Dell Lyn Rhodes (Psychology)

    Dell Lyn Rhodes graduated magna cum laude from Colorado College in 1969 with a degree in Psychology.  While at C.C., Rhodes was a Boettcher Scholar, a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and a Woodrow Wilson Fellow.   After graduation, Rhodes received her Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1975.  She conducted her post-doc in psychology at Yale University.  Currently, Rhodes is a Professor of Psychology at Reed College in Portland, Oregon.

    “Teaching is always my first and foremost role.  But one of the things that I like about the liberal arts college environment…is that it is a small community.  That means that it’s very difficult for any individual not to be engaged in different parts of the work of the community.  Consequently, both faculty and students are more likely to be involved in making things happen at the institution, not only in the educational program, but also with respect to the administrative and social structure.”

    Much of Rhodes’ research has focused on the interaction between learning and punishment.  However, Rhodes has also examined the effects of lesions in the frontal eye fields on saccadic movements.  Rhodes is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Cognitive Neuroscience Association, the Society for Neuroscience, and the Society for Psychophysiological Research.  Much of Rhodes’ work is published in journals such as Biological Psychology and The Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, which reflect the biological nature of her research. (4/30/01)