Prof. univ. Dr. Wesley C. Lee

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Cariera anterioară a Dr. Lee a fost cea de operator nuclear licențiat, și a constituit imboldul pentru pasiunea lui față de cercetarea interacțiunilor dintre diferitele componente în cadrul sistemelor extrem de complexe. În urmă cu cinci ani, s-a pensionat în calitate de Profesor Emerit de la Southern Nazarene University (Bethany, OK), unde a predat timp de două decenii. Era pensionat de o zi în momentul în care a fost numit profesor de psihologie și director al Departamentului de Științe Sociale și Comportamentale din cadrul Southwestern Christian University (Bethany, OK). Doctoratul în psihologia sănătății l-a obținut la Northcentral University (San Diego, CA). Dr. Lee se distinge prin diferitele premii pe care le-a câștigat în domeniul învățământului superior, managementului și serviciilor comunitare. Având în vedere expertiza sa în psihologie comportamentală și certificarea obținută în specialitatea analizei comportamentale, interesele sale științifice includ metacogniția, formarea obiceiurilor, inteligența, motivația și grija. Profesează în mediul academic, fiind un cercetător cu multiple publicații internaționale, care cercetează în prezent apariția vulnerabilitățile privind dezvoltarea trăsăturilor de personalitate narcisice în timpul adolescenței.

Rezultatul activității sale ca parte a unor echipe de cercetare internaționale a condus la publicarea unei serii de publicații remarcabile în domeniul psihologiei, dintre care amintim:

• Popa, C.O., Rus, A.V., Lee, W.C., Cojocaru, C., Suciu, N., Schenk, A., Văcăraș, V., Olah, P., Mureșan, S., Szasz, S., & Bredicean, C. (2022). The relation between negative automatic thoughts and psychological inflexibility in schizophrenia. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 11(3), 871. https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/3/871
• Popa, C.O., Rus, A.V., Lee, W.C., Cojocaru, C., Suciu, N., Schenk, A., & Grecu, C.G. (2021). Cognitive-behavioral therapy augmented with virtual reality in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorders. Health, Sports & Rehabilitation Medicine, 22(3). https://doi.org/10.26659/pm3.2021.22.3.182
• Stativa, E., Rus, A.V., Stoicescu, S.M., Lobo, A., Lee, W.C., Popa, C.O., Grecu, C.G. (2021). Feeding practices patterns in Romanian infants 6-23 months old: Findings from a national representative sample. Health, Sports & Rehabilitation Medicine, 22(2). https://doi.org/10.26659/pm3.2021.22.2.75
• Rus, A.V., Clark, A., Plopeanu, A.P., Tomuletiu, E.A., Bejenaru, A., Stativa, E., Lee, W.C., Parris, S.R., Popa, C.O., & Muresan, S. (2021). Romanian adaptation of Centrality of Religiosity Scale and the utility of this scale in cognitive-behavioral therapy for religious populations. Acta Marisiensis – Seria Medica, 67(1). doi:10.2478/amma-2021-0010
• Popa, C.O., Predatu, R., Lee, W.C., Blaga, P., Sirbu, E., Rus, A.V., Clark, A., Cojocaru, C., Schenk, A., Vacaras, V., Szasz, S., Muresan, S., & Bredicean, C. (2021). Thought suppression in primary psychotic disorders and substance/medication induced psychotic disorder. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(1). doi:10.3390/ijerph18010116
• Lee, W. C. (2018). Individuals’ accounts of weight loss, maintenance, and recidivism: A phenomenological study (Doctoral dissertation). Northcentral University, San Diego, CA.
• Rus, A. V., Stativa, E. S., Parris, S. R., Pennings, J. S., Butterfield, M. E., Lee, W. C., & Gavrilovici, O. (2017). Punishment, peer exploitation, and sexual abuse in long-term Romanian residential centers: Findings from a nationally representative sample of institutionalized children. In A. V. Rus, S. R. Parris, & E. Stativa (Eds.), Child maltreatment in residential care: History, research, and current Practice.(pp. 61 – 86). New York, NY: Springer.
• Lee, W. (1999). Depressive symptoms in overweight and obese undergraduate university students: A test of the ‘Jolly Fat’ hypothesis (Master’s thesis). Southern Nazarene University, Bethany, OK

