Elaine Augustine, Ph.D. | College of Arts & Sciences | USF Sarasota-Manatee

developmental psychology, shape recognition, object recognition

Elaine Augustine, Ph.D.
Instructor - Psychology

Dr. Elaine AugustinePhone:  941-359-4246
Fax:  941-359-4489
Office:   SMC B217
Email:
 
eaugustine1@sar.usf.edu
Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Elaine Augustine is an Instructor of Psychology at the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee.

She received her Ph.D. in developmental psychology from Indiana University and her B.S. in psychology from Southern University, Baton Rouge. Dr. Augustine’s research examines object representation and categorization in infancy and early childhood. One motivation behind her research is to address questions about the origins and nature of object similarity as a basis for object recognition, and in particular, the origins and nature of similarity in shape. (more...)She has also examined whether very young children are able to judge shape similarity by using the same kinds of shape information that is used by adults to recognize objects. Dr. Augustine has a passion for teaching and has taught courses in introductory psychology, child and adolescent psychology, language development, and research methods. (hide...)

Teaching

Syllabi from recent semesters. Click on Course Prefix and Number to review course syllabus.
Example PSY 3213

Courses for Summer 2012
Ref # 54829 PSY 3213, Section: 521  Research Methods in Psychology, MW 9:00am-11:45am

Courses for Spring 2012
Ref# 19860 PSY 3213, Section: 521   Research Methods in Psych, MW 9:30am-11:20am
Ref# 26474 PSY 3213, Section: 591   Research Methods in Psych, R 6:00pm-9:50pm
Ref# 18600 PSY 3213, Section: 599   Research Methods in Psych, T 6:00pm-9:50pm  (North Port)

Courses for Fall 2011
Ref # 84547 PSY 3213, Section: 591  Research Methods in Psychology, R 6:00pm-9:45pm
Ref # 84603 PSY 3213, Section: 599  Research Methods in Psychology, T 6:00pm-9:45pm (North Port)
Ref # 91740 PSY 4931, Section: 591  Language Development, W 6:00pm-9:45pm