University Professor and Chair of Psychology and Counseling

207C Whitesitt Hall | 235-4521 | dhurford@pittstate.edu

Responsibilities

• Chair, Department of Psychology and Counseling
• Director, Center for the Assessment and Remediation of Reading Difficulties
• Teaches courses in developmental psychology and research methods at the graduate and undergraduate level
• Advises students in the Department

Course Links

• PSYCH 263 Developmental Psychology
• PSYCH 389 Research Methods in Psychology I
• PSYCH 392 Research Methods in Psychology II
• PSYCH 592 Applied Research Methods
• PSYCH 759 Advanced Developmental Psychology
• PSYCH 891 Methods of Research in Psychology and Counseling

Current Research Interests

• Human Development
• Research Design and Methodology
• Reading Disabilities/Phonemic Processing in Children.
• School Violence/Bullying

Education

• Ph.D., University of Akron (Developmental Psychology)
• M.A. Hollins College
• A.B., Drury College

Other Links

• Center for the Assessment and Remediation of Reading Difficulties(CARRD)