Dr. Kenneth Olson PhD, University of Wyoming Professor Martin Allen, Room 107 (785) 628-5896 kolson@fhsu.edu

Courses Regularly Taught

• Appraisal of Adults (PSY 855)
• Advanced Abnormal Psychology (PSY 800)
• Seminar in Community Mental Health (PSY 877)
• Internship in Clinical Psychology (PSY 892)
• Workshop in Psychology: Introduction to Clinical Psychology (PSY 470)

Research Interests

• Personality: Five-Factor Model (Click here for more information.)
• Personality Assessment
• Professional Issues in Clinical Psychology

Selected Publications

Olson, K.R. & Chapin, C. (2007). Relations of fundamental motives and psychological needs to well-being and intrinsic motivation. In Zelick, P. (Ed.), Issues in the Psychology of Motivation. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers.

Olson, K.R. (2007). Why do geographic differences exist in the worldwide distribution of extraversion and openness to experience? The history of human emigration as an explanation. Individual Differences Research..

Olson, K.R. (2006). A literature review of social mood. Journal of Behavioral Finance, 7, 193-203.

Olson, K. (2005). Engagement and Self Control: Superordinate dimensions of Big Five traits. Personality and Individual Differences, 38, 1689-1700.

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

Olson, K. R. (2001). Computerized psychological test usage in APA-accredited training programs. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 57, 1-10.

Morgan, R.D. , Olson, K. R., Krueger, R. M. , Schellenberg, R. P. , & Jackson, T. T. (2000). Do the DSM decision trees improve diagnostic ability?
Journal of Clinical Psychology, 56, 73-88.

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

Nemechek, S. & Olson, K. R. (1999). Five-factor personality similarity and marital adjustment. Social Behavior and Personality, 27, 309-317.