Psychology Concepts and Applications

Author Biography

Jeffrey S. Nevid is Professor of Psychology at St. John's University in New York. He earned his doctorate from the State University of New York at Albany and was a Postdoctoral Fellow in Evaluation Research at Northwestern University. He has published numerous research articles in such areas as health psychology, clinical and community psychology, social psychology, gender and human sexuality, adolescent development, and teaching of psychology. His research has appeared in such journals as Health Psychology, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Journal of Community Psychology, Journal of Youth and Adolescence, Behavior Therapy, Psychology and Marketing, Professional Psychology, Teaching of Psychology, Sex Roles, and Journal of Social Psychology, among others. Dr. Nevid is also an author of several leading college texts, including Abnormal Psychology in a Changing World (Prentice-Hall, Inc.), Human Sexuality in a World of Diversity (Allyn & Bacon, Inc.), Adjustment and Growth: The Challenges of Life (John Wiley and Sons), and Health in the New Millennium (Worth Publishers). He has also authored several books on AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases, including A Student's Guide to AIDS and other Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and Choices: Sex in the Age of AIDS. Dr. Nevid is actively involved in developing new pedagogical approaches and was the 2002 keynote speaker of the 15th Annual Conference on Undergraduate Teaching of Psychology.


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