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DAVID KEITH JONES
September, 2006
Office Address:
Home Address:
Phone:
Department of Psychology
Westminster College
501 Westminster Avenue
Fulton, MO 65251
3900 Tropical Lane
Columbia, MO 65202
(573) 592-6118 (Office)
(573) 256-1066 (Home)
Fax: (573) 592-5206
E-Mail Address:
Date of Birth:
jonesd@westminster-mo.edu
December 10, 1962; Santa Monica, CA
Marital Status: Married to Marjorie Kathleen Smith: October 6, 2002
Children: Ethan David Jones: Born April 17, 2003
Education: University of Southern California, 1984-1991.
Ph.D. (Social Psychology)
University of Southern California, 1980-1984
A.B., Magna Cum Laude in Psychology
Honors:
Westminster College President’s Award for Excellence in
Teaching, Westminster College, 2006.
Member (Honoris Causa), Alpha Chi, Westminster College, 2006.
Who’s Who in American Education, Westminster College, 2006.
Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, Westminster College,
2004, 2005.
Who’s Who in America, Westminster College, 2005, 2006.
Member, Psi Chi, National Honor Society in Psychology, Arkansas
College, 1993.

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Honors continued:
Graduated Magna Cum Laude in Psychology
University of Southern California, 1984.
Member, Phi Beta Kappa, University of Southern California,
1984.
Member, Alpha Lambda Delta, National Freshman Honor Society,
University of Southern California, 1981
Scholarships: Haynes Foundation Scholarship, 1982-83
Presidential Scholarship
University of Southern California, 1980-81
AFL-CIO Scholarship, 1980-81
Fellowships: Haynes Foundation Fellowship, 1987-88
Grants Received: United States Department of Labor (with Dr. Cathryn Pridal), 2002
Professional Experience
Administrative Experience
Director of the Westminster Seminar, Westminster College, Beginning, January,
2007.
Director of Assessment, Westminster College, 2002-present.
Chair, Department of Psychology, Westminster College, 1998-1999, 2001-2004,
2006-present.
Program Chair, Psychology, Arkansas (Lyon) College, 1992-1995.
Teaching: Full Time
Professor of Psychology, Westminster College, Beginning, Fall, 2006.
Associate Professor of Psychology, Westminster College, 2001-2006 (tenured in
2001).
Assistant Professor of Psychology, Westminster College, 1995-2001.
Assistant Professor of Psychology, Arkansas (Lyon) College, 1992-1995.
Instructor of Psychology, Arkansas College, 1991.
Teaching: Part Time
Social Psychology, University of Southern California, 1991.
Research Methods, California State University, Long Beach, 1990-1991.
Social Psychology, California State University, Long Beach, 1990.
Introduction to Psychology, Scripps College, 1989.
Applied Research Methods, University of Southern California, 1988.

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Other Professional Experience
Panel Reviewer for the Advanced Placement Incentive Program, U.S. Department
of Education, 2006.
PEAQ Peer Reviewer for the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central
Association, 2005-present.
Representative to the Missouri TLM Program affiliated with the Faculty
Development Collaborative in Technology (FDCT) program, 2002-present.
Board Member, Family Counseling Center, Columbia, MO, 2002-2005.
Advanced Placement Program Faculty Consultant (Psychology), 2000-present.
Ad hoc reviewer, Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 1999.
Committee Experience
Chair
Director of Assessment and Chair, Committee on Assessment, Westminster
College, 2002-present.
Chair, Psychology Search Committee, Westminster College, 2004.
Chair, NCA Criterion #3 (Student Learning and Effective Teaching)
Subcommittee, Westminster College, 2003-2004.
Chair, Focus on Teaching Committee, Westminster College, 2001-2004.
Chair, Focus on Teaching Task Force, Westminster College, 2000-2001.
Chair, Ethics in Research Committee, Westminster College, Westminster College,
1999.
Chair, Faculty Handbook Subsidiary Task Force on Faculty Rights and
Responsibilities, Westminster College, 1999-2000.
Chair, Faculty Handbook Subsidiary Task Force on Faculty Status, Contracts,
Searches, and Personnel Files, Westminster College, 1998-2000.
Chair, Curriculum Committee, Westminster College, 1998-2000.
Chair, Social Science Assessment Committee, Lyon College, 1994-1995.
Chair, Institutional Assessment Committee, Arkansas (Lyon) College, 1993-1995.
Chair, Human Subjects Committee, Arkansas (Lyon) College, 1993-1995.
Chair, Service Day Committee, Arkansas College, 1992.
Member
Member, Academic Strategic Planning Committee, Westminster College, 2005-
present.
Member, Curriculum Committee, Westminster College, 2005-2006.
Member, Scholarships Task Force, Westminster College, 2005-2006.
Member, North Central Association Steering Committee, Westminster College,
2002-2005.
Member, Center for Leadership and Service Advisory Committee, Westminster
College, 2002-2004.
Member, Strategic Alliance Work Force (with William Woods University),
Westminster College, 2002.
Member, MBA Proposal, Entrepreneurial Studies, and Leadership Studies Task
Force, Westminster College, 2000.

