Curriculum Vita
Lisa M. Osbeck
October, 2008
A. Contact Information
Work:
Department of Psychology
University of West Georgia
678-839-0606
losbeck@westga.edu
www.westga.edu /~psydept/
Home:
2779 Kimmeridge Drive
East Point, GA 30344
404 530 0350
piffarel@comcast.net
B. Academic Background
Georgetown University, Washington DC
Degree: PhD
Concentration: General Psychology, Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology
Dissertation: Irrational, Unconscious Inference:
A Critical Look at Intuition in Psychology
Michigan State University
Degree: MA
Concentration: Clinical Psychology
University of Michigan
Degree: BA, High Distinction
Concentration: Psychology
C. Academic Honors
Society for Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology, American Psychological Association
(Division 24): Sigmund Koch Award for Early Career Contributions to Psychology, 2005
Faculty Development Fellowship, Georgia Institute of Technology August 2003-May 2004
Fellow (1999-2000) and Associate (2001- present): Center for Philosophy of Science, University
of Pittsburgh
C. Academic Positions
Georgia Institute of Technology
Research Scientist II (July, 2008 - July, 2009)
University of West Georgia
Associate Professor of Psychology with tenure (May 2005 - present)
Assistant Professor of Psychology (August 2000 - May 2005)
Georgia Institute of Technology
Visiting Assistant Professor, Public Policy (August 2003 - May 2004)
University of Pittsburgh
Visiting Fellow, Center for Philosophy of Science (September 1999 - May 2000)
University of Nottingham
Research Affiliate, College of Medicine (August 1998 - August 1999)
Georgetown University
Teaching Assistant, Department of Psychology (January 1991 - May 1996)
Wesley College
Instructor of Psychology (September 1989 - May 1991)
D. Courses Taught
Undergraduate:
Personality and Motivation; Research Explorations; Tests and Measurements;
Social Psychology; Science, Technology, and Human Values
Combined Undergraduate/Graduate:
History and Philosophy of Psychology; Human Science Research Methods; Advanced
Personality Theory; Psychology of Racial and Cultural Minorities
Graduate (MA):
Theory and Practice of Clinical Assessment; Clinical Practicum
Graduate: (PsyD):
Psychology, Philosophy, and Social Practice
E. Graduate Work Directed
Johnson, Paul D. Humanistic Psyche Theatre: A Pedagogical Model for Embodying Theory.
MA Thesis defended November, 2007.
Atkinson, Robin. Understanding religion as a belief system and the way it influences why
couples stay together: A case study of three couples. MA Thesis defended November, 2006
Smith, Marion T. Dreams and the magical mind. MA Thesis defended July, 2004
Whisenhunt, Julia Lizabeth. Understanding the Schizophrenic Experience: Insight into the
Sufferer’s World. MA Thesis defended November, 2003
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F. Professional Service
Organizing Committee: First Mid-Winter Meeting, Society for Theoretical and Philosophical
Psychology, Miami, Florida, February, 2008
Secretary/Treasurer, Society for Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology (APA Division 24)
(2006-2008).
Program Chair, Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology, Psychology Program (2007)
Program Chair, Division 24, American Psychological Association (2006)
Assistant Program Chair, Psychology, Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology (2006)
G. Publications
Books
Osbeck, L. Malone, K. Nersessian, N. Newstetter, W. (Under Contract). Science as Psychology: Sensemaking and Social Identity in Science Practice, Cambridge University Press, projected 2009
completion.
Refereed Journal Articles and Book Chapters
Osbeck, L., Malone, K., & Nersessian, N. (2007). Dissenters in the sanctuary: Expanding
frameworks in ‘mainstream’ cognitive science. Theory and Psychology. Special Issue:
Critical Engagement with Mainstream Psychology, 17(2), 243-264.
Tissaw, M. & Osbeck, L. (2007). Introduction. Special Issue: Theory and Psychology.
Reflections on Critical Engagement with Mainstream Psychology, 17(2), 155-168.
