Dr. Paul Yarab

Lecturer
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Dr. Paul Yarab

Lecturer

Psychological Sciences & Counseling

peyarab@ysu.edu

Bio

Graduated with Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Bowling Green State University in 1999. Accepted temporary position as a full-time Assistant Professor at BGSU until 2001. Employed then at Mercy College of Ohio as Assistant Professor, later promoted to Associate Professor. Employed from 2001 until 2019. Then accepted position as an adjunct Instructor and then full-time Lecturer (2020 - present; Youngstown State University)

Research Interests

Jealousy, Infidelity, Policy-Capturing methods of research, Institutional Research

Teaching Interests

Broadly defined; Social Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Behavior Modification

  • Education

    • 1999

      Ph D, Social Psychology

      Bowling Green State University

      Dissertation/Thesis Title — "Not All Rivals are Created Equal: A Policy-Capturing Approach to Examining Jealousy and Threat Based on the Characterstics of a Rival"

    • 1996

      MA, Social Psychology

      Bowling Green State University

      Dissertation/Thesis Title — "Traces of the Past: Evolutionary Explanations for Gender Differences in Attitudes and Jealousy in Extradyadic Relations"

    • 1993

      BA, Psychology

      Youngstown State University

  • Professional Positions

    • 2021 -

      Youngstown State University

      Lecturer

    • 2001 - 2019

      Mercy College of Ohio

      Assistant, then Associate Professor

    • 1999 - 2000

      Bowling Green State University

      Assistant Professor