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About Wallace E. Dixon, Jr.

Positions

Present Chair and Professor, East Tennessee State University ‐ College of Arts and Sciences
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Present Chair and Professor, East Tennessee State University ‐ Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences
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Present Founding Director, East Tennessee State University ‐ Strong BRAIN Institute
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Present Professor, East Tennessee State University ‐ Child and Family Health Institute
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Curriculum Vitae

Disciplines

Research Interests

Grants

2018 - 2018 Small Grant
ETSU Research Development Committee
$1,500
2010 - 2014 International Conference on Infant Studies
National Institute of Child and Human Development - 1R13HD058442
Role: PI
$30,000
2011 Large Grant
ETSU Research Development Committee
$10,000
2008 International Conference on Infant Studies
National Institute of Child and Human Development - 1R13HD058442
Role: PI
$10,000
2005 International Conference on Infant Studies
National Institute of Child and Human Development - #1R13HD053178
Role: PI
$10,000
2004 International Conference on Infant Studies
National Institute of Child and Human Development - 1R13HD046449
Role: PI
$6,000
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Professional Service and Affiliations

1993 - Present Member, American Psychological Association (Division 2)
1986 - Present Member, International Congress for Infant Studies
1986 - Present Member, Society for Research in Child Development
Present Board of Directors, Council of Graduate Departments of Psychology (COGDOP)
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Honors and Awards

  • 1995 - Heidelberg Faculty Release Time Award
  • 1997 - Heidelberg Faculty Release Time Award
  • 1997 - Heidelberg College Sabbatical Award
  • 1998 - Heidelberg Faculty Release Time Award
  • 1999 - Ream-Paradiso Distinguished Teaching Award
  • 2001 - Heidelberg College Distinguished Scholarship Award
  • 2001 - Heidelberg Faculty Release Time Award
  • 2002 - Heidelberg Faculty Release Time Award
  • 2005 - Tennessee Board of Regents Academic Leadership Institute, Inaugural Class Selectee
  • 2010 - ETSU College of Arts & Sciences Distinguished Service Award
  • 2015 - American Association of State Colleges and Universities, Emerging Leaders Program, Inaugural Class Selectee
  • 2015 - ETSU Presidential Fellow
  • 2016 - ETSU College of Arts & Sciences Distinguished Service Award

Courses

  • Graduate Seminar on Dynamic Systems Theory
  • Graduate Personality Theories
  • Graduate Research Methods
  • Psychosocial Growth of Infants and Children
  • Cognitive Growth of Infants and Children
  • Child Psychological Science
  • Introduction to Psychology

Education

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1990 PhD, Experimental Psychology, Miami University - Oxford
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1987 MA, Experimental Psychology, Miami University - Oxford
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1985 BA, Psychology, University of Toledo
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Links

Contact Information

PO Box 70649
Johnson City, TN 37614

Office: 420-A Rogers-Stout
Phone: 423-439-6656

Email:

Books and Book Chapters (5)

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles (35)