About Us

William S. Altman
altman_w@sunybroome.edu
www.sunybroome.edu/~altman_w

William S. Altman is an associate professor in Psychology at Broome Community College. He holds Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Educational Psychology and Measurement (the M.S. actually earned by accident), and an M.P.S. in Communication Arts from Cornell University, and a B.A. in History from the University of Pennsylvania. He is driven by a wide and unpredictable curiosity, an almost pathological and sometimes annoying need to solve problems of nearly any sort, and a sense that it all ought to be fun. Dr. Altman conducts research across many aspects of evidence-based teaching methods, learning, and testing. In addition to scholarly publications and presentations, he has written for several nonscholarly publications, spent over a decade sharing information about education and the science of psychology on local radio, worked as a professional photographer, and performed as a standup comic (ostensibly to work on classroom presentation skills, but mostly because it's fun). He consulted with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to develop the curriculum for a training manual for nuisance wildlife control operators and to create and validate their statewide licensing test. He teaches Educational Psychology and General Psychology, and is co-developing a new course in psychological science and critical thinking for undergraduates going into law, and consults on the development of effective teaching materials. Concerned with the widening digital divide among schoolchildren, he is developing KidBuild Binghamton, an organization that will refurbish and give away old computers to children, based on a successful program he initiated in Ithaca, NY in the 1990s.

Kenneth S. Bordens
bordens@ipfw.edu

Kenneth Bordens received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Fairleigh Dickinson University (Teaneck, NJ campus) in 1975. He earned a Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degree in Social Psychology from the University of Toledo in 1979. After receiving his Ph.D., he accepted a position at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne. Dr. Bordens has taught there for the past 28 years and currently holds the rank of Professor of Psychology. Dr. Bordens's research interests are in the areas of Psychology and Law, Attitudes, and Psychology and the Arts. He has co-authored four textbooks: Research Design and Methods: A Process Approach (7th Edition), Social Psychology (3rd Edition), General Psychology With Spotlights on Diversity, and Psychology of Law: Integrations and Applications (2nd Edition). Dr. Bordens teaches courses in Social Psychology, Research Methods, History of Psychology, and Introductory Psychology. He has taught online sections of Social Psychology, Introductory Psychology, and History of Psychology.

Jill Shultz
js264@cornell.edu

Jill Shultz is a freelance science writer and editor. Her nonfiction publications include a wildlife biology textbook, a statewide certification test bank, and a variety of print, radio, and online works for the public. Many were created for Cornell University, where she served as a science writer and editor for four years. She's published for such clients as Houghton Mifflin, The Nature Conservancy, and the N.Y.S. Department of Environmental Conservation. She's also managed wildlife sanctuaries, taught environmental science, served as program director for a statewide literary organization, and worked as a zookeeper. Ms. Shultz has won awards from The Wildlife Society, the Association of Natural Resources Extension Professionals, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, among others. She received an M.S. in Environmental Science from Antioch University and a B.S. in Biology from Cornell University, where she had the pleasure of studying psychology with Dr. James Maas.

Rhea K. Farberman
rfarberman@apa.org

Rhea K. Farberman is the Executive Director for Public and Member Communications at the American Psychological Association. In her position she directs the Association's public affairs and media relations programs, serves as the Association's national spokesperson, runs its in-house publications and membership marketing departments, and is the Executive Editor of The Monitor on Psychology, APA's monthly news magazine. In the winter of 2001, Ms. Farberman directed the launch of APA's national violence prevention campaign including public service ads built around the tag - What a Child Learns About Violence A Child Learns For Life. In 1997, Ms. Farberman and APA won a PRSA Silver Anvil award for "Talk to Someone Who Can Help," a public education campaign designed to increase the public's awareness of the value of psychological services. Prior to joining APA, Ms. Farberman was a self-employed consultant working primarily on federal public information and education projects including the 1990 Census, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services health education and prevention programs, and White House Conferences and Councils. An accredited member of the Public Relations Society of America, Ms. Farberman has served on the Board of Directors of PRSA's health care academy. She is an honors graduate of The American University's School of Communications and completed graduate studies in public relations and publications management at The George Washington University.