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I am an industrial /
organizational psychologist with research interests in program evaluation,
spatial analysis, and personality. I earned a bachelor's degree in
psychology from In August 2004 I joined the Saint
Leo
University
community as a visiting assistant professor in the Department of Psychology.
I accepted a tenure-track position as assistant professor effective fall
of 2006 and was promoted to associate professor with tenure in August of 2009. I teach at the graduate and undergraduate level, act as
academic advisor for over 40 students, am actively involved in a great many
collaborative research projects, and
serve on a handful of committees (including membership on the Graduate
Academic Standards and Program Committee, LINK Board of Directors, and the Greek Judicial Board,
and chairing the Institutional Review Board).
In addition, I am a faculty advisor for the Psychology Club, Director of
Undergraduate Research for the department, and past chair of the
social science section of the Florida Academy of Sciences (FAS). In 2009, I
was pleased to act as local arrangements chair for the FAS conference on Saint
Leo campus. When the Masters of
Counseling Psychology program existed, I regularly taught 2 graduate courses
(Personality Theories and Research & Program Evaluation).
My personal teaching philosophy is that there is no one right way to reach every student. Though traditional lecture methods and PowerPoint presentations may be necessary when student knowledge of a topic is minimal, over-reliance on these methods can be alienating and intimidating. Employing principles of active learning (e.g., discussion, debate, elaboration, activities, and student projects and presentations) is my preference once students have gained a moderate amount of domain knowledge. I strongly believe that the student and professor are a team and must learn to work cooperatively toward attaining the highest possible quality of product. It is up to the professor to be approachable, prepared, and sensitive to the needs of the student. It is also the professor's responsibility to maintain the careful balance between flexibility and structure. It is the student's responsibility to read prior to the lecture, ask the professor for clarification as needed, come to office hours, study for exams, and attend class regularly. The mature and involved student is the one who does not believe that fair means lenient and knows that he or she earns a grade rather than the professor giving him/her a grade. A copy of my vita is available here. The mustache was real, so
don't even go there.
Patrick R Draves,
PhD Associate Professor
Saint Leo University Department
of Psychology
Saint Edward Hall, Room 217
phone 352-588-8229
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