3. Table of
Contents
Sections
01 Introduction
02 Education Background
03 Current position
04 Research
05 Presentations
06 Media Appearances
07 Awards
08 Personal Philosophy
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4. Current
Position
03
Early teaching experience
Academic Rank
Founding Faculty
Courses
OutstandingWoman of theYearAward, 2011
Teaching Award, 2013
Teaching Grants
Research Grants
Campus Presentations
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5. Early
Teaching
Experience
At age 22, Dr. West
discovered her
passion for teaching.
She began her
teaching career as an
adjunct instructor at
the following
universities:
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1988-1993
1990-1993
6. Early
Teaching
Experience
Dr. West completed a
joint-site
postdoctoral
teaching and clinical
fellowship in the
Psychology
Department and
University
Counseling Center at
Illinois State
University in Normal,
Illinois
(1994-1995)
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9. Founding
Faculty
“[Dr.West] has been a
leader in her department
in developing the
psychology curriculum
and making psychology a
major”
--Dr. Janet Laakso, Chair
2013 Distinguished
Teaching Award
Committee
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10. Courses
Dr. West has developed
and taught the following
courses:
Human Sexuality
Sexual Deviance
Sex Crimes and Sexual
Violence
FamilyViolence
Psychology of Black
Women
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14. Teaching
Grants
University of Washington,Tacoma Funds to
Support Research, Teaching andTeaching
Improvement ($2,000), 2013
University of WashingtonTacoma Founder’s
Endowment Grant ($1,500), 2001
University of WashingtonTacoma Founder’s
Endowment Grant ($5,000), 1998
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