| PAUL DENNIS Ph.D. Professor of Psychology |
Degrees:
B.A., Bowdoin College, 1964
M.A., New School for Social Research 1966
Ph.D., New School for Social Research 1973
Interests:
Dr. Dennis' research interests include the popularization of psychology. His published articles include a paper on an intelligence test developed by Thomas A. Edison, the popularization of the subconscious and the power of suggestion before World War I, and Eleanor Roosevelt's contribution to the popularization of child psychology during the 1940's. Dr. Dennis also held an APA approved clinical internship at Connecticut Valley Hospital in Middletown, CT, 1975-76.
Sample Citations:
Dennis, P. M. (1984). The Edison Questionnaire. Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, 20, 23-27.
Dennis, P. M. (1989). "Johnny's a gentleman, but Jimmy's a mug": Press coverage during the 1930s of Myrtle McGraw's study of Johnny and Jimmy Woods. Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, 25, 356-370.
Dennis, P. M. (1991). Psychology's first publicist: H. Addington Bruce and the popularization of the subconscious and power of suggestion before World War I. Psychological Reports, 68, 755-765.
Dennis, P. M. (1995). Between Watson and Spock: Eleanor Roosevelt's advice on child-rearing from 1928 to 1962. Journal of American Culture, 18, 41-50.
Dennis, P. M. (1998). Chills and thrills: Does radio harm our children? The controversy over program violence during the age of radio. Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, 34, 33-50.
Courses:
105 General Psychology
221 Abnormal Psychology
401 Counseling Psychology
402 History and Systems of Psychology
475 Field Study
Office:
260A Esbenshade
Department of Psychology
Elizabethtown College
One Alpha Drive
Elizabethtown, PA 17022
(717) 361-1328
(717) 361-1176 (fax)
dennispm@etown.edu
