D.  RENE  VERRY

Curriculum Vita: September, 1999
Contents of Vita

Academic Background

Papers / Posters Presented

Dissertation & Thesis Titles

Workshops Presented

Areas of Specialization & Research

Supervised Student Research

Teaching Areas

Grants

Teaching Experience

University Service

Administrative  Experience

Continuing Education & Development

Professional Consulting

Community Service

Professional Reviewing

Academic Honors

Publications

Professional Affiliations

 Academic Background
  • Purdue University, Ph.D., Experimental Psychology (1985)
  • Trinity University at San Antonio, M.A., Experimental Psychology (1977)
  • James Madison University, B.S., Psychology Summa Cum Laude with Distinction in Psychology (1975)

Dissertation & Thesis Titles 
  • The Role of the Instrumental Response in Serial Pattern Learning: S-R and S-S Effects (E. John Capaldi, dissertation director)
  • Simultaneous Positive Contrast with Alley Color or Ordinal Trial Number as Discriminative Cues (L. R. Stanley, thesis director)

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 Areas of Specialization & Research

 Animal Learning and Memory 

Reward Schedule Effects 

 Discrimination Learning Counting 

 Environmental Enrichment 

Serial Pattern Learning 

Sexual Harassment 

Teaching Areas (R = Courses regularly taught) 
  •  Introductory Psychology (R)
  • Experimental Psychology (R)
  •  Industrial / Organizational (R)
  • Sensation & Perception (R)
  •  Principles of Learning (R)
  • JMS Project Supervisor (R)
  • JMS Social Science Honors Seminar: Gender in the Workforce (R)
  • Service Learning Projects Supervisor (R)
  • JMS Pilot Topics Seminar: Beliefs, Values, & Moral Reasoning
  • University Orientation 
  • Internships 
  • Directed & Independent Studies 

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Teaching Experience
 1986-present

Assistant Professor of Psychology at Millikin University where responsibilities include teaching 12-13 credit hours per semester, advising of undergraduates, and departmental and committee assignments. In addition, taught a section of the University Orientation program each fall 1985-1990. Occasionally teach honors courses (e.g., social science honors seminar) for the James Millikin Scholars Honors program.
1984-1985 Instructor at Millikin University where responsibilities included teaching 12-13 credit hours per semester.
1978-1984 Research Assistant at Purdue University on federally funded animal research projects dealing with incentive contrast effects, instrumental blocking, counting, and serial pattern discrimination learning where responsibilities included developing research methodology, data collection and analysis, and the training and supervision of undergraduate research assistants.
1983 Graduate Instructor for undergraduate course Introduction to Learning at Purdue University where responsibilities included text selection, course design, lecture development, and testing.
1984 (Spring)

Psychology for undergraduates Spring 1984 where responsibilities included teaching a weekly lab in different areas of psychology illustrating the principles and problems in conducting experimental research.
1979-1980 Teaching Assistant at Purdue University to Experimental Psychology Lab course.
1975-1977 Teaching Assistant at Trinity University for undergraduate learning, statistics, and physiology courses.
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Administrative Experience

1997-present

Chair of the Millikin University Human Participants Institutional Review Board (IRB) where responsibilities included rewriting the University's human participants policy, developing review request forms and instructions, creation of the IRB web homepage, as well as, assignment of research proposals for review, and record keeping for the IRB.
1993-present Coordinator of the Millikin University Undergraduate Research Poster Symposium (UGPS). Responsibilities include development of program guidelines, instructions to participants, and entry form, creation of the UGPS web homepage, creation of the long and short program of session participants, organization of the session, and management of the program and awards budget.
1995 Co-chaired the Ethics & Values Study Group with Dr. Ed Yonan. Responsibilities included organizing meetings,making presentations, and writing the draft and final study group report for the New Program of Student Learning with Dr. Yonan.
1994-1995 Chair of the Council on Global Issues where responsibilities included working with council members on program organization, working with University Relations on event publicity, grant writing for additional program support, management of a $9,000 budget, and nomination of speakers of the 1994 Fall Convocation and 1995 Moore Lecturer.
1989-1991 Writing consultant for the Social Sciences Division where responsibilities included developing and disseminating "writing to learn" activities, divisional programs implementing "writing to learn" activities, development of a writing to learn manual, writing a newsletter, and participation in the Writing in the Disciplines committee.
1987-1991 Faculty Forum Coordinator at Millikin where responsibilities included recruiting speakers, program organization and publicity, facility booking, and annual report.

