Dr. Jeff Topping

Professor
Jeff Topping
Office: 
Holt 246

Credentials:

Discipline: 
Psychology
Bio: 

Ph.D.,听听听Experimental Psychology, University of Portland
M.A.,听听听Experimental Psychology, University of Portland
B.A.,听听听听听Psychology, Willamette University

Courses Taught:

  • Psychology 1 Introduction to Psychology
  • Psychology 2 Statistical Methods for Psychology & Social Science
  • Psychology 4 Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology
  • Psychology 70听Corequisite Support for Statistical Methods for Psychology & Social Science

I started my teaching journey in higher education in 1970 when I joined the faculty in the Department of Psychology at Mississippi State University.听听I had never taught my own class before then and I was overwhelmed with new class preparations, student advising, conducting research, supervising research, publishing, and other departmental obligations.听听Luckily, I love a challenge and loved the university environment.听听I thoroughly enjoyed my years at Mississippi State University.

In 1991 I re-located to Stockton, California and immediately became acquainted with 188bet备用网址 College.听听I did substitute teaching in the spring of 1991 and then was hired as an Adjunct Instructor in the summer of 1991.听听I also was hired as an Adjunct Instructor at CSU, Stanislaus (Stockton campus) in 1994 and was able to make ends meet by teaching at the two schools.听听This arrangement lasted many years.听听My tenure at CSU, Stanislaus ended in 2010 when a recession forced the termination of all Adjunct Instructors at the Stockton campus. Fortunately, I was teaching more classes at 188bet备用网址 College by then, and even taught a couple of graduate classes at University of the Pacific in 2017, and so I survived.听听

I continued as an Adjunct Instructor at 188bet备用网址 College until 2019 when I was hired as a Temporary Full-time Instructor and then was fortunate to be hired as an Associate Professor at 188bet备用网址 College in 2020.

Office / TrAC / Department:
Social Science, Education, and Public Service
Psychology
Classification: 
Faculty