Office: 164A Jewett Hall, Augusta Campus
Phone: (207) 621-3229
Email:kelliott@maine.edu
Website: http://faculty.uma.edu/kelliott/
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About
Education
B.A., Wesleyan University, 1969
M.A., New School for Social Research, 1973
Ph.D., California School of Professional Psychology, 1976
After obtaining his first two degrees from Wesleyan University (BA Honors in Sociology) and The New School for Social Research (MA in Cognitive Psychology), obtained his Ph.D. in 1976 from Alliant University in San Diego.
Subsequently he accepted a position at the University of Toronto where he taught and practiced clinically for ten years. In 1987 he immigrated to Maine to be on staff at the Augusta Mental Health Institute. After serving for a year as the Assistant Director of the Child Abuse Unit at Kennebec Valley Mental Health Center he joined the faculty at UMA in 1991.
He is currently a Professor of Psychology and continues to practice clinically specializing in the assessment of learning disabilities of college aged students.
Honors
Since moving to Maine he was appointed by Governor Baldacci to serve on the Maine State Board of Examiners in Psychology and represented Maine as a member of the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB).
He’s served for 15 years as the President of UMA’s AFUM Chapter and been active in MEA leadership activities.
Academically he has been the recipient of a UMA Trustee Professorship, Annenburg Grants and UMA’s Distinguished Teacher of the Year Award. He’s twice served as the President of the UMA Faculty Senate and is currently the Chair of the Institutional Review Board.
He’s played a lead role in the development of UMA’s Office of Institutional Research and Planning.
He is the Project Leader and Co-Chair (with UMA’s President Handley) of the Chancellor’s Teaching through Technology Task Force. A long time member of the American Psychological Association, Professor Elliott has also served at the Secretary General of the International Council of Psychology.
He’s presented papers in clinical, cross cultural and educational psychology to the U.S. and Maine State Senates, in Canada, Russia, China, Netherlands, Greece and Japan.
Research
His current research interests are in the area of studying digital literacy and the impact of using digital technologies upon students and faculty.
His current curricular development interests are in developing the Introduction to the Social Science course (SSC 100) and assisting in the construction of a useful curricular map.