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Committee Membership Continued
Member, Teacher Education Advisory Committee, Westminster College, 1999-
2004.
Member, Faculty Handbook Subsidiary Task Force on Faculty Evaluation,
Westminster College, 1999-2000.
Member, Faculty Handbook Task Force, Westminster College, 1998-1999
Member, Strategic Planning Committee, Westminster College, 1997-1998, 2000-
2001
Member, Committee on Curriculum, Academic Programs, and Academic Policies,
Westminster College, 1997.
Member, Psychology Search Committee, Westminster College, 1996, 2003.
Member, Faculty Personnel Committee, Westminster College, 1996-1997, 2003-
2004.
Member, Education Program Project Team, Westminster College, 1996-1997.
Member, Education Search Committee, Westminster College, 1996-1997
Member, Churchill Academy Committee, Westminster College, 1996-1997
Member, Committee on Assessment, Westminster College, 1995-1999.
Member, Liberal Arts Teacher Education Committee, Lyon College, 1994-1995.
Member, Apple Project Search Committee, Arkansas (Lyon) College, 1993-1995.
Member, Math / Science Task Force, Arkansas (Lyon) College, 1993-1995.
Member, Rockefeller Grant Steering Committee, Arkansas (Lyon) College, 1993-
1995.
Member, Athletic Committee, Arkansas College, 1993-1994.
Member, Service Day Committee, Arkansas College, 1993.
Member, Assessment Study Commission, Arkansas College, 1993.
Member, Institutional Assessment Committee, Arkansas College, 1992-1993.
1995.
Member, President's Cup Selection Committee, Arkansas (Lyon) College, 1992-
1995.
Member, Psychology Search Committee, Arkansas (Lyon) College, 1992-1995.
Courses taught
Applied psychology
Close relationships
Directed study
Directed research
Educational psychology
History and systems of psychology
Industrial/Organizational psychology
Introduction to psychology
Introduction to psychology laboratory
Introductory statistics
Learning and cognition
Personality
Personality laboratory
Psychology as a Social Science
Research methods
Research methods laboratory

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Courses taught continued
Research Tools
Senior seminar: Emotions
Senior Thesis
Social psychology
Social psychology laboratory
Supervised practicum
Westminster Seminar
Research Experience
Senior thesis advisor for senior psychology students at Westminster College,
1996-present.
Faculty research advisor for senior directed research projects at
Arkansas (Lyon) College, 1992-95.
Research Assistant to Dr. Stephen J. Read, University of Southern California,
1984-1991.
Research Assistant to Dr. Lynn C. Miller, University of Southern California,
Scripps College, 1987-1991.
Student Advising Experience
Currently serve as faculty sponsor for Alpha Chi, a national honor society for
undergraduate juniors and seniors in all academic disciplines
Currently serve as faculty academic advisor to undergraduate students (both
non-psychology and psychology majors) at Westminster College.
Served as faculty advisor for up to 67 undergraduate students per semester at
Arkansas (Lyon College).
Served as faculty advisor to Psi Chi and the Psychology Club at Lyon
College. Founded Arkansas College chapter of Psi Chi in Spring, 1993.
Participated as faculty mentor to entering freshman students in Westminster
College First Year Seminar Program, Fall, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, and
2004.
Participated as faculty mentor to entering freshman students in Arkansas College
orientation program in Fall, 1992 and in Fall, 1994.
Current Professional Memberships
Member (Honoris Causa), Alpha Chi
Member, American Association of University Professors
Member, Association for Educational Communications and Technology
Associate, Association of American Colleges and Universities
Member, Council of Teachers of Undergraduate Psychology
Member, International Association for Relationship Research
Member, Midwestern Psychological Association
Member, Phi Beta Kappa
Member, Psi Chi
Member, Society for Personality and Social Psychology (APA Division 8)
Member, Society for the Teaching of Psychology (APA Division 2)

