Welcome to my web page!

I am a professor of psychology at St. Edward's University and a Ph.D. Developmental Psychologist. I teach a variety of courses such as Adolescent Psychology, Child Development, Forensic Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, and Human Sexuality. I am currently involved in several lines of research which include examination of Respect for Parental Authority and Risk-Taking behaviors among older adolescents. I am active in the St. Edward's community and enjoy working with our students.

In this site, you will get more information on my teaching, my research, and my personal life. You can also check out my cake decorating blog at: sugarsugar-dulcevida.blogspot.com if you'd like to take a peek! Hopefully, by perusing my site, you will find some helpful and pretty cool links to use as resources. Enjoy!

-Dr.V

* food for thought...

Consider opinions and thoughts that take you out of your comfort zone. Think of the endless possibilities:

“I am a possibilist. I believe that humanity is master of its own fate... Before we can change direction, we have to question many of the assumptions underlying our current philosophy. Assumptions like bigger is better; you can't stop progress; no speed is too fast; globalization is good. Then we have to replace them with some different assumptions: small is beautiful; roots and traditions are worth preserving; variety is the spice of life; the only work worth doing is meaningful work; biodiversity is the necessary pre-condition for human survival."

Robert Bateman Canadian painter, author, teacher and naturalist