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Professional Consulting

 1998 / 1999

Reader for the ETS Psychology Advanced Placement Test.
1996 (10/1) Presentation to the Illinois Department of Employment Security dealing with recognizing and avoiding harassing behaviors in the workplace -- Avoiding Sexual Harassment in Workplace Interactions - Appropriate Behavior Shouldn’t End Cordial Relations in the Office.
1994 Outside Institutional Reviewer on tenure case for a psychology faculty member at Beloit College.
1986 In-Service workshop for Planned Parenthood of Decatur, where responsibilities included the development of a questionnaire and direction of the workshop to improve staff interaction and communication.
1985-present Administering test batteries, and supervising standardized tests for American College Testing and Educational Testing Service. Regularly administer the ACT and occasionally the TOEFL. Have also acted as back-up test site supervisor for the ACT, SAT and TOEFL when regular site supervisor is unable to give the test.
1987-1993 Field Interviewer for the Institute of Survey Research at Temple University on National Institutes of Health projects of the National Survey of Families and Households and the National Child and Adolescent Survey where responsibilities included screening households and conducting structured interviews with eligible respondents. In 1993, acted as a field interviewer on the follow-up, National Survey of Family and Households - Wave II, using laptop computers and CAPI software to conduct personal interviews.
1990-1991 Field Interviewer for the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago on the Department of Labor's program evaluation on the original survey (1990) and follow-up (1991) of the Job Training Partnership program where responsibilities included locating respondents and conducting a structured interview. Received a monetary performance bonus for production and efficiency in case completion.
1986-1987 Research Design Consultant for Wright Co. where responsibilities included developing 3 research protocols; project control of one of the research protocols (involving training and supervising a research assistant, analyzing and writing the project report). This report was part of a data base submitted to the FDA as part of the product licensing process.
1985-1986 SYNDECO Exit Interviewer at Clinton Power Station where responsibilities included interviewing and writing technical reports regarding nuclear safety concerns of workers at the plant site
1977 Contract research technician at Trinity University on a doctoral dissertation on human serial pattern learning where responsibilities included scheduling and testing subjects.

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Professional Reviewing

1998-present

Reviewer for Psi Chi: The Journal of Undergraduate Research.

1996-present

Reviewer for the Teaching of Psychology, the official journal of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology, Divsion II of the American Psychological Association.  
1993-present Reviewer for the American Psychological Association's Division II: Division on the Teaching of Psychology annual Conference Program proposals.
1988-present Reviewer Introductory psychology texts for Holt, Rinehart, & Winston, and Macmillan Publishing Co.
1992-1995 Reviewer for Introductory Psychology, Experimental, and Learning syllabi for the American Psychology Association: Division Two -Project Syllabus.
1989 Prepared and presented workshop for Decatur Area Music Teachers - Cognitive and Learning Styles: Background, Applications and Cautions For Incorporation in Music Pedagogy.
1990 Reviewed grants for Sigma Delta Epsilon, Graduate Women in Science.
1984 Reviewed National Science Foundation Grants.

