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Associate Professor of Psychology
Dean of Sciences and Social Sciences
Phone: 905.648.2139 Ext 4236
Fax: 905.648.2134
Office: 102C
Email: dneedham@redeemer.ca
Courses taught 2009/2010:
PSY122 Introduction to Psychology
PSY/PED227 Psychology of Health and Well-being
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EDUCATION
Ph.D. Psychology, McMaster University
B.A.Sc. McMaster University
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Cognitive psychology (specifically, analogical transfer in problem-solving tasks and incubation effects in problem-solving)
- Developmental psychology (specifically, an investigation of morals and values in adolescents)
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Needham, D.R. (2004). Dealing with depression. In J. Byl (Ed.), Caring For God's Temple.
Both, L., Needham, D.R., & Wood, E. (2004). Examining tasks and contexts that facilitate the experience of incubation while problem- solving. Alberta Journal of Education Research, 50(1), 57-67.
Schludermann, E.H., Schludermann, S.M., Needham, D., & Mulenga, M. (2001). Fear of rejection versus religious commitment as predictors of adjustment among Reformed and Evangelical college students in Canada. Journal of Beliefs and Values, 22:2, 209-224.
Six articles in The Baker Encyclopedia of Psychology (2nd Edition) (1999): Decision Making, Genetic Counseling, Imaginary Friends, Metacognition, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, and Suicide.