James Henry Korn

Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, B.A. in Psychology, 1960.
Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie-Mellon University), M.S., 1962; Ph.D., 1965, in Psychology.

Research Assistant, Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1960-1964. Projects concerned with animal and human learning and physiological psychology.

Full-time Research Associate, Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1964-1965. Project on psychoendocrinology of stress and anxiety.

Assistant Professor of Psychology, Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1965-1969.

Associate Professor of Psychology, Carnegie-Mellon University, 1969-1974.

Associate Head, Department of Psychology, Carnegie-Mellon University, January 1971 to September, 1973.

Professor of Psychology, Saint Louis University, 1974 to present; Chairman of Department, 1974-1979, 1988-1997; Director of Graduate Training in Evaluative-Applied Psychology, 1979-1983.

Professor of American Studies, Saint Louis University, 1984 to 1996.

American Psychological Association: Education and Training Board, 1980-1982; Committee on Undergraduate Education, 1981; Committee on Graduate Education, 1982; Site visitor for accreditation of graduate programs in clinical, counseling, and school psychology. Fellow, Division One (General) and Division Two (Teaching); Member, Division 26 (History).

Society for the Teaching of Psychology (Division Two of APA): Chair of Membership Committee 1976-1978; Chair of Program Committee, 1978-1980; Member, Fellows Committee, 1984-1986, Chair, 1986; Member, Executive Committee, 1976-1981, 1986 to present. Member, Editorial Advisory Board for Division Two journal, Teaching of Psychology; President of Division Two, 1987-1988; Board Member, Fund for Excellence in the Teaching of Psychology, 1988 to present, Executive Secretary of the Fund, 1990 to present.

American Psychological Foundation: Distinguished Teaching Award Committee, 1987-1989.

U. S. Office of Education, "Graduate and Professional Opportunities Program," 1978; refunded, 1979. Provided funds for education of African-American graduate students in psychology plus institutional support funds.

National Institute of Mental Health, "Careers in Evaluative-Applied Psychology," 1980-1982. Predoctoral research training stipends, tuition, and support funds.

American Optometric Association, Public Information Workshop, planning and evaluation.

Rockhurst College, Natural Science Division, survey and interview study of employers of baccalaureate scientists.

St. Louis College of Pharmacy, Faculty Development Workshop.

St. Louis County Office of Drug Abuse Prevention, evaluation of primary prevention program.

Sisters of Saint Marys' Hospitals, Value-based Evaluation of Hospital Services, design and interviewing.

Saint Louis University School of Nursing, Evaluation of Nursing Service Administration graduate major.

Undergraduate Psychology Program Evaluation: Moorhead State University (Minnesota), Saint John's University (Minnesota), The College of Wooster (Ohio), Xavier University (New Orleans), Vanderbilt University, University of Puerto Rico (Mayaguez), University of Dayton, Quincy College, Saint Mary's University (Halifax, Nova Scotia), Southern Oregon State College, University of Nebraska at Kearney, Eastern Illinois University.

American Psychological Association, Young Psychologist Award for travel to the International Congress of Psychology in Moscow, Summer, 1966.

Ryan Teaching Award, 1970. Presented annually to the outstanding teacher at Carnegie-Mellon University.

Visiting Scholar, Stanford University, 1972-1973 (sabbatical leave).

Elected to Fellow status in the American Psychological Association, 1975; American Psychological Society, 1991.

G. Stanley Hall lecturer, American Psychological Association, 1995.

Korn, J. H., & Jahnke, J. C. (1962). Recall and recognition measures of immediate memory. Psychological Reports, 10, 381-382.

Korn, J. H., & Lindley, R. H. (1963). Immediate memory for consonants as a function of frequency of occurrence and frequency of appearance. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 66, 149-154.

Hilton, T. L., & Korn, J. H. (1964). Measured change in personal values. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 24, 609-622.

Ludvigson, H. W., Caul, W. F., Korn, J. H., & McHose, J. H. (1964). Development and attenuation of delay-engendered avoidance behavior. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 67, 405-411.

Moyer, K. E., & Korn, J. H. (1964). Effect of UCS intensity in the acquisition and extinction of an avoidance response. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 67, 352-359.

Moyer, K. E., & Korn, J. H. (1965). Effect of adrenalectomy and adrenal demedullation on the retention of an avoid-ance response in the rat. Psychonomic Science, 2, 77-78.

Moyer, K. E., & Korn, J. H. (1965). Behavioral effects of isolation in the rat. Psychonomic Science, 3, 503-504.

Moyer, K. E., & Korn, J. H. (1966). Effect of UCS intensity on the acquisition and extinction of a one-way avoidance response. Psychonomic Science, 4, 121-122.

