Amber E. Morelock
322 Sewanee Avenue
Kingsport, TN 37660
423-914-8050
Education:
2001-2006, East Tennessee State University (ETSU). Anticipated graduation: December 2006. Degree: Bachelor of Sciences, Major: Psychology, Minor: Sociology. GPA=3.19.
Research Experience:
Spring 2005 to Present: Undergraduate Research Associate for the Applied Psychology Laboratory of ETSU. Director: Dr. Chris S. Dula, Assistant Professor of Psychology. Responsibilities include: attend and contribute to project meetings; literature search and review; project develop and design; contribute to the development of self-report measures; implement and maintain online surveys via a web-based participant pool; data coding and analysis; presentation of research findings.
Currently directing/assisting the following independent APL research projects:
- Myth Acceptance and Helping Behaviors towards Schizophrenics.
- Attitude and Personality Correlates of Risky Behaviors. Directed by Dr. Chris S. Dula.
- Desirable Responding in Context. Directed by Frances L. Chumney, Research Coordinator, and Dr. Chris S. Dula.
- Development of a Measure of Fundamental Attitudes of Respect. Directed by Frances L. Chumney and Dr. Chris S. Dula.
- Sex Offender Punishment Attitude Scale. Directed by Brandon Bogle, Undergraduate Research Associate.
Previously directed/assisted the following independent APL research projects:
- Public Perceptions of Schizophrenia.
- Attitudes about Breastfeeding and Women Who Choose to Breastfeed. Directed by Frances L. Chumney
- Community Care and Schizophrenia. Directed by Mellason Gordan, Graduate Research Associate.
- Community Wellness Center. Directed by Chris S. Dula and Kelli Ferguson, Research Coordinator.
- Development of the Sex Offender Attitude Scale. Directed by Brandon Bogle.
- Eating Disorder Symptoms and Body Image Attitudes in Traditional Versus Non-Traditional College Females. Directed by Jennifer Caldwell, Graduate Research Associate.
- Examination of Subgroups, Subtypes, and Stereotype Content. Directed by Frances L. Chumney.
- Psychological Aspects of Spirituality. Directed by Rebecca M. Brooks and Dana Skaggs, Graduate Research Associates
Research Seminar: Participated in a semester-long series designed to teach undergraduates how to develop and conduct their own research projects. Instructor: Frances Chumney.
May 2005 to August 2006: the Ronald McNair Program Internship. Director: Dr. Ronnie
Gross, Supervised by Michelle Hurley.
Paper Presentations:
Morelock, A. E., Dula, C. S., Chumney, F. L., & Bogle, B. C. (2006, August). Continuing
the development of a comfort, acceptance, & willingness to help sufferers of schizophrenia. Paper presented at the Annual Ronald McNair Program Student Forum, Johnson City, TN.
Morelock, A. E., Dula, C. S., Chumney, F. L., Bogle, B. C., Burns, L. J., & Jones, S. (2006, April). Schizophrenia: Developing a measure of comfort, acceptance, & willingness to help sufferers. Paper presented at the annual National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), Asheville, NC.
Morelock, A. E., Dula, C. S., Chumney, F. L., Bogle, B. C., Burns, L. J., & Jones, S. (2006, March). Public perceptions of schizophrenia. Paper presented at the East Tennessee State University’s Undergraduate Student Research Symposium, Johnson City, TN.
Bogle, B. C., Dula, C. S., Burns, L. J., Jones, S., & Morelock, A. E. (2005, July). Religiosity and public attitudes of sex offenders. Paper and poster session presented at the Annual Ronald McNair Program Student Forum, Johnson City, TN.
Burns, L. J., Dula, C. S., Bogle, B. C., Jones, S., & Morelock, A. E. (2005, July). Academic stress and coping measures. Paper and poster session presented at the Annual Ronald McNair Program Student Forum, Johnson City, TN.
Jones, S, Dula, C. S., Burns, L. J., Bogle, B. C., & Morelock, A.E. (2005, July). Teen activities. Paper and poster sessions presented at the Annual Ronald McNair Program Student Forum, Johnson City, TN.
Morelock, A.E., Chumney, F.L., Bogle, B.C., Burns, L.J., Jones, S., & Dula, C.S. (2005,
July). Perceptions of schizophrenia and the amount of discomfort associated with such. Paper presented at the Annual Ronald McNair Program Student Forum, Johnson City, TN.
