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Boyd Timothy

Associate Professor
Faculty of Sciences
Email: boyd.timothy@byuh.edu

Academic Advisory Center Room 111

(808) 675-3931

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Psychology, 2008
Clark University, Worcester, MA
Department of Psychology
Advisor: Professor James D. Laird
Dissertation: Differential effects of false feedback and actual autonomic arousal on emotional experience

B.S., Psychology (Magna Cum Laude), 2003
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
Department of Psychology
Dean’s list of Honor Students, Jan 2001 – May 2003  

Courses in College Teaching, Colleges of Worcester Consortium, 2006-2007
Courses: Seminar in College Teaching; Preparing to Teach Psychology  

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE


Assistant Professor 2009–2015; Associate Professor 2015–present
Brigham Young University–Hawaii, Faculty of Sciences, Psychology Program
Courses taught:

  • GE 120 Scientific Reasoning
  • Psyc 111 General Psychology
  • Psyc 305 Social Research Methods
  • Psyc 306 Quantitative Research Methods
  • Psyc 341 Personality
  • Psyc 350 Social Psychology
  • Psyc 365 Motivation
  • Psyc 390R Emotion
  • Psyc 440 Abnormal Psychology
  • Psyc 490 Senior Seminar
  • Psyc 497R Mentored Research

Mentoring (assisting, guiding and directing undergraduate students with their own research projects):

  • Personal Research Lab (with Ron Miller 2009–2017; with Jess Kohlert 2018–present)
  • Peace Studies Lab (with Chad Ford and Ron Miller 2009–2017; with Chad Ford 2017–present)
  • Senior Seminar (2009-2017)
  • Organizational Behavior Lab (with Ron Miller, Morris Graham and Pres. Steven Wheelwright 2011–2015)
  • PsychoChem Lab (with Dan Scott and Ron Miller 2009–2017)  

University Service:

  • Institutional Review Board Chair (2012–present)
  • Psychophysiological Laboratory Coordinator (2014–present)
  • Student Research Associate Program Committee Member (2012-2019)
  • University Assessment Committee Member (2012–2019
  • )Associate Dean of the College of Math and Sciences (2015–2018)
  • Psychology Department Weblog Development and Maintenance (2012–2016)
  • Psychology Club Advisor (2012–2016)
  • Psi Chi Advisor (2012–2016)
  • Institutional Review Board Member (2009–2012)  

Instructor 2007–2009
Clark University, Department of Psychology

Courses taught:

  • Psychology of Personality
  • Psychology of Learning
  • Social Psychology
  • Laboratory in Social Psychology

Mentoring:

  • Psychophysiology Laboratory
  • Social Psychology Laboratory  

Teaching Assistant 2004–2007
Clark University, Department of Psychology

Courses:

  • General Psychology
  • Introduction to Statistics  

Research Assistant 2001–2003
Brigham Young University, Department of Psychology  

TEACHING INTERESTS

Introductory Psychology, Social Psychology, Research, Design, & Analysis, Motivation & Emotion, Theories of Personality, Cognition, Human Relationships, Forensic Psychology, Psychophysiology  

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Personality differences in the construction and experience of emotional and non-emotional feelings, with an emphasis on the physiological component of feeling.    

PRESENTATIONS

Timothy, B. H., (2019, May). The Effects of Smiling on Reported Self-Esteem. Poster presented at the APS 31st Annual Convention, Washington, D.C.  

Timothy, B. H., Hutchinson, M. M., (2019, May). Introducing Your Spouse: Men Verses Women. Poster presented at the APS 31st Annual Convention, Washington, D.C.  

Timothy, B. H., Miller, R. M., Brieden, M., Hadley, A., Ng, W. Y., Silva, L. I., Sutton, O., Tan, M., (2018, May). The Effects of Ovulation and Accent on Vocal Attractiveness. Poster presented at the APS 30th Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA.  

Stuehler, A., Brieden, M., Miller, R. M., Timothy, B. H., Ford, C., Whippy, D., (2017, March). Millennialism Scale: A measurement of thoughts and feelings on the millennium. Oral presentation at the ACP 7th annual Convention, Kobe, Japan.  

Brieden, M., Stuehler, A., Toussaint, M., Miller, R. M., Timothy, B. H., Ford, C., Whippy, D. (2017, March). The Effect of an Introductory Peacebuilding Class on Attitudes Toward Social Justice. Oral presentation at the ACP 7th annual Convention, Kobe, Japan.  

