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Robert T. Brown
Professor
Psychology
Areas of Interest:
- Creativity and countercreativity
- Issues in Science and Pseudoscience
- Current Issues and Developmental Disabiltiies
- Pseudoscientific beliefs
- Etiology of handicapping conditions
- Creativity
- Critical thinking
Education:
Ph.D., Yale University. Experimental Psychology.
A.B., Hamilton College. Psychology.
Bio:
Dr. Brown's favorite courses are Science & Pseudoscience (undergraduate: Psy 210; graduate: GLS 531), Psychology of Exceptional Children (Psy 322), and History & Systems of Psychology (Psy 405). They share emphases on the changing nature of scientific knowledge, need to evaluate claims, and extent to which ill-conceived and evaluated treatments have actually hurt rather than helped people. Dr. Brown uses hisextensive collections of quack medical and scientific instruments and antique books as classroom illustrations of past treatments and beliefs.
Brown has also written several chapters and some 100 encyclopedia and handbook articles on aspects of exceptional children. He recently published a critical analysis of research on effects of low levels of lead poisoning on children. Currently, he is writing a chapter on causes of handicapping conditions for a handbook and several articles on aspects of history of psychology. He also conducts research on 19th-20th century phrenological readings.
Publications:
Brown, R.T., Jackson, L.A. (1992). Ex-huming an old issue. Journal of School Psychology, 30, 215-221.
Brown, R.T. (1989). Creativity: What are we to measure. In J. Glover , R. Ronning, & C.R. Reynolds (Eds.) Handbook of Creativity. (pp. 3-32). New York: Plenum.
Brown, R.T. (1986). Etiology and development of exceptionality. In R.T. Brown & C.R. Reynolds (Eds.) Psychological Perspectives on Childhood Exceptionality: A Handbook. (pp. 181-225). New York: Wiley-Interscience.
Brown, R.T., & Reynolds, C.R. (1986). (Eds.)
Psychological Perspectives on Childhood Exceptionality: A Handbook.
New York: Wiley-Interscience.
Location: SB 110C
Phone: 910/962-3370
Email: brownr@uncw.edu
