Programs
Courses Taught
CRS 102 Critical Reading and Writing Seminar IIHUMR 499 Senior Seminar
PSYC 101 Introductory Psychology
PSYC 201 Psychology in Current Events
PSYC 211 Social Psychology
PSYC 212 Self and Identity
PSYC 280 Psychology in Film: Special Topics
PSYC 301 Exper Psyc: Research Methods
PSYC 311 Experimental Social Psychology
PSYC 317 Psy Aggression & Violence
Education
- B.S. , Dual Honors Applied Psychology and Sociology , University of Surrey
- M.S., Social Psychology , Howard University
- Ph.D., Social Psychology with a minor in Statistics, Howard University
Interests
- My research is broadly focused on issues of identity. This has included a consideration of mental illness as a stigmatized identity, the race-related reasons for Black students' college choice and the consequences of this important life choice for students' racial identity development, the interaction of race and sexual identity and how this intersection is relevant for considerations of prejudice, and the structure and consequences of religious identity and in particular how this relates to morality. In addition I undertake research concerning the scholarship of teaching and learning.
Select Works Published
- Encouraging Civic Knowledge and Engagement: Exploring Current Events Through a Psychological Lens
Van Camp, D. & Baugh, S.A., Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 16, 14-28., 2016 - People Notice and Use an Applicant’s Religion in Job Suitability Evaluations
Van Camp, D., Sloan, L.R. & ElBassiouny, A., The Social Science Journal, 53, 459–466, 2016 - Social and Individual Religious Orientations Exist Within Both Intrinsic and Extrinsic Religiosity
Van Camp, D., Barden, J., & Sloan, L.R., The Archive for the Psychology of Religion. 1, 1-26., 2016 - You can Lead a Horse to Water: Efficacy and Students Perceptions of an Online Textbook Support Site
Van Camp, D. & Baugh, S.A., Teac hing of Psychology, 41(3), 228-232., 2014
Philosophy
My pedagogical philosophy is always focused on helping students to "find a way into" seemingly difficult or intimidating materials. This, I believe, starts with fostering an environment of intellectual curiosity and excitement for learning. At the same time, it involves exposing students to diverse viewpoints and asking them to critically evaluate their own. A fundamental tenet of my approach to teaching that while the content of a given class is important, more important are the transferable skills reflective of a liberal arts education and so I always try to emphasize the development of critical reading and writing skills as well as oral and written argumentative skills.