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Swoboda, Debra
Professor
Behavioral Sciences
Phone: 718-262-2686
Office Location: AC-4D06E
Email: dswoboda@york.cuny.edu
Dr. Swoboda's disciplinary research focuses on layperson understanding of genetic risk for health problems and how genetic technologies impact conceptions of disability. She has published articles and book chapters on the social construction and diagnosis of contested illnesses such as chronic fatigue syndrome and environmental illness/multiple chemical sensitivities. Her scholarship of teaching and learning research looks at faculty engagement with the learning sciences, scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL), and constructivist pedagogies.
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Education
Degree | Institution | Field | Dates |
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PhD | SUNY Stony Brook | Psychology | 1992 |
MA | SUNY Stony Brook | Social Psychology | 1982 |
BA | SUNY Stony Brook | Sociology | 1979 |
Concordia College, St. Paul | 1975 | ||
Iowa University | 1973-1974 |
Areas of Expertise
- Impact of genetic technologies on conceptions of disability
- Layperson understanding of genetic risk for health problems
- Contested illnesses (i.e., environmental illnesses/multiple chemical sensitivities)
- Constructivist pedagogies