Bogle, B. C., Dula, C. S., Chumney, F. L., Morelock, A. E., Burns, L. J., & Jones
S. (2006). Development of the Sex Offender Attitude Scale (SOAS). Paper presented at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research, Asheville, NC (April), and at the First Annual Student Research Forum for the Advancement of Psychological Science, Johnson City , TN (April). Poster session presented at the Appalachian Student Research Forum, Johnson City, TN (March).
Poster Presentations:
Morelock, A. E., Dula, C. S., Chumney, F. L., Bogle, B. C., Burns, L. J., & Jones, S. (2006, July). Schizophrenia: Developing a measure of comfort, acceptance, & willingness to help sufferers. Poster session presented at the Twelfth Annual SAEOPP/UTK McNair Conference at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN.
Bogle, B., Dula, C. S., Chumney, F. L., Morelock, A. E., Burns, L., & Jones, S. (2006, March). Development of the Sex Offender Attitude Scale (SOAS). Poster session presented at the Appalachian Student Research Forum, Johnson City, TN.
Morelock, A. E., Chumney, F. L., Bogle, B. C., Burns, L. J., Jones, S., & Dula, C. S. (2006, March). Schizophrenia & stigma. Poster session presented at the Appalachian Student Research Forum, Johnson City, TN.
Bogle, B. C., Chumney, F. L., Morelock, A. E., Burns, L. J., Jones, S., & Dula, C. S., (2005, November). Religiosity and attitudes toward sex offenders. Poster session presented at the Annual Convention of the Tennessee Psychological Association, Nashville, TN.
Morelock, A. E., Chumney, F. L., Bogle, B. C., Burns, L. J., Jones, S., & Dula, C. S. (2005, November). Public perceptions of schizophrenia. Poster session presented at the Annual Convention of the Tennessee Psychological Association, Nashville, TN.
Morelock, A. E., Chumney, F. L., Bogle, B. C., Burns, L. J., Jones, S., & Dula, C. S. (2005, July). Perceptions of schizophrenia and the amount of discomfort associated with such. Poster session presented at the Annual Ronald McNair Program Student Forum, Johnson City, TN.
Work Experience:
May 2005 to July 2006, Ronald McNair Program Internship, ETSU (Johnson City, TN). Responsibilities included: complete 200 research hours during the summer; complete 100 research hours per academic year; design and complete a research project; attend research seminars; attend GRE preparation seminars; present research findings at a profession venues.
January 2005 to February 2006, Youth Director at Van Hill Free Will Baptist Church (Rogersville, TN). Responsibilities included: developing and organizing activities, volunteer initiatives, and educational trips; managing activities of children. Supervisor: Pastor Pete Smith.
January 2004 to April 2004, Service Learning Volunteer (Indian Ridge Elementary School, Jonesboro, TN). Responsibilities included: tutoring elementary school children.
May 2004 to July 2004, Industrial Work for Manpower Employment Services (Morristown, TN). Responsibilities: Perform industrial activities. Supervisor: Ross Hughes.
May 2003 to October 2003, Industrial Work for Manpower Employment Services (Morristown, TN). Responsibilities: Perform industrial activities. Supervisor: Roy Charles.
February 2001 to April 2002, Care Giver at Chip Hale Center (Rogersville, TN). Responsibilities included: caring for a mentally-challenged woman, assisting with household chores, dinner preparation, and hygiene. Supervisor: Brenda Boyd.
Honors and Awards:
First place in the Social and Behavioral Science division of the undergraduate research poster competition for presenting “Development of the Sex Offender Attitude Scale (SOAS)” at the Appalachian Student Research Forum, March 30, 2006, Johnson City, TN.
2005, The National Dean’s List.
Computer Skills:
Proficient in Microsoft Word; Microsoft Excel; Microsoft PowerPoint; Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator; Internet navigation; SPSS.
References:
Chris S. Dula, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology, Director of the Applied Psychology Laboratory, ETSU. Phone (423) 439-5361, email: dulac@etsu.edu.
Anthony P. Cavender, PhD., Professor of Sociology/Anthropology, ETSU. Phone (423) 439-6649, email: cavender@etsu.edu.
Karen Harrington, PhD., Associate Professor of Foreign Language, ETSU. Phone (423) 439-6899, email: harringk@etsu.edu.
Michelle Hurley, MA, Assistant Director of the Ronald McNair Program, ETSU. Phone (423) 439-4879, email: hurleyml@etsu.edu.