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University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, May 2004

Doctor of Philosophy, Lifespan Developmental Psychology

§                     Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies, May 2002

§                     Graduate Certificate in Qualitative Research, May 2004

 

Doctoral Dissertation:

Parker, B. A. (2004). Sexual identity development from a dynamic systems perspective: A narrative analysis. Chair: Layli Phillips, Ph.D.

 

University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, May 2001

Master of Science Degree, Lifespan Developmental Psychology

 

Masters Thesis:

Parker, B. A. (2001). Bisexual identity development and Internet use. Unpublished master's thesis, University of Georgia, Athens. Explores the relationship between Internet use and bisexual identity development using a qualitative design. Chair: Layli Phillips, Ph.D.

 

University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota, May 1998

Bachelor of Science Degrees, Psychology and Biology

§                     University Scholar, Honors Program

 

Honors Thesis:

Parker, B. A. (1998). Romantic relationships on the Internet. Unpublished honors thesis, University of South Dakota, Vermillion. Planned and executed survey research examining the duration and dynamics of relationships that began over the Internet versus those that did not. Recruited 50 participants and utilized a scale measurement design. Chair: Cindy Struckman-Johnson, Ph.D.

Spring 2005

UGA, Institute for Women’s Studies

Women and the Construction of Knowledge

Teaching upper-level graduate seminar on feminist epistemology. Course acts as capstone for graduate certificate students seeking a certificate in women’s studies. Developed syllabus, reading list, assessment techniques.

 

Fall 2004, Spring 2003

UGA, Institute for Women’s Studies

Multicultural Perspectives on Women in the U.S.

Taught 40-person section highlighting distinct experiences of women from multicultural backgrounds in the United States. Developed syllabus and assessment principles, brought in meaningful activities and demonstrations, lecture, and stimulated difficult political discussions.

 

Summer 2003, Spring 2003, Fall 2002, Summer 2002, Spring 2002, Fall 2001, Summer 2001

University System of Georgia, Independent and Distance Learning

Human Sexuality

Taught an 80-student section of Human Sexuality by Independent Study consisting of primarily junior and senior level students. Revamped student course guide. Responsible for grading student assignments and exams (mailed or emailed to me) in a timely fashion and communicating with students about questions and concerns.

 

Spring 2003

Piedmont College, Dept. of Social Sciences

Theories of Personality

Taught small section highlighting theoretical bases for concept of personality and the numerous approaches taken in its study. Developed syllabus and assessment techniques, lectured and gave exams, graded papers.

 

Spring 2003, Spring 2002

Piedmont College, Dept. of Social Sciences

History of Psychology

Taught a weekly course for History of Psychology, a required course for psychology majors at Piedmont College. Course consisted of 15 junior and senior level students. Wrote comprehensive syllabus. Develop weekly lectures, course assignments (including a required web page on a scholar in psychology), and classroom activities.

 

Fall 2002

UGA, Institute for Women’s Studies

Multicultural Perspectives on Women in the U.S.

Acted as teaching assistant for 100-person section. Taught five discussion groups of 20 students each. Took over teaching the entire course when professor became ill. Revamped syllabus, and dealt with student concerns and problems, maintained communication between the students and the women’s studies administration.

 

Fall 2002

Piedmont College, Dept. of Social Sciences

Psychology of Adulthood

Developed syllabus and created all lecture notes for 15-person section of upper-level students. Created exam questions and provided students with interview assignment in order to facilitate learning.

 

Summer 2002, Summer 2001, Summer 2000

UGA, Dept. of Psychology

Human Sexuality

Assisted in 60-person section of Human Sexuality consisting of junior and senior level students. Responsible for attending class daily, creating examinations, and grading student assignments. Helped create a friendly and relaxed atmosphere for discussing sexuality. Maintained class web site for student use. Gave invited lecture on sexual orientation and identity development.

