Jeremy Ashton Houska

Dr. Jeremy Ashton Houska is Director of Educational Effectivenes at the University of La Verne (ULV). Prior to that, he enjoyed serving as Vice President for Institutional Research, Effectiveness, and Design, Director of Institutional Research and Assessment, as well as an Associate Professor of Psychology. His teaching has been recognized by a number of awards, including the Society for the Teaching of Psychology’s (Division 2 of the American Psychological Association) Wilbert J. McKeachie Teaching Excellence Award in 2009. Houska has taught a variety of courses in the psychology curriculum, namely the Introduction to the Psychology Major course for first-year students, and a section of Introductory Psychology specially designed for psychology majors. As an advisor to organizations such as Psi Chi, he partners with students to design opportunities that foster their professional growth and leadership development. Houska earned his Ph.D. in experimental psychology from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, M.A. in general-experimental psychology from California State University, San Bernardino, and B.S. in psychology from ULV.