Terry F. Pettijohn II, Ph.D.
Professor
Contact Terry F. Pettijohn II, Ph.D.
843-349-6447 pettijohn@coastal.eduSmith Science 217I
Office hours: by appointmentEducation
Ph.D., Social Psychology, The University of Georgia, Athens
M.S., Social Psychology, The University of Georgia, Athens
B.S., Psychology, The Ohio State University
Professional Experience
- Professor, Coastal Carolina University
- Chair, Department of Psychology, Coastal Carolina University
- Psychology Program Coordinator, Coastal Carolina University
- Associate Professor, Coastal Carolina University
- Assistant Professor, Coastal Carolina University
- Associate Professor, Mercyhurst College
- Assistant Professor, Mercyhurst College
- Web Scenarios Author, Myers' Social Psychology (8th ed.), McGraw-Hill
- Contributing Author, PowerWeb, Dushkin/McGraw-Hill
- Contributing Author, PowerWeb and Psychology: A ConnecText (4th ed.), Dushkin/McGraw-Hill
- Quality Management Certification/Accreditation Manager, Advantage Behavioral Health Systems
- Part-time Instructor, Athens Area Technical College
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, The University of Georgia, Athens
- Graduate Research Assistant, The University of Georgia, Athens
Biography
Terry Pettijohn served as chair of the Department of Psychology from 2014-2020. He earned a Ph.D. in social psychology in 1999 from the University of Georgia. He teaches courses in social psychology and research methods. Pettijohn has conducted research in the areas of interpersonal attraction, relationships, how environmental conditions influence social preferences, and the psychology of teaching.
His current interests include investigations of his environmental security hypothesis related to music preferences and components of physical attraction.