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