Psychology

Frost Building
CPO 2131
859-985-3031

Office Hours:
M–F, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Contact:

Dr. Wayne S. Messer

Associate Professor of Psychology; Chairperson of the Department of Psychology

Frost, Room 201
CPO 1885

Office Hours: By appointment

Phone: 859-985-3329
Fax: NA

E-Mail:

At Berea College since 1998

Degrees
  • B.A., University of New Hampshire, 1983
  • M.A.T., University of Florida, 1987
  • M.S., University of Florida, 1988
  • Ph.D, University of Florida, 1990
Honors and Awards
  • Teaching, Learning and Technology Initiative & DuPont Foundation Grant, (Berea College Faculty Development Program), Enhancing Introductory Psychology with Digital Video, $20,600. (2000-2001). With Gene Chao.
  • Appalachian College Association Technology Grant, New Tools for Teaching:  An Online Laboratory and Guided Discovery in Psychology Using the World Wide Web, $120,000. (1999-2001). With Royce Simpson, Vicki Garlock, and Chuck Huffman, Project Director.
  • Cutting Edge Award. (1999-2000). Appalachian College Association.
  • Teaching, Learning and Technology Initiative & DuPont Foundation Grant, (Berea College Faculty Development Program), Enhancing Introductory Psychology with Digital Video, $20,600. (2000-2001). With Gene Chao.
  • Appalachian College Association Technology Grant, New Tools for Teaching:  An Online Laboratory and Guided Discovery in Psychology Using the World Wide Web, $120,000. (1999-2001). With Royce Simpson, Vicki Garlock, and Chuck Huffman, Project Director.

