Dean M. Amadio

Dr. Amadio has been at Siena College since 2004. Immediately prior to Siena College he was a Visiting Assistant Profesor of Psychology at St. Mary's College of Maryland and did his post-doctoral work at Georgia Institute of Technology. He has extensive experience in college counseling centers and prior to his doctoral work was employed in public health education and community mental health. 

He originally hails from Holtsville (Long Island), NY. 

My Siena Experience

My Teaching Philosophy

I strive to create an active learning environment where students also understand the relevance of the course content to their future careers and/or personal lives. 

What I Love About Siena

Small classes and engaged students. 

My Favorite Courses to Teach

General Psychology, given the vast number of fascinating topics from which to choose.  

My Professional Experience

Current Research

 LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) issues, use of popular television in the psychology classroom

Articles & Book Reviews

• Use of popular television to enhance students' understanding of Piagetian concepts
  Psychology Learning and Teaching, vol. 12
  2012
• Use of popular television to enhance students' understanding of operant conditioning principles
  Psychology Learning and Teaching, vol. 9
  2010
• Gender differences in alcohol use and alcohol related problems: Do they hold for lesbians and gay men?
  Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, vol. 20
  2008
• Sitcoms: Trash or treasure? Using situation comedies to enhance learning.
  21st Annual Conference on the Teaching and Learning of Psychology
  2007
• Empirical validation of a multi-dimensional model for assessing sexual orientation
  Journal of LGBT Issues in Counseling, vol. 1
  2006
• Internalized heterosexism, alcohol use, and alcohol-related problems among lesbians and gay men
  Addictive Behaviors, vol. 31
  2006
• Internalized homophobia and substance abuse among lesbians and gay men
  Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, vol. 17
  2004

Books & Book Chapters

• Cross-cultural psychotherapy: Toward a critical understanding of diverse client populations (2nd ed.)
  Bent Tree Press
  2008
• Cross-cultural psychotherapy: Toward a critical understanding of diverse client populations
  Bent Tree Press
  2004

Presentations

• Popular television in the psychology classroom: Enhanced Learning or Just for Fun?
  April, 2014
  28th Annual Conference on the Teaching of Psychology, Tarrytown, New York
• Use of popular television in the teaching of psychodynamic concepts
  March, 2012
  2012 Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• The validity of an implicit association test to measure internalized heterosexism
  May, 2011
  23rd Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC, District of Columbia
• Use of popular television to enhance students' understanding of Piagetian concepts
  2011
  25th Conference on the Teaching and Learning of Psychology, Tarrytown, New York
• Popular television in the psychology classroom: Boon or bust?
  2009
  2009 Eastern Conference on the Teaching of Psychology, Staunton, Virginia
• Sitcoms: Trash or treasure? Using situation comedies to enhance learning.
  March, 2007
  21st Annual Conference on the Teaching and Learning of Psychology, Kerhonkson, New York
• Empirical validation of a multidimensional model for assessing sexual orientation
  2002
  American Counseling Association Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana
• The Georgia Fatherhood Program
  2001
  International Fatherhood Conference, Atlanta, Georgia
• Fatherhood Initiative Network in Georgia
  1999
  Connecting Fathers, Families, and Communities Conferences, Auburn, Washington