Dr. Su L. Boatright is a Full Professor in the Psychology Department,
as well as Director of the Undergraduate Psychology Program on the
Kingston campus. She earned the Ph.D. in biopsychology 1992, studying
learning and cognition in monkeys and chimpanzees, and she has also
participated in research projects working with chinchillas, rats, pigeons, beluga
whales, and bullfrogs. Her early research experiences with humans
included investigations of second felony offenders in a drug treatment
alternative program, as well as a March of Dimes funded study of the
cognitive abilities of two year old infants with low birth weight and
intraventricular hemorrhaging at birth. Recently, she has
conducted research regarding undergraduate teaching and programming,
antiracism teaching, and public perceptions of domestic violence. Dr.
Boatright is a recipient of a national award from the Society for the
Teaching of Psychology for her work infusing diversity into her
teaching practices.
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