T., & Fordmeir, C. (2007). Effects of heuristics on the judgments of a depleted resource.  Poster presented at the Western Psychological Association Conference, May, 2007.

 

Posey, D. C., Joireman, J., & Parks, C. D. (2006). The effects of warnings about depleting resources on resource consumption: A laboratory study.  Poster presented at the Society for Conservation Biology Conference, June, 2006.

 

Posey, D. C., Parks, C. D., & Joireman, J. (2006). Influence of anchoring on size estimates and first-trial consumption in resource dilemmas. Poster presented at the Association for Psychological Science Conference, May, 2006.

 

Posey, D. C., Parks, C. D., & Joireman, J. (2006). Effects of social value orientation on resource consumption under conditions of uncertainty.  Poster presented at the Association for Research in Personality Pre-conference, January, 2006.

 

Posey, D. C., Joireman, J., & Parks, C. D. (2006). The environmentalist who cried drought: Reactions to initial and failed warnings about depleting resources.  Poster presented at the Society of Personality and Social Psychology Conference, January, 2006.

 

Posey, D. C., & Parks, C. D. (2005). Resource consumption under uncertainty: The effects of anchoring and adjusting.  Poster presented at the Western Psychological Association Conference, April, 2005.

 

Posey, D. C., Joireman, J., & Parks, C. D. (2005). Willingness to adopt a structural solution as a function of consideration of future consequences.  Poster presented at the Association for Research in Personality Pre-conference, January, 2005.

 

Posey, D. C., Parks, C. D., & Joireman, J. (2005). Perceived fairness of structural solution decision-making under conditions of uncertainty.  Poster presented at the Society of Personality and Social Psychology Conference, January, 2005.

 

Posey, D. C., Joireman, J., & Parks, C. D. (2004).  The effects of social value orientation and the consideration of future consequences on resource consumption when the state of the resource is unknown. Poster presented at the Association for Research in Personality Pre-conference, January, 2004.

 

Posey, D. C, Lindemann, D. F., & Bolls, P. (2003). Effects of and attitudes toward content approved condom advertisements. Poster presented at the Western Psychological Association Conference, May 2003.

 

Lindemann, D. F., Posey, D. C., & Bolls, P. (2003). Attitudes toward sexual content in the media among college students.  Poster presented at the Western Psychological Association Conference, May 2003.

Note: Names in bold denote undergraduate students.

 

Grants Awarded

Teaching Study Skills through the Introduction to Psychology Course. Office of Teaching Resources in Psychology Instructional Resource Award, 2010-2011, $1500. Co-PI.

Professional References

 

• Dr. Blythe Duell

 

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Southeast Oklahoma State University

1405 North 4th

Durant, OK 74701

(580) 745-2767

bduell@se.edu

 

• Dr. Leonard Orr

 

Assistant Vice Chancellor

Washington State University – Van.

14204 NE Salmon Creek Ave.

Vancouver, WA 98686

(360) 546-9468

orr@vancouver.wsu.edu

 

 

• Dr. Paul Strand

 

Professor of Psychology

Washington State University – TC

2710 Crimson Way

Richland, WA 99354

(509) 372-7177

pstrand@tricity.wsu.edu

 

• Dr. Roseann Hannon

 

Chair, Department of Psychology

University of the Pacific

3601 Pacific Ave.

Stockton, CA 95211

(209) 946-2133

rhannon@pacific.edu