Roger Loeb, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychology
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College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters
Behavioral Sciences
313-363-5920
schedule Monday & Wednesday - varied times

Teaching Areas:

Master of Science in Psychology, Psychology

Research Areas:

Assessment, Personality / Personality Development, Social Services

Biography and Education

Prof. Loeb has been a committed teacher and scholar for nearly 54 years. His primary commitment has been as the Director of the Psychology Internship Program. He has placed approximately 2000 students in varied work placements and provided them with paraprofessional helping skills. Dr. Loeb has also served as a Director of the Psychology Honors Program for several decades. He developed a course on Personality Assessment and created a course entitled "Psychology and Theater", combining his vocational and his avocational interests. Prof. Loeb has had the privilege to travel the world extensively having visited nearly 80 countries.

Education

  • Ph.D. in Human Development and Family Studies, Cornell University

Selected Publications

  • "Individual and familial variables in predicting successful completion of a juvenile justice diversion program", J of Offender Rehabilitation, 2015.
  • "The relationship between stress, dietary restraint, and food preferences in women", Appetite, 2009.
  • "Differences in job satisfaction between general education and special education teachers: Implications for retention", Remedial and Special Educ., 2002.
  • "Locus of control differences in memory recall strategies when confronted with noise", J of General Psychology, 1993.
  • "Changes in attitudes and self-perceptions during the first two years in college", J of College Student Development, 1992.

Awards and Recognition

  • Phi Beta Kappa