The mind is its own place, and in itself Can make a Heav'n of Hell, a Hell of Heav'n." John Milton
 

LYNDA L. CRANE, Ph.D.

Department of Behavioral Sciences
College of Mount St. Joseph
5701 Delhi Road
Cincinnati, Ohio 45233

EDUCATION (I'm going to be *how* old when I finish?)

B.S. Wright State University, 1981; Summa Cum Laude

Ph.D. University of Maryland, 1987, Psychology

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (My life before MSJ)

1998-Present: Chair, Department of Behavioral Sciences, College of Mount St. Joseph, Cincinnati, Ohio 45233

1996-1998: Associate Professor, Behavioral Sciences, College of Mount St. Joseph, Cincinnati, Ohio 45233

1994-1996: Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan

1988-1994: Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan

1987-88: The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Postdoctoral Fellowship in Pediatrics

1986-87: SPSS, Inc., Training Consultant, Seminars in Program Operation

1982-85: National Institute of Mental Health: Research Assistant Project under direction of Stanley Greenspan: Longitudinal study of the influence of maternal psychiatric illness on children's cognitive and emotional development.

1982—84: Howard County Board of Mental Retardation: Development and implementation of behavioral programs for women in a group home.

COURSES (Here's what you might expect from me.)

Abnormal Psychology
Adult Development and Aging      Syllabus Fall, 2004       Questions
Counseling Theories
Psychology and Literature
Psychology of Mental Retardation
Theories of Personality
Capstone                                        BehSciCapstone

Lifespan Development    Lifespan Syllabus 05.mht

 


Major Publication:

Textbook in Mental Retardation
Mental Retardation: A Community Integration Approach
Published:  2002

 

OTHER INTERESTS (My life beyond MSJ)

My family: Three children: Sherri, Patricia, Anna Nicole; Three grandchildren:  Tyler (6), Tricia (4), Austin (4) Pet:  Miniature Poodle Muttsy (an only pup)

Quilting; Organic gardening; Renewable, sustainable technology; Photography; Bicycling.

 

Students Needed!   

  Share your time, talents, and energy with talented and energetic residents of Over-the-Rhine at:

Findlay Neighborhood Center--A non-profit (501 c 3) organization devoted to offering opportunities for skill development and product marketing for residents of the Findlay Market Over-the-Rhine area (Findlay Sewing Center) and to providing space and encouragement for  social and cultural activities (Parkside Stage).

It is the theory which decides what can be observed.

Albert Einstein