VITA
 Michael Blaz

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202 S. Kinney                                                                                         Dept. of Social Sciences
Angola, Indiana 46703                                                                          Tri-State University
(219)  665-3438                                                                                       1 University Ave.
     Angola, Indiana 46703
  (219) 665-4211

EDUCATION

1964-1967                   St. Louis Park Sr. High           St. Louis Park, MN

1967-1971                   University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN
                                           B.A.   Psychology

 1971-1972                   Illinois State University,          Normal, IL
                                           M.A.   Experimental Psychology
                                           Thesis: Transposition with auditory stimuli following successive
                                            discrimination training

1972-1976                   University of Kentucky Lexington KY
                                           Ph.D.  Experimental Psychology
                                              Major Area:    Learning
                                              Minor Areas:  Social Psychology
Philosophy of Science
Dissertation: Conditioned  reinforcement: an experimental
                                              analysis of the information hypothesis and its relationship to
                                              discriminative stimuli.

PROFESSIONAL  EXPERIENCE

 1971-1972    Graduate Assistant, Illinois State University

 1972-1976    Teaching Assistant, University of Kentucky
                      (5 semesters  as a lecturer in introductory psychology)

 1975-1976    Instructor, Transylvania University, Lexington KY
                      (while completing dissertation)

 1976-1981   Assistant Professor of Psychology, Tri-State University

 1981-1987   Associate Professor of Psychology, Tri-State University

 1988-Present  Professor of Psychology, Tri-State University

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS AND HONORS

1976         Nominated by department of psychology for  university
                 wide outstanding teaching assistant award, University of
Kentucky.

1979-81    Director of  institutional research, ad hoc appointment by
Tri-State University president. Conducted demographic
                analyses of  attrition and retention rates among the student
                population.

1981-83    Chair, Student Life Committee. Conducted hearings on  major
                disciplinary cases at Tri- State University. Also assisted in the drafting
                of a university alcohol policy.

1986-93    Chair, Library Advisory Committee

1990-92    Chair, Faculty Benefits Committee

1990-91    Chair, Ad Hoc Continuing Education Committee

1990-91    Awarded McKetta-Smith Excellence in Teaching Award in the
                 Arts & Sciences at Tri-State University.

1992         Awarded Jannen Renaissance Award for demonstration of breadth
                of scholarship.

1996         Awarded a 2nd McKetta-Smith Excellence in Teaching Award in the
                 Arts & Sciences.

1989-97    Arts  &  Sciences Promotion Committee
                            (Chair 1992-1994)
                            (Chair 2000-2001)

1997-2002 Chair,  Ethical Standards Committee

2001          Awarded a 3rd McKetta-Smith Excellence in Teaching Award in the
                 Arts & Sciences.

 PUBLICATIONS,  PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES , GRANTS

Blaz, M. & Williams, J.R. (1975) Transposition with auditory stimuli   following  successive discrimination training. Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society, 5, 409-410.

Blaz, M. (1983)  Perceived extraversion in a best friend.  Perceptual and Motor Skills,
53, 891- 894.

Blaz, M.  (1983)  Getting serious about animal rights. The Humanist,43, 30.

Blaz, M.  (1988)  Charles Darwin's  impact on psychology.  Paper presented at
the annual meeting of the Indiana Academy of Science, Notre Dame,Indiana.
Sponsored by a grant from the Indiana Committee for the Humanities.

Blaz, M.  (1989) Charles Darwin's  impact  on psychology .Paper presented to the
Hoosier Association of Science Teachers in Indianapolis.

Blaz, M. (1989) Ancient Greece: Insights for the modern world .  Paper presented at Tri-State University.

Blaz, M. (1993) Awarded a Tri-State University Small Grantfor participation in a   Chautauqua short  course at theUniversity of Dayton entitled Cognition and  teaching.

Whelchel, R., Blaz, M., Zimmer, D., Beehler, J. (1993) Ethics across the curriculum  grant from the Lilly Foundation.

 Blaz, M. (1994) Ethics .  Paper presented  at Tri-State University as part of a
 grant from the Lilly Foundation entitled Ethics across theCurriculum.

( 1994) Chautauqua conference on nationalism  at  Harvard University.

(1995)  Awarded Lilly Grant for attendance at the 26th International
 Congress of Psychology in Montreal, Canada.

(1998)  Awarded Lilly Grant  as part of the Strengthening Institutions Program
 at Tri-State University. (Development in use of technology)

PROFESSIONAL AND RELATED AFFILIATIONS

2002-Present Member Division of International Psychology (APA Division 52)

2000-Present  Member, Society for Personality and Social Psychology (APA Divsion 8)

2000-Present   Member, Society for the Teaching of Psychology (APA Division 2)

1978-Present    Member,  Midwestern Psychological Association

1996-Present Member Indiana Academy of the Social Sciences

1998-2001    Member,  Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues

1978- 1994    Member, Board of Directors, Mental Health
                      Association, Steuben County, IN

1983- 1994    Vice-President, Mental Health Association,
Steuben County, IN

1986- 1992    Member, Board of Directors, Northeastern
                     Indiana Mental Health Center. ( 4 county
                    comprehensive clinic)
                    (6 yr. term limit by state law)

1986-1992    Secretary, Board of Directors, Northeastern
                     Indiana Mental Health Center

1987-1992    Chair, Finance Committee, Northeastern Indiana Mental
Health Center.

1979-1991    Advisor, Phi-Kappa Theta fraternity

1979-1994    Judge, Northeastern Indiana Science Fair.

COURSES TAUGHT AT TRI-STATE UNIVERSITY

Principles of Psychology
Social Psychology
Abnormal Psychology
Child & Adolescent Psychology
Topics in Psychology
Human Sexuality
Educational Psychology
Ethics
Political Psychology
Humanities Honor Seminar
    Topic:  Thucydides  The PeloponnesianWar
Experimental Psychology-Research Methods
Logic