Dr. Walter vom SaalBrief summary of vita• retired in 2007 as Professor of Psychology at State University of New York College at Oneonta. • taught at the graduate and undergraduate levels at Princeton University, Millersville University of Pennsylvania, and State University of New York. Current courses include General Psychology, Research Methods, Psychology of Human Sexuality, and Psychology of Adulthood and Aging. • served as academic vice president at SUNY Oneonta in the State University of New York system. • served as interim college president at SUNY Plattsburgh in the State University of New York system. • has been a licensed psychologist who has done individual therapy and has led numerous workshops and personal growth and training groups. • has received federal grants from National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Mental Health to conduct research, with numerous conference presentations, papers, and journal publications. • has received honors including BA degree summa cum laude from Columbia University, membership in Phi Beta Kappa and other honorary societies, selection to national Who's Who listings, and two state-wide Commonwealth of Pennsylvania teaching awards. • was co-author of the book Life After Work: Six Retirement Stories that can Change Your Life, published in 2007. |
Dr. Walter vom Saal: Full vitalast updated 10/2012 |
Walter vom Saal, Ph.D.Curriculum VitaHOME ADDRESS:103 Elm St. EDUCATION:B.A. (Psychology) -- Columbia University 1966 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:Fall 1969 to Spring 1974: Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Princeton University. Fall 1973 to Summer 1974 (leave of absence from Princeton): Assistant Director of Behavior Modification Programs, New Jersey Neuropsychiatric Institute (750-bed state facility). Fall 1974 to Fall 1979: Associate Professor of Psychology, Millersville University. Fall 1979 to Fall 1986: Professor of Psychology, Millersville University. Spring 1981 to Fall 1986: Chairperson, Department of Psychology, Millersville University. Fall 1986 to Spring 1987: Assistant Provost, Millersville University. Spring 1987 to February 1989: Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, Millersville University, Millersville, PA. February 1989 to June 1994. Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, State University of New York, College at Oneonta. July 1993 to January 1994. Interim President, State University of New York, College at Plattsburgh. July 1994 to March 2007. Professor, Department of Psychology, State University of New York, College at Oneonta. HONORS AND AWARDS:Phi Beta Kappa (1966). Columbia University B.A. degree summa cum laude (1966). National Science Foundation undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship (1964). Woodrow Wilson Fellowship (1966, declined) and NSF Graduate Fellowship (1966, declined). Faculty Fellowship, McMaster University (university-wide fellowship, 1966-1969, $5,000/year). Listed in American Men and Women of Science, 12th edition (1973), in Outstanding Young Men of America (1977, 1979), Who's Who in American Education, 5th edition (1995). Charter member, Millersville University chapter of Psi Chi honorary society (1989). Charter member, Millersville University chapter of Phi Kappa Phi honorary society (1979). Millersville University Certificate of Excellence in Teaching (1979). Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Teaching Fellow ($2,500 state-wide teaching award, 1979). Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Distinguished Teaching Chair ($3,500, highest state-wide teaching award, 1979). POST-DOCTORAL TRAINING:Summer 1975. Post-doctoral training at four-week residential Institute in Behavior Therapy under supervision of Dr. Joseph Wolpe, Eastern Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute and Temple University. 1977-1979. Training and experience in Human Relations Group Leadership. Participant, trainee, and co-leader in five-day off-campus workshop, January 1978, and three-day workshop, August 1978, both under National Training Laboratory (NTL) supervision. Participant, co-leader, and leader in ten one-day workshops. Trainee leader in five-day off-campus workshop, January 1979, under NTL supervision. Summer 1987. Harvard University Management Development Program. 1969-present. Attendance at numerous conventions, conferences, and workshops in the areas of psychology and behavior therapy, human relations, microcomputers, and management. TEACHING EXPERIENCE:1969-1973 (Princeton University): taught undergraduate courses in General Psychology and in Conditioning and Learning; taught several graduate seminars in learning; supervised three Ph.D. theses and four undergraduate honors theses. 