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Publications (Peer-reviewed) 
  • Verry, D. R. (1999). Don’t take touch for granted: An interview with Susan Lederman.  In K. G. Duffy (Ed.), Annual Editions: Psychology 99/00 (29th ed.). Guilford, CT: Dushkin / McGrawhill. (Reprinted from Teaching of Psychology, 25(1), 64-67)
  • Verry, D. R. (1998). Don’t take touch for granted: An interview with Susan Lederman. Teaching of Psychology, 25(1), 64-67.
  • Verry, D. R. (1998, Spring). Memory in a can: Using air fresheners to demonstrate odor memory phenomena. Interactions, 3(1), pp. 1,9.
  • Capaldi, E. J., Nawrocki, T. M., Miller, D. J., & Verry, D. R. (1986). Time between events as a retrieval cue: Recall and the temporal similarity between the storage and retrieval intervals. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes, 12, 258-269.
  • Capaldi, E. J., Nawrocki, T. M., Miller, D. J., & Verry, D. R. (1986). Grouping, chunking, memory, and learning. The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 38, 53-80.
  • Capaldi, E. J., Nawrocki, T. M., Miller, D. J., & Verry, D. R. (1985).  An examination into some variables said to affect serial learning. Animal Learning and Behavior, 13, 129-136.
  • Capaldi, E. J., Nawrocki, T. M., & Verry, D. R. (1984). Stimulus control in instrumental discrimination learning and reinforcement schedule situations. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes, 10, 46-55.
  • Capaldi, E. J., Verry, D. R., Nawrocki, T. M., & Miller, D. J. (1984). Serial learning, interitem associations, phrasing cues, interference, overshadowing, chunking, memory and extinction. Animal Learning and Behavior, 12, 7-20.
  • Capaldi, E. J., Nawrocki, T. M., & Verry, D. R. (1983). The nature of anticipation: An inter- and intraevent process. Animal Learning and Behavior, 11, 193-198.
  • Capaldi, E. J., Nawrocki, T. M., & Verry, D. R. (1982). Difficult serial anticipation learning in rats: Rule encoding vs. memory. Animal Learning and Behavior, 10, 167-170.
  • Capaldi, E. J., Verry, D. R., & Nawrocki, T. M. (1982). Multiple Hedonic memory: Memory for more than one event in rats. Animal Learning and Behavior, 10, 351- 357.
  • Capaldi, E. J., Verry, D. R., & Nawrocki, T. M. (1982). Alley section effects on blocking. Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society, 20, 109-111.
  • Capaldi, E. J., & Verry, D. R. (1981). Serial order anticipation learning in rats: Memory for multiple hedonic events and their order. Animal Learning and Behavior, 9, 441-453.
  • Capaldi, E. J., Verry, D. R., & Davidson, T. L. (1980). Memory, serial anticipation pattern learning, and transfer in rats. Animal Learning and Behavior, 8, 575-585.
  • Capaldi, E. J., Verry, D. R., & Davidson, T. L. (1980). Why rule encoding by animals in serial learning remains to be established. Animal Learning and Behavior, 8, 691-692.

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Papers & Posters Presented (Peer-reviewed)
  • Verry, D. R., Adams-Curtis, L. E., & Tomek, S. (1996). Enrichment of spider monkey, (Ateles geoffroyi, and Ateles fuscipeces), habitat at a community zoo: An opportunity for student research. Poster presentation at the annual Animal Behavior Society Midwest Regional Conference.
  • Verry, D. R. (1996). Integrating course content & enhancing person-work congruence using career person interviews. Poster presentation at the Teaching Institute at the annual American Psychological Society meeting, San Francisco, CA.
  • Verry, D. R. (1996). "Student Right to Know and Campus Security Act:" A skeptical inquiry of deficiency and contamination in operational definitions. Poster presentation at the annual  Midwestern Psychological Association meeting.
  • Verry, D. R. (1995). Using a Degraded Visual Stimulus to Illustrate Perceptual Processing and Dyslexia. Presentation of a pedagogic method in multi-presenter program "Saturday Morning Live!" at the 12th Annual Mid-America Conference on the Teaching of Psychology.
  • Verry, D. R. (1995). A Flexible Method for Teaching APA Format Referencing. Poster presentation at the 12th Annual Mid-America Conference on the Teaching of Psychology.
  • Verry, D. R. (1994). On Wing and Paw: Demonstrating Learning Phenomena with a Hawk, Capuchin Monkey, Guide Dog, and Police Dog. Poster presentation at the 11th Annual Mid-America Conference on the Teaching of Psychology.
  • Verry, D. R. (1990). Using Cartoons to Illustrate Principles in Introductory and Advanced Classes. Paper & presentation to Midwestern Psychological Association: Council of Undergraduate Teachers of Psychology.
  • Verry, D. R. (1987). Lump Detection in Females Using Their Preferred Hand With and Without the "Sensor Pad" A Touch Enhancer. Poster presentation at the annual Midwestern Psychological Association meetings.
  • Verry, D. R., & Stanley, L. R. (1977). Simultaneous positive contrast with alley color or ordinal trial number as discriminative cue: Elation or inhibition? Paper presented at the Southwestern Psychological Association.
  • Stanley, L. R., & Verry, D. R. (1976). Goal events vs. external events as cues for successive discrimination in the rat. Paper presented at the Southwestern Psychological Association.
  • Stanley, L. R., Costello, R. A., & Verry, D. R. (1976). PCE as a function of location and magnitude of intertrial reinforcement. Paper presented at the Southwestern Psychological Association.
  • Stanley, L. R., Costello, R. A., & Verry, D. R. (1976). Intertrial reinforcement and positive contrast effects in rats. Paper presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association.

