Psychology Department
Dr. Guy Boysen

Dr. Guy Boysen

Research

My research generally integrates clinical/counseling issues, education, and social psychology methods.  For example, I have assessed the effectiveness of the multicultural courses counselor trainees must take using a measure of bias that is subtle and difficult to control.  Also, I frequently explore the effect that learning about biological influences on behavior has on mental illness stigma.  In another ongoing project I am exploring incidents of bias that occur in college classrooms and the possible methods for reducing their effects.  Every semester I have several students working with me on these and other research projects, and I encourage interested students to contact me to learn more about possible research opportunities. 

Selected Publications

Boysen, G. A., Fisher, M., DeJesus, M., Vogel, D. L., & Madon, S. (2011). The mental health stereotype about gay men: The relation between gay men’s self-stereotype and stereotypes about heterosexual women and lesbians. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 30, 329-360.

Boysen, G. A., Vogel, D. L., Cope, M. A., & Hubbard, A. (2009).  Incidents of bias in the classroom:  Teacher and student perceptions.  Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 4, 219 - 231. 

Boysen, G. A., & Vogel, D. L. (2008). The relationship between level of training, implicit bias, and multicultural competency among counselor trainees. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 2, 103-110.

Teaching

I primarily consider myself a generalist educator, which means that I love all of psychology and strive to facilitate a similar appreciation of the field among students. The courses I teach tend to reflect that broad outlook and include Introductory Psychology, History of Psychology, the Unconscious, and Research Methods. My background is in counseling; therefore, I also teach about clinical issues in such courses as Abnormal Psychology and Counseling. Although students can expect me to use a wide variety of teaching methods in my courses, my overall goal as a teacher is to facilitate learning by having students actively think, read, and communicate.

Department and University Service

I am the Subject Pool Coordinator for the department, which means that I supervise the use of students as participants in research. Also, I am the Co-Adviser for the local chapter of Psi Chi, which is the international honor society for psychology.

National Leadership Roles

I serve as a Consulting Editor for Teaching of Psychology, which is a journal that publishes research on effective educational practices in the discipline. I am also actively involved in the Society for the Teaching of Psychology. Recently, I have evaluated grant applications for the society, and I was a member of a task force on model teacher competencies.

Selected Student - Faculty Collaboration

Bauza, E., & Boysen, G. A.  (2011, April). Classroom bias: How students think it should be handled. Poster presented at the Western Pennsylvania Undergraduate Psychology Conference and SUNY Fredonia Student Research and Creativity Exposition. 

Gabreski, J., & Boysen, G. A.  (2011, April). The effects of dangerousness and causal explanations on stigma toward schizophrenia. Poster presented at the Western Pennsylvania Undergraduate Psychology Conference and SUNY Fredonia Student Research and Creativity Exposition. 

Foulke, K., & Boysen, G. A.  (2011, April). The effects of causal explanations on mental illness stigma. Poster presented at the SUNY Fredonia Student Research and Creativity Exposition. 

Lorenzetti, M., & Boysen, G. A.  (2011, April). The effects of subliminal priming on memory. Poster presented at the Western Pennsylvania Undergraduate Psychology Conference and SUNY Fredonia Student Research and Creativity Exposition. 

Van Bergen, A., Walsh, E., & Boysen, G. A.  (2011, April). A review of dissociative identity disorder research: 2000-2011. Poster presented at the SUNY Fredonia Student Research and Creativity Exposition. 

Westphal, A., & Boysen, G. A.  (2011, April). Consumer bias in print advertising. Poster presented at the SUNY Fredonia Student Research and Creativity Exposition. 

Switzer, B. A., & Boysen, G. (2009).  The impact of religiosity and attribution theory on attitudes toward addiction and cancer.  Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 12, 241 - 245.