I have taught the following courses (all descriptions for UW courses may be found here):
PSYC-1000 "Introductory Psychology"
This course provides an introduction to the scientific analysis of behaviour and mental activity from the biological, social, and individual perspectives. Major topics include the following: perception, motivation, learning, memory, intelligence, personality, states of consciousness, social interaction, developmental processes, hereditary and environmental influences, abnormal psychology, therapeutic methods, and procedures for collecting and summarizing data. Students are expected to participate directly or indirectly in the Department's ongoing research program.
PSYC-2900 "Physiological Psychology I"
This course is an introduction to the physiological determinants of behaviour. The development, structure, and function of the nervous and endocrine systems are considered in detail. Topics to be covered include the brain bases of sensory, motor, and cognitive processes.
PSYC-2920 "Drugs and Behaviour"
An examination of the physiological means through which drugs exert their effects on behaviour will constitute the core of this course. Topics covered include the assessment of behavioural drug effects, the basic structure and function of the nervous system and the general principles of pharmacology.
PSYC-3600 "Cognitive Processes"
This course examines the nature of higher-order cognitive processing such as memory, thinking, problem solving, creativity, and decision making. The role of language in such processes is examined, and the application of cognitive principles in real life discussed. Demonstrations illustrating major cognitive principles and exercises for improving cognitive skills are included.
PSYC-4820 "Addiction and Fear" (Co-taught with Doug Williams)
This course focuses on the link between neural mechanisms in the brain and behavior. Topics include how rewards, particularly drugs of abuse, change the brain, and how circuits in the brain permit humans and nonhumans to learn about and avoid potential dangers. Laboratories in the course employ computer aided simulations of the effects of brain lesions and localized drug infusions on the acquisition and extinction of fear learning in a fictional rat.