Department of Psychology
Ripon College
300 Seward Street
Ripon, WI 54971
(920) 748-8162

E-mail: OtisR@ripon.edu

Education

• B.A. in Psychology, Western Washington State College
• M.A. in General-Experimental Psychology, Michigan State University
• Ph.D. in Comparative Psychology, Michigan State University

Areas of Interest

• Animal Behavior
• Developmental Psychology

Recent Publications

• Nikolay, A., Schoenberger, C., Jasser, P., Muloin, S., and Otis, R. (2000) "Gender, age, past experience with seeing killer whales, participation in conservation organizations, and whale watching from land vs. boat: Their role in the experience of watching killer whales". Paper presented at the 7th International Conference of the American Cetacean Society, Whales 2000, Nov. 18, 2000, in Monterey, California
• Osborne, R. and Otis, R. (2000) "Growth trends in vessel-based killer whale watching in Haro Strait along the boundary of British Columbia and Washington State". Paper presented at the 7th International Conference of the American Cetacean Society, Whales 2000, Nov. 18, 2000, in Monterey, California

Current Courses Taught

• PSC 232  History and Systems of Psychology
• PSC 235  Child Development
• PSC 339  Cognitive Processes: Memory and Problem-Solving
• PSC 435  Field Studies in Child Development
  
  Maymester
• PSC 252 Ethology of Killer Whales: Field Experience