Chung, S. K., Hubner, C. A., Adams, R. C., Massey, W. J., Timothy, B. H., Miller, R. M. (2016, May). Mate Preferences of Young Adults Between Ethnicities Using Choice Based Conjoint Analysis. Poster presented at the APS 28th Annual Convention, Chicago, IL.  

Chung, S. K., Peterson, J. T., Hubner, C. A., Adams, R. C., Timothy, B. H., Miller, R. M. (2016, May). The Effects of Gender and Relationship Status in Mate Preference Using Choice Based Conjoint Analysis. Poster presented at the APS 28th Annual Convention, Chicago, IL.  

Chung, S. K., Hubner, C. A., Adams, R. C., Zito, M., Miller, R. M, Timothy, B. H. (2016, April). An Investigation of the Mate Preferences of Young Adults Using Choice Based Conjoint Analysis. Poster presented at the ACP 6th annual Convention, Osaka, Japan.

Lee, A. J., Madsen, K. E., Timothy, B. H., Miller, R. M. (2016, May). Island Isolation and Area as Predictors of BMI in Pacific Islanders. Poster presented at the APS 28th Annual Convention, Chicago, IL.  

Kemsley, S. L., Madsen, K. E., Staves, D., Su, K. C., Lavine, D., Timothy, B., Miller, R. M. (2015, May). Resource Exchange in Speech Introductions. Poster presented at the APS 27th Annual Convention, New York, NY.  

Staves, D., Madsen, K. E., Tilton, Z., Sinkovic, E., Ford, C., Timothy, B., Miller, R. M., Enos, J. L. (2015, May). Millennial Viewpoints as a Predictor of Aspects of the Social Justice Scale. Poster presented at the APS 27th Annual Convention, New York, NY.  

Dupaix, Z., Madsen, K. E., Kemsley, S. L., Miller, R. M., Timothy, B. (2015, March). Blood Type and Personality: A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy? Poster presented at the ACP 5th annual Convention, Osaka, Japan.  

Staves, D., Madsen, K. E., Tilton, Z., Sinkovic, E., Ford, C., Timothy, B., Miller, R. M. (2015, March). The Millennial Inventory: A New Instrument to Identify Pre- Versus Post- Millennialist Orientation. Poster presented at the ACERP 5th annual Convention, Osaka, Japan.  

Timothy, B., Dupaix, Z., Kemsley, S. L., Madsen, K. E., Lee, A., Miller, R. M. (2014, May). Blood Type and Personality: A Self Fulfilling Prophecy? Poster presented at the APS 26th Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA.  

Yeung, H., Lee, A., Rasmussen, L. N., Timothy, B., Miller, R. M. (2014, May). BMI as a Function of Evolutionary Pressures. Poster presented at the APS 26th Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA.

Murphy-Tafiti, J. L., Haws, N. A., Timothy, B. (2013, May). The Relationship Between Paranormal Belief and Perceptions of Mental Illness Revisited. Poster presented at the APS 25th Annual Convention, Washington, D.C.  

Allred, B. C., Dupaix, Z. P., Thompson, L. M., Costantino, M. L., Timothy, B., Miller, R. M. (2013, May). The Effects of Lip Color and Lipstick on Perceptions of Attractiveness in Women. Poster presented at the APS 25th Annual Convention, Washington, D.C.  

Hubner, C. A., Hubner, C. D., Lee, W., Scalese, A. M., Uhi, A. R., Timothy, B., Miller, R. M. (2013, May). Evolutionary Analysis of Jane Austen’s Novel Popularity. Poster presented at the APS 25th Annual Convention, Washington, D.C.  

Lovingier, A., Scalese, A. M., Miller, S., De La Fuente-Rodriguez, L., Whippy, D. D., Suhrie, K. R., Miles, K., Timothy, B., Miller, R. M. (2013, May). Facial Recognition in Mormons vs. Non-Mormons and Sexual Offenders vs. Non-Sexual Offenders. Poster presented at the APS 25th Annual Convention, Washington, D.C.  

