Melissa J Dolese, Ph.D.
Melissa J Dolese, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Arts and Sciences — Social Sciences
Education
Doctorate in the Psychology subprogram of Cognition, Brain, and Behavior from the City University of New York's Graduate Center
Research Interests
The psychology of art and aesthetics - meaning-making and communication in the visual arts, along with the aesthetic experience and aesthetic emotions, specifically, connection and alienation. I am also interested in mindfulness and compassion cultivation
Professional Affiliations
International Association for Empirical Aesthetics (IAEA)
Courses Taught
- Introduction to Psychology
- Evolutionary Psychology
- Biological Psychology
- Sensory Psychology: Vision
- Psychology of Art
- Experimental Psychology
- Statistics
Melissa J Dolese, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Arts and Sciences — Social Sciences
- Email address: mjdolese@alaska.edu
- Phone number: 907-796-6419
- Building location: Whitehead Bldg 215, Juneau Campus
- External resource TEDx talk: The Beauty of Interconnection