Psychology Department
John Knapp, Ph.D.

Professor

Ph.D. University of Denver 1971
M.A. University of Denver 1970
B.A. Hope College 1966

301Q Science Complex
734.487.0104
jknapp@emich.edu
734.487.6553 fax

Research Interests
Research interests involve measurement and statistics, help-seeking behavior, risk taking behavior and student ratings of instructors and courses.
Courses
PSY 205 Quantitative Methods
PSY 600 Psychological Statistics I

Recent Publications
Jackson, D. E., Knapp, J. R. & Landau, P. (2009) Your candidates say stupider things than my candidates. A poster presented at the 21sst Annual convention of the Association for Psychological Science. May. San Francisco.

Jackson, D. E., Knapp, J. R. & Landau, P. (2007) Gender effects in the evaluation of scenarios depicting unethical behavior. A poster presented at the Association for Psychological Science. Washington, D. C.

Jackson, D. E., & Knapp, J. R. (2006, August). Patterns of risky behavior and judgments of potential negative impact. Poster session presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans.

Jackson. D. E. & Knapp, J. R. (2005) Putative quote source and presidential preference influence stupid quotes ratings. Poster session to be presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Los Angeles.

Jackson, D. E., & Knapp, J. R. (2004) College students engage in numerous risky behaviors. Presented to American Psychological Society, Chicago, IL.

Knapp, J. R., & Jackson, D. E. (2003) Risky and non-risky behavior patterns in two universities. Presented to American Psychological Society, Atlanta, GA.

Jackson, D. E., & Knapp, J. R. Risky and non-risky behavior in unmarried college students. Presented to Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL

Jackson, D. E., & Knapp, J. R. (2003) Evaluation of stupid quotes: Ethnic, racial, and gender considerations. Presented to Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.

Moore-Hart, M.A., Diamond, B. J. & Knapp, J. R. (2003).The implementation of a multicultural Literacy program in fourth and fifth grade classrooms. In A. I. Willis, G. E. Garcia, R. Barrera &V. J. Harris (Eds.) Multicultural issues in literacy research and practice. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Jackson, D. E. & Knapp, J. R. (2002). Patterns of risky and non-risky behaviors in college students. Presented to Southeastern psychological Association, Kissimmee, FL.