 

Spring 2002, Fall 2001, Spring 2000, Fall 1999      

UGA, Dept. of Psychology

Introductory Psychology

Assisted in a 300-person section of Introductory Psychology consisting of freshman and sophomore students. Responsible for answering student questions, maintaining WebCT page, grading reaction papers, and tracking performance of 150 students. Gave invited lecture on sexuality and motivation. Helped to devise classroom activities and demonstrations.

 

Fall 2001

Piedmont College, Dept. of Social Sciences

Introductory Psychology

Taught a weekly four-hour course in Introductory Psychology consisting of eight freshmen and sophomore students. Gave lectures, monitored attendance and participation. Developed syllabus and graded interactive classroom demonstrations, examinations, and course assignments.

 

Spring 2001

UGA, Dept. of Psychology

Developmental Psychology

Taught an intensive laboratory session for two sections of Developmental Psychology, consisting of 30 junior and senior level psychology majors. Designed syllabus, laboratory sessions, and grading procedures, working autonomously. Reviewed APA Style and graded research reports. Responsible for eight class sessions a week for a five-week period.

 

Fall 2000

UGA, Dept. of Psychology

Research Methods in Psychology

Taught a weekly lab session for Research Methods in Psychology. Class consisted of 25 junior-level psychology majors. Developed weekly lesson plan focusing on proper use of APA Style, lectured on qualitative methods in psychological research, gave assignments related to writing proficiency, evaluated full-length research proposals. Assisted in WebCT (online course management software) site development and maintenance.

 

Spring 1999

UGA, Dept. of Psychology

Cognitive Psychology

Developed laboratory syllabus and grading policy for Cognitive Psychology. Designed and maintained class WebCT site. Lectured in class on cognitive development. Aided in outlining the direction and content of laboratory experiments. Demonstrated and explained laboratory procedures. Graded homework and examinations and tracked students' course progress. Attended class regularly and took notes, and kept office hours twice weekly.

 

Spring 1998

UGA, Dept. of Psychology

Black Psychology

Assisted professor with undergraduate psychology classes consisting of 20-25 upper-class psychology students. Proctored and graded examinations, recorded attendance, showed videos, led discussions, and lectured in the professors' absence. Kept office hours twice weekly.

 

Spring 1998

UGA, Dept. of Psychology

Multicultural Psychology

Assisted professor with undergraduate psychology class consisting of 20-25 upper-class psychology students. Proctored and graded examinations, recorded attendance, showed videos, led discussions, and lectured in the professors' absence. Kept office hours twice weekly.

Gurung, R., Whitten, L., Parker, B. A. & Kernahan, C. (2004, August). Teaching about Diversity: Challenges and Solutions. Invited presentation at American Psychological Society’s Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.

Parker, B. A. (2003, November). Incorporating diversity issues in the teaching of psychology. Invited guest lecture for Graduate Student Teaching Seminar at University of Georgia.

Parker, B. A. (2003, October). Incorporating diversity in the introductory psychology course. Poster presented at Taking Off: Best Practices in Teaching Introductory Psychology Conference, Atlanta, Georgia.

Parker, B. A. (2003, September). Bisexuality. Invited guest lecture for Lambda Alliance at University of Georgia.

Parker, B. A. (2003, February). Guest moderator for GLBT discussion panel for Introduction to Women’s Studies, University of Georgia.

Parker, B. A. (2002, November). Bisexuality. Invited guest lecture for Lambda Alliance at University of Georgia.

Parker, B. A. (In preparation). This Bridge Called My Back. Essay to be included in GLBT History by EBSCO Publishing and Salem Press.

Parker, B. A., Adams, H. L., & Phillips, L. D. (In preparation). Bisexuality and Worldview.

Parker, B. A. (In preparation). Irreconcilable differences? [Book review.] Electronic Journal of Human Sexuality.

Parker, B. A. (2004). Queer Man on Campus. [Book review.] Journal of Sex Research, 41(2), 221-222.

Parker, B. A. (2003). Feminisms at a millennium. [Review of the book Feminisms at a millennium.] National Women's Studies Association Journal, 15(2), 223-225.