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Professional Publications, Presentations, and Reviews
Published Book
Jones, D. K. (2001). Student study guide to accompany Michael E. Passer and
Ronald E. Smith’s Psychology: Frontiers and Applications. Boston, MA:
McGraw-Hill.
Published Contributions on CD-ROM
Jones, D.K. (2004). Powerpoint presentations to accompany Michael E. Passer
and Ronald E. Smith’s Psychology: The science of mind and behavior (2 nd
ed). Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill. Included on the Instructor’s Resource
CD-ROM that accompanies Michael E. Passer and Ronald E. Smith’s
Psychology: The science of mind and behavior.
Jones, D.K. (2001). Powerpoint presentations to accompany Michael E. Passer
and Ronald E. Smith’s Psychology: Frontiers and Applications. Boston,
MA: McGraw-Hill. Included on the Instructor’s Resource CD-ROM that
accompanies Michael E. Passer and Ronald E. Smith’s Psychology:
Frontiers and Applications.
Published Papers
Jones, D.K., & Read, S. J. (2005). Expert-novice differences in the
understanding and explanation of complex political conflicts. Discourse
Processes, 39 (1), 45-80.
Jones, D. K. (2001). Beyond the couch: Psychology meets biology. Alpha Chi
Alumni Recorder, 44, 3, 43-48.
Read, S. J., Cesa, I. L., Jones, D. K., and Collins, N. L. (1990). When is the
federal budget like a baby Metaphor in political rhetoric. Metaphor and
Symbolic Activity, 5, 3, 125-149.
Read, S. J., Jones, D. K., and Miller, L. C. (1990). Traits as goal-based
categories: the importance of goals in the coherence of dispositional
categories. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 58, 6, 1048-
1061.
Read, S. J., Miller, L. C., and Jones, D. K (1990). Goals in the coherence of
social categories. Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society, 28, 3, 261-267.

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Papers presented at professional meetings
Pridal, C., & Jones, D.K. (2005). Service learning in partnership with the DOL
and One-Stop Centers. Paper presented at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the
Higher Learning Commission, Chicago, Illinois.
Pridal, C., & Jones, D.K. (2003). Improving the "Servicescape" in One-Stop
Centers. Paper presented at the 2003 Heartland Symposium, Kansas City,
Missouri.
Jones, D. K., & Pridal, C. (2002). Integrating service learning into psychology
courses: The case of the Missouri One-Stop project. Paper presented at the
9 th annual meeting of the Mid-America Conference for Teachers of
Psychology, Evansville, Indiana.
Jaeger, T., & Jones, D. K. (2001). From intro to senior thesis: Research across
the psychology curriculum. Paper presented at the 8 th annual meeting of
the Mid-America Conference for Teachers of Psychology, Evansville,
Indiana.
Jones, D. K. (1998). Shyness, gender, and emotional intelligence. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological
Association, Chicago, Illinois.
Jones, D. K. (1997). Effects of adult attachment styles and emotional
intelligence on self-conceptions of shyness. Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, Illinois.
Jones, D. K., & Watson S. (1995). Shy - nonshy differences in formation and
phases of friendships. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
Southwestern Psychological Association, San Antonio, Texas.
Watson, S., & Jones, D. K. (1995). Friendships and the shyness factor that
influences them. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-
America Undergraduate Psychology Research Conference, Franklin,
Indiana.
Jones, D. K. (1994). Bang Zoom! The use of Honeymooners videos in the
teaching of observational skills. Paper presented at the annual meeting of
the Mid-America Conference for Teachers of Psychology, Evansville,
Indiana.
Jones, D. K. (1992). Expert-novice differences in the explanation of complex
political conflicts. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society
for Text and Discourse, San Diego, California.

