Diane Cook, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychological Science
Psychological Science
Office locationStrickland Academic, 103,
Area(s) of Expertise: Developmental psychology/Gerontology
Courses Taught
- Human Growth & Development
- Quantitative Methods
- Research Methods
- Psychology of Aging
- Child Development
- Personality and Individual Differences
Education
- Ph.D., Developmental Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1994
- M.S., Developmental Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1992
- Graduate Certificate in Aging Studies, Gerontology, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1992
- B.S., Psychology, Old Dominion University, 1988
Research/Special Interests
Life-Span Development
Late-Life Marriage and Family Relations
Personality and Religiosity
Scholarship
Cook, D. B., McDaniel, M. G., & Doyle-Portillo, S. M. (2018). Taking religion to heart: The relationship between the Five Factor Model and the New Indices of Religious Orientation among religious students, Journal of Beliefs and Values, 39, 304-316.
Cook, D. B. & Hancock, T. (2009). What is Psychology? Instructor’s Resource Manual. 2nd ed. Thompson: Wadsworth.
Cook, D. B. & Hancock, T. (2007). What is Psychology? Instructor’s Resource Manual. Thompson: Wadsworth.
Cook, D. B., Casellas, A., Robbins, S. B., & Dougherty, L. M. (2004). Goal continuity and the “Big Five” as predictors of older adult marital adjustment. Personality and Individual Differences, 38, 519-531.
Hayslip, B., Cooper, C., Dougherty, L. M., & Cook, D. B. (1997). Body image in adulthood: A projective approach. Journal of Personality Assessment, 68(3), 628-649.
Wade, J. B., Dougherty, L. M., Hart, R. P. & Cook, D. B. (1992). Patterns of normal personality structure among chronic pain patients. Pain, 48(1), 38-43.
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