Parker, B. A. (2001). The online laboratory: Experimental research on the Internet [Review of the books Introduction to behavioral research on the Internet and Psychological experiments on the Internet]. The Journal of Sex Research, 38(4), 344-345.

Parker, B. A. (2000). Fed up: Women and food in America [Review of the book Fed up: Women and food in America]. Women's Studies International Forum, 23(4), 522-523.

Parker, B. A., Adams, H. L., & Phillips, L. D. (In review.) Bisexuality as a Worldview: The results from a follow-up focus group on sexual orientation and worldview. Submitted to the Society for Research on Identity Formation Conference. February 2005, Miami, Florida.

Fukunaga, N., Adams, H. L., Parker, B. A. & Allen, J. (2004, January). Sharing power: Three studies with photo-based auto-driven interviews: popular culture, chronic life-illness, and sexuality. Paper presented at the Qualitative Research in Education Conference, Athens, Georgia.

Adams, H. L., Fukanaga, N., & Parker, B. A. (2004, January). Experiences of a photo-based auto-driven interview: Participants' and researchers' perspectives. Roundtable presented at the Qualitative Research in Education Conference, Athens, Georgia.

Adams, H. L., Parker, B. A., & Phillips, L. D. (2003, August). Psychology as a normalizing institution: Two cases. Paper presented at the Conference for Critical Psychology, Bath, England.

Parker, B. A. & Phillips, L.D. (2002, November). Stuck in the past: Historical moments in the psychology of sexuality. Paper presented at The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality Annual Conference, Montreal, Canada.

Parker, B. A. (2002, April). Exploring alternate methodologies: Qualitative research and human development. Workshop presented at the Conference on Human Development, Charlotte, North Carolina.

Parker, B. A. (2002, March). The DSM and trans-diagnoses: An exploration. Poster presented at Second Annual Graduate Interdisciplinary Conference, Athens, Georgia.

Parker, B. A., Adams, H. L., & Phillips, L. D. (2001, August). Beyond labels: Bisexuality and worldview. Paper presented at The North American Conference on Bisexuality, Gender, and Sexual Diversity, Vancouver, Canada.

Parker, B. A. (2001, April). Bisexual identity development and Internet use. Paper presented at The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality Eastern Region Annual Conference, Norfolk, Virginia.

Parker, B. A. & Phillips, L. D. (2001, February). Psychology and the Internet. Paper presented at Psi Chi's Annual Convention in the Behavioral Sciences, Athens, Georgia.

Parker, B. A. (1996, March). Choosing not to choose: The bisexual experience in America. Paper presented at University of South Dakota Ideafest: Undergraduate Research Showcase, Vermillion, South Dakota.

Spring 2004-Fall 1999

Self-directed Researcher

UGA, Dept. of Psychology

Create my own deadlines and communicate regularly with my advisor in order to keep her up to date on my progress. Develop unique investigative questions, collaborate with other graduate students and faculty, and explore the literature in an attempt to understand and synthesize material.

 

Spring 1999

Research Laboratory Coordinator

UGA, Dept. of Psychology

Developed laboratory meeting schedule for an Ethnic Identity & Sexual Orientation Working Group, composed of two undergraduate and two graduate students. Co-directed and lead group in discussions of research ethics, identity development theory, and qualitative data collection. Faculty Advisor: Layli Phillips, Ph.D.

 

Fall 1998

Graduate Research Team Member

UGA, Dept. of Psychology

One of eight graduate students who participated in research working group. Attended bi-monthly team meetings. Participated in mock interviewing on racial and sexual identity issues. Gathered literature on sexual orientation and hate crimes for professor's literature review. Faculty Advisor: Layli Phillips, Ph.D.

 

Spring 1998

Undergraduate Research Assistant (for credit)

USD, Dept. of Psychology

Developed preliminary research questions on experiences of gays, lesbians, and bisexuals in sport for faculty research. Conducted literature search on ethics in Internet research and psychotherapy via the Internet for professor's future research inquiries. Participated in team meetings. Faculty Advisor: Jeanne Caraway. Ph.D.

