Philip T. Dunwoody joined the Juniata College faculty as Assistant Professor of Psychology in 2004 directly from the faculty of Mercer University in Macon, Ga.. In 2009 he was promoted to Associate Professor and in 2015 to Professor. While at Juniata College, he has served as the Director of the Lakso Center for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning, the Director of Assessment, and the Director of General Education, and as the Associate Provost for Institutional Effectiveness. He currently serves as Division Head of Social Sciences and Chair of the Education Department.
Dr. Dunwoody earned a bachelor's degree in psychology in 1994 from Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, in Pomona, N.J. He went on to earn a psychology master's degree in 1998 and doctoral degree in 2000, both from the University of Georgia. Focusing on the applied interdisciplinary field of judgment and decision making, his foci encompassed social, cognitive, and industrial-organizational psychology.
He consults and leads workshops on burnout and wellbeing, organizational thriving, equity, and assessment. He has published in numerous journals with expertise in judgment and decision making and political psychology. His main research focus is understanding risks to peaceful and pluralistic democracy. He teaches regular classes on wellbeing, moral judgment, research methods, and statistics. To promote wellbeing in our community, he also teaches Tai Chi and mindfulness meditation.
Dr. Dunwoody earned a bachelor's degree in psychology in 1994 from Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, in Pomona, N.J. He went on to earn a psychology master's degree in 1998 and doctoral degree in 2000, both from the University of Georgia. Focusing on the applied interdisciplinary field of judgment and decision making, his foci encompassed social, cognitive, and industrial-organizational psychology.
He consults and leads workshops on burnout and wellbeing, organizational thriving, equity, and assessment. He has published in numerous journals with expertise in judgment and decision making and political psychology. His main research focus is understanding risks to peaceful and pluralistic democracy. He teaches regular classes on wellbeing, moral judgment, research methods, and statistics. To promote wellbeing in our community, he also teaches Tai Chi and mindfulness meditation.