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 Workshops Presented (Peer-reviewed)
  • Verry, D. R. (1997). Serving to Learn, Learning to Serve: A Dialogue About Incorporating Service Learning as a Course Objective. Presentation on incorporating service learning as part of the pedagogy in psychology courses at the 14th Annual Mid-America Conference on the Teaching of Psychology.
  • 2nd Annual Conference for Community Service Coordinators (6/3-4/97). Participant and panelist where I described the non-traditional service learning projects I have been supervising at Scovill Zoo.
  • Verry, D. R. & Grosofsky, A. (10/1996). The Skin Senses: Temperature, Touch, & Pain. Invited presentation of a workshop at the 13th annual Mid-America Conference on the Teaching of Psychology.
  • Verry, D. R., & Grosofsky, A. (10/1995). Critical Thinking Exercises: Discovering Psychology's Assumptions, Values, and Methods. Invited presentation of a workshop at the 12th Annual Mid-America Conference on the Teaching of Psychology.
  • Grosofsky, A., & Verry, D. R. (10/1995). Sensation and Perception: Effective Demonstrations and Labs on a Shoestring Budget. Invited presentation of a workshop at the 12th Annual Mid-America Conference on the Teaching of Psychology. 

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Supervised Student Research
  • Jensen, T. (1999). The Power of Sound: The Socio-economic Effects of Cochlear Implants on Deaf Children. (James Millikin Scholar Senior Research Thesis).
  • Horrall, M. (1999). Adoption Choices & Family Attitudes: A Survey of Birthmothers. (James Millikin Scholar Senior Research Thesis).
  • Verry, D. R., Adams-Curtis, L. E., & Tomek, S. (1996). Enrichment of spider monkey, (Ateles geoffroyi, and Ateles fuscipeces), habitat at a community zoo: An opportunity for student research. Research presented at the poster session at the annual Animal Behavior  Society Midwest Regional Conference.
  • Britton, F., Ciresi, L., Jaberg, P. , Moline, T., Pauley, B., & Williams, K. (1996). Does it happen: Incidents of Sexual Harassment on Millikin University’s Campus. (JMS Social Science Seminar Research Project).
  • Hany, L., Hubbell, A., Jones, J., Leeck, R., Stevens, S., & Wilson, N. (1996). Sexual harassment prevention and resolution: A suggested policy for Millikin University. (JMS Social Science Seminar Research Project).
  • Pressl, S. (1993). Sex-roles as a hinderance to safe-sex behavior for females. (Independent Study).
  • Pursell, C. (1991). The role of external rewards on the recycling behavior of local citizens. (James Millikin Scholar Senior Research Thesis).

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Grants

1999

Office of Institutional Research & Assessment of Millikin University Summer Grant to write and organize the documents that will begin the process of departmental program review during the 1999-2000 academic year.

1999 

Millikin S.L.A.D. Grant/Loan ($423.00) to assist with funding the Take Back the Night March co-sponsored by Growing Strong Sexual Assault Center (GSSAC). Part of the grant was used to purchase tee shirts that were sold as a fund raiser for GSSAC and publicity for the march.

