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Erika Beck Ph.D.
Department: Liberal Arts & Sciences, office: DAW-204
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Phone: 702-992-2057
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Dean, School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Associate Professor of Psychology
Dr. Erika Beck currently serves the Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences as well as an Associate Professor of Psychology at Nevada State College. She received a B.A. in psychology from the University of California at San Diego and an M.A. in psychology at San Diego State University. She completed a Ph.D. in experimental psychology at the University of California at San Diego, where she remained as faculty fellow until joining us as a founding faculty member at Nevada State College. Dr. Beck has a broad background in psychology, including research in the areas of developmental psychopathology, social psychology, and cognitive neuroscience. Her favorite classes to teach include Drugs and Addiction, Human Sexuality, Social Psychology, and the Psychology of Emotion.
Dr. Beck discovered her passion for teaching early in her career and dedicated herself to creating a dynamic and interesting class experience for her students. Dr. Beck keeps a passion for learning alive in her classes and works to awaken the students’ natural desire to question, challenge, and investigate. Her experience as a teacher has led her to appreciate how class diversity enhances the learning experience. Each student is encouraged to contribute his/her unique perspective to class discussions. The open discussion of these different perspectives helps students appreciate the ways in which culture and experience shape human behavior.
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