David
B
Strohmetz, Ph.D.
Professor
Associate Vice President for Academic and Institutional Assessment
Ph.D.,
Temple University
M.A.,
Temple University
B.A.,
Dickinson College
Office: Library, Room 220
Phone:
732-263-5212
Email:
dstrohme@monmouth.edu
Regularly Taught Courses:
PY207: Social Psychology
PY320: Experimental Psychology
Research Interests:
Specialization in social psychology with an emphasis on methodological and quantitative issues. Current areas of interest include assessment of student learning and methodological problems associated with the use of humans as research subjects.
Professional Associations:
Association for Psychological Science
Society of Personality and Social Psychology
Society for the Teaching of Psychology
Society for College and University Planning
Selected Works:
Books:
Strohmetz, D. B. (2005). Instructor’s manual with tests to accompany Rosnow and Rosenthal’s Beginning Behavioral Research (5th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
Scholarly Articles:
(* indicates student co-author)
Cavaiola, A. A., & Strohmetz, D. B. (2010). Perception of risk for subsequent drinking and driving related offenses and locus of control among first time DUI offenders. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, 28, 52-62.
Lewandowski, G. W., Jr., & Strohmetz, D. B. (2009). Actions can speak as loud as words: Measuring behavior in psychological science. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 3(6), 992-1002. DOI:10.1111/j.1751-9004.2009.00229.x
Sarsar, S., & Strohmetz, D. B. (2008, Summer). The economics of democracy in Muslim countries. Middle East Quarterly, 15(3), 3-11.
Strohmetz, D. B. (2008). Research artifacts and the social psychology of psychological experiments. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 2(2), 861–877, DOI:10.1111/j.1751-9004.2007.00072.x
Cavaiola, A. A., Strohmetz, D. B., & Abreo, S. (2007). Characteristics of DUI recidivists: A 12 year follow-up study of first time DUI offenders. Addictive Behaviors, 32, 855-861.
Strohmetz, D. B. (2006). Rebuilding the ship at sea: Coping with artifacts in behavioral research. In D. Hantula (Ed.), Advances in social & organizational psychology: A tribute to Ralph Rosnow (pp. 93-112). Mahway, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Strohmetz, D. B., & Rosnow, R. L. (2004). Artifacts in the research process. In M. Lewis-Beck, A. Bryman, & T. F. Liao (Eds.), Encyclopedia of social science research methods. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Cavaiola, A. A., Strohmetz, D. B., Wolf, J. M., & Lavender, N. J. (2003). Comparison of DWI offenders with non-DWI individuals on the MMPI-2 and the Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test. Addictive Behaviors, 28, 971-977.
Coppola, K. M., & Strohmetz, D. B. (2002). How is death and dying addressed in introductory psychology textbooks? Death Studies, 26, 689-699.
Strohmetz, D. B., Rind, B., Fisher, R., & Lynn, M. (2002). Sweetening the till: The use of candy to increase restaurant tipping. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 32, 300-309.
Rind, B., & Strohmetz, D. (2001). Effect of beliefs about future weather conditions on restaurant tipping. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 31, 2160-2164.
Strohmetz, D. B., & Rind. (2001, June). The impact of tip recommendations on tipping. Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly, 42(3), 71-73.
Rind, B., & Strohmetz, D. (2001). Effect on restaurant tipping of presenting customers with an interesting task and of reciprocity. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 31, 1379-1384.
Rosnow, R. L., Strohmetz, D., & Aditya, R. (2000). Artifact in research. In A. E. Kazdin (Ed.,), Encyclopedia of psychology (Vol. 1, pp. 242-245). New York: Oxford University Press & American Psychological Association.
Rind, B., & Strohmetz, D. (1999). Effect on restaurant tipping of a helpful message written on the back of customers’ checks. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 29, 139-144.
Popular Press:
Lewandowski, G. W., Jr., & Strohmetz, D. B. (2009, October 28). The kids are all right: Overcoming a common obstacle to connecting with “today’s” students. InsideHigherEd.com. http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2009/10/28/lewandowski
Forthcoming:
Rosnow, R. L., & Strohmetz, D. B. (in press). Experimenter and subject artifacts: Methodology. In J. Wright (Ed.) International Encyclopedia of Social & Behavioral Sciences (2nd edition). Oxford, UK: Elsevier
Additional Information:
Member of the inaugural class of the Senior Leadership Academy, co-sponsored by the Council of Independent Colleges and the American Academy Leadership Institute, 2010-2011;
Middle States Commission on Higher Education accreditation evaluator (2009 – present)
