Penney Nichols-Whitehead, PhD

Penney Nichols-Whitehead, PhD

Associate Professor
Psychology Program Coordinator
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Phone: (231) 591-2778
Email: [email protected]

Education

• PhD, University of Iowa, Psychology
• BS, Central Michigan University, Psychology
• Associate of Arts, Minneapolis Community College

Publications and Intellectual Contributions

• Journal Article
  Rodriguez, M. E., Nichols-Whitehead, P. (2021). "Practicing Anthropology inside the Academy: What We Learned Applying Anthropology in Collaborating with Colleagues, Internal, and External Organizations," no. 43 (2). pp. 22-24. Oklahoma City, OK: Society for Applied Anthropology.
• Journal Article
  Nichols-Whitehead, P., Griffith, J. D., Adams, L. T., Gu, L. L., Hart, C. L. (2012). "Students’ attitudes toward statistics across the disciplines: a mixed methods approach." Statistics Education Research Journal. 11 (2). pp. 45-56.
• Journal Article
  Nichols-Whitehead, P., Plumert, J. M. (2007). "Developmental differences in preferences for using color, size, and location information to disambiguate hiding locations," Journal of Cognition and Development. 8 (4). pp. 427-454.
• Journal Article
  Nichols-Whitehead, P., Plumert, J. M., Spalding, T. (2001). "Preferences for ascending and descending hierarchical organization in spatial cognition," Memory and Cognition. 29 pp. 274-284.
• Journal Article
  Nichols-Whitehead, P., Plumert, J. M. (2001). "The influence of boundaries on young children’s searching and gathering," Journal of Cognition and Development. 2 (4). pp. 367-388.
• Journal Article
  Nichols-Whitehead, P., Libkuman, T. M., Griffith, J., Thomas, R. (1999). "Source of arousal and memory for detail," Memory & Cognition. 27 pp. 166-190.
• Journal Article
  Nichols-Whitehead, P., Plumert, J. M. (1996). "Parental scaffolding of young children’s spatial communication," Developmental Psychology. 32 pp. 523-532.

Presentations

• Oral Presentation
  Nichols-Whitehead, P., Dexter, C., Warju, A., Richardson, K., Walley, M., 2018 Annual Conference, "Is Higher Education Really liberal indoctrination," Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL, (2018).
• Oral Presentation
  Nichols-Whitehead, P., Richardson, K., Dexter, C., Walley, M., Honors Symposium, "Does Higher Education Really Override Family Influence on Political Attitudes," Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI, (April 2018).
• Oral Presentation
  Nichols-Whitehead, P., Richardson, K., Dexter, C., Walley, M., Michigan Undergraduate Psychology Research Conference, "Does Higher Education Really Override Family Influence on Political Attitudes," Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI, (April 2018).
• Oral Presentation
  Nichols-Whitehead, P., Walley, M., Dexter, C., Richardson, K., Michigan Undergraduate Psychology Research Conference, "Health Care Majors: People Helpers or Business People? Whose Politics & Values Do They Share," Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI, (April 2018).
• Oral Presentation
  Nichols-Whitehead, P., Dexter, C., Richardson, K., Walley, M., College of Arts & Sciences Student Award Ceremony & Poster Session, "The Effect of Religion on Political Participation," Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI, (April 2018).
• Oral Presentation
  Nichols-Whitehead, P., Dexter, C., Richardson, K., Walley, M., Michigan Undergraduate Psychology Research Conference, "The Effect of Religion on Political Participation," Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI, (April 2018).
• Presentation
  Nichols-Whitehead, P., Lozano, A., "Who has the Right to Put the Elder in a Nursing Home," Mid-East Honors Association, Columbus, OH, (April 2018).
• Oral Presentation
  Nichols-Whitehead, P., Lozano, A., College of Arts & Sciences Student Award Ceremony & Poster Session, "Who has the Right to Put the Elder in a Nursing Home," Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI, (April 2018).
• Oral Presentation
  Nichols-Whitehead, P., Lozano, A., Honors Symposium, "Who has the Right to Put the Elder in a Nursing Home," Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI, (April 2018).
• Oral Presentation
  Nichols-Whitehead, P., Rickerson, B., Honors Symposium, "Why Isn’t Breastfeeding More Common in the U.S," Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI, (April 2018).