Dr. Thomas C. Greene
St. Lawrence University News
Submitted by tgreene on Fri, 11/07/2008 - 12:00.
Professor & Chair, Psychology. Coordinator, User-Facility Planning
Courses I teach regularly:
Introductory Psychology, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Environmental Psychology
My research interests:
Architectural Psychology, Landscape Aesthetics, Cognitive Mapping, Sustainability and Behavior, Recreation Management, Behavior Settings, Brunswikian Methods
Sample student projects I have supervised:
On the Tip-of-the-Tongue: Using Names to Influence Recognition of Famous Male Voices
Defining a Sense of Places on a College Campus
Examples of presentations, exhibitions, performances and published work:
Bell, Greene, Fisher, & Baum (2001) Environmental Psychology, 5th edition. Erlbaum
Greene, T.C. (in press). Building for life: Understanding and designing the human-nature connection. [review of the Book]. Journal of Environmental Psychology.
Greene, T.C. & Lakatos, H., Hochstatter, K.L., & Fellows, M. (2005, April). Psychology and Design: Student participation in planning and design. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Phoenix, AZ.
Aspects of my teaching that students find most effective and interesting:
Problem-based, experiential and applied
Some ways I connect with students outside the classroom:
Facilities planning projects, hiking
Examples of connections between my research and my teaching:
I'm revising my textbook, which informs the environmental course. Facilities projects are featured in class lectures and projects.
My teaching philosophy:
Experientally oriented. I value creativity and risk-taking in addition to memorization.
Ways I offer service to my discipline and/or the University:
Coordinator of User-Facilities Planning for Science facilities, Arts Facilities, Java, Campus Landscape, etc. Outdoor Proggram Advisory Group, Techfest presenter
Examples of my work as a visiting scholar or guest at another institution:
Senior Consultant, Project Kaleidoscope: acted as a member of organization committee for a national conference, presenter at numerous facilities planning workshops, consultant to other campuses. Participant in a design charette that resulted in a new environmental learning center in Colorado.
My hobbies and/or personal interests:
Alpine skiing, x-country skiing, hiking, computer programing, kayaking, stained glass, gardening, juggling
My current projects:
Science Facility Planning, Arts Facility Planning, Helping to revise the campus master plan. New edition of my environmental psychology textbook.
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