1973-1974 (New Jersey Neuropsychiatric Institute): taught staff training programs in behavior modification for paraprofessionals, social workers, psychologists, and psychiatrists. 1974-1986 (Millersville University): Supervised 13 Masters Theses and 3 Undergraduate Honors Theses. Taught undergraduate courses in General Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Behavior Modification, Human Relations, Senior Seminar in Psychology, and Microcomputers in Education. Taught graduate courses in Research Methods, Behavior Therapy, Advanced Adolescent Psychology, Psychology of the Gifted, Classroom Discipline, and Classroom Microcomputer Applications. Developed several new courses, including: undergraduate course in Behavior Modification; advanced graduate course in Behavior Therapy; graduate workshop for teachers in Classroom Discipline; undergraduate course in Microcomputers in Education. Designed and taught noncredit continuing education courses in assertiveness training; workshops for teachers in classroom discipline, assertiveness, and coping with tension and stress. 1994-2006 (SUNY Oneonta): taught courses in the Psychology Department including Introductory Psychology, Adulthood and Aging, Human Sexuality, and Research Methods. CLINICAL EXPERIENCE:1973-1974. Experience conducting behavior modification groups with mentally ill clients, drug addicts, alcoholics, and prison inmates at New Jersey Neuropsychiatric Institute. 1977-1982. Experience leading Weight Control groups, Assertiveness Training groups, Values Clarification groups, Human Relations groups, and Personal Growth groups. 1978-1988. Licensed Psychologist in Pennsylvania (Certificate No. PS-002770-L). COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:1983-1984. Collaboration and consultation with Director of Lancaster County Alcohol Impaired Driving Program regarding long-term research project on personality predictors and treatment modalities for alcohol impaired drivers. 1981-1983. Consultant for development of Problem Drinking Awareness Program (intervention program for alcohol impaired drivers utilized by Lancaster County Courts). 1978-1984. Case consultations and staff development training at local mental health agencies and group homes for the mentally retarded. 1974-1989. More than 28 talks and invited presentations at Millersville University and to local groups and agencies. 1989-1994. Involvement in numerous community events and activities as college Provost at SUNY Oneonta. Board Member, Catskill Area School Study Council. 1993-1994. Involvement in numerous community events and activities as chief representative of SUNY Plattsburgh while serving as Interim President of that college. RESEARCH SUPPORT (major grants only):1970-1971. National Institutes of Health Grant #MH 18824, "Attention in Animal Discrimination Learning." Principal Investigator W. vom Saal. 1972-1973. National Institutes of Health Grant #MH 22161, "Investigation of Choice Behavior." Principal Investigator W. vom Saal. 1973-1974. National Science Foundation Grant #GB 36975, "Development of a General Model of Choice." Principal Investigator W. vom Saal. 1974-1976. National Science Foundation Grant #BMS 75-01157, "Development of a General Model of Choice." Principal Investigator W. vom Saal. 1984. Collaborated in research proposal by Director of Lancaster County Alcohol Impaired Driving Program, which was funded by Lancaster County MH/MR office. 1995. Co-developer for three-year grant from Foundation for Long Term Care, Inc., on student service-learning projects in elder care. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE:1969-1973. Administrative duties in Princeton University Psychology Department included serving as Undergraduate Departmental Representative, responsible for advisement of all undergraduate majors. 1973-1974. Administrative duties at New Jersey Neuropsychiatric Institute included supervising behavior modification programs for mentally ill patients, drug addicts, alcoholics, and prison inmates. Additional responsibilities included supervision of staff training programs for personnel within the institution and from other institutions. 1974-1980. Administrative responsibilities in Millersville University Psychology Department included serving as Chairperson of Student Evaluation and Grievance Committee, Graduate Program Coordinator, and Assistant Chairperson of the Department. 