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Jones, D. K. and Read, S. J. (1990). Political knowledge structures: expertnovice
differences. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Western
Psychological Association, Los Angeles, California.
Jones, D. K. and Miller, L. C. (1990). Perceptions of possible relationships.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological
Association, Los Angeles, California.
Jones, D. K. and Read, S. J. (1989). Traits as goal-based categories. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association,
Reno, Nevada.
Jones, D. K., Collins, N. L., and Chulef, A. S. (1989). Goals and resources in
personal ads. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Western
Psychological Association, Reno, Nevada.
Read, S. J. and Jones, D. K. (1989). Traits as goal-based categories. Paper
presented at the Eighth Invitational Conference on Social Cognition, Nags
Head, North Carolina.
Jones, D. K., Read, S. J., Cesa, I. L., and Weickel, L. (1988). Analogical
problem-solving: Some individual differences. Paper presented at the
annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Burlingame,
California.
Read, S. J. and Jones, D. K. (1988). Irrelevant similarity in analogical problemsolving.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Western
Psychological Association, Burlingame, California.
Read, S. J. and Jones, D. K. (1987). Analogical reasoning and conjunctive
explanations. Paper presented at the Sixth Invitational Conference on
Social Cognition at Nags Head, North Carolina.
Jones, D. K. and Read, S. J. (1987). Analogical reasoning in sequential
decisions. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Western
Psychological Association, Long Beach, California.
Collins, N. L., Cesa, I. L., Jones, D. K., Read, S. J., & Prier, S. (1987).
Metaphor in persuasive communication: An effective tool for attitude
change. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Western
Psychological Association, Long Beach, California.
Read, S. J., Collins, N. L., Jones, D. K., Cesa, I. L., & Gunther, S. (1987).
Political metaphor and memory for a political message. Paper presented
at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Long
Beach, California.

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Panel Discussant
Book Reviews
Jones, D. K. (2000). Social psychology graduate programs. Panel discussant at
The Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Psychology Conference, Jackson,
Tennessee.
Author unknown (2005). Research methods laboratory manual. Monterey, CA:
Wadsworth Publishing Company.
Author unknown (2004). Statistical misconceptions. Monterey, CA:
Wadsworth Publishing Company.
Author unknown. Statistics: Plain and Simple (2003). Pacific Grove, CA:
Wadsworth Publishing
Brehm, S. S., Miller, R.S., Perlman, D., & Campbell, S. M. (2002). Intimate
relationships (3 rd ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill.
Kardas, E. P., & Milford, T. M. (1996). Using the Internet for social science
research and practice. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Company.

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References
Dr. Ted Jaeger
Professor of Psychology
Chair, Department of Psychology
Department of Psychology
Westminster College
501 Westminster Avenue
Fulton, MO 65251
(573) 592-6120
E-mail: jaegert@westminster-mo.edu
Dr. Cathryn G. Pridal
Associate Dean of Faculty
Professor of Psychology
Westminster College
501 Westminster Avenue
Fulton, MO 65251
(573) 592-5360
E-mail: pridalc@westminster-mo.edu
Dr. Kurt Jefferson
Professor of Political Science
Chair, Social Sciences Division
Westminster College
501 Westminster Avenue
Fulton, MO 65251
(573) 592-5294
E-mail: jefferk@westminster-mo.edu
Prof. Wayne Zade
Professor of English
Westminster College
501 Westminster Avenue
Fulton, MO 65251
(573) 592-5287
E-mail: zadew@westminster-mo.edu
Dr. Robert Seelinger
Professor of Classics
Westminster College
501 Westminster Avenue
Fulton, MO 65251
(573) 592-5275
E-mail: seelinr@westminster-mo.edu