Dr. Carol Patrick PhD, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, 1997 Associate Professor Martin Allen, Room 214 (785) 628-4403 cpatrick@fhsu.edu

Courses Regularly Taught

• Child and Developmental Psychology (PSY 400)
• Child and Developmental Psychology Laboratory (PSY 409)
• Adolescence (PSY 415)
• Psychology of Aging (PSY 420)
• Developmental Psychology I (PSY 810)
• Developmental Psychology II: Psychology of Aging (PSY 815)
• Workshop in Psychology: Human Sexuality (PSY 470/770)
• Workshop in Psychology: The Criminal Mind (PSY 470/770)
• Workshop in Psychology: The Criminal Mind II: Rape & Child Molestation (PSY 470/770)
• Workshop in Psychology: Psychology of Gender (PSY 470/770)

Research Interests

• Developmental psychology across the life span
• Neuropsychology, behavior genetics
• The interaction of genetic, biological and environmental factors in the development of spatial and mathematical ability
• Infant brain development and criminal behavior
• The effects of congruent and incongruent parenting styles on adolescent adjustment
• Psychological aspects of stroke recovery in older adults

Selected Publications

Connelly, L., Kandt, G., Patrick, C., & Morgan, M. (2002). The effects of an aerobic exercise program on functional fitness and psychological indicators in elderly chronic stroke survivors: Final report to the granting agency (the Kansas Department on Aging).

Marrs, H., & Patrick, C. (2002). An evaluation of the Reading Plus program as assessed by curriculum-based measurement of reading fluency and comprehension. Reading Psychology, 23, 297-322.

Engel, G., Olson, K., & Patrick, C. (2002). The personality of love: Fundamental motives and traits related to components of love. Personality and Individual Differences, 32, 839-853.

Patrick, C. L., & Olson, K. (2000). Empirically supported therapies. Journal of Psychological Practice, 6, 19-34.

Patrick, C. L. (2000). Genetic and environmental influences on the process of development in cognitive abilities: Evidence from the field of developmental behavior genetics. Journal of School Psychology, 38, 79-108.

DiLalla, L. F., & Patrick, C. L. (1994). Evolution of human intelligence. In R. Sternberg (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Intelligence (pp. 1463-1468). NY: Macmillan Publishing Co.