EDUCATION
Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 1976 Ph.D. Counseling Psychology (APA Approved), Department of Psychology

Ohio University, Athens, OH, 1970 B.A. Psychology

RESEARCH
Dr. Spokane specializes in the transdisciplinary study of person-environment interaction in work and urban community settings across cultures.  His most recent research focuses on the relationship of architectural features of the built environment to social behavior and health in Hispanic communities. Results from an 8 year longitudinal study suggests that (a) diversity of building use affects Hispanic children’s conduct grades in school, (b) features that promote social contact (e.g., porches, balconies, etc) are associated with improved behavioral health in Hispanic Elders.  Spokane, a long time contributor to the vocational psychology literature in increasingly working in the field of public health psychology, disaster mental health, and the nature of individual and culturally driven responses to both extreme and damaged environments.   

COURSES
CPsy 466        Mental Health First Response
CPsy 440        Introduction to Family Counseling
CPsy 466        Healthy Community Design
CPsy 466/Psyc 398  Health Psychology
CPsy 466        Assessment of Adult Intellectual Functioning
EdL  400         Organizational Theory
CPsy /Schp 473        Applied Research in Social Psychology
EDUC 403       Research
EDUC/SR/Psyc 416  Quasi experimentation and program Evaluation     CPsy   473     Counseling Psychology Research Seminar
A&S   295       Interpersonal Development in a Changing Society              Psyc    201     Industrial/Organizational Psychology
CPsy   487     Advanced Doctoral Practicum I, II
CPsy   488     Advanced Doctoral Practicum III, IV
CPsy   436     Culture-Centered Career Intervention 
CPsy   480     Practicum (Masters)
CPsy   483     Fieldwork in Counseling
CPsy   462     Assessment of Personality
CPsy   474     Pre‑Practicum
CPsy   476     Supervision of Psychotherapy
CPsy   442     Counseling and Therapeutic Approaches
CPsy   427     Tests and Measurements

VITA
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