1999 

Millikin S.L.A.D. Grant ($103.00) to assist with funding the Millikin Undergraduate Research Poster Symposium.
1998 

Illinois Campus Compact for Community Service Travel mini-grant - wrote and received grant ($130.51) to cover travel expenses to MACTOP conference to present service learning workshop. 
1998 Partnerships for Health & Higher Education Project (AAC & U Grant obtained by Deb Slayton - funded participant ($50) for incorporating AIDS material into Experimental and Introductory Psychology courses.
1998 Millikin S.L.A.D. Grant to assist with the funding of the Undergraduate Research Poster Symposium - wrote and received ($241.28) grant to partially cover the costs of the poster symposium operating budget.
1997 Mini-proposal for Summer NSF Grant #9653676 - Creating Linkage Through Institution-wide Reform of the Science Curriculum - applied and received summer stipend to work on a lab module for the new interdisciplinary science course in the New Program of Student Learning.
 1997 Small Faculty Grant to attend and participate in the 3rd International Conference on Enviornmental Enrichment - a 4-day conference focusing on ways to improve captive animal (zoo) habitat.
1996 CIC Summer Service Learning Faculty Fellowship. Wrote and received funding ($2,000) to work at Scovill Zoo, teaching Zoo Crew classes to 7th and 8th graders, and supervising a teaching intern and a research intern. Fellowship work at Scovill Zoo was performed to better understand zoo needs and develop a Lab for my Principles of Learning class, as well as develop an ongoing service learning program for college students at the zoo.
1995 JMS Creative Classroom Grant. Co-wrote grant with Dr. Ed Yonan, and received funding ($750) to develop JMS pilot course "Beliefs, Values and Moral Reasoning" to be taught Spring 1996.
 1995 Grant ($250) from the National Sciences Foundation, and the Program for the Study of Cultural Values & Ethics at the University of Illinois, College of Agriculture, Liberal Arts & Sciences, and Veterinary Medicine to participate in the weeklong ethics workshop at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
1994 Decatur Area Arts Council Grant. Wrote and received funding ($400) to bring MPAACT theartre group to Decatur.
1994 Decatur Human Relations Commission Grant. Wrote and received funding ($550) to bring MPAACT theartre group to Decatur.
1992 Millikin Small Faculty Grant. Funded attendance at the Great Lakes College Association's workshop on Course Design and Teaching.
1987 Millikin Small Faculty Grant. Funded attendance at the 9th Annual Institute on the Teaching of Psychology.
1986 NSF Instrumentation Grant. (Not Funded). Wrote grant for building and equipment funding for the new animal facility.
1984 National Institutes of Health Research Training Award. Awarded and funded but unable to accept due to Millikin teaching contract commitment.

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University Service 

Committee Assignments:
  • Behavioral Sciences Department Webmaster (8/99 to present).
  • Outside member on the Religion Search Committee (Spring, 1999).
  • Millikin University Human Participants Institutional Review Board, Chair, (1997-present).
  • Millikin Undergraduate Annual Research Poster Symposium, Coordinator (1993-present).
  • Co-chair of the Ethics & Values Study Group for the New Program of Student Learning curriculum planning (1995).
  • Council on Global Issues, Social Sciences Division Representative (1993-present, Chair for 1993-94 Africa program).
  • Strategic Planning Group #8: Defining and Developing Millikin's New Ventures (1994).
  • Advising Day For the Arts & Sciences Committee (1994).
  • Committee on Civic and Social Responsibility (1990-1991).
  • Writing in the Disciplines, Social Sciences Division Representative (1985-1991, secretary-1986).
  • Faculty and Faculty Welfare, Social Sciences Division Representative (1986-1990, Vice-Chair, 1989).
  • James Millikin Scholars committee (1986-1987).
  • Animal Facility and Care Committee (1986-1987).
  • Curriculum Committee of the College of College of Arts & Sciences (1986-1987).

Faculty Advisor:
  • Hand-in-Hand (Co-advisor, 8/99 to present)
  • Behavioral Sciences Club (1986-1994, 1995-present). 
  • Black Emphasis Association (1991-1994).