Korn, J. H. (1966). The effect of thyroid hormone and an antithyroid drug on the startle response in the rat. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 9, 393-401.

Moyer, K. E., & Korn, J. H. (1966). Habituation of the startle response and of heart rate in the rat. Canadian Journal of Psychology (Revue Canadienne de Psychologie), 20, 183-190.

Korn, J. H. (1967). Conditioned activity depression in hypothyroid and hyperthyroid rats. Journal of Genetic Psychology, 110, 1969-1980.

Korn, J. H., & Moyer, K. E. (1968). Behavioral effects of isolation in the rat: The role of sex and time of isolation. Journal of Genetic Psychology, 113, 263-273.

Korn, J. H., & Moyer, K. E. (1968). Effects of set and sex on the electrodermal orienting response. Psychophysiology, 4, 453-459.

Nodine, B. F., & Korn, J. H. (1968). Role of affect in short-term memory for paired associates. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 78, 494-501.

Jarrard, L. E., & Korn, J. H. (1969). Effects of hippocampal lesions on heart rate during habituation and passive avoidance. Communications in Behavioral Biology, 3, Part A, 141-150.

Caul, W. F., Jarrard, L. E., Miller, R. E., & Korn, J. H. (1969). Effects of hippocampal lesions on heart rate in aversive classical conditioning. Physiology and Behavior, 4, 917-922.

Korn, J. H. (1972). Promoting good teaching. Journal of Higher Education, 43, 123-132.

Pinkus, R., & Korn, J. H. (1973). The preprofessional option: An alternative to graduate school. American Psychologist, 28, 710-718.

Korn, J. H., & Goldstein, J. W. (1973). Psychoactive drugs: A course evaluation. Journal of Drug Education, 3, 353-368.

Hanusa, B. H., & Korn, J. H. (1975). Personality, academic and motivational aspects of student preferences for grading systems. Journal of Experimental Education, 43, 6-12.

Goldstein, J. W., Gleason, T. C., & Korn, J. H. (1975). Whither the epidemic? Psychoactive drug use career patterns of college students. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 5, 16-33.

Korn, J. H., & Nodine, B. F. (1975). Facts and questions concerning career training of the psychology major. Teaching of Psychology, 2, 117-119.

Korn, J. H. (1976). Developing relationships between high school and college teachers of psychology. High School Behavioral Science, 3, 60-64.

Korn, J. H. (1978). The concept of a drug in first and third grade children. Journal of Drug Education, 8, 59-67.

Hess, A. K., Harrison, A. O., Shantz, D. W., Fink, R. S., Zepelin, H., Lilliston, L., Aponte, J. F., & Korn, J. H. (1978). Critical issues in undergraduate training in various community settings. Teaching of Psychology, 5, 81-86.

Kramer, T. J., & Korn, J. H. (1979). A model for a career-oriented undergraduate psychology program. In P. J. Woods (Ed.), The Psychology Major: Training and Employment Strategies. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.

Vecchiotti, D. I., & Korn, J. H. (1980). Comparison of student and recruiter values. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 16, 43-50.

Korn, J. H., & Lewandowski, M. E. (1981). The clinical bias in the career plans of undergraduates and its impact on students and the profession. Teaching of Psychology, 8, 149-152.

McGill, W., & Korn, J. H. (1982). Awareness of an urban environment. Environment and Behavior, 14, 186-201.

Korn, J. H., Keiser, K. W., & Stevenson, J. F. (1982). Practicum and internship training in program evaluation. Professional Psychology, 13, 462-469.

Korn, J. H. (1984). New odds on acceptance into Ph.D. programs in Psychology. American Psychologist, 39, 179-180.

Korn, J. H. (1984). Coverage of research ethics in introductory and social psychology textbooks. Teaching of Psychology, 11, 146-149.

Korn, J. H. (1985). Psychology as a humanity. Teaching of Psychology, 12, 188-193.

Bellew-Smith, M., & Korn, J. H. (1986). Merger intimacy status in adult women. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 50, 1186-1191.

Korn, J. H. (1987). Who cares about good teaching? Teaching of Psychology, 14, 46-48.

Korn, J. H. (1987). Judgments of acceptability of deception in psychological research. Journal of General Psychology, 114, 205-216.

Korn, J. H. (1988). Students' roles, rights, and responsibilities as research participants. Teaching of Psychology, 15, 74-78.

Korn, J. H., & Bram, D. R. (1988). What is missing from method sections of APA journal articles? American Psychologist, 43, 1091-1092.

