Faculty Profile
Sharon Kingston
(she/her/hers)Associate Professor of Psychology (2009)
Contact Information
Kaufman Hall Room 170
717-245-1076
Bio
Sharon Kingston is a clinical community psychologist. Her research interests include neighborhood effects on individual and family well-being with particular emphasis on identifying aspects of successful parenting in high-risk urban neighborhoods, prevention and health promotion in low-income communities and factors related to early initiation of substance use among children and adolescents.
Education
- B.A., State University of New York at Purchase, 1989
- M.A., University of Rhode Island, 1996
- Ph.D., 2001
2023-2024 Academic Year
Fall 2023
PSYC 211 Design of Psychological Resrch
Completion of both PSYC 210 and PSYC 211 fulfills the WID Requirement.
Spring 2024
PSYC 175 Intro to Community Psychology
This course will provide an introduction to the field of community psychology. Community psychology focuses on promoting well-being and preventing negative mental health and social outcomes by understanding persons-in-context and the ways that social issues, institutions, and settings impact individuals, families and communities. In the course, we will: (a) review the historical underpinnings of community psychology; (b) examine the field's major tenets and theories, including its emphasis on understanding the role of the environment in human behavior; (c) explore he field's application to prevent negative mental health and social outcomes and promote well-being and social justice.
PSYC 480 Sem in Serious Mental Illness
Advanced seminar in which students become actively engaged in reading about, reviewing, and discussing selected topics of importance in the discipline. Recent advanced topics courses have included The Psychology of Law and Medicine, Psychopharmacology, The Psychology of Groups, and Psychology of Identification. Prerequisites: 210 & 211.
PSYC 500 Independent Study
PSYC 550 Independent Research
PSYC 560 Stu/Faculty Collaborative Rsch