With each of the above areas he conducts private practice that provides opportunities for practical experiences. He also is involved with workshops and consulting roles with various aspects of psychotherapy and wellness programs. Dr. Marcatillio's major area of interest lies in areas of the Psychology of Learning, Choice Behavior, Developmental Psychology, and Psychological aspects of Nuclear War. Dr. Marcatillio teaches a wide variety of courses and maintains an active research and publication regimen in these areas. His research interests include intimacy symbols and themes in popular music.
Private time is spent skiing, ocean diving, hunting and antiques.
Dr. McGrew's major teaching and research interests include educational measurement, applied psychometrics, psychoeducational assessment, multivariate statistics, secondary data analysis, human growth and development, and special education. Dr. McGrew is currently conducting research and publishing empirical papers in the areas of psychoeducational assessment, models of personal competence and community adjustment for persons with disabilities, adaptive behavior and the development and measurement of educational outcomes and indicators. Assistant Professor Dr. Merchant's special interest is in teaching multicultural and gender issues in counseling. Other areas of interest are group and family counseling, sexual and physical abuse issues, chemical dependency, and using a systems perspective in counseling. Dr. Merchant is involved in conducting research using qualitative research methods, particularly in the area of racial identity development.