Education
Ph.D., Texas Christian University
Courses
- Cross-Cultural Psychology and Group Dynamics
- Experimental Psychology
- General Psychology
- Introductory Statistics
- Learning
- Psychology Colloquia
- Social Psychology
Research Interests
- Achievement Motivation
- Conflict in Relationships
- Intrinsic Motivation
- Student-Teacher Boundaries
Publications
Owen, P.R. & Zwahr-Castro, S. (2007). Boundary Issues in Academia; Student Perceptions of Faculty-Student Boundary Crossings. Ethics and Behavior, 17(2), 117-129.
Zwahr-Castro, J. (2005). Understanding adolescent suicide. Revisto Espaco
Academico, 3 (1).
Zwahr-Castro, J. (2004, November). Improving graduate success through structured preparation. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Southwest Teachers of Psychology, Seguin, TX.
Zwahr-Castro, J. (2003). Amber: The alert that saves lives. Revisto Espaco Academico,
2 (22).
Zwahr-Castro, J. (2007, January). Undergraduate research made easy: Engaging students without stressing professors. Talk presented at the 29th annual convention of the National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology, St. Petersburg Beach, FL.
Zwahr-Castro, Kamilapour, S. & Kidder, G. (2006, May). Perceptions of similarity in power strategies among couples. Poster presented at the 18th annual meeting of Association for Psychological Science, New York, NY.
Owen, P.R. & Zwahr-Castro, J. (2005, November). Evaluating video-assisted instruction with video-assisted assessment. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Southwest Teacher of Psychology, Seguin, TX.
Zwahr-Castro, J. (2004, November). Improving graduate success through structured preparation. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Southwest Teachers of Psychology, Seguin, TX.