Jaye van Kirk
Professor of Psychology @San Diego Community College District
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WORK HISTORY
Professor of Psychology @San Diego Community College District
San Diego, CA, US
Higher Education-Courses taught: Physiological Psychology, Introduction to Research Methods, Academic and Career Opportunities in Psychology & Human Sexuality.National Leadership Experience-Advisor/Past National President: Psi Beta (National Honor Society for Psychology Students at Community and Junior Colleges)-Committee Member for American Psychological Association National Conference on Undergraduate Education in Psychology (NCUEP)-Committee Member for American Psychological Association Summit on National Assessment of Psychology-APA (Committee on Associate and Baccalaureate Education CABE) 21st Century Skills Task Force-APA Science Directorate Civic Scientist leadership Washington D.C-U.S. Delegate for the Association for Psychological Science to South Africa-PI/Director Bridges to the Baccalaureate program (National Institutes of Health/National Institutes of General Medical Sciences). Mentoring promising underrepresented scholars interested in pursuing careers in science (psychology, biology, chemistry, engineering, physics, math). High success rate of students transferring, presenting research, publications, awards, internships & acceptance into graduate school-Extensive academic & professional development of students in the sciences. Expertise in recruitment, training & retention of underrepresented students in the sciences.
EDUCATION
Miami University/San Diego Zoo Global
Master’s Degree
The Ohio State University
MA/ABD
ABOUT JAYE VAN KIRK
Seeing the world through a lens of creativity, novel solutions and passion, I bring diversity and empirically based solutions to the world with a unique blend of Psychology, Zoology and Conservation Science. With a rich history of experience and leadership, my collaborations have created a network of people with high standards of excellence. Identifying potential and bringing out the best in others is the culture I strive to create and be a part of. Teaching: Extensive experience in higher education (Psychologial Sciences). Focus on: behavioral neuroscience, human sexuality, research methods, career planning Conservation science research Experience in-working with diverse populations -mentoring -recruitment and retention in higher education -outreach-serving as community liaison (scientific community to public; community college to university; multicultural communities)-primate research (tufted capuchins, silver leaf langurs, orangutans, mandrills, baboons) Specialties-undergraduate education -mentoring -underrepresented students in STEM & Behavioral Science disciplines -career advising -conservation & environmental stewardship Skills: communication (oral & written/scientific writing) critical thinking/analysis ethics (CITI certification) & integrity innovation (develop novel pedagogical practices, solutions to challenges) interpersonal (multicultural) collaboration (diverse stakeholders: academic institutions, discipline areas, non-profit) management (grants, programs) leadership (national, regional, local) service oriented flexibility & adaptibility Certificates: Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI human research ethics ID: 35•••41) IACUC training Harassment Prevention
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