Department of Psychology


Dr. Charles Schreiber
Assistant Professor of Psychology

Faculty

Dr. Richard Deyo
Dr. Carrie Fried
Dr. John Johanson
Dr. Mary Kesler
Dr. Kristi Lane
Dr. Gloria Marmolejo
Dr. Peter Miene (chair)
Dr. Charles Schreiber
Dr. Susan Sefkow
Dr. Jessica Siebenbruner
Dr. Janette Williams
Dr. Kerry Williams


Faculty office hours

Education

B.A., History, Pitzer College, 1981
Teaching Credential, San Francisco State University, 1986
Ph.D., Psychology (Cognitive), University of California, Berkeley, 2001


Frequently Taught Courses

PSY 210 General Psychology
PSY 231 Statistics
PSY 308/309 Experimental Psychology with Lab


Scholarly Interests & Expertise

Judgment & decision-making
Human memory
Visual perception
Hedonics (the psychology of pain & pleasure)


Student Research Opportunities Offered

There are frequently opportunities for students to assist with Dr. Schreiber's research in one or more of the above areas.

Students with an idea for independent research are also welcome to propose a new project.


Selected Supervised Student Research

Brace, D. J. (2004). Meta-awareness and retrospective global hedonic evaluations.
Honors thesis. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.


Selected Publications/Presentations

Schooler, J. W. & Schreiber, C. A. (2004) Consciousness, meta-consciousness, and the paradox of introspection. Journal of Consciousness Studies, 11, 17-39.

Schreiber, C. A., & Kahneman, D. (2000). Determinants of the remembered utility of aversive sounds. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 129, 27-42.

Neisser, U., Winograd, E., Bergman, E. T., Schreiber, C. A., Palmer, S. E. & Weldon, M. S. (1996). Remembering the earthquake: Direct experience versus hearing the news. Memory, 4, 333-357.

Rock, I., Schreiber, C., & Ro, T. (1994). The dependence of two-dimensional shape perception on orientation. Perception, 23, 1409-1426.

Kahneman, D., Fredrickson, B. L., Schreiber, C. A., & Redelmeier, D. A. (1993). When more pain is preferred to less: Adding a better end. Psychological Science, 4, 401-405.


Community & University Service

Alternate Department Representative, WSU Academic Affairs and Curriculum Committee (2007-present)
Member, WSU Career Services Advisory Committee (2006-present)
WSU Psychology Department "web master" (2005-present)
Participant, WSU New Faculty Learning Community (2005-2006)


Awards, Grants & Other Honors

Award: Individual National Research Service Award
Source: National Institutes of Health
Project Title: Verbal and Perceptual Processing of Degraded Images
Budget: Approximately $120,000 over 3 years

Award: Pre-Doctoral Fellowship
Source: National Science Foundation
Budget: Approximately $60,000 over 3 years

Award: Jacob K. Javits Pre-Doctoral Fellowship
Source: U.S. Department of Education
(Funding declined in favor of NSF fellowship)


Personal Interests

good coffee
current affairs (politics)
day hikes
cats
literature for children & "young adults"


Joined WSU Psychology Department

2005

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Office:  231K Phelps Hall
Lab: 230A Phelps Hall
Office phone: (507) 457-2576
E-mail: CSchreiber (at winona.edu)


Additional Information:

Personal/Professional Homepage

WSU students in Dr. Schreiber's courses may be able to access course materials or information online through the Desire2Learn system.