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Rolando D. Tiu, Jr.

Interim Chair of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Director of the Honors Program

Educational Background:

• M.A. (Experimental Psychology), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio

• Ph.D. (Experimental Psychology), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio

Career Experience:

• NIMH Predoctoral Research Fellow, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (1998-2003)
• NIMH Postdoctoral Research Trainee, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado (2003-2006)

Academic Interests:

• Intelligence
• Behavioral Genetics
• Mental Retardation
• Autism
• Academic Achievement
• Learning Disabilities

Courses Taught at BPC:

• Introductory Psychology
• Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Research Methods
• Learning and Cognition
• Biopsychology
• Sensation and Perception

Publications:

• Tiu, R.D., Wadsworth, S.J., Olson, R.K., and DeFries, J.C. (2004). Causal Models of Reading Disability: A Twin Study. Twin Research, 7, 275-283.
• Tiu, R.D., Thompson, L.A., and Lewis, B.A. (2003) Role of IQ in a component model of reading. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 36, 424-436.

Published Abstracts:

• Ruthsatz, J.M., Tiu, R.D., Thompson, L.A., and Detterman, D.K. (1999). The genetic influence on primary athletic ability and athletic ability's relationship with intelligence. Behavior Genetics, 29, 369.

• Thompson, L.A., Tiu, R.D., and Detterman, D.K. (1999). Differences in the heritability across levels of father’s occupation. Behavior Genetics, 29, 371.

Conference Presentations:

• Tiu, R.D., Wadsworth, S.J., Olson, R.K., and DeFries, J.C. (Dec. 2003). Causal Models of Reading Disability: A Twin Study. Presented at the 4th annual meeting of the International Society for Intelligence Research, Orange County, California.
• Ruthsatz, J.M., Hanus, J.M., and Tiu, R.D. Musical Intelligence or Memory in Disguise? (Dec. 2002). Presented at the 3rd annual meeting of the International Society for Intelligence Research, Vanderbilt, Tennessee.
• Tiu, R.D. (Dec, 2001). Racial/ethnic differences in income as a function of education and g. Presented at the 2nd annual meeting of the International Society for Intelligence Research, Cleveland, Ohio.
• Tiu, R.D., Thompson, L.A., and Lewis, B.A. (Dec, 2001). The components of reading. Presented at the 2nd annual meeting of the International Society for Intelligence Research, Cleveland, Ohio.
• Tiu, R.D., Thompson, L.A., and Youngstrom, E.A. (Dec, 2000). The definition of reading disability. Presented at the 1st annual meeting of the International Society for Intelligence Research, Cleveland, Ohio.

Poster Presentations:

• Rohde, T., Tiu, R.D., Detterman, D.K., and Thompson, L.A. (2002). Are cognitive components important to ‘g’ differentially heritable across ability levels? Poster presented at the 32nd annual meeting of the Behavior Genetics Association, Keystone, Colorado.