Dr. Sara King
Title: Chair, Psychology
School: Arts & Letters
Academic Department: Psychology
Phone: 814-472-3081
E-mail: sking@francis.edu
Office Location: 214 Scotus Hall
Education
- Ph.D. Experimental Social Psychology – Oklahoma State University
- M.A. Clinical and Community Psychology – Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- B.A. Psychology – Marshall University
- Post-doctoral coursework in Family Therapy (Indiana University of Pennsylvania)
Biography
Courses
- PSYCH 101: Introduction to Psychology
- PSYC 204: Personality Theory
- PSYCH 304: Social Psychology
- PSYC 322: Psychology of Women & Gender
- PSYC 406: Clinical Psychology
- PSYC 424: Persuasion & Propaganda
- PSYC 425: The Holocaust: Behavior of Victims, Perpetrators, and Bystanders
- PSYC 429: Social Critical Theory
Research Interests
- Persuasion and propaganda
- Conformity
- Social Justice
- Psychology of Women & Gender
Recent Scholarly Activities
Publications
- King, S, B. (2010). Military Social Influence: A primer for civilian scholars.
Analysis of Social Issues and Public Policy (A journal published by the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues).
- King, S.B. and McSharry, K. (2005). Integrating Holocaust education in a first-year seminar on values and ethics. Proceedings of the Sixth Annual Meeting of the National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education, Greensburg, PA.
- King, Sara. (2004). PSYOP and persuasion: Applying social psychology and becoming an informed citizen. Teaching of Psychology. Winter, 31 (1), 27-30.
Presentations
- Brescoach, S. & King, S. (2008). Higher justice: Teaching social justice at a small university. Appalachian Women Studies Association, Huntington, WV.
- King, S., Menis, D., and Cadwallader, R. (2005)."Two Approaches to Learning Communities: The Honors Model and the Honor-Like Generalist Model for the Career-Minded First-Year Student." 18th International Conference on The First-Year Experience, July 11-14, 2005, Southampton, England.
Professional Memberships
- American Psychological Association
- Psychologists for Social Responsibility
- Association of American Colleges & Universities