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College of Arts and Sciences

Tom Critchfield

Professor
Psychology
Office
DEG Degarmo Hall 431
Office Hours
varies by semester
Office Phone
(309) 438-2998office
phone
Email
tscritc@ilstu.eduemail
  • About
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Biography

I studied English Literature and Educational Psychology before earning a PhD in Experimental Psychology. I have since worked at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Auburn University, and ISU.

Current Courses

231.006Research Methods In Psychology

231.007Research Methods In Psychology

231.008Research Methods In Psychology

231.009Research Methods In Psychology

231.010Research Methods In Psychology

391.011Scholarship Of Teaching & Learning Apprenticeship

392.001Senior Seminar

290.011Special Projects: Research Apprenticeship

291.011Special Projects:Undergraduate Teaching

231.006Research Methods In Psychology

231.007Research Methods In Psychology

231.008Research Methods In Psychology

231.009Research Methods In Psychology

231.010Research Methods In Psychology

231.011Research Methods In Psychology

231.012Research Methods In Psychology

391.011Scholarship Of Teaching & Learning Apprenticeship

392.002Senior Seminar

290.011Special Projects: Research Apprenticeship

291.011Special Projects:Undergraduate Teaching

Teaching Interests & Areas

I usually teach courses related to Learning and Research Methods.

Research Interests & Areas

General topics in behavior analysis and learning.

Post-Doc Human Behavioral Pharmacology

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD

Ph D Psychology

West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV

James Johnson Award for Outstanding Faculty

Psi Chi
2023

Fellow

Association for Behavior Analysis International
2013

Outstanding College Researcher

ISU College of Arts & Sciences
2011

Don Hake Award for Distinguished Contributions to translational research

American Psychological Association - Division 25
2010

Fellow

American Psychological Association
2009

Distinguished Teacher

Illinois State University Chapter of Psi Chi
2007

Distinguished Teacher

Illinois State University Chapter of Psi Chi
2003

Distinguished Teacher

Illinois State University Chapter of Psi Chi
2000

Special Citation for Dedication to and Support of Student Researchers

Alabama Psychological Association
1999

Outstanding Faculty Mentor

Auburn University Graduate Student Association
1998

Book, Chapter

Critchfield, T. Punishment. Sage Encyclopedia of Psychology (2016)
Critchfield, T., & Doepke, K. Origins of clinical innovations: Why practice needs science and how science reaches practic. F.D. DiGennaro Reed & D.D. Reed (EDs), Bridging the gap between science and autism service delivery. Springer (2015): 1-23.
Critchfield, T., & S, J. Finding faculty who fit at a large mid-level public university: General and institution-specific consideration. J.N. Busler et al. (EDs), Preparing the new psychology professoriate: Helping graduate students become competent teachers (2nd. ed.). Society for the Teaching of Psychology (2014): 170-176.

Journal Article

Critchfield, T. An emotional appeal for the development of empirical research on narrative (2018)
Critchfield, T. Efficiency is everything: Promoting efficient practice by harnessing derived stimulus relations. Behavior Analysis in Practice 11 (2018): 206-210.
Critchfield, T., & Doepke, K. Emotional overtones of behavior analysis terms in English and five other languages. Behavior Analysis in Practice (2018)
Critchfield, T., & Shue, E. The Dead Man Test: A preliminary experimental analysis. Behavior Analysis in Practice (2018)
Critchfield, T., Barnes-Holmes, D., & Dougher, M. What Sidman did: Historical and contemporary significance of research on derived stimulus relations. Perspectives on Behavior Science (2018)

Presentations

Translational behavioral health psychology: Modeling the detection of melanoma symptom evolution. Mid-American Association for Behavior Analysis. (2012)
Translational behavioral health psychology: Modeling the detection of melanoma symptom evolution.. Texas Association for Behavior Analysis. (2012)
Translational research at Illinois State University. Illinois Association for Behavior Analysis. (2012)

Grants & Contracts

Developing a Psychology of Learning Teaching Laboratory. CTLT. Illinois State University. (2015)