Harold Takooshian, Ph.D. - Fordham University Psychology Department

Harold Takooshian, ph.D.
Professor Department of Psychology Leon Lowenstein 916F 441 East Fordham Road Bronx, NY 10458-9993 Phone: (212) 636 - 6393	Office Hours: Tues 9-11, Thurs 5-6, Fri 4-5 & by appt. at LC, RH, TT Curriculum Vitae

Research | Courses | Publications

Major Research Interests	Top
Applied social/personality Industrial psychology Applied psychometrics Attitude survey research methods Urban psychology Ethnicity and feminism Cross cultural psychology Student excellence

Courses	Top
PSYC 1000 - Introduction to Psychology PSYC 2600 - Social Psychology PSYC 3200 - Psychological Testing PSYC 3300 - Industrial-Organizational Psychology PSYC 3340 - Urban Psychology PSYC 4340 - Law and Psychology Seminar PS/OL 4999 - Tutorials in Psychology or in Organizational Leadership PSYC 5203 - Introduction to Research PSYC 6345 - Social Psychology

Selected Publications

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Giardino, J.C., Black, N., Donald, H.N., Bhalla, R.V., & Harold Takooshian. (2011). Public attitudes toward the ethics of organ donation. Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless, 20, 52-74.
Takooshian, H. (2012, spring). Beyond Fulbright: New opportunities in international psychology. International Psychology Bulletin, 16 (2), 46-48.
Takooshian, H. (2010). Urban psychology. Pages 914-918 in R. Hutchison (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Urban Studies. Thousand Oaks CA: Sage.
Takooshian, H., A. Milgram, J.S. Bruner, T. Blass, C.J. Taylor, S. Levine, & A. Voronov (2010, Spring). Stanley Milgram’s legacy, 50 years later. The General Psychologist, 45 (1), 15-25.
Takooshian, H. (2008). Checking a test's reliability and validity. In L.T. Benjamin, Jr. (Ed.), Favorite activities for the teaching of psychology (pages 14-19). Washington DC: American Psychological Association.
Takooshian, H., & S.P. Shahinian (2008, Oct.). Psychology at the United Nations: A brief history. Psychology International, 19, 10-11.
Takooshian, H., & T.R. Grimes (2006). Social psychology in the multicultural classroom. Pages 676-681 in G.B. Esquivel, E.C. Lopez, and S. Nahari (Eds.), The handbook of multicultural school psychology. Mahwah NJ: Erlbaum.
Takooshian H. (2005). Urban psychology: Its history and current status. Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless, 14, 2-10.
TakooshianH. , Bedrosian D., Cecero J.J., Chancer L., Karmen A., Rasenberger J., Rosenthal A.M., Sliwa C., Skoller C.E., Stephen J.. (2005). Remembering Catherine "Kitty" Genovese: A public forum. Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless, 14, 63-77.
Takooshian H. (Ed.). (2005). Social psychology of city life. [Special issue]. Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless, 14 (1,2), 1-77.
Takooshian H. (2003). Counseling psychology's wide new horizons. The Counseling Psychologist, 31, 420-426.
Takooshian H., Mrinal N.R., Mrinal U.M. (2001). Research methods for studies in the field. In Adler L.L. & Gielen U.P. (Eds.), Cross-cultural topics in psychology (2 ed.). (pp. 29-46). Westport CT: Praeger.
Takooshian H. (2000). How Stanley Milgram taught about obedience and social influence. In Blass T. (Ed.), Obedience to authority: Current perspectives on the Milgram paradigm (pp. 9-24). Mahwah NJ: Erlbaum.
Takooshian H. (1999). Checking a test's reliability and validity. In Benjamin L.T., Nodine B.F., Ernst R.M., & Broeker C.B. (Eds.), Activities handbook for the teaching of psychology, Volume 4 (pages 88-93). Washington DC: American Psychological Association.
Takooshiam H. & S. Newman (1998), Recognizing excellent psychology students. International Journal of Psychology, 367-369.
Takooshian H. (1996, April). (Ed.). Political correctness and social distress in academe. (Special issue). Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless, 5 (2).
Takooshian, H. (1995). Armenian Americans. In J. Galens, A.J. Sheets, & R.V. Young (Eds.). Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America (pp. I:109-122). Detroit: Gale.
Benagh J.S. & Takooshian H. (2004, March). Commitment, burnout, and job satisfaction in urban emergency medical services: A psychological perspective. Journal of Emergency Medical Services, S-11.
Abdolian L.F. & Takooshian H. (2003). The USA PATRIOT Act: Civil liberties, the media, and public opinion. Fordham Urban Law Journal, 30, 1429-1453.
Rieber R.W., Takooshian H. , & Iglesias H. (2002). The case of Sybil in the teaching of psychology. Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless, 11, 355-360.
Guzewicz, T. D. & Takooshian, H. (1991). The development of a short-form scale of public attitudes toward the homeless. Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless, 1, 67-79.