Education
PhD (1992), Psychology, McMaster University.
Dissertation: Problem-Oriented Training Promotes Spontaneous Analogical Transfer.
B.ArtsSc. (Honours) (1987), McMaster University.
Courses
- Introduction to Psychology: Clinical and Developmental Psychology (PSY-122)
- Developmental Psychology: Adolescent (PSY-225)
- Principles of Learning and Behaviour Modification (PSY-334)
- Physiological Psychology (PSY-336)
- Physiological Psychology (BIO-336)
- Forensic Psychology (PSY-338)
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)
- The impact of the experience of stress on compassion
Selected Research Publications
Walters, Peter, Doug Needham, and Bud Williams. “Emotional Health and Wellness.” In Christian Paths to Health and Wellness, 2nd edition, edited by Peter Walters and Jon Byl. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, 2013.
Needham, Doug R. “Dealing with depression.” In Caring For God’s Temple, edited by P. Walters and J. Byl, 2004.
Both, Lilly, Doug Needham, and Eileen Wood. “Examining tasks and contexts that facilitate the experience of incubation while problem-solving.” Alberta Journal of Educational Research 50, no. 1 (2004): 57-67.
Schludermann, Eduard H., Shirin M. Schludermann, Doug Needham, and Morgan Mulenga. “Fear of rejection versus religious commitment as predictors of adjustment among Reformed and Evangelical college students in Canada.” Journal of Beliefs and Values 22, no. 2 (2001): 209-224.
Six articles in The Baker Encyclopedia of Psychology (2nd Edition): “Decision Making”, “Genetic Counseling”, “Imaginary Friends”, “Metacognition”, “Sudden Infant Death Syndrome”, and “Suicide”, 1999.