Assistant Professor, Baccalaureate Psychology Program Psychology jss708@psu.edu Office Phone: 717-749-6221 Office Location: General Studies, 202 Mailing Address: Penn State Mont Alto | 1 Campus Drive | Mont Alto, PA 17237 Bottom FieldsBio Jacob S. Sawyer Degrees Ph.D., Counseling Psychology, Columbia University, 2017 Courses Taught PSYCH 100: Introductory Psychology PSYCH 221: Introduction to Social Psychology PSYCH 270: Introduction to Abnormal Psychology PSYCH 432: Multicultural Psychology in America (U.S.) PSYCH 441: Health Psychology PSYCH 470: Abnormal Psychology HDFS 411: The Helping Relationship HDFS 414: Resolving Human Development and Family Problems Faculty Scholarly Activities Sawyer, J. S., Brewster, M. E., & Ertl, M. M. (2019). Death anxiety and death acceptance in atheists and other nonbelievers. Death Studies. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2019.1648339 Sawyer, J. S., & Brewster, M. E. (2018). Assessing posttraumatic growth, complicated grief, and psychological distress in bereaved atheists and believers. Death Studies. doi:10.1080/07481187.2018.1446061 Brewster, M. E., Hammer, J., Sawyer, J. S., Eklund, A., & Palamore, J. (2016). Perceived experiences of atheist discrimination: Instrument development and evaluation. Journal of Counseling Psychology. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/cou0000156 Research Interests Death, dying, and bereavement; experiences of nonreligious and atheist individuals; college student mental health Publications Evidence-based Peer Health Education: New Paradigms and Opportunities - 2018LGBTQ Health - 2018Assessing posttraumatic growth, complicated grief, and psychological distress in bereaved atheists and believers, Death Studies - 2018Ethics in Gender Research - 2017Gender Socialization in Men - 2017A Content Analysis of Scholarship on Consensual Nonmonogamies: Methodological Roadmaps, Current Themes, and Directions for Future Research, COUPLE AND FAMILY PSYCHOLOGY-RESEARCH AND PRACTICE - 2017Perceived Experiences of Atheist Discrimination: Instrument Development and Evaluation, JOURNAL OF COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY - 2016Atheism and the American Family - 2014 Education Ph D, Counseling Psychology, Columbia UniversityM Phil, Counseling Psychology, Columbia UniversityBS, Psychology, Central Michigan University
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