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Laraway, Sean

Associate Professor,  Psychology
Professor/Academic,  Psychology-Foundation
Associate Director, MS Program in Human Factors/Ergonomics

E-mail
sean.laraway@sjsu.edu
Additional Contact Information

Phone Number(s)
(408) 924-5679

Office Hours
Fall 2012: Wednesdays, 2-4 p.m.

Courses

Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy. Experimental Psychology, Western Michigan Univ, 2003
  • Master of Arts, Behavior Analysis
    Western Michigan Univ, Michigan, United States, 2002
  • Bachelor of Science, Psychology
    Central Michigan Univ, Michigan, United States, 1996

Bio

Dr. Sean Laraway earned a Ph.D. in the Experimental Analysis of Behavior from Western Michigan University in 2003. Upon graduation, he served as a National Institute on Drug Abuse Post-Doctoral Fellow at Western Michigan University studying the behavioral pharmacology of gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB). Dr. Laraway also holds a graduate certificate in Human Performance Technology from WMU.

Dr. Laraway began teaching at San Jose State University in 2004 as a lecturer. In Fall 2008, he joined the faculty as an Assistant Professor. He currently serves as the Elementary Statistics General Education Coordinator and Associate Director of the Graduate Program in Human Factors/Ergonomics.

His professional interests include learning, motivation, behavior analysis, behavioral pharmacology, drug use and abuse, single-case research designs, and data analysis.