Dr. Jacob Tengelsen

Assistant Professor

Education

•  Ph.D. Psychology; University of West Georgia, 2022
•  B.S. Psychology; Brigham Young University, 2015

Courses Taught

• Introductory Psychology
• Professional Development and Interpersonal Relations

Academic Interests

• Human Sexuality
• Religion
• Moral Development
• Social Media
• Child Sex Trafficking
• Discourse Analysis

Scholarly Activity

• Tengelsen, J. H. (2022, August 4-6). Replication in Introductory Psychology Textbooks: How Replication in Psychology is Taught [Poster presentation]. American Psychological Association Convention, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
• Tengelsen, J. H. (2020) Sexuality and Spirituality: Power and potential for harm or healing sexual trauma [Panel discussion]. Society for Humanistic Psychology Midwinter Conference (canceled due to Covid)
• Tengelsen, J. H. (2018, January 16-17). Love Stories: The narrative inheritance of oppression [Poster Presentation]. Society for Humanistic Psychology Midwinter Conference, Boulder, Colorado.
• Tengelsen, J. H. (2017, March 12-14). What a Girl Wants: A discussion of rape myth and romance [Paper reading]. Society for Humanistic Psychology Midwinter Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
• Tengelsen, J.H., & Ridge, R.D. (2015) Partner preference in victims of sexual aggression. Journal of Undergraduate Research.

Other Professional Experiences

• Professor- Psychology, Department of Arts and Sciences; West Georgia Technical College (Carrollton, GA); January 2019- present
• Adjunct Professor- Psychology, McNaulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts; Duquesne University (Pittsburgh, PA); August 2022- January 2023
• Tagalog Instructor; Missionary Training Center (Provo, UT); 2011-12
  • Instructed students in a language immersion program
  • Reported on students’ progress
  • Selected to pilot test a new curriculum for experiential language learning
  • Aided students in stress management, interpersonal conflict resolution, and learning skills.
• Missionary/Volunteer Representative; The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Various islands, Philippines); 2009-11
  • Set and achieved weekly and long-term teaching and personal improvement goals 
  • Lived in the Philippines for two years and grew in understanding and appreciation for the people, culture, language, and customs
  • Studied Tagalog daily and spoke it exclusively for the duration of my work
  • Was responsible for training, motivating, teaching, evaluating, reporting the progress of, and caring for 20 missionaries
  • Trained and counseled new missionaries in teaching and adjusting to the rigorous schedule