I have been an expert witness in juvenile and adult court trials involving such areas as murder, sexual assault, and deafness. Probably the most fascinating area has been doing evaluations of people who commit violent crimes such as murder. Interesting that my youngest daughter is now a forensic psychologist licensed in two states doing similar work. Currently we are co-researchers on a project involving female felons in a correctional center for women. This means that the Western Region office of Psi Chi is here at CSUB and that many planning activities for regional and national conferences take place right here in Bakersfield.
Students can volunteer to help on projects that involve national and regional contacts.
This also provides networking contacts on many other campuses. The best part of my job at CSUB is working with students. I regularly invite students to assist in the teaching of many of my courses, an experience which is win-win for everyone concerned. My office is a frequent meeting place for psychology students, particularly for those in the CSUB Mentor Program, which I coordinate. I regularly support students in a variety of research projects which lead to presentations and publications.