LYNN A. WINTERS, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychology

Tel: (914) 251-6654

Fax:
(914) 251-6635

Office:
Nat. Sci. 1026

School of Natural and Social Sciences
Purchase College, SUNY
735 Anderson Hill Road
Purchase, NY 10577

lwinters@purvid.ns.purchase.edu

 

Education:
B.A. in Sociology, 1974, Brooklyn College, CUNY
M.A. in Psychology, 1978, New School for Social Research
Ph.D. in Psychology, 1987, New School for Social Research

Areas of expertise: Cognitive psychology; spatial cognition and imagery.

Honors and awards: President's Award for Junior Faculty Development, Purchase College (1994); New York State Education Department continuation grants for the Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP) at Purchase, 1993 and 1994; SUNY New Faculty Development Award, Spring 1991; Phi Beta Kappa Society

Courses taught: Cognitive Psychology; Experimental Psychology; History of Psychology; Introduction to Psychology; Psychology Junior Seminar; Practicum in Child Development; Psychology I: Basic Processes; Psychology of Creativity; Psychology Senior Seminar; Social Psychology.

Research interests: Imagery and spatial problem solving; strategies for solution of mental rotation problems; development of spatial ability; creative thinking.

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