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Cheryl Meyer

Professor, Ph.D., J.D.

Address:  130 Health Sciences

Phone: 937/775-2886
Fax: 937/775-3434

E-mail: cheryl.meyer@wright.edu

Classes Taught
PSI 804 Advanced Statistics and Experimental Design I
PSI 805 Advanced Statistics and Experimental Design II
PSI 808 Professional Development (PD)
PSI 830 Theories of Personality
PSI 840 Social Psychology
PSI 972 Program Evaluation
PSI 985 Forensic Psychology (Criminal/Civil)

Biographical Information

Dr. Meyer, a graduate of Miami University and DePaul University College of Law, is a professor. Dr. Meyer's areas of expertise are postpartum depression, infanticide, politics and reproductive rights of women, forensic psychology, program evaluation, and social/clinical psychology interface. Her research has an interdisciplinary focus incorporating legal, feminist, psychological and sociological perspectives. She has published three books and numerous chapters and journal articles. Dr. Meyer has been invited to present on a variety of topics such as the social construction of motherhood, politics and reproductive rights of women, and maternal filicide. Dr. Meyer is a nationally recognized expert on mothers who kill their children and has appeared on or been quoted in national and international news shows, newspapers and magazines. She has taught courses for the School of Professional Psychology in statistics and research methodology, social psychology, theories of personality, and forensic psychology. Dr. Meyer also enjoys collaborative relationships with faculty from many different departments within Wright State University and other schools and agencies in the community.

Recent Publications/Projects
Publications:

Meyer, C., & Oberman, M. (2001). Mothers who kill their children: Understanding the acts of moms from Susan Smith to the "Prom Mom." New York: New York University Press.

Kidd, S., Meyer, C.L., & Olesko, B. (2000). An instructor’s guide to electronic databases of indexed professional literature. Office of Teaching Resources in Psychology, Division 2, American Psychological Association, wwl.lemoyne.edu/otrp/teachingresources.html.

Meyer, C. (2000). Academic procrastination and self-handicapping: Gender differences in response to noncontingent feedback. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, 15(5), 87-102.

Lovell, T., White, K., Thatcher, T., Mayle, A., Willis, T., Ramboldo, L., Cauley, K., Clasen, C., & Meyer, C.L. (1999). Service learning instrument-Health professional (SLI-HP). Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC), ED440125.

Paper and Poster Presentations:

Chang, J., Meyer, C.L., & Bene, J. (2001, January). Avoiding combustion: Making research expectations clear to students. Poster presented at the 23rd annual meeting of the National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology, St. Petersburg, FL.

Meyer, C., Brun, C., Cauley, K., Clasen, C., Fuller, B., Mase, B., Rambaldo, L., White, K., Willis, T., & Yung, B. (2000, November). Medicaid outreach evaluation: An annotated bibliography of traditional and internet resources. Roundtable presentation at the American Evaluation Association, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Clasen, C., Cauley, K., Brun, C., Meyer, C. L., Yung, B., Fuller, B., Mase, W., Rambaldo, L., White, K., & Willis, T. (2000, September). Medicaid expansion: Outreach evaluation. Invited address at the fall symposium presented through the Medicaid Technical Assistance and Policy Program of the Health Services Research Task Force, Ohio Council of Medical School Deans, Ohio Board of Regents and the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, Office of Medicaid, Columbus, Ohio.

Meyer, C. (2000, August). Infanticide as one reflection of the construct of mothering. Invited presentation for a panel on politics and reproductive rights at the American Sociological Association, Washington, DC.

White, K. D., Rone, M. R., Oberman, M., & Meyer, C. L. (2000, June). Using technology to facilitate child and adolescent victimization research. Paper presented at Victimization of Children and Youth: An International Research Conference, Durham, NH.

Rone, M. R., White, K. D., Meyer, C. L., Oberman, M., Proano, T., Batra, P., Franz, J. (2000, June). Protecting children: Prevention and intervention strategies for maternal filicide. Paper presented at Victimization of Children and Youth: An International Research Conference, Durham, NH.

Willis, T.B., Rone, M.K., Haley, L., & Meyer, C.L. (2000, March). Predicting risk assessment among juvenile offenders: A comparison of several prominent juvenile risk assessment instruments. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, New Orleans, LA.

White, K.D., Hunter, J.L., Rambaldo, L.E., & Meyer, C.L. (2000, March). Competency and execution: Comparing standards for individuals with mental retardation to those with mental illness. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, New Orleans, LA.

Olesko, B.M., Kidd, S., & Meyer, C.L. (2000, January). Expanding the use of databases in teaching and research. Poster presented at the 22nd annual meeting of the National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology, St. Petersburg, FL.

Weisbart, C.E., Williams, J.L., Yung, B., Meyer, C.L., Stewart, L.K., & Hudson, K. (2000, January). Technology tools for psychology professionals: A course curriculum for professionals and students. Poster presented at the 22nd annual meeting of the National Institute of on Teaching of Psychology, St. Petersburg, FL.