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Dr. Elizabeth Walker
(478) 290-3735
Assistant Professor
Credentials: Ph.D. in Psychology
| Office Hours: | Dr. Walker has a physical office on the Cochran campus, Wiggs 23. Office hours will be Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30am until 10:50am, or by appointment. She also teaches on the Dublin campus on Mondays and Wednesdays. |
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| Biography: | Dr. Walker is originally from the middle Georgia area. She taught children with emotional and behavior disorders, autism spectrum disorders, and other developmental disabilities in the Georgia school system for 20 years before joining MGA as a member of the psychology department faculty. She enjoys antiquing, reading, gardening, woodworking, and traveling. |
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| Teaching and Research Interests: | Dr. Walker enjoys teaching introduction to psychology, introduction to human development, child psychology, research methods, applied behavior analysis, and capstone in psychology. Her research interests are emotion regulation, applied behavior analysis, positive psychology topics, career readiness, and states of consciousness, among many others. |
| Courses: | PSYC 1101 PSYC 2103 PSYC 3500 PSYC 3002 PSYC 4100 ABA 3100 ABA 4200 ABA 4220 ABA 4300 |
| Education: (All institutions attended and degrees or credentials earned) | B.S. in Psychology, Georgia College, 1987; M.Ed. in Special Education, Georgia College, 1995; Ph.D. in Psychology, Walden University, 2019. |
| CV: | Teaching Experience Fall 2022 – present Assistant Professor Middle Georgia State University, Cochran and Dublin campuses, and Online Courses taught: PSYC 1101, PSYC 2103, PSYC 3002, PSYC 4100, ABA 3100, ABA 4220, ABA 4310, PSYC 3500 Submitted topic and presented a Participant Idea Exchange at NITOP Annual Conference, 2023 Submitted topic for Participant Idea Exchange for NITOP Annual Conference, 2026 Also serve on faculty senate, chair for the faculty affairs committee; and served on academic affairs committee. Also serves as Verified Course Sequence Coordinator for Minor in Applied Behavior Analysis. January 2014 – 2022 Lecturer Middle Georgia State University, Cochran and Dublin Campuses and Online Psychology Department Chair: Dr. Paul Gladden Courses taught: Introduction to Psychology (PSYC 1101); Introduction to Human Development (PSYC 2103); Research Methods (PSYC 3002); Child and Adolescent Psychology (PSYC 3500); Capstone in Psychological Science (PSYC 4100); Theories of Personality (PSYC 3275); Psychology of Adjustment (PSYC 2101); Concepts and Principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA 3100); Measurement of Behavior (ABA 4220); Behavior Interventions (ABA 4300); Supervision in ABA (ABA 4310) Also served as a Verified Course Sequence Coordinator for Applied Behavior Analysis minor; faculty mentor to campus psychology club; served on Academic Affairs committee. |
| Professional Experience: | Assistant professor of psychology at Middle Georgia State University from Fall 2022 to present. Teach psychology courses online, at Cochran and Dublin campuses. Courses include: PSYC 1101, 2103, 3002, 3500, 4100, ABA 3100, 4200, 4220, and 4300. Also serves as Verified Course Sequence Coordinator for the Minor in ABA Program. Lecturer of psychology from 2014- 2022. Taught children with emotional and behavioral disorders, as well as children with autism spectrum disorders and other developmental disabilities in Bibb County Public Schools and in Emanuel County Public Schools from 1993 - 2012. |
| Publications and Scholarships: (Last 5 Years) | Submitted and presented Participant Idea Exchange at NITOP Annual Conference, 2023 Submitted Participant Idea Exchange topic to NITOP Annual Conference, 2026 |
| Awards and Honors: | R.B. Payne Award, 1986 |
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