Psychology
Luke Galen
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office: 2220 Au Sable Hall
phone: (616) 331-2904 email: galenl@gvsu.edu
Spring/Summer Office Hours
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Specialization
Clinical Psychology
Courses Taught
PSY 302 - Psychology of Adjustment
PSY 303 - Psychopathology
PSY 311 - Controversial Issues in Psychology
PSY 316 - The Psychology of Human Intimacy and Sexuality
PSY 385 - Psychology of Religion
PSY 452 - Counseling: Theories and Applications
Scholarly/Research Interests
I am currently specializing in the field of the psychology of religion and irreligion. My recent work has examined religious fundamentalism, secularity, prosocial behavior, and social cognition. I have conducted projects focusing on religious text recall, the influence of fundamentalism on attitudes toward animal rights and evolution, the formation of interpersonal impressions based on others’ religiosity, and the Belief in a Just World. Also, I study non-religious individuals and secular groups as well as the process of apostasy. I teach courses on counseling and psychotherapy, controversial issues in psychology and human sexuality and have an interest in the intersection of religion and sexuality.
Galen, L.W. (2012). Does Religious Belief Promote Prosociality?: A Critical Examination. Psychological Bulletin, 138, 876-906.
Galen, L.W. (2012). The Complex and Elusive Nature of Religious Prosociality: Reply to Myers (2012) and Saroglou (2012). Psychological Bulletin, 138, 918-923.
Galen, L.W., & Kloet, J. (2011). Personality and social integration factors distinguishing non-religious from religious groups: The importance of controlling for attendance and demographics. Archive for the Psychology of Religion, 33, 205-228.
Galen, L.W., & Kloet, J. (2011). Mental well-being in the religious and the non-religious: evidence for a curvilinear relationship. Mental Health, Religion, & Culture, 14, 673-689.
Galen, L.W., Smith, C., Knapp, N., Wyngarden, N. (2011). Perceptions of religious and nonreligious targets: Exploring the effects of perceivers’ religious fundamentalism. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 41, 2123-2143.
Galen, L.W. & Miller, T.R. (2011). Perceived deservingness of outcomes as a function of religious fundamentalism and target responsibility. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 41, 2144-2164.
Galen, L.W., Wolfe, M.B.W., Deleeuw, J., & Wyngarden, N. (2009). Religious fundamentalism as schema: Influences on memory for religious information. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 39, 1163-1190.
DeLeeuw, J., Galen, L.W., Aebersold, C., & Stanton, V. (2007) Support for animal rights as a function of belief in evolution and religious fundamentalism. Animals and Society, 15, 353-363.
Books, Book Reviews, and Recent Publications
Zuckerman, P., Galen, L.W., & Pasquale, F. (Forthcoming, 2013). Being Secular: Understanding Nonreligious People, Institutions, and Societies. Oxford University Press
Galen, L. W. (2011). [Review of the book The Fundamentalist Mindset]. International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, 21, 237-241.
Galen, L.W. (2009). Psychology of religious extremism. [Review of the book Bad Faith: The danger of religious extremism]. Analysis of Social Issues and Public Policy, 9, 327-330.
Galen, L.W. (2009). Profiles of the Godless: Results from a survey of the non-religious. Free Inquiry, 29, 41-45.
Organization
I am the faculty advisor for the Grand Valley Secular Alliance campus group.
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