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Ruth L. King

Title: Teaching Fellow

Department: Psychology

College: College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Curriculum Vitae

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Current Scheduled Teaching

No current or future courses scheduled.

Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

PSYC 1650.004Biological PsychologyFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 1630.001General Psychology ISpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 3650.311Experimental MethodsFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 3317.309Quantitative Methods LabSpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 2600.001Interpersonal BehaviorFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Journal Article

  • Boals, A., King, R.L., Griffith, E.L., Huynh, K., Cajas, J. (2025). A direct comparison of the impact of experienced discrimination versus conventional potentially traumatic events. Behavioral Sciences. 16 (1) 41.
  • Boals, A., King, R.L., Griffith, E.L., Huynh, K., Cajas, J. (2025). Predictors of perceived posttraumatic growth and depreciation as outcomes of experienced discrimination. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma.
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Overall
Summative Rating		 Challenge and
Engagement Index		 Response Rate

out of 5
out of 7		 %
of
students responded
  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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