Samantha Swindell
Clinical Associate Professor,
Undergraduate Program Director
Ph.D. Washington State University, 1998
Contact Information:
Email: sswindell@wsu.edu
Office: Johnson Tower 213
Phone: (509) 335-3715
Classes Taught:
- Psychology 312: Research Methods
- Psychology 328: Self-Control
- Psychology 391: Operant Conditioning
- Psychology 470: Motivation
Research Interests:
As the director if the undergraduate program, I divide my time between teaching and administrative duties for the Department of Psychology. I teach a variety of undergraduate courses for the department and occasionally teach for the Honors College. I assist the department chair with administrative tasks related to our undergraduate program, specifically undergraduate curriculum, program assessment, student advising, and recruitment and retention.
Selected Publications:
Swindell, S., McSweeney, F. K., & Murphy, E. S. (2003). Dynamic Changes in the size of behavioral contrast. The Behavior Analyst Today, 4, 199-209.
McSweeney, F. K. & Swindell, S. (2002). Common processes may contribute to extinction and habituation. The Journal of General Psychology, 129, 364-400.
McSweeney, F. K. & Swindell, S. (2001). The glass ceiling is not fragile: A response to Odum (2000). The Behavior Analyst, 24, 87-93.
McSweeney, F. K., Donahoe, P., & Swindell, S. (2000). Women in applied behavior analysis. The Behavior Analyst, 23, 267-277.
McSweeney, F. K. & Swindell, S. (1999). Behavioral economics and within-session changes in responding. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 72, 355-371.