1978-1984. Membership on university-wide committees including Graduate Committee, Graduate Course Approval Committee (chairperson), Instructional Computer Users Committee, and University Facilities Committee. 1981-1986. Department Chair, Department of Psychology, Millersville University. Responsibilities included supervision of undergraduate major, masters degree program, and post-masters certification program in School Psychology. 1982-1986. Chairperson, University Computer Policy Committee. Established university computing priorities and microcomputer purchase approval policy; oversaw purchase of $1.3 million in new mainframe computer equipment. 1983-1986. Chairperson, Byerly Hall Renovation Committee. Responsible for coordinating and planning a major $1.4 million renovation. 1984. Half-time released time to develop Proposal for Teacher Education in Microcomputers, including course planning, funding, staffing, and detailed plans for School of Education Microcomputer Laboratory. 1986-1987. Assistant Provost, Millersville University. Responsible for Registrar's Office; Academic Advisement; ROTC; Career Planning, Placement, and Cooperative Education; and other administrative duties. Reorganization in Academic Affairs in Spring 1987 led to significant expansion of responsibilities and new title. 1987-1989. Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, Millersville University. Responsible for most non-academic departments in Academic Affairs, including Admissions; Registrar; Academic Information; Academic Advisement; Academic Support Services; Career Planning and Placement; Library; and Academic Computing (total of 62 personnel). Also supervised honors program and international affairs program, chaired university Professional Development Committee and Academic Computing Advisory Committee, and served on all major policy-making councils: union-management Meet and Discuss; Deans' Council; and President's Advisory Council. 1989-1994. Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, State University of New York College at Oneonta. Chief academic officer with responsibility for all academic programs at institution with 5,000 students, 278 full time faculty, 23 academic departments. Responsible for budget of over $18 million and total of over 600 employees. Responsibilities included four academic deans, library, learning support services, educational opportunity program, instructional resources center, international education, registrar, others. (Title was changed from Vice President for Academic Affairs to Provost and VPAA in June 1991.) 1993-1994. Interim President, State University of New York College at Plattsburgh. Chief Executive Officer at a comprehensive public college with over 6,200 students, 397 faculty, 873 total employees, offering 54 academic majors and degree programs. Overall responsibility for a budget in excess of $28 million. (July 1993 to January 1994.) PAPERS AND PUBLICATIONS:Winograd, E., and vom Saal, W. (1966). Discriminability of association value in recognition memory. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 72, 328-334. Murdock, B. B., Jr. and vom Saal, W. (1967). Transpositions in short term memory. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 74, 137-143. vom Saal, W., and Jenkins, H. M. (1968). Blocking the development of stimulus control in operant discrimination learning. Paper presented at annual convention of Eastern Psychological Association. Seraganian, P., and vom Saal, W. (1969). Blocking the development of stimulus control when stimuli indicate periods of nonreinforcement. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 12, 767-772. vom Saal, W., and Jenkins, H. M. (1970). Blocking the development of stimulus control. Learning and Motivation, 1, 52-64. vom Saal, W. (1971). Choice after separate-stimulus training. Paper presented at annual convention of Eastern Psychological Association. vom Saal, W., and vom Saal, R. (1971). A punched paper tape generator with automatic randomization of user-defined punch sets. Decuscope, 10, 5-7. vom Saal, W., and vom Saal, R. (1971). Computer production of punched paper tapes for controlling experiments. Behavior Research Methods and Instrumentation, 3, 319-321. vom Saal, W. (1972). Choice between stimuli previously presented separately. Learning and Motivation, 3, 209-222. vom Saal, W. (1973). Determinants of choice in concurrent chains schedules. Paper presented at annual convention of Eastern Psychological Association. vom Saal, W. (1973). Choice based on separately established response tendencies: the effect of recency of reinforcement. Learning and Motivation, 4, 343-356. vom Saal, W., Collier, A., and May, D. (1974). Discrimination learning based on displaced cues. Paper presented at annual convention of American Psychological Association. Frankel, P., and vom Saal, W. (1976). Preference between fixed-interval and variable-interval schedules of reinforcement: separate roles of temporal scaling and predictability. Animal Learning and Behavior, 4, 71-76. Frankel, P., and vom Saal, W. (1976). Preference for predicted over unpredicted shock. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 28, 441-447. vom Saal, W. (1976). Behavior therapy with children: a review of underlying assumptions, treatment techniques, and research findings. In D. V. Siva Sankar (Ed.), Mental Health in Children (Vol. 3, pp. 493-570). New York: P. J. D. Publications. vom Saal, W. (1979). Letter on TV and Aggression. American Scientist, 67, 136-138. Longo, D. J., and vom Saal, W. (1982). Respiratory relief therapy: a procedure for treating specific anxiety disorders. Paper presented at annual convention of Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy. vom Saal, W. (1983). Moderator and panelist, symposium on microcomputers in undergraduate education. Thirteenth Annual Meeting, Society for Computers in Psychology. vom Saal, W., Eckerman, D. A., Balsam, P., and McDaniel, C. (1984). Getting started with microcomputers in undergraduate education: hints and guidelines. Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, and Computers, 16, 144-147. vom Saal, W. (1984). Using microcomputers to control student-designed research in a research methods course. Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, and Computers, 16, 147-150. Longo, D. J., and vom Saal, W. (1984). Respiratory relief therapy: a new treatment procedure for the reduction of anxiety. Behavior Modification, 8, 361-378. Yavil, M. S., and vom Saal, W. (1985). Effects of task interruption on unrelated short-term memory. Paper presented at annual convention of Pennsylvania Psychological Association. Trotta, W. L., and vom Saal, W. (1985). Strategies for the treatment of writing anxiety in the schools. Paper presented at annual convention of Pennsylvania Psychological Association. vom Saal, L. S., vom Saal, W., Blue, S., and Friedman, G. (1985). Program design for treatment of alcohol and drug abuse in a partial hospitalization setting. Six-hour pre-conference institute presented at annual convention of American Association for Partial Hospitalization. Trotta, W. L., and vom Saal, W. (1985). "I hate writing but love having written." Pennsylvania Psychologist, July/August, p. 10. Yavil, M. S., and vom Saal, W. (1985). Interruption frustration disrupts memory. Pennsylvania Psychologist, November/December, p. 11. Trotta, W. L., and vom Saal, W. (1986). The fight-or-flight rather than write response: reducing writing anxiety in the classroom. English Language Arts Bulletin, 27, pp 13-15. vom Saal, W. (1986). Exercise and mood: the decision hypothesis. Letter published in Behavior Therapist, 9, p. 90. vom Saal, W., and Trotta, W. L. (1987). Don't threaten your children--or else! Marriage and Family Living, July 1987, 21-23. vom Saal, W., and Trotta, W. L. (1989). Managing the three P's of meetings. Supervisory Management, February 1989, 23-27. vom Saal, W. (1996). The personal side of retirement. Paper presented at Annual meeting, New York State Society on Aging, Albany, NY 10/11/96. vom Saal, W. (1996). Symposium chair, "Retirement as a Positive Life Transition." Annual meeting, New York State Society on Aging, Albany, NY 10/11/96. vom Saal, W. and Dauria, A. F. (2000). “The personal side of retirement: preparing for a successful second half of adult life.” One-hour seminar presentation at Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown NY 10/18/00.. vom Saal, W. and Dauria, A. F. (2001). “The personal side of retirement: preparing for a successful second half of adult life.” Two-hour seminar presentation at The Consultation Center, Albany NY 3/28/01. vom Saal, W. and Miller, S. S. (2001). “From the nursery to the nursing home: Service learning as a path to social change.” Workshop, National Service Learning Conference, Denver CO 4/2/01. Dauria, A. F. and vom Saal, W. (2007) Life After Work: Six Retirement Stories that can Change Your Life. Touchstone Press / Montrose Publishing.
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