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Janice Templeton is an associate professor of psychology at Fort Lewis College. She joined the college in 2007. Dr. Templeton is a developmental psychologist who researches the psychological, social and contextual resources that promote individual well-being throughout one’s lifespan. Her primary research areas include adolescent and youth development, college success and the college environment. For the 2015-16 academic year, Dr. Templeton is on sabbatical researching the psychological factors that promote persistence, engagement and completion among Native American college students. At Fort Lewis, she supports many undergraduate research projects, helping students design, analyze and present their research. Prior to pursuing her Ph.D., Dr. Templeton was the education director for an environmental learning center.
Dr. Templeton has participated as a senior investigator for the Mind & Life Institute and was a two-time positive psychology fellow at the Positive Psychology Center, University of Pennsylvania. She is a manuscript reviewer for Developmental Psychology.
Templeton, J.L. & Eccles, J.S. (2020). Do I Stay or Do I Leave? Factors Influencing Native American College Freshman Retention. Future Review: International Journal of Transition, College, and Career Success, 2(1), 29-38.
*Beisswanger, S., McHugh, M., Kirkpatrick, M. & Templeton, J.L. (April, 2019). College Freshman Success Factors. Poster presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, CO.
Templeton, J.L. (April, 2018). Native American College Retention: A Person-Centered Perspective. Poster presentation at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Minneapolis, MN.
Templeton, J.L. & Eccles, J.S. (March, 2016). Why Do College Freshman Leave? A Within Ethnic Group Investigation. Poster presentation at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Baltimore, MD.
Templeton, J.L. (2015). The Effect of Quotes from Authority on Victim Blaming Attitudes in Cases of Sexual Assault. Poster presentation at the School of Natural & Behavioral Sciences Undergraduate Research Symposium, Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO.*
Templeton, J.L. (2015). Levels of Acceptance, Compassion and Stereotype Towards Mental Illness. Poster presentation at the School of Natural & Behavioral Sciences Undergraduate Research Symposium, Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO.*
Templeton, J.L. (2014). Effects of Perceived Belonging on College Retention. Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Austin, TX
Templeton, J.L. (2013). Measuring a Relationship between Cultural Ideals of Individualism and Collectivism with Students’ Reasons for Attending College and Future Goals. School of Natural & Behavioral Sciences Undergraduate Research Symposium, Fort Lewis College, Durango,CO.*
Templeton, J.L. (2010). Connection with Nature: Meditation and Death Awareness as Catalysts. Poster presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Las Vegas, NV.
Templeton, J.L. (2009). Religion, the Golden Rule and Well-Being. Poster presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Tampa, FL.
Templeton, J.L. (2008). Mortality salience as a gateway to broad circle Morality? Poster presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Albuquerque, NM.
Templeton, J.L. (2008). “Non-School curriculum: Supporting positive development through structured activities,” in 21st Century Education: A Reference Handbook, Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc.
Templeton, J.L. (2008) “The Natural History of Male Mental Health: Health and Religious Involvement,” Social Science & Medicine.
*Presentations with students