About the Authors

Les Sdorow is a visiting professor of psychology at Arcadia University (formerly Beaver College). He received his B.A. from Wilkes College and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Hofstra University. He was chairperson of the Department of Behavioral Science at St. Francis College (Pa.) and the Department of Psychology at Allentown College (now DeSales University). Les was named Outstanding Educator at St. Francis College and Teacher of the Year at Allentown College. He also co-founded (with Richmond Johnson of Moravian College) the Lehigh Valley Undergraduate Psychology Research Conference and served as president of the Pennsylvania Society of Behavioral Medicine and Biofeedback. His research interests are in psychophysiology, sport psychology, and health psychology. Les has made numerous presentations on the teaching of psychology at local, regional, and national conferences. He teaches introductory psychology, research methods, history of psychology, sport psychology, and health psychology.

Cheryl Rickabaugh is professor of psychology at the University of Redlands. She received her B.A. from California State University, Los Angeles, and her M.A. and Ph.D. in social-personality psychology at the University of California, Riverside. She has received two Outstanding Faculty Awards for teaching during her thirteen years at the University of Redlands. Cheryl teaches introductory psychology, research methods, social psychology, health psychology, and psychology of gender in addition to an interdisciplinary course, women, wellness, and sport, in the University of Redlands Women's Studies program. She has published research in social psychology, health psychology, psychology of gender, and teaching undergraduate psychology, and is the author of Sex and Gender: Student Projects and Exercises (1998).