Dr. Carol Shoptaugh, professor of psychology and coordinator of the industrial/organizational psychology graduate program at Missouri State University, was named a recipient of the 2011 Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching.
Gov. Jay Nixon and members of the Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education recognized Shoptaugh and 13 others earlier this month.
The awards, which are not monetary, are based on effective teaching, innovative course design and delivery, effective advising, service to the university community, commitment to high standards of excellence and success in nurturing student achievement.
Shoptaugh’s specialty areas include human factors psychology, industrial/organizational psychology and quantitative methods. She teaches introductory psychology, industrial/organizational psychology, training and development, occupational health, human factors and ergonomics, and provides internship thesis supervision.
Her research interests include work health and quality of life issues; application of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); application of goal setting; risk perception and risk taking; consumer product safety (warnings); safety perceptions; applied issues involved in design of work tasks or environments; accident prevention, cumulative trauma and risk perception; design issues with special populations (young, aging or disabled populations); and affirmative action.
Shoptaugh received her doctorate and master’s degrees from the University of Missouri-St. Louis and her bachelor’s in psychology from Harris Teachers College.