Dr. Randall Kleinhesselink

Office Location: CL 208U

Address: 14204 NE Salmon Creek Ave., Vancouver, WA 98686

Phone: (360) 546-9723

Support Staff: Linda Smither, Phone: (360) 546-9720

Education:

Appointments:

National Science Foundation High School Scholar, South Dakota State University
U.S. Public Health Service Trainee in Social Psychology and Personality, University of Iowa, 1967-1970
Washington State University Faculty, 1970-present
Washington State University Graduate Faculty, 1974-present
American Psychological Association, Research on Research Ethics, Fall, 1980-1981, Washington D.C.
University of Washington, Visiting Scientist, 1986
Washington State University at Vancouver, 1988-present
Coordinator of Psychology, Washington State University at Vancouver, 1991-1996
Coordinator of Social Sciences, Washington State University at Vancouver, 1989-1991, 1993-1996
Interim Director of Masters in Public Affairs, 1995
Assistant Chair, Department of Psychology, 1996-present
Director of Psychology, 1998-present

Teaching Awards

Advising Awards

Academic Advisor of the Year, 1994-1995 by Washington State University Golden Key National Honor Society

Service Awards

Leadership Team Presentation Award, U.S. Forest Service, Gifford-Pinchot National Forest, 1993
Appointed as a Citizen Ambassador to the People's Republic of China Environmental Technology Conference, Beijing, China, 1999

Research:

My research interests include interpersonal attraction, selective exposure to information, male self-esteem, youth cultures, the baby boom generation, cross-cultural psychology, perception of environmental risks, self-efficacy, Japanese comparisons to the United States, and emotional priming.

Consulting, Advising, Service

Faculty Advisor; Department of Psychology, 1971 - present
Consultant; YWCA Committee on Racism, 1971-1973
Advisor; International Student Affairs Committee, 1973-1975
Lecturer and Consultant; Residence Hall Assistant, 1973-1977
Advisor and Lecturer; Minority Students in Health Sciences Program, 1974-1988
Lecturer and Consultant; Whitman County Medical Association, 1975-1988
Faculty Council; Psychology Department Representative, 1972-1975
Lecturer; Environmental Pollution Program, University of Idaho, 1980-1988
Consultant; Social Economic Services Research Center, AIDS Information Survey, 1987-1988
Consultant; Social Economic Sciences Research Center, Minority Student Recruitment and Retention Survey, 1987-1988
Faculty Advisor; Social Science Degree program, WSUV, 1989-1991; 1993-present
Guest Lecturer: Lower Columbia Community College, 1989-present
Guest Lecturer: Soroptimist Club of Vancouver, 1989
Guest Lecturer: Rotary Club, Vancouver, 1990
Consultant, Gifford-Pinchot National Forest
Guest Lecturer, Clark Community College, 1990-present
Board Member, Clark County Mental Health Advisory Board, 1994
Summer Faculty, Focus on Mature Learning, Clark College, 1994
Guest Lecturer: Cascade Park Kiwanis Club
Chair, Clark County Mental Health Advisory Board, 1995-1998
Board Member, Clark County Crisis Coordination Center, 1997-present
Co-host, Year 2000, Western Psychological Association Convention, Portland, Oregon
Region X Head Start Quality Reviewer - June/July 1998-present

Professional Memberships: