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Cindy J. Lahar, Ph.D.


Chair of Social Sciences
 (on sabbatical Spring 2010)
Office: B105F
Phone: 207-646-9282 x237
Email: clahar@yccc.edu



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Teaching

SPRING 2010   -   Sabbatical

During the Spring 2010 semester I will be teaching at

the Royal University of Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Will return to YCCC August, 2010


Research


Career Bio

I joined the faculty at York County Community College in January of 2002.  At YCCC I teach classes in psychology and sociology and continue my research in cross-cultural psychology and teaching. Currently I am also serving as the Chair of Social Sciences. I hold a Visiting Professor of Psychology position at the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP) in Cambodia.   I work a few months each year at the Psychology Dept. at RUPP helping design curriculum and train teachers. A recent article (October 2009) describes some of this work.   

My previous positions include:

Credentials:


Awards

APS Fund for Teaching Award (2006).  Project title:  Upgrading knowledge and teaching effectiveness of psychology teachers in Cambodia.  This $5,000 grant provided training and resources for the only psychology department in Cambodia allowing me to travel to Phnom Penh to bring materials and offer teacher training Dec 19, 2006 - Jan 9, 2007.  The April 2008 issue of the APS Observer published a report on this grant work in their Psychology Around the World series.

I was awarded a Fulbright Senior Specialists award for further work in Cambodia in July and August 2006.  I provided training to university teachers in research methods and consulted with the Psychology Department at the Royal University of Phnom Penh on a strategic plan as well as a number of curricular issues. This visit also allowed me to work more on the volunteerism research project underway with my collaborators there.

I began my work as a Carnegie Scholar with 25 others in the 2003-2004 cohort of the Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (CASTL) Program in Higher Education.  Part of the work with the Carnegie Foundation supported the ongoing development of the liberal arts program for YCCC.  Research included a project aimed to understand how we could effectively infuse diversity education and global awareness through the curriculum.

I was awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant for lecturing and research in Cambodia for eight months beginning in January of 2004.  Part of my work with the Fulbright program included training university teachers in research methods and advising the Psychology Department at the Royal University of Phnom Penh. The other part of my work in Cambodia was to conduct research on the motivations for volunteerism.  Lara Skinner at the Journal Tribune wrote an article on Sept 24th about my research plans.  An article from the December 2004 APS Observer is available here.  


Interests

Some of my personal interests include doing tai chi and yoga, and traveling (especially in Asia).  I'm also trying to learn  two languages:  Khmer and ASL. 

Here are some pages of my photos that I created while I lived in Japan:

Here are some other photo pages (in progress):

Here is the link to my Explore Cambodia site - please visit if you are interested in traveling to Cambodia or learning more about Cambodia.  If you want to have some fun exploring the culture of Japan, visit my Explore Japan page.

My old "etcetera" page from MIC contains some links to things I find interesting.

Reach Out to Educate:

The new ROTE web site is in development - a site for this new non-profit aimed to help keep poor young Cambodians in school.  Visit www.rotecambodia.org

A related site I manage is www.wondersofcambodia.com  - in progress


This page was last updated in January, 2010- CJL.

 

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