Chris Holle Professor • Department of Psychology My professional and research interests revolve around three main areas: Anxiety treatment, body image in men, and in teaching effectiveness and student retention.I am a licensed clinical psychologist. I was trained in anxiety assessment and cognitive behavioral treatment for anxiety and group therapy for social phobia at SUNY Albany where I obtained my Ph.D. in 1999. Working with anxiety patients led me to explore body image in men and its effect on psychological factors. My current interests are focused on teaching effectiveness; specifically the role of humor, empathy, and anxiety reduction in fostering student connections to their academic environment.My interest in teaching has led me to additional teaching experiences outside of William Paterson. I taught for four years in the W.E.B. Du Bois Scholars residential summer program at Princeton for high-achieving African-American and Latinx students attending secondary schools in New Jersey. And I have taught at the Cambridge University Study Abroad Program with Political Science in 2010. I have also held informal student get-togethers in the campus cafĂ© where we discuss topics informally and without the pressure and anxiety of a classroom. All of these experiences has focused my interest on exploring what makes students connect with their classes and what helps them continue with their classwork when they are struggling with their courses.While I conduct research myself, my emphasis has always been on student success conducting their own research. I have taught statistics and research methods for over twenty years, and I feel students often do not have enough opportunities to create, own and defend their own scholarship. Over the past several years, I have mentored and sponsored over sixty William Paterson students and together we have presented at regional and national professional academic conferences. To further this goal, I have been the faculty advisor for the Psi Chi honor society in psychology for fifteen years. Professional Interests Cognitive Behavioral treatment of anxiety disorders, with an emphasis on Panic and Social Phobia disorders; teaching of psychology particularly in the areas of student connection and affiliation in the classroom and student retention; How body image in males affect developmental and psychological factors. Degrees PhD Clinical Psychology, State University of New York at Albany Albany, NY BA Psychology, San Diego State University San Diego, CA Specialization Clinical Psychology, Anxiety Disorders, Male Body Image, Teaching of Psychology Licenses and Certifications 02/28/2001 Licensed Clinical Psychologist, New York State Licensing Board State Representative Publications Development and examination of the social appearance anxiety scale; , Assessment; Volume 15, 2008 Self-focus in social anxiety: Situational determinants of self and other schema activation; , Cognition and Emotion; Volume 17, 2003 The effects of blocked versus random presentation and semantic relatedness of stimulus words on response to a modified Stroop task among social phobics; , Cognitive Therapy and Research; Volume 21, 1997 Male body image: Self-perceived weight status and avoidance of body exposure; , Perceptual and motor skills; Volume 99, 2004 Quality of life in social phobia; , Depression and anxiety; 1996 Representative Presentations Processing Terrorism and Collective Trauma via the Psychology Classroom Psychology Learning and Teaching Conference Psychology Learning and Teaching Glasgow, 2004 Student Retention: An examination of a brief intervention Eastern Psychological Association Eastern Psychological Association New York, NY 2016 Using the Psychology Classroom to Process Terrorist Attacks Teaching Psychology Conference Teaching Psychology Conference Ellenville , NY 2003 Awards and Honors University Award for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching William Paterson University 05/01/2019 University Award for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching William Paterson University 05/01/2004 College of Humanities and Social Sciences Award for Faculty Teaching College of Humanities and Social Sciences 01/01/2017 Best Dedication to Student Research 11th Annual Psychology Research Conference 01/01/2003 Best Support of Student Research 10th Annual Psychology Research Conference 01/01/2002 Notable Courses Taught At the undergraduate levelGeneral PsychologyGeneral Psychology for advanced high school studentsHonors General PsychologyExperimental I: Applied Statistics Experimental II: Research Methods History and Systems of Psychology Theory of Personality Abnormal Psychology Sensation and Perception Psychology and Law at Cambridge University At the graduate levelClinical Methods II Orientation to the Profession Email 973 720 3401 2035 Hennings Science East By appointment
