Midwestern Region TOPSS Speakers Bureau
Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee
These faculty and other professionals have volunteered to work collaboratively with local teachers via the TOPSS Speaker Bureau. APA does not necessarily endorse or validate these speakers or the content of their talks. The speakers do not necessarily represent the views of APA.
| Name | Phone | Location | Specialty | Willing to Skype into a high school classroom?* |
| Tami J. Eggleston | (618) 537-6926 |
McKendree University
|
General psychology, sport psychology, social psychology, and human sexuality | Yes |
| Nicole Gabana |
Indiana University
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Sport psychology/counseling psychology, athletic counseling | Yes | |
| Christine Grela | (815) 479-7725 |
McHenry County College
|
Romantic relationships with a focus on attachment theory and evolutionary psychology | Yes |
| John Mayer | (312) 917-1240 |
University of Nuevo Leon (Mexico)
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President of the International Sports Professionals Association (ISPA), vice-president of the Center for Ethical Youth Coaching (CEYC), clinical psychology of teens/sports psychology
|
Yes |
| Joan Warmbold Boggs |
Oakton Community College
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Positive parenting, practical applications of operant conditioning and infant mental health; how our thinking process creates our moods and/or how to modify our thought patterns to enhance our mental health; the impact of stressful events on our body and mind and strategies that will significantly reduce the impact of stress; how to become a positive contributor to the mental health and happiness of those around you | Maybe | |
| Karen Chambers | (574) 284-4528 |
Saint Mary's College
|
Eyewitness memory, cognitive | Yes |
| David Baskind | (989) 686-9374 |
Delta College
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Developmental psychologist | Yes |
| Jay Brand | (616) 393-1323 |
Cognitive Psychologist
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Environmental psychology as applied to corporate office environments primarily; basic human factors & ergonomics research, organizational design & behavior, designing communication strategies for selling/proposing research projects, demonstrating the value of investment in human-centered design of the work environment. Cognitive/organizational psychologist and organizational development | Yes |
| Chelsi Day | (419) 544-2692 |
Private Practice
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Sport psychology, performance enhancement, transition, and coping with injury | Yes |
| Vincent Granito | (440) 366-4707 |
Lorain County Community College
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General psychology, careers in psychology, personality, social psychology and sport psychology | Yes |
| Daniel Fasko | (419) 372-9184 |
Bowling Green State University
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Educational psychologist: teaching and learning, critical and creative thinking, moral development and education | |
| Elizabeth Swenson | (216) 397-4434 |
John Carroll University
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Ethics, psychology and law | Maybe |
| Nicky Ozbek | (423) 425-4262 |
University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
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Brain injury, olfaction, consciousness | Yes |
| Crystal Wright Colter | (865) 981-8269 |
Maryville College
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Social psychologist; professional research interests include social behavior, stereotyping and prejudice, persuasion, group processes and relations, and impression management; true passion in teaching and learning with individuals and groups |