Osbeck, L. & Nersessian, N. (2006). The distribution of representation. Journal for the Theory
of Social Behavior, 36(2), 141-160.
Osbeck, L. and Robinson, D. (2005). Philosophical theories of wisdom. In R. Sternberg & J.
Jordan (Eds.), A handbook of wisdom: Psychological perspectives. Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press, 61-83.
Osbeck, L. (2005). Method and theoretical psychology. Theory and psychology, vol. 15(1), 526.
Reber, J. & Osbeck, L. (2005). Social psychology: Key issues, assumptions, and implications.
In B. Slife, J. Reber, and F. Richardson (Eds.). Critical thinking about psychology:
Hidden assumptions and plausible alternatives. Washington, DC, American
Psychological Association Books, 63-80.
Osbeck, L. (2005). Instinct, primitive cognition, and the transformation of ‘intuition’ (2005). In
A. Mülberger and B. Gómez-Zuniga (Eds), Recent contributions to the history of the
human sciences : Proceedings of the 21st Annual conference of the European Society for
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the History of the Human Sciences Barcelona 2002. Munich: Profil-Verlag.
Osbeck, L. (2004). Asperger syndrome and capitalist social character. Critical Psychology 11,
50-67.
Machamer, P. and Osbeck, L. (2004). The Social in the Epistemic. In P. Machamer and G.
Wolters (Eds.), Values, science and objectivity, University of Pittsburgh Press.
Machamer, P. & Osbeck, L. (2003). Scientific Normativity as Non-Epistemic: A Hidden
Kuhnian Legacy. Social Epistemology 17(1), 3-11.
Machamer, P. and Osbeck, L. (2002). Perception, conception and the limits of the direct theory. :
In L. Hahn (Ed.), The Philosophy of Marjorie Grene. The Library of Living
Philosophers, Vol. XXIX. Chicago: Open Court Publishing Company, pp. 129-146.
Osbeck, L. (2002). Hypothesis testing behavior (Book review article). International Studies in
the Philosophy of Science, vol. 16 (2), 187-190.
Osbeck, L. (2001). Direct apprehension and social construction: Revisiting the concept of
“Intuition”. Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology, v. 21 (2), pp. 118131.
Malone, K. and Osbeck, L. (2001). Is gender a meaningful category? Psychologie in
Oesterreich, 4, p. 302-306.
Clegg, J., Sheard, C., Cahill, J., and Osbeck, L. (2001). Severe intellectual disability and
transition to adulthood , British Journal of Medical Psychology, v. 74, 151-166.
Osbeck, L. (2001). New party, still potluck? (Book review article). Theory and Psychology,
vol. 11(3), 443-447.
Machamer, P. and Osbeck, L. (2000). The new science of learning: mechanisms, models, and
muddles. THEMES in Education, vol. 1.
Osbeck, L. (1999). Conceptual problems in the development of a psychological notionof
‘intuition’. Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour, 29,3, 229-249.
Osbeck, L., Perreault, S., and Moghaddam, F. (1997). Similarity and attraction among majority
and minority groups in a multicultural context. International Journal of Intercultural
Relations, 21, 1, 113-123.
Osbeck, L. (1995). Social constructionism and the pragmatic standard revisited: A reply to
Botschner. Theory and Psychology, 5, 153-157.
Osbeck, L. (1993). Social constructionism and the pragmatic standard. Theory and Psychology,
3, 337-349.
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H. Professional Presentations
Osbeck, L. Critical engagement through the psychology of science. Paper presented at the
International Society for Theoretical Psychology, York University, Ontario, June, 2007
Osbeck, L. Discussant: Is there a place for critical personalism in 21st century psychology?
International Society for Theoretical Psychology, York University, Ontario, June, 2007
Osbeck, L., Newstetter, W., & Nersessian, N. Positioning in the laboratory. Presented at the
inaugural meeting of the International Society for Psychology of Science. Zacatecas,
Mexico, September, 2006.
