Joe Hatcher Jr.

  Joe Hatcher Jr.

 

Education

  • B.A. in psychology, Dartmouth College
  • Psychology, Katholieke University of Leuvan, Belgium
  • Ph.D. in psychology, Vanderbilt University
  • Became a Licensed Psychologist  December 2011

 

Current Courses Taught

  • PSC 110   General Psychology
  • PSC 175   Virtues, Vices, and Other Extreme Behaviors, a First Year Seminar
  • PSC 211   Research Design and Statistics
  • PSC 300   Forensic Psychology
  • PSC 300.03  Dept. Studies: Topics in Motivation: Training for a Half-Marathon
  • PSC 310   Advanced Clinical/Counseling Psychology
  • PSC 313   Social Psychology

Internships supervised

  • Crossroads Academy: Ripon students working with students at Ripon’s alternative high school
  • Green Lake County Correctional Institution: Students assist staff in interviewing and choosing programs for inmates. Students help design a program that reduces the risk of recidivism and sit in on therapy groups.

 

Awards and Honors

  • Senior Award 2000, 2005, 2008
  • Severy Teaching Award   2011
  • Invited Speaker, Baccalaureat Ceremony, 2011
  • Dick Ringler Distinguished Peace Educator Award  2011-12

 

Experience

  • Worked in the Department of Corrections 2009-present doing group and individual therapy.  Groups run include: Positive Thinking, Coping with Incarceration, Mental Wellness groups, and a Half-Marathon/10K group.

 

Areas of Interest

  •  The use of positive psychology in correctional settings, 33 Happy Moments: What do people remember and what is the effect of remembering?