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Jeff Howard
Associate Professor of Psychology
Office

Gerber 224

Phone

605-626-2490

Chair, NSU Institutional Review Board

 

Ph.D., M.A., Wichita State University

M.S., Fort Hays State University

B.A., Washburn University

B.S., Kansas State University

 

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Dr. Jeffrey Howard joined NSU's faculty in 2009. He received a Ph.D. degree in human factors psychology from Wichita State University, Wichita, Kan., in 2007; an M.A. degree in experimental psychology from Wichita State University in 2004; an M.S. degree in clinical psychology from Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kan., in 2001; a B.A. degree in psychology from Washburn University, Topeka, Kan., in 1999; and a B.S. degree in radio/TV journalism from Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kan., in 1990.

 

Research Interests

Music cognition

Stimulus perception in cross-sensory modalities

Usability and software design

Student perception of learning environments

Religious theory and philosophy

Sports analytics

 

Courses Taught

PSYC 300 Introduction to Scientific Psychology

PSYC 302 Cognition and Learning

PSYC 313 Biological Psychology

PSYC 371 Statistics in Psychological Research

PSYC 373 Research Methods in Experimental Psychology

PSYC 461 Theories of Personality

PSYC 477 Psychological Testing & Measurement

PSYC 492 Measuring Behavior

PSYC 300 Introduction to Scientific Psychology

PSYC 302 Cognition and Learning

PSYC 313 Biological Psychology

PSYC 371 Statistics in Psychological Research

PSYC 373 Research Methods in Experimental Psychology

PSYC 461 Theories of Personality

PSYC 477 Psychological Testing & Measurement

PSYC 492 Measuring Behavior

 

Selected Publications

Howard, J.N. (2017). Pitcher-Catcher ‘hot-key’ sign-indicator obfuscation via situational game data. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching (in review).

 

Howard, J.N. (2017). Life After Death: Retaining the Null Hypothesis and the Status Quo. Perspectives on Science & Christian Faith: The Journal of the American Scientific Affiliation (in review).

 

Howard, J.N. (2017). Hit Probability as a Function of Foul-Ball Accumulation. The International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport (in review).

 

Howard, J.N. (2016). Flashback Gordon: Cryptic Communication within a Base-Running Relay-Throw Event. The Baseball Research Journal, 45 (1), 11-16.

 

Howard, J.N. (2016). On Creation toward Scientific Explanation. Creation Research Society Quarterly, 52 (3), 200-205.