Education
B.S., University of New Orleans, 1988
M.S., Tulane University, 1992
Ph.D., Tulane University, 1994
Current Teaching
Introduction to Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (PSY 360)
Quantitative Methods I and II (PSY 662 & 663)
Psychology of Religion (PSY 457)
Research Interests
Use of Alternative Therapies such as yoga and meditation for stress reduction; Impact of religiosity on attitudes and behaviors; Using Monte-Carlo simulation techniques to model behavior of statistics when assumptions are violated.
Recent Publications
Sloan, P.A., Berman M.E., Zeigler-Hill, V., Greer, T.F., & Mae,
L. (in press).Group norms and self-aggressive behavior. Journal
of Social and Clinical Psychology.
Greer, T., Dunlap, W. P., Hunter, S. (in press).
Skew and internal consistency. Journal of Applied
Psychology.
Greer, T., Berman, M., Varan, V., Bobryki, L., & Watson,
S. (2005). We are a religious people; We are a vengeful
people. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion.
Watson, S., McCoy, J., Stavisky, R., Greer, T., & Handbury,
D. (2005). Cortisol response to relocation stress in
Garnett’s Bushbaby (Otolemur garnettii). Contempory
Topics in Laboratory Animal Science.
Giancola, P.R., White, H.R., Berman, M.E., McCloskey,
M.S., Greer, T., Widom, C.S., Chermack, S.T., Leonard,
K.E., Collins, R.L., & Quigley, B.M. (2003). Diverse
research on alcohol and aggression in humans: In memory
of John A. Carpenter. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental
Research, 27, 198-208.
Greer, T., Dunlap, W. P., Beatty, G. (2003). A Monte Carlo evaluation of the tetrachoric correlation coefficient. Educational and Psychological Measurement.
Baños, J. H., Dickson, A. L., & Greer, T. (2001) A computer-assisted administration of the Continuous Visual Memory Test. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 15, 551-555.
Dunlap, W. P., Brody, C. J., Greer, T. (2000). Canonical correlation and Chi-Square: Relationships and interpretation. Journal of General Psychology, 127, 341-353.
Recent Presentations
Smith, A., Greer, T., Watson, S., Abraham, J. (2005).
Use of Yoga for the Treatment of Distress. American
Psychological Society, LosAngeles, CA.
Greer, T., Varan, V., & Berman, M. (2002). Relation
between Spiritual Experiences, Attitudes/Behaviors
and Religious Coping, Volunteering, and Vengeance.
American Psychological Society, New Orleans, LA.
Berman, M., McCloskey, M. S., & Greer, T. (2002). Alcohol Intoxication and Self-Aggressive Behavior in Humans. Research Society on Alcohol, San Francisco, CA.
Berman, M.E., McCloskey, M.S., Coccaro, E.F., & Greer, T. (2002). Gender, Testosterone, and Human Aggression. American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Avis, K. T., Olmi, J., Greer, T., Wilczynski, S. M. (2000). ADHD and Working Memory: Is it Working? An Evaluation of Children's Performance on the Children's Memory Scale. National Association of School Psychologists, Washington, D.C.