Osbeck, L. & Good, J. Re-presenting representation: representation as practice. Presented for
the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC,
August, 2005.
Osbeck, L. and Nersessian, N. The distribution of representation. Presented at the International
Conference on Postcognitivist Psychology, Glasgow, Scotland, June, 2005
Osbeck, L. Early twentieth century investigations of ‘intuition’. Presented for the Key Barkley
Symposium at the annual meeting of the Southern Society for Philosophy and
Psychology, Durham, NC, March, 2005
Osbeck, L. Historical reflections of the meaning of mixed methodologies. Presented at the
annual meeting of the Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology, Durham, NC,
March, 2005
Osbeck, L. and Machamer, P. (2004). The status and use of mathematical objects in Descartes
and human science. Presented at the annual meeting of the European Society for the
History of Human Sciences, Salzburg, Austria, July, 2004.
Osbeck, L. (2004). Distributed cognition or generalized other? A comparison of recent
cognitive science and classical pragmatist accounts of teaching and learning. Presented
at the annual meeting of the Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology, New
Orleans, Louisiana, April, 2004
Osbeck, L. (2003). Intuition from the high road to the low: A comparison of historical and
contemporary understandings. Invited address, Georgia State University Hard Data Café
Colloquium series. Atlanta, GA, October.
Osbeck, L. & Tissaw, M. (2003). Philosophy, psychology, and points between. Presented at the
annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada,
August.
Osbeck, L. (2003). Method and the subdiscipline of theoretical psychology. Presented at the
semi-annual meeting of the International Society for Theoretical Psychology, Istanbul,
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Turkey, June.
Machamer, P. & Osbeck, L. (2002). Scientific normativity as non-epistemic: A hidden Kuhnian
legacy. Presented at the annual meeting of the History of Science Society, Milwaukee,
WI, November.
Osbeck, L. (2002). Instinct, primitive cognition, and the transformation of intuition. Presented
at the annual meeting of the European Society for the History of Human Sciences,
Barcelona, Spain, August.
Osbeck, L. (2002). Reflections on the Edifice Complex. Colloquium presented to the
Department of Psychology, State University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA, March.
Machamer, P. & Osbeck, L. (2001). The remembrance of things active. Presented at the
International History, Philosophy and Science Education Conference (with History of
Science Society), Denver, CO, November.
Machamer, P. & Osbeck, L. (2001). The remembrance of things problem. Presented at the
Fourth In-house Conference, Center for Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh, PA, Oct. 27.
Osbeck, L. (2001). Toward an alternative conception of Asperger’s Syndrome. Presented at the
annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA, August.
Osbeck, L. (2001). Direct apprehension in a socially constructed world: Revisiting the
Concept of Intuition. Presented at the International Society for Theoretical Psychology,
Calgary, Alberta, CA, June.
Osbeck, L. (2000). Autistic spectrum diagnoses: A critical evaluation of assumptions and
trends. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association,
Washington, DC, August.
Osbeck, L. (2000). Intuitive and linear thinking in clinical research and practice. Annual
Conference of Endocrinology. University of Pittsburgh Medical School. Pittsburgh, PA.
June.
Machamer, P. and Osbeck, L. (2000). Models and muddles in the “New Science of Learning”.
The Theoretical Cognition Group, Department of Philosophy, University of Pittsburgh,
February.
Osbeck, L. A look into intuitions concerning “intuition” (1999). Annual lunch-time colloquium
series, Center for Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, Oct.
Osbeck, L. Interpreting Staff Understandings of Autistic Conditions (1999). Presented at the
International Human Sciences Research Conference meeting (IHSRC), Sheffield,
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England, UK, July.
Osbeck, L. Nineteenth century critiques of intuitionism in relation to notions of direct cognition.
Presented at the meeting of the European Society for the History of Human Sciences
(ESHHS). Durham, England, August.
Osbeck, L. Irrational unconscious inference: A critical look at intuition in psychology.
