Faculty: Maria Vita Calkins, MA, EdD

Maria Vita Calkins, MA, EdD

Maria Vita Calkins, MA, EdD

Adjunct Faculty, BS in Psychology and Human Services

Email
maria_calkins@williamjames.edu
Phone
508-735-2355
Degree Institution Year
EdD University of Massachusetts–Amherst 2005
MA Anna Maria College, Paxton, MA 1986
BA Amherst College, Amhers, MA 1985

Courses

  • BSSC 317  Social Neuroscience

Research and Practice Interests

  • Social Psychology
  • Introductory Psychology
  • Personality Psychology

Concurrent Leadership, Service and Professional Activities

  • Southern New Hampshire University
  • Quinsigamond Community College

Prior Experience

  • Over 30 years of postsecondary teaching experience in the areas of psychology and sociology
  • Assumption College
  • Worcester State University
  • University of Massachusetts Graduate School of Education

Professional Affiliations

  • American Psychological Association, 2000-present
  • Division 2:  Society for the Teaching of Psychology
  • Division 8:  Society for Personality and Social Psychology

Community Involvement

  • Lifeskills, Inc. – developmentally disabled adults
  • Charlton United Methodist Church – staff, parish relations, member and secretary; tech. co-coordinator