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Psychology Experts

Montes, Kevin

November 24, 2021

Kevin Montes

Kevin Montes, Ph.D. Title: Assistant Professor Department: Psychology Areas of Expertise Addiction, alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, gambling Professional Background Montes is a consulting editor of the American Psychological Association (APA) journal and has published more than 30 manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals. He has also received a Mentored Research Scientist Career Development Award for $866,000 from the National Institutes of Health. Education Ph.D., Experimental Psychology, University of North Dakota M.A., Psychology, University of North Dakota B.A., Pyschology, California State University, Dominguez Hills Contact Email Address: kmontes@csudh.edu ... Read More

The Practice of Gratitude

November 20, 2019

This article originally appeared in the Fall 2019 issue of CSUDH Magazine. Gratitude is a familiar concept, but one that can be hard to specifically pin down, says Giacomo Bono. "Just like well-being or success, how do you define it?" "Sometimes I joke that gratitude is the most underappreciated value. People value it, but it's really a question of how you practice it. Even thought it seems like a simple behavior, the more you look at it, and the more you genuinely try to live up to it and practice it, the more meaningful your life gets." Bono, an assistant professor of psychology at CSUDH and co-author of the book Making Grateful Kids: The Science of Building Character, has spent ... Read More

Carrier, L. Mark

September 15, 2014

Mark Carrier

Mark Carrier Title: Professor Department: Psychology Areas of Expertise Computers and Human Behavior, Educational Psychology, Psychology of Technology Professional Background Carrier’s area of research expertise is the effect of personal technology use upon our brains and behavior. His work helps to document and to find the reasons that children, students, and regular people engage in odd, destructive, or maladaptive behaviors when using computer technology. It also helps to generate ways that people can assess, monitor, and change their behaviors at home, in the workplace, or at school. Research techniques and tools that are used by Carrier include laboratory-based psychology ... Read More

Bono, Giacomo

September 1, 2012

Giacomo Bono

Giacomo Bono, Ph.D. Title: Associate Professor Department: Psychology Areas of Expertise Social and Developmental Psychology, with a basic research foci on resilience, character development, social emotional competency and well-being, and applied research focus on school and community interventions. Professional Background Dr. Giacomo Bono is an author, teacher and researcher in social and developmental psychology and in the behavioral sciences. He co-authored the book Making Grateful Kids: The Science of Building Character (2014, Templeton Press) with Hofstra University faculty member Jeffrey Froh, and Character Lab’s Gratitude Playbook with Angela Duckworth, and he is author of ... Read More

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