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The Western Psychological
Association has named Dr. Robert Levine, professor of psychology at
California State University, Fresno, as winner of the 2007 Outstanding
Teaching Award.
He will presented the award at the WPA annual conference in Vancouver
today (May 4). WPA is the largest psychological association,
encompassing of all fields of psychology, for the Western region of the
United States and Canada.
Levine, a Fresno State faculty member since 1974, recently won the top
teaching award at Fresno State, the Provost’s 2007 Excellence in
Teaching Award.
He specializes in social psychology. He is the author of three books.
His first, “A Geography of Time” (1997), was the subject of feature
stories around the world, including Newsweek, The New York Times
Magazine, CNN, the BBC, ABC's Primetime, and NPR's All Things Considered
and Marketplace. His recent book, “The Power of Persuasion: How We’re
Bought and Sold” (2003) has been translated into seven languages.
Levin holds a bachelor's degree from the University of California at
Berkeley in 1967, a master's degree from Florida State University and a
Ph.D. in personality/social psychology from New York University in 1974.
He has published many articles in professional journals as well as
articles in trade periodicals such as Discover, American Demographics,
The New York Times and American Scientist.
At Fresno State, he has served as chair of the Psychology Department and
as associate dean of the College of Science and Mathematics. He also has
served as a visiting professor at Universidade Federal Fluminense in
Niteroi, Brazil, at Sapporo Medical University in Japan, and at
Stockholm University in Sweden.
Related link:
www.fresnostatenews.com/2007/04/levineaward.htm
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