 University Presentations:
  • Millikin Presidential Inaugural National Symposium on Undergraduate - invited panelist on the Education Ethical & Communal Perspectives: Educating the Whole Person (9/10/99).
  • Verry, D. R. (1994, Spring). Millikin Faculty Forum presentation - Research Ethics and Scientific Misconduct.
  • Cohn, C., Jensen, N., & Verry, D. R. (1989). Millikin Faculty Forum presentation"The Future of The Academic Workplace in Liberal Arts Colleges:"A Report of the Millikin Survey Results and CIC Conference.
  • Verry, D. R. (1987). Millikin Faculty Forum presentation or a workshop on Writing to Learn: "Sharing Writing Exercises and Assignments Across the Disciplines."
  • Carter, J., Cohn, C., Jacobs, J., Rauff, J., Reyman, R., & Verry, D. R. (1989). Fall Faculty Forum presentation - "Writing to Learn Activities That Work."
  • Verry, D. R. (1986). Millikin Faculty Forum presentation - Psychology and Science: Seven Deadly Myths.
  • Verry, D. R. (1986). Millikin Faculty Forum presentation - Now You Feel It, Now You Don't: A Device That Enhances The Sense of Touch.
  • Verry, D. R. (1984). Millikin Faculty Forum presentation Can Rats Learn Telephone Numbers: Serial Pattern Learning in Infrahumans.   
  • Verry, D. R. (1986). Now You Feel It, Now You Don't: A Device That Enhances The Sense of Touch. Presentation to student nurses in the Nursing Seminar Program.

 Miscellaneous University Service Activities:
  • Redesigned and created new documents for the Behavioral Sciences Department Webpage (Summer, 1999).
  • Redesigned and created new parts of the Behavioral Sciences Departmental Handbook for Majors & Minors (Summer, 1999).
  • Participated in the Mini-Retreat on future directions for the College of Arts & Sciences (4/27/99).
  • Co-organized the Millikin campus Take Back the Night March as part of the Service Learning Project for the JMS Social Science Seminar class (4/8/99).
  • Participated in the Faculty/President Discussion Meetings: Lab / Studio Based Instruction (4/6/99).
  • Department Preview for New Students - helped develop progam materials, and designed and ran 1/2 of the 4hr program for prospective students (4/17/98).
  • Invited faculty to participate in interview with the candidate for the Director of Public Relations position in University Relations (11/20/97).
  • Developed and presented, with SURF research assistant, 2 day, 4hr training program on recognizing and reporting sexual harassment for Millikin Resident Advisors & Hall Directors (1997, Summer).
  • Participated in the Campaign for Science, capital campaign kick-off for the new science building displaying poster on SURF research project - Environmental Enrichment of Spider Monkeys (5/17/97).
  • Departmental search committee for Experimental Psychologist opening (1997, Spring).
  • Host Family Program for International Students - to date host family for 4 students from Bulgaria, Bahamas, Sri Lanka, and Japan (1992 - present).
  • Departmental representative to Millicamp / Freshman Camp (1985-1997).
  • Summer O & R advising (1986-1996, 1998-present).
  • JMS & Presidental Scholars Interviewing (1987-1991, 1991-1997).
  • Verry, D. R. Abnormal, Eccentric, Or Normal? Presentation of 2 session mini-course at Millicamp for freshmen and guests. (1995, 1996).
  • Invited faculty participant in Millikin's 3hr. Self-Defense for women students (9/11/95).
  • Council of Independent Colleges. Millikin University representative, Group Leader for "Balancing Faculty Roles In The Quest For Excellence," and discussant in other programs (6/20-22/88).
  • Program facilitator at the Residence Hall Association Retreat. (4/12/88).


