Dr. Oakley E. Gordon

Office: Beh. Sci. 902
Phone: (801) 581-3258
Fax: (801) 581-5841
EMAIL:Oakley Gordon

Academic Summary

Degree

Ph.D. Experimental Psychology, University of Utah, 1984

Positions

Southern Utah University

Assistant Professor 1986-1991
Associate Professor 1991-1998
Professor 1998-2001

Courses taught (undergraduate):

• Statistics in Psychology
• Cybernetics, Self, and Society
• Models, Methods, and Professional Issues in Psychology
• Experimental Research Design
• History and Systems of Psychology (capstone course)
• Surviving in a Technological Age (honors course, team-taught)
• Eastern Thought for Western Thinkers (honors course, team-taught)
• Mind, Body, and Health
• Readings in Transpersonal Psychology
• Andean Mysticism
• Introduction to Psychotherapy (sections on Gestalt and Transpersonal Therapies)
• Physiological Psychology
• Cognitive Psychology
• Abnormal Psychology
• Personality Theory
• Senior Seminar (capstone course).

University of Utah

Adjunct Professor 2002-2005
Associate Professor 2005-present

Courses taught

• Statistical Methods in Psychology (undergraduate)
• Research Methods in Psychology (undergraduate)
• Quantitative Methods I and II (graduate)
• Andean Meditation (for the Lifelong Learning Center)

Syllabi for Fall, 2007

• Psych 3000-90: Statistical Methods in Psychology (online class).
• Psych 5500/6500: Quantitative Methods I

Research in the Andes of Peru

Since 1994 I have been studying the epistemology of indigenous people who live in remote villages in the high Andes of Peru. This has involved seven trips to Peru to study with the paq'os (roughly translatable as 'mystics') who live there, primarily working with Américo Yabar and through his help with paq'os of the Q'ero and Mollamarka people. For more information on this project see my Andean Research Home Page (for an academic coverage) or SalkaWind (for a more personal view).

Computer Projects

I have long been interested in the use of computers to enhance the educational experience of my students. I also have a long-time interest in computer programming. Below I have included links to some of my more recent projects that I have written in the JAVA computer language (which allows the programs to be run over the internet).

• Homework/Quiz. An open source Java applet/application I've written for presenting homeworks, quizzes, games, and grades over the internet.
• Practice Stats. Java applets I have written which allow students to practice various statistical computations.
• A Brief History of Psychology. This is an html-based tool, rather than a computer program, which I developed several years ago when I was teaching the history of psychology. I have included it here for old-time's sake.
• TestJavaPage (where I have links to projects currently under construction).

Recommended Fun/Interesting Links

• Favorite Quotes. Some of my favorite quotes, I hope you enjoy them.
• Principia Cybernetica Web The most visible web site for the study of cybernetics.
• Grateful Dead Home Page
• Salka Wind. My non-academic web page dedicated to the mysticism of the Andes.