Korn, J. H., Davis, R., & Davis, S. F. (1991). Historians' and chairpersons' judgments of eminence among psychologists. American Psychologist, 46, 789-792.

Korn, J. H., & Munz, D. C. (1991). The evaluation of department chairperson responsibilities. Teaching of Psychology, 18, 177-178.

Korn, J. H., Huelsman, T. J., Reed, C. K. S., & Aiello, M. (1992). Perceived ethicality of guided imagery in rape research. Ethics and Behavior, 2, 1-14.

Korn, J. H., Huelsman, T. J., & Reed, C. K. S. (1992). Logic, ethics, and rhetoric of research on rape: Reply to Mosher and Bond. Ethics and Behavior, 2, 123-128.

Korn, J. H., & Hogan, K. (1992). Effect of incentives and aversiveness of treatment on willingness to participate in research. Teaching of Psychology, 19, 21-24.

McGaha, A. C., & Korn, J. H. (1995). The emergence of interest in the ethics of research with humans. Ethics and Behavior, 5, 147-159.

Korn, J. H., Sweetman, M. B., & Nodine, B. F. (1996). An analysis of and commentary on consultants' reports on undergraduate psychology programs. Teaching of Psychology, 23, 14-19.

Kramer, T. J., & Korn, J. H. (1996). Class discussions: promoting participation and preventing problems. APS Observer, 9(5), 24-25, 27.

Korn, J. H. (1997). Illusions of reality: A history of deception in social psychology. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.

Nicks, S. D., Korn, J. H., & Mainieri, T. (1997). The rise and fall of deception in social psychology and personality research, 1921 to 1994. Ethics and Behavior, 7, 69-77.

Korn, J. H. (1998). The reality of deception. American Psychologist, 53, 805.

Korn, J. H. (1999). Recognizing teaching as teaching. American Psychologist, 54, 362-363.

Korn, J. H. (2001). Developing teaching skills. In S. Walfish & A.K. Hess, Succeeding in graduate school: The career guide for psychology students.. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

"Using student learning in promotion and tenure decisions," University of Pittsburgh Institute for Higher Education, October, 1971.

Chairperson, Symposium on "Training and employment of B. A. psychologists," American Psychological Association, Montreal, 1973.

"Job prospectus on the psychology major: Varied programs, varied results," Eastern Psychological Association, April, 1974.

Chairperson, Open Meeting on "Alternative futures for under-graduate psychology majors," Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, May, 1975.

"Student strategies for academic success." Colloquium at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, April, 1975.

Discussant, Symposium on "Critical issues in undergraduate training in various community settings." American Psychological Association, Chicago, August, 1975.

"Developing relationships between high school and college teachers of psychology." American Psychological Association, Chicago, August, 1975.

"Careers in psychology." Presented at Northeast Missouri State University, July, 1975; Rockhurst College, October, 1975.

Discussant, Symposium on "Continuing conference programs in career and values education." American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, April, 1976.

Panel member, open meeting on "Undergraduate training in psychology." Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, May, 1976.

"Giving psychology away in high school." Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Phoenix, May, 1976.

"Report on the St. Louis Conference on Undergraduate Training in Psychology." American Psychological Association, September, 1976.

"Patient roles, consumer values, and public education." American Optometric Association Public Education Workshop, Minneapolis, October, 1976.

Chairperson, Symposium on "Graduate training in evaluation and applied psychology: A growth area?" American Psychological Association, San Francisco, August, 1977.

Chairperson, open meeting on "Career opportunities for experimental psychologists in evaluation and applied psychology." Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, May, 1978.

Chairperson, Symposium on "Special issues in the future of the teaching of psychology." American Psychological Association, New York, August, 1979.

Chairperson, Symposium on "External perspectives on the training of evaluators." Evaluation Research Society, Minneapolis, 1979.

"Teaching and what research tells us." Keynote address to Oregon Education Association Focus Conference, Eugene, January, 1980.

"Survey of practicum and internship training." Presented with K. W. Keiser, Evaluation Research Society, November, 1980.

Chairperson and discussant, Symposium on "Experience-based approaches to training psychologists as program evaluators." American Psychological Association, Los Angeles, August, 1981.

Chairperson, Psi Chi Symposium on "Students or stooges: The education and protection of research participants." American Psychological Association, Toronto, August, 1984.

"Indicators of interest in research ethics and participants' rights." American Psychological Association, Toronto, August, 1984.

"Psychology as a humanity." Invited address to the Division on the Teaching of Psychology, American Psychological Association, Toronto, August, 1984.

"Students' roles, rights, and responsibilities as research participants." Psi Chi Distinguished Lecture, Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, May, 1987.