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Continuing Education & Development
  • Participated in the 1999 International Conference on Feminist Economics for information used in teaching Industrial - Organizational Psychology and Gender in the Workforce (6/17-19/99).
  • Ameritech/ACI Faculty Development Technology Workshop on Intermediate Web - Session 1 (7/2/99).
  • Mid-America Conference for Teachers of Psychology - participant in 2-day pedagogy workshop (10/98).
  • Ameritech/ACI Faculty workshop on Intro to the Internet: Improving College Teaching and Learning Via the World Wide Web - participant in 2 day workshop learning how to create web pages and use the internet in teaching (7/98).
  • 3rd International Conference on Enviornmental Enrichment - attended and participated in a 4-day conference focusing on ways to improve captive animal (zoo) habitat.
  • "Missing People and Others: Joining Together to Expand the Circle" by Arturo Madrid. Participation in the faculty discussion of Madrid article (4/2/97). Sponsored by a Lilly Foundation grant.
  • Lilly Diversity Workshop. (11/13/96). Participated in day-long workshop dealing with sensitive topics and teacheable moments pertaining to race, gender, sex, disabilities, and other sensitive issues.
  • What is Multicultural Teaching and Course Design? (9/23/95). Participant in day-long workshop on incorporating multicultural issues into courses. Sponsored by a Lilly Foundation Grant.
  • Millikin Faculty Workshop on the New Program of Student Learning. (1995, Fall). Participant in faculty workshop on the new liberal learning curriculum.
  • Bioethics Institute '95. (5/95). Selected for paid participation ($250) in week-long bioethics workshop at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign sponsored by National Sciences Foundation, Program for the Study of Cultural Values and Ethics at the University of Illinois, and the Colleges of Agriculture, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Veterinary Medicine.
  • Religious Emphasis Week. (4/10/95). Participant in the two formal programs presented by Dr. Robert Ashmore dealing with ethics and morals. Also discussed the Ethics and Values Study Group's proposal and curriculum deliberations regarding the new liberal learning curriculum with Dr. Ashmore.
  • Illinois Women's Public Policy Workshop. (10/93). Participant in the conference and workshop on "Everything To Gain: Women Seizing Power."
  • Provost's Formal Brown Bag Luncheon. (9/93). Invited discussant in the formal brown bag faculty-student program on Affirmative Action.
  • Millikin Teaching and Learning Consultant Workshops. (9/93). Participant in the "Portfolios and Other Contemporary Methods of Assessment" workshop presented by Dr. Angelo Collins.
  • Illinois Women's Public Policy Workshop. (10/92). Participant in the conference and workshop on "Women in the 21st Century: Race, Ethnicity, Politics, and Policy."
  • Decatur Area Women's Network. (10/92). Participant in the 10th anniversary celebration and round table discussions on "Leadership Styles" and "Being a Team Player."
  • Great Lakes Colleges Association. (6/92). Participant in a 6 day workshop on Course Design and Teaching redesigning Industrial / Organizational Psychology course.
  • Taking the Lead - Leadership Development Program D7 at the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign. (3/92). Participant in the workshop on "Understanding Gender Differences and Management Styles."
  • "Twenty-four Hours to Enhance Your Teaching Effectiveness". (2/93). Participant in an 8 week 3hr workshop where participants engaged in micro-teaching, syllabus development, discussions on motivation of students, pedagogy, student development and communication skills, and development of teaching portfolios.
  • Millikin Teaching and Learning Consultant Workshops. (8/92). Participant in the "Is Your Classroom Climate Chilly?" workshop presented by Dr. Bernice Resnick Sandler.
  • Millikin Teaching and Learning Consultant Workshops. (4/91). Participant in the workshop "What to do When Your Students Disrupt Your Teaching" with Dr. Darlene Hoffman.
  • Woodrow Wilson Public Service Fellow program. (4/91). Participant in a series of programs given to me and my colleague's classes by Dr. Les Solomon, Chief of the Training Branch for International Statistical Programs Center for the Bureau of the Census.
  • Decatur Area Labor-Management Committee Workshop. (1990). Participant in workshop on Employee Assistance Programs.
  • Millikin Faculty Workshop. (1990,Fall). Participant in the workshop "Strategies for Motivating Students to Become Active, Responsible Learners" with Dr. Peter Frederick.
  • Millikin Writing in the Disciplines Workshop. (1990, Spring). Participant in the "Designing Writing Assignments" workshop with Dr. Paul Levitt, and Writing Consultant aide in follow-up in-house "writing to learn" assignment development.
  • Millikin Teaching and Learning Consultant Workshops. (1989,Fall). Participant in the "Taking a Look at Student Motivation" workshop with Darlene Hoffman and "Promoting Higher Level Reasoning" with Larry Lovell-Troy.
  • Millikin Faculty Workshop. (1989, Fall). Faculty and writing consultant participant in "Writing to Learn" workshop with William Zinsser.
  • Millikin Arts and Sciences Faculty Workshop. (1988-1989). Participant in the Grants Workshop I and II dealing with identification of sources and preparation of grants.
  • Religious Emphasis Week. (1988, Spring). Participant in a program with Dr. Moberg.
  • Millikin Writing In The Disciplines Workshop. (8/18-19/87). Participant in an integrating writing to learn exercises workshop with Dr. Barbara Nodine.
  • Millikin Arts and Sciences Workshop -- Follow-up to Faculty Lives: Vitality and Change (4/87). Participant in workshop.
    Third Challenge of Religion Lecture with Dr. Browning. (Spring/87). Discussant.
  • Millikin Arts and Sciences Workshop on Faculty Lives: Vitality and Change. (2/87). Participant in workshop.
  • Ninth Annual Institute on the Teaching of Psychology. (1/87). Participant in 3 day teaching pedagogy workshop.
  • Third Annual Pre-semester Teaching Workshop---Diversity in the Classroom: How Can We Accommodate It? (Fall/86). Participant in the workshop with Dr. Lovell-Troy.
  • Computer Workshop at Millikin University. (4/86). Participant in Ethical and Social Dimensions of Computing Technology with Dr. Moore.
  • Millikin Workshop on Teaching Effectiveness. (Fall/86). Participant in 4-week program on Course Design with Dr. Lovell-Troy.
  • Millikin Workshop On Teaching Effectiveness. (Fall/85). Participant in workshop on Improving Teaching and Learning: New Ways of Using the Library in Academic Assignments.
  • Scientists Center for Animal Welfare -- Animals and The Scientist Conference. (5/85). Participant in program dealing with current issues in using animals in laboratory research, recent revisions in federal regulations for care and use of animals in research, and special problems of small institutions conducting animal research (Aspen Institute).