Presented at the 12th annual meeting of the History and Philosophy Section, British
Psychological Society. York, England, April, 1998.
Osbeck, L. and Pope, A. Skeletons in the clinic closet: history, philosophy, and service design.
Presented to the Subfaculty of Psychiatry, University of Nottingham, Nottingham,
England, U.K., November.
Osbeck, L. Incorporating traditional philosophical perspectives into analysis of contemporary
notions: The example of intuition. Presented to the Interest Group on Qualitative
Methods in Psychology, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, England, U.K., May,
1997.
Jost, J., Osbeck, L., Rubini, M., and Tissaw, M.. Shared and unshared aspects of ideological
social representations. Presented at the International Conference on Social
Representations: Questioning the state of the art. London, England, June, 1996.
Osbeck, L. Clinical applications of biofeedback assisted behavioral medicine. Seminar
sponsored by the Total Physio-Functional Diagnostic Centre, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada,
June, 1996.
Osbeck, L. Intuition, rationality, and discourse. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the
American Psychological Association, New York, NY, August, 1995.
Osbeck, L., Perreault, S., and Moghaddam, F. Similarity and attraction among majority and
minority groups in a multicultural context. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the
Society for Cross-Cultural Research, Savannah, GA, February, 1995.
Epstein, S., Williams, D., Osbeck, L., and Clauw, D. Effect of psychological factors on pain
perception in fibromyalgia. Presented at the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine,
Chicago, IL, November, 1994.
Osbeck, L Another look at the naturalistic fallacy. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the
American Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA, August, 1994. *Received
Excellence of Student Paper Award, Division 24.
Moghaddam, F. & Osbeck, L. The as is, the as if, and the could-be: Exploring new roles for
psychologists. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Cross Cultural
Research, Santa Fe, NM, May, 1992.
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I. Symposia Organized
What psychologists can learn from studying scientists (with Nancy Nersessian). Symposium
organized for the first Mid-Winter Meeting of the Society for Theoretical and Philosophical
Psychology, Miami, Florida, February, 2008.
Transdisciplinarity as critical engagement within psychology (with Michael Tissaw).
Symposium organized for the International Society for Theoretical Psychology, York University,
Ontario, June, 2007.
Revisiting representation and its discontents. Symposium organized for the American
Psychological Association, Washington, D.C., August, 2005.
Revisiting method-theory relations and the issues posed. Symposium organized for the
International Society for Theoretical Psychology, Istanbul, Turkey, June, 2003.
J. University Service
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Co-director of doctoral program, Department of Psychology, Fall Semester 2007.
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Undergraduate Program Committee, 2007
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Learning Resources Committee 2003-2006
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WAC Committee 2002-2005
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Excel Mentor 2005-2006
Founder and Faculty Sponsor, SHADES (Students Heightening Awareness Through --Dialogue, Empathy and Support), 2006
K. Contracted Work
Duke University, Center for Clinical and Genetic Economics
External Auditor for CaPS Focus Group Investigation of Quality of Life in Cancer Patients
Kevin P. Weinfurt, PhD, Supervisor
Subcontract National Science Foundation: NSF REC0450578
Qualitative Methods Consultant: Cognition and Learning in Interdisciplinary Laboratory
Cultures. Georgia Institute of Technology: Nancy Nersessian, Wendy Newstetter, Principal
Investigators
L. Review Activity
Editorial Board: Theory and Psychology (Professional Liaison to the editorial board,
representing APA Division 24), Journal of Psychology of Science and Technology
Article reviews also provided for History of Human Sciences, Journal of General Psychology,
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New Ideas in Psychology
Book manuscript reviews provided for American Psychological Association Press, Catholic
University Press.
Served as reviewer of materials for a promotion/tenure case, University of Dallas
M. Related Work Experience
Nottingham Healthcare Trust, National Health Service, United Kingdom
Position: Clinical Psychologist (1996-1999)
Georgetown University Medical School
Position: Biofeedback Therapist (1991-1996)
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