Costantino, M. L., Suhrie, K. R., Allred, B. C., Dupaix, Z. P., Graham, M. A., Wheelwright, S. C., Timothy, B., Miller, R. M. (2013, May). Differences in Cheating Patterns Among Individualistic and Collectivistic Cultures and University Majors. Poster presented at the APS 25th Annual Convention, Washington, D.C.

Murphy-Tafiti, J.L., Haws, N.A., Timothy, B. (2012, May). The Relationship Between Paranormal Belief and Perceptions of Mental Disorder. Poster presented at the APS 24th Annual Convention, Chicago, Ill.

Curtis, T.D., Tuita, A.R., Dupaix, Z.P., Timothy, B., Miller, R.M. (2012, May). Caregiving as a Function of Religiosity and Paternity Certainty. Poster presented at the APS 24th Annual Convention, Chicago, Ill.

Timothy, B., Tan, X. Y., Mok, K. Y., Boice, C. R., Allen, W. S., Andres, M. F., Li, S. Y., Morte-Orme, R. C., Flater, S. E., Hubner, C., Miller, R. M. (2011, May). Music and Mating Strategies: Does Modern Music Reflect Exchange Theory? Poster presented at the APS 23rd Annual Convention, Washington, D.C.

Baraquiel, L., Li, S. Y., Byng, D. D., Boice, C. R., Haws, N. A., Tan, X. Y., Hubner, C., Timothy, B., Miller, R. M. (2011, May). An Evolutionary Perspective on Relaxation Induced by Natural Sounds. Poster presented at the APS 23rd Annual Convention, Washington, D.C.  

Miller, R. M., Tsui, Y .H. W., Li, S. Y., Ram, C. F., Mok, K. Y., Hubner, Carlyn, Hubner, Christina, Timothy, B. (2011, May). Self-Esteem as a Function of Deviation From Ideal Waist-To-Hip Ratio and Shoulder-To-Hip Ratio. Poster presented at the APS 23rd Annual Convention, Washington, D.C.  

Kubena, A. R., Price, B. L., Moore, S., Baraquiel, L., Byng, D. D., Imai, N., Goforth, L., Kampf, Z., Strickland, N., Hubner, C., Timothy, B., Miller, R. M. (2011, May). Kin Selection: An Analysis of Hamilton’s Rule Within the Mormon Sacred Text. Poster presented at the APS 23rd Annual Convention, Washington, D.C.  

Dearden, T. E., Timothy, B., Scanlan, S., Tan, X. Y., Miller, R. M. (2010, May). Evolution and Inattentional Blindness: There's a Snake in Our Midst. Poster presented at the APS 22nd Annual Convention, Boston, MA.  

Timothy, B., & Laird, J. D. (2007, May). Effects of Motion Pictures on Thermal Comfort. Poster presented at the APS 19th Annual Convention, Washington , D.C.  

Timothy, B., Hartman, O. & Laird, J. D. (2006, May). Individual Differences in the Contribution of Autonomic Arousal to Emotional Experience. Poster presented at the APS 18th Annual Convention, New York , NY .    

PUBLICATIONS

Ford, C., Timothy, B., Bordas-Simon, R., Tilton, Z. (2022). Apocalypse or Zion? How Eschatology Affects Attitudes toward Social Peace among Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Journal of the Mormon Social Science Association, 1(1), 73–92.  

Miller, R. M., Timothy, B. H., Costantino, M, & Dalley, B. C. A. (2018). Business Statistics: Concepts and Applications. MyEducator.  

Kemsley, S. L., Leung, C. M., Ma, S. M. Lam, S. C., Timothy, B. H., & Miller, R. M. (2016). The Effects of Bitter Placebos on Cognitive Tests. Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, 5(4), 98–103.  

Laird, J. D., & Timothy, B. H. (2009). Facial expressions, feelings and autonomic arousal. In A. Freitas-Magalhães (Ed.), Emotional expression: The brain and the face. Porto : University Fernando Pessoa Press.    

ACTIVITIES

Editorial Consulting/Reviewing, Journal of Social, Evolutionary, & Cultural Psychology, 2007–2009

Psychophysiology Laboratory Coordinator, Clark University, 2004–2009  

Graduate Student Representative, Clark University, 2006–2008  

Recreational Therapy Volunteer, Utah State Hospital , Provo , UT , Sept. 2001–Sept. 2002  

Member, Association for Psychological Science

CV LAST REVISED 06/12/2024

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