 

Fall 1997

Undergraduate Research Assistant (for credit)

USD, Dept. of Psychology

Assisted in research on abuse in relationships and prison rape. Coded 100 completed surveys about abuse in relationships for statistical analysis. Assisted in content analysis of written comments on same surveys. Critiqued developing survey about sexual experiences. Participated in team meetings. Helped assemble survey packets for research on prison rape. Faculty Advisor: Cindy Struckman Johnson, Ph.D.

Awards:

·         Charles D. Smock Award for Most Promising Graduate Student, 2004

·         University Dissertation Completion Assistantship, 2003-2004

·         Departmental Nominee for Excellence in Teaching Award, 2003-2004

·         Charles Darby Departmental Teaching Award, 2003

·         Outstanding Teaching Assistant in Psychology, 2001

·         Teaching in Psychology Conference Scholarship, 2001

·         Fossler Outstanding Senior in Psychology, 1997

·         Resident Assistant Scholarship, 1997

·         Resident Assistant of the Semester, 1997

·         Cable Biology Scholarship (Full tuition and fees), 1993-97

·         Joseph Cash Award for Excellence in Writing in the Social Sciences, 1996

·         Archer Gillfillan Creative Writing Award, 1994, 1995

·         Margaret Sanger English Scholarship, 1993

Honors:

·         Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society, 1997

·         Psi Chi Honors Society, 1997

·         Golden Key Honors Society, 1997

·         National Residence Hall Honorary, 1997

·         Phi Sigma Honors Society, 1996

·        Alpha Lambda Delta Honors Society, 1994 

• Reviewed LeVay and Valente’s Human Sexuality textbook (1^st ed.) for an edition update.
• Reviewed Strong and Devault’s Human Sexuality textbook (2^nd ed.) for an edition update.
• Completely revised UGA's Independent Studies version of Psychology and Human Sexuality, February 2002.
• Regularly answering questions at SexualHealth.com as one of their Sexuality Experts, August 2001-present.
• Gave interview about my research to Love Bytes, a syndicated radio show hosted by Bob Berkowitz, former NBC correspondent, April 2001.

University Service:

• Co-chair of Women’s Studies Curriculum Committee
• Member of Women’s Studies Steering Committee
• Member of University-wide Service Learning Interest Group
• Faculty Member of Russell Residence Hall Book Club
• Invited Panelist at C.L.A.S.S. Advocates’ Building Bridges Panel
• Women’s Studies Student Advisor
• Faculty Advisor for Women’s Studies Student Organization

Graduate Involvement:

• Preparing Future Faculty Program, 2002-03
• University Peer Sexuality Educator, 2001-03
• Vice President, Psi Chi Graduate Group, 2000-01
• Vice President, Lifespan Developmental Graduate Student Group, 1999-2001
• Attended Women's Studies Steering Retreat, 1999
• Reviewer for Qualitative Research in Education Conference, 1999, 2001
• Student Qualitative Interest Group, 1999-2000
• Women's Studies Student Organization, 1998-99

Undergraduate Involvement:

• Sexual Assault Response Team, 1997-98
• Junior High Mentor, 1997-98
• Resident Assistant, 1994-98

• Society for Research in Adolescence, Student Affiliate, 2003-2004
• National Women’s Studies Association, 2003-2004
• Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, Student Affiliate, 1999-2004
• Association for Women in Psychology, Student Affiliate, 1999-2004
• American Psychological Association, Student Affiliate, 1997-2004
• Division 2, Society for the Teaching of Psychology, Student Affiliate, 2003-2004
• Division 7, Developmental Psychology, Student Affiliate, 1999-2004
• Division 44, Society for the Psychological Study of GLBTs, Student Affiliate, 1999-2004

Have 10+ years experience in a number of word processing programs such as MS Office. Proficient at basic HTML programming since 1995. Have experience with web development and graphics programs such as Macromedia Dreamweaver and Adobe Photoshop. Have worked extensively with online course packages such as WebCT. Comfortable with a variety of different computer platforms, quick learner.

Provided upon request.