Professor, Psychology
Ph.D., Kent State University, 2006
M.A., Monmouth University, 2000
B.A., College of the Holy Cross, 1998
PSYC 101: Introductory Seminar in Psychology
PSYC 100 Introduction to Psychology
PSYC 230: Social Psychology
PSYC 290: Psych Research and Statistics I
PSYC 291: Psych Research and Statistics II
PSYC 390 Research Design and Analysis
PSYC 397: Research Seminar
PSYC 499: Advanced Seminar
Cinema and the Psyche
Dr. Sharon Claffey began teaching at MCLA in the fall of 2009. Prior to MCLA, Dr. Claffey spent three years at the University of Georgia as a postdoctoral teaching fellow.
Dr. Claffey's research focuses on social support among couples. Specifically, she examines the division of household labor, perceived fairness, and distress. Dr. Claffey's work has been published in Sex Roles, a peer-reviewed journal. Her work has also been published as a chapter in two books: Gender Identity, Psychology, and Lifestyle and Focus on Lifestyle and Health Research.
Dr. Claffey has also conducted research in academic settings. She examined a team based learning approach (similar to a flipped classroom) in her classes to determine how it compares to traditional classroom experiences for students' grades and classroom satisfaction. In collaboration with Dr. Ruby Vega, Dr. Claffey is currently investigating potential predictors of student success in research methods and statistics in the psychology major with an emphasis on success and completion pathways for students of color.