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Community Service 
  •  Psychology Today presentation (annually) on careers in psychology and demonstration of the Millikin Human Subjects laboratory to Ms. Trudy Horseman's psychology class from Behthany High School (1995-present).
  • Presentation and discussion on Avoiding Sexual Harassment: Commonsense and Courtesy in the Workplace for the Sunday program at the Unitarian Universalist fellowship of Decatur (5/11/97)
  • Spent 3 days during spring break with Alternative Break helping to renovate a home for the Near Westside Restoration & Preservation Society for ultimate purchase by a low income family (1997, Spring).
  • Verry, D. R. Avoiding Sexual Harassment in Workplace Interactions - Appropriate Behavior Shouldn’t End Cordial Relations in the Office. A presentation to the Noon Optimists Club dealing with recognizing and avoiding sexually harassing behaviors in the workplace (10/29/96).
  • Verry, D. R. Behavioral Research with Primates at the Zoo. Presentation of two programs for 5th and 6th grade at-risk elementary school students enrolled in a summer school program - Summer Outreach ’96 sponsored by IASA Title I Grant - Helping Disadvantaged Children Meet High Standards (7/96).
  • Interviewed for article "At Our Own Risk" in Good Housekeeping magazine. Article dealt with the research conducted for the Wright Co., Decatur, IL, for FDA licensing of the Sensor Pad. Article cited my research, noting I am a professor at Millikin University (2/96).
  • Loaned Millikin international Christmas ornaments for the Millikin tree entry in the Sympony of Trees program at the Decatur Civic Center (12/95).
  • Participated in the North East End Community Fund food drive (12/95).
  • V.I.P. Red Cross Blood Donor (1984-present).
  • Verry, D. R. "Smell: Our Aromatic Window on the World." Sunday presentation to Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Decatur (1989, Spring).

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Academic Honors 
  • Article on research in the Millikin Quarterly (Vol. III, No. 2, Spring 1987).
  • Outstanding Young Women of America (1987, nominated 1986, 1985).
  • Summer David Ross Fellowship (1983).
  • Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society (Inducted at Purdue 1980-present).
  • Sigma Delta Epsilon, Graduate Women in Science (1979-1984).
  • Psi Chi Distinguished Service Award (1975).
  • Outstanding Senior in Psychology (1975).
  • Senior Honors Thesis - Graduated with Distinction (1975).
  • Psi Chi (member - 1973-1975, president - 1975).
  • Sigma Phi Lambda Honor Society (1971-1975).
  • Outstanding Junior in Psychology (1974).

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Professional Affiliations 
  • American Psychological Society (Member)
  • Division on the Teaching of Psychology: Division 2 of the APA (Affiliate Member)
  • Midwestern Psychological Association (Member)
  • Council of Teachers of Undergraduate Psychology (Member)
  • Phi Kappa Phi (Member, Chapter Secretary-Treasurer, 1997-present)
  • American Association of University Women (Member)

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