  • Graduate Student Teacher of the Year Award. (1989-1990). University of Florida.
Courses
Affiliations
  • American Psychological Association, Member in Division 2: Society for the Teaching of Psychology
  • American Psychological Association, Member in Division 26:  History of Psychology
  • American Psychological Society, Full Member
  • Council of Undergraduate Psychology Programs
  • Kentucky Academy of Science
  • Kentucky Psychological Association
  • Midwestern Psychological Association
  • Project Kaleidoscope Faculty for the 21st Century
  • Southeastern Psychological Association
  • Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology
  • Friends of the Archives of the History of American Psychology
  • Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal, Associate Member
Papers and Publications
  • Resources for Teaching a "Belief in the Paranormal" Course
  • Messer, W. S., & Porter, D. B.  (2009). The capstone research course: A case study in the evolution of educational efficacy.  In D. S. Dunn, B. C. Beins, M. A. McCarthy, & G. W. Hill, IV (Eds.), Best practices for teaching beginnings and endings in the psychology major: Research, cases, and recommendations (pp. xxx-xxx).  New York: Oxford University Press. 
  • Worrell, F. C., Casad, B. J., Daniel, D. B., McDaniel, M., Messer, W. S., Miller, Jr., H. L., Prohaska, V., & Zlokovich, M. S.  (2009).  Promising principles for translating psychological science into teaching and learning.  In D. F. Halpern (Ed.), Undergraduate education in psychology: A blueprint for the future of the discipline (pp. 129-144). Washington, D. C.: American Psychological Association.
  • Garlock, V. M.,  Huffman, C. M.,  Messer, W. S., & Simpson, R. G.  (2001).  PsyQuests: Guided discovery using the World Wide Web [Abstract].  Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society, 117(3).  
  • Messer, W. S,  Griggs, R. A., & Jackson, S .L.  (1999).  A national survey of undergraduate psychology degree options and major requirements.  Teaching of Psychology, 26, 164-171.
  • Messer, W. S.  (1997).  Undergraduate psychology curricula in North Carolina.  Teaching of Psychology, 24, 127-130.
  • Messer, W. S., & Griggs, R. A.  (1993).  Another look at Linda. Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society, 31, 193-196.
  • Messer, W. S., & Griggs, R. A.  (1989).  Belief and involvement in the paranormal and performance in introductory psychology. Teaching of Psychology, 16, 187-191.
  • Buchanan, S., Charsha, A., Purdy, T., & Messer, W. S.  (2009, March).  Environmental attitudes, behaviors, and knowledge: What predicts “going green”?  Poster session presented at the annual Spring Academic Conference of the Kentucky Psychological Association, Lexington, KY. (attached to this report)
  • Messer, W. S.  (2009, April).  Assorted studies with students on nature: A random walk.  Presented at Berea College Faculty Colloquium Series, Berea, KY.
  • Messer, W. S., Buchanan, S., Charsha, A., & Purdy, T.  (2009, February).  What predicts and affects environmental knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors?  Poster session presented at the 21st Southeastern Conference on the Teaching of Psychology, Atlanta, GA. (attached to this report)
  • Messer, W. & Porter, D. (2007). "Potholes in the Road to Knowledge: Teaching the Senior Research Capstone Course." Presented at Best Practices VI: Beginnings and Endings.  Atlanta, GA. Oct 12. 
  • Messer, W. S., & Smith, R. J.  (2006, March).  Correlates of the Revised New Ecological Paradigm Scale (NEP-R).  Poster session presented at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA.
  • Messer, W.  (2005, February).  Multimedia Presentations for Cognitive Psychology.  Paper presented at the Seventeenth Annual Southeastern Conference on the Teaching of Psychology, Atlanta, GA.
  • Messer, W.  (2005, February).  Stepping through a Hole in a Card.  Demonstration of a classroom teaching aid presented at the Seventeenth Annual Southeastern Conference on the Teaching of Psychology, Atlanta, GA.
  • Messer, W.  (2002, October).  Finding, making, and using short digital video to enhance lecture material.  Paper presented at the Nineteenth Annual Mid-America Conference for Teachers of Psychology, Evansville, IN.
  • Messer, W.  (2002, October).  Resources for teaching cognitive psychology.  Paper presented at the Nineteenth Annual Mid-America Conference for Teachers of Psychology, Evansville, IN.
  • Messer, W.  (2002, February).  Making and using short digital video clips to enhance lectures.  Poster presented at the Fourteenth Southeastern Conference on the Teaching of Psychology, Atlanta, GA.
  • Messer, W.  (2001, October).  Creating and using digital video. Paper presented at the Appalachian College Association Technology Summit IV, Johnson City, TN.
  • Huffman, C., Simpson, R., Messer, W., & Garlock, V.  (2001, April). PsyQuests:  Guided discovery using the World Wide Web.  Paper presented at the Twelfth International Conference on College Teaching and Learning, Jacksonville, FL.
  • Huffman, C., Simpson, R., Messer, W., & Garlock, V.  (2001, January).   PsyQuests:  Guided discovery using the World Wide Web.  Poster session presented at the Twenty-third Annual National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology, St. Petersburg Beach, FL.
  • Messer, W., Taulbee, T., & Abbott, H.  (2000, December).  Research with students:  The human face.  Presentation with students given as part of the Friday Colloquium Series at Berea College, Berea, KY.
  • Chao,  E, & Messer, W.  (2000, November).  Digital video capture, editing, and use to enhance course content. Faculty exhibit presented at the Second Annual Berea College Instructional Technology Open House, Berea, KY.
  • Messer, W.  (2000, November).  PsyQuests:  Guided discovery using the World Wide Web.  Faculty exhibit presented at the Second Annual Berea College Instructional Technology Open House, Berea, KY.
  • Huffman, C., Simpson, R., Garlock, V., & Messer, W.  (2000, October).  PsyQuests:  Guided discovery using the World Wide Web.  Paper presented at the Third Annual Appalachian College Association Technology Summit, Knoxville, TN.
  • Messer, W. S.  (1999, February).  Powering up with PowerPoint:  Notes for the new user.  Paper presented at the Eleventh Southeastern Conference on the Teaching of Psychology, Atlanta, GA.
  • Messer, W. S.  (1999, January).  Changes in the number of specialized majors in undergraduate psychology, 1983-1998.  Poster session presented at the Twenty-First Annual National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology, St. Petersburg Beach, FL.
  • Messer, W. S.  (1998, August).  Developing an Entire Course to Examine Pseudoscience and the Paranormal.  In R. L. Miller (Chair), Overcoming students’ beliefs in the paranormal.  Symposium conducted at the 106th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
  • Messer, W. S.  (1997, October).  A Postprandial Paramillennial Meander.  Invited address, presented at the 1997 Southwest Regional Conference for Teachers of Psychology, Fort Worth, TX.
  • Messer, W. S.  (1997, October).  Reducing plagiarism in student papers.  Paper presented at the 1997 Southwest Regional Conference for Teachers of Psychology, Fort Worth, TX.
  • Parker, R. P., & Messer, W. S.  (1997, April).  Aspects of the “Psychology of Gender” course:  A national survey. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA.
  • Messer, W. S., & Klaaren, K. (1997, February/March).  Developing critical thinking by examining the paranormal:  Is there a ghost of a chance?  Paper presented at the Ninth Southeastern Conference on the Teaching of Psychology, Kennesaw, GA.
  • Messer, W. (1996, March).  A national survey of undergraduate psychology programs.  In S. W. Kirkpatrick (Chair), Undergraduate curriculum:  What should it be?  Symposium sponsored by Council of Undergraduate Psychology Programs conducted at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Norfolk, VA.
  • Parker, R. P., & Messer, W. S.  (1995, May).  “Psychology of Women” courses in regional and rational schools in the United States:  A study of their prevalence.  Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the North Carolina Psychological Foundation/North Carolina Psychological Association.
  • Messer, W. S., & Anderson, S. K. (1995, March).  Undergraduate psychology programs in North Carolina.  Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Savannah, GA.
  • Messer, W. S., Jackson, S., & Griggs, R.  (1995, March).  What’s hip? What’s hot? What ain’t we got?:  Specialized majors and concentrated tracks.  Paper presented at the Seventh Southeastern Conference on the Teaching of Psychology, Marietta, GA.
  • Messer, W. S.  (1995, January).  Undergraduate psychology programs in North Carolina.  Poster session presented at the Seventeenth Annual National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology, St. Petersburg Beach, FL.
  • Messer, W. S.  (1992, March).  Set relationships in the Linda problem.  Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Knoxville, TN.
  • Messer, W. S., & Griggs, R. A.  (1990, April).  Interpretational ambiguities in conjunction problems.  Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta.
  • Messer, W. S., & Griggs, R. A.  (1989, March).  Belief and involvement in the paranormal and performance in introductory psychology.  Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.