Dr. J. L. Kemp, Psy.D.

Education:

Psy.D.   Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN, Doctor of Psychology, 1996
Adolescent Sexual Behaviors, Attitudes, and Knowledge:  A Comparison of Teenage Parents and Their Nonparent Peers

B.A.   McKendree College, Lebanon, IL, Bachelor of Arts, 1988

A.A.   Belleville Area College, Belleville, IL, Associates of Art, 1986

Teaching Philosophy: 
 
To provide students with an educational experience that will enrich their personal lifestyles, increase academic knowledge, and promote professional growth.

Research Interest: 

I am interested in gaining a more thorough understanding of the strategies professors can use to help students achieve their greatest potential.  

Presentations: 
 
Spring 2006 - Enhancing student learning by accommodating your pedagogical style: a Vygotskian Approach at the Sixteenth Annual Teaching Academic
Survival Skills conference, West Palm Beach, FL (March 5-8, 2006) sponsored by the University of Cincinnati

Summer 2005 - Enhancing student learning by accommodating you pedagogical
style: a Vygotskian approach (classroom research). 12th International Learning Conference, Granada, Spain.   

Spring 2005   Enhancing student learning by accommodating your pedagogical style: a Vygotskian approach (classroom research).  27th National Teaching on 

Awards: 

2006 - Psi Chi Honor Society
2005 - Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers
2005 - Phi Gamma Mu International Honor Society in Social Sciences
2005 - Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society of McKendree College
2003 -  Norman Grandy Faculty Award – Outstanding Professor of the Year, McKendree College
1996 - Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers
1994 - Indiana Council for Continuing Education Student of the Year
1994 - Education Excellence Award in College of Arts and Sciences, Indiana State University
1990 - Psi Chi, Indiana State University
1989 - Imogene Okes Award, Indiana State University
1988 - Summa Cum Laude, McKendree College Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges
1986 - Phi Theta Kappa, Belleville Area College

Institutional Service, Over the last six (6) years, I have participated in the following on-campus services that have added to my understanding of what it takes to become a well-rounded, effective professor: 

Academic Affairs (2 yrs.)
Minority Affairs Committee (2 yrs.)
Associated College of Illinois (college prep program –Brent Reeves)
Steering Committee for Service Learning
Search Committee for Vice President of Enrollment Services and Admission
Advisor to student organization McKendree Sisters United (4 yrs.)
First Year Experience (3 yrs.)
Student Affairs (2 yrs.)
Student Conduct (2 yrs.)
Faculty Development (2 yrs.)
Institutional Review Board (2 yrs., currently Chair)
NCATE (1 yr.)