"A graduate course on writing." American Psychological Association, New York, August, 1987.

Discussant, Symposium on "Ethical issues in teaching and academic life." American Psychological Association, Atlanta, August, 1988.

Division Two President's Debate, "Should teachers of psychology belong to APA?" Participant, "Negative: Cursed be the ties that bind." American Psychological Association, Atlanta, August, 1988.

"Effects of incentives and aversiveness of treatment on willingness to participate in research." Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, May, 1990. (with K. Hogan)

"Subliminal messages." American Psychological Association, Boston, August, 1990.

Chairperson, Symposium on "Students' consent to research participation: Educational, ethical, and legal issues." American Psychological Association, Boston, August, 1990.

"A history of deception in American psychology." Psi Chi - CTUP Invited Address, Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, May, 1991.

"Approaches to undergraduate psychology program evaluation." American Psychological Association, San Francisco, 1991.

"The rise and decline of deception in social psychology." Poster presentation, American Psychological Society, Chicago, June, 1993. (with S. D. Nicks)

Chairperson, Symposium: "Teaching for success - Influencing search committees and seeking awards." American Psychological Association, Los Angeles, August, 1994.

"Balancing teaching and research in selecting faculty in doctoral departments." American Psychological Association, Los Angeles, 1994.

"Learning to teach psychology." G. Stanley Hall lecture, American Psychological Association, New York, 1995.

"Learning to teach psychology and becoming a teacher." G. Stanley Hall Distinguished Lecture, Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Park City, Utah, April, 1996.

"Developing commitments to collaboration." American Psychological Association, Toronto, August 1996. (with E. M. Clark & J. Haynie)

"Programs for teaching: From neglect to commitment." Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, May, 1997.

"Typical and ideal models for preparing teachers of psychology." American Psychological Association, Chicago, August, 1997.

"Teaching the ethics of teaching." Conference on Ethics Across the Curriculum, St. Louis, May, 1999.

Chairperson and discussant, Symposium: "William James's Talks to Teachers: One hundred years of advice." American Psychological Association, Boston, August, 1999.

"Excellence of desire II: The mundane and the spiritual in the teaching life." Conference on Spirituality and Teaching, St. Louis, November, 1999.

"Besides and beyond tenure: Teaching portfolios for reflection and change." Southeastern Conference on the Teaching of Psychology, Atlanta, February, 2001.

"Evaluation of teaching materials submitted by applicants for faculty positions." American Psychological Association, San Francisco, August, 2001.

Feiring, C., & Korn, J. H. (1970). A base for predicting success. Letters section, Science, 491-492.

Korn, J. H. (1971). A journal on the teaching of psychology. Teaching of Psychology Newsletter, Dec., p. 6, 12.

Korn, J. H. (1973). Training and employment of B.A. psychologists: Report of a symposium. Teaching of Psychology Newsletter, Feb., pp. 10-12.

Beane, W. E., & Korn, J. H. (1980). How not to become an evaluator: A review of selected training materials in print. Evaluation and Program Planning, 3, 297-301.

Korn, J. H. (1981). Review of E. J. Posavac and R. G. Carey, Program Evaluation: Methods and Case Studies. In Evaluation News, 2, 234-237.

Korn, J. (1981). Calendar: Type A. (poem) Evaluation News, 2, 338.

Korn, J. (1983). ERS and ENet issue ingrativations. (letter) Evaluation News, 4(3), 75-76.

Korn, J. H. (1983). Comments. (following Moyer, K. E. The physiology of motivation: Aggression as a model.) In Scheirer, C. J. and Rogers, A. M. The G. Stanley Hall Lecture Series (Vol. 3) Washington, D. C.: American Psychological Association.

Korn, J. H. (1984). Students or stooges: The education and protection of research participants. Psi Chi Newsletter, 10(4), 30.

Korn, J. H. (1984). Research ethics needs careful scrutiny. APA Monitor, 15(12), 36.

Certificate for Intensive Bioethics Course, Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University, May 31-June 6, 1987.

Korn, J. H. (Ed.). (1990). The History of the Saint Louis University Department of Psychology. Unpublished manuscript.

Korn, J. H. (1990). Marilyn K. Rigby (1927-1990). Teaching of Psychology, 17, 148. (obituary)

Korn, J. H., & Richey, M. H. (1991). Marilyn K. Rigby (1927-1990). American Psychologist, 46, 533. (obituary)

Korn, J. H. (1995). Psychoanalysis. (Review of the book Freud, Jung, and Hall the king-maker: The historic expedition to American (1909), with G. Stanley Hall as host and William James as guest). American Journal of Psychiatry, 152, 1389.

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