Becky L. DesRoches head shot

Assistant Professor

Watson-Hubbard Science Center SB
Department Psychology

Mailing Address

Regis College

235 Wellesley Street
Weston, MA 02493

    About

    Becky DesRoches, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Regis College. Dr. DesRoches combines many interests of music, emotion, child/human development, and pedagogy to inform her teaching and presentations. Her passion for teaching drives the work she loves the most- helping students grow. Her work in Developmental Psychology and education gives her a unique bio/psycho/social perspective on teaching. These studies on development, differentiation, and UDL, have shaped a unique teaching philosophy that recognizes the importance of learning about individual differences and teaching the whole student.


    Dr. DesRoches leads a Faculty Learning Community on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and as a member of the Racial Equity and Justice Institute is passionate about learning with and educating fellow faculty about inclusivity.

     

    Courses typically taught at Regis:

    • PS 203 Introduction to Psychology
    • PS 233 Human Development
    • PS 301 Jr Seminar History and Systems of Psychology
    • PS 307 Child Development
    • PS 321 Cognitive Processes
    • PS 328 Positive Psychology
    • Ed 519 Curricular adaptations for special needs
    • Ed 620 Instructional methods in nursing education\
    • MU 208 History of Rock and Roll
    • MU 409 voice lessons
    • MU 315 glee (section leader)
    • RS 130 Cultivating the inner spirit (service trip)

    Education

    Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Developmental Psychology, University of California, Berkeley

    Master of Arts (MA) in Cognitive Psychology, Wesleyan University

    Awards Honors

    Innovative Educator, Spring 2021

    Regis Teaching Blog for the Center for Instructional Innovation: Breaking content into bite-sized chunks

    PODCAST: “Beyond Colorblind with Dr. William T. Lewis” Jul 2021