Mai mult decât atât, alături de Conf. univ. dr. Cosmin O. Popa și Prof. dr. Adrian V. Rus, Dr. Lee este co-autor volumul intitulat “New approaches in behavioral sciences”, care se numără printre primele cărți care abordează științele comportamentale dintr-o perspectivă integrativă și multimodală. Volumul este rezultatul colaborării internaționale menționate anterior și a fost publicată la Editura University Press din Târgu-Mureș, România.

Profilul său academic poate fi accesat la următorul link:  https://swcu.edu/academics/faculty/wesley-lee 

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Honorary President

Dr. Lee’s former career as a Licensed Nuclear Reactor Operator was the impetus for his love of researching the interactions between components within highly complex systems. Five years ago he retired with Emeritus status from Southern Nazarene University (Bethany, OK) where he taught for two decades. He was retired for one day when he was selected as the Department Chair of Social & Behavioral Sciences at Southwestern Christian University (Bethany, OK) and Professor of Psychology. He earned his doctorate in Health Psychology from Northcentral University (San Diego, CA). Dr. Lee is the recipient of various awards in higher education, management, and community service. Having practiced as a Licensed Behavior Practitioner and a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, his scientific interests include metacognition, habit formation, intelligence, motivation, and grit. He is a published academic researcher who is currently researching the emergence of narcissistic vulnerability during adolescence.

The result of his work as part of international research teams led to the publication of several salient publications, among which we note:

• Popa, C.O., Rus, A.V., Lee, W.C., Cojocaru, C., Suciu, N., Schenk, A., Văcăraș, V., Olah, P., Mureșan, S., Szasz, S., & Bredicean, C. (2022). The relation between negative automatic thoughts and psychological inflexibility in schizophrenia. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 11(3), 871. https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/3/871
• Popa, C.O., Rus, A.V., Lee, W.C., Cojocaru, C., Suciu, N., Schenk, A., & Grecu, C.G. (2021). Cognitive-behavioral therapy augmented with virtual reality in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorders. Health, Sports & Rehabilitation Medicine, 22(3). https://doi.org/10.26659/pm3.2021.22.3.182
• Stativa, E., Rus, A.V., Stoicescu, S.M., Lobo, A., Lee, W.C., Popa, C.O., Grecu, C.G. (2021). Feeding practices patterns in Romanian infants 6-23 months old: Findings from a national representative sample. Health, Sports & Rehabilitation Medicine, 22(2). https://doi.org/10.26659/pm3.2021.22.2.75
• Rus, A.V., Clark, A., Plopeanu, A.P., Tomuletiu, E.A., Bejenaru, A., Stativa, E., Lee, W.C., Parris, S.R., Popa, C.O., & Muresan, S. (2021). Romanian adaptation of Centrality of Religiosity Scale and the utility of this scale in cognitive-behavioral therapy for religious populations. Acta Marisiensis – Seria Medica, 67(1). doi:10.2478/amma-2021-0010
• Popa, C.O., Predatu, R., Lee, W.C., Blaga, P., Sirbu, E., Rus, A.V., Clark, A., Cojocaru, C., Schenk, A., Vacaras, V., Szasz, S., Muresan, S., & Bredicean, C. (2021). Thought suppression in primary psychotic disorders and substance/medication induced psychotic disorder. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(1). doi:10.3390/ijerph18010116
• Lee, W. C. (2018). Individuals’ accounts of weight loss, maintenance, and recidivism: A phenomenological study (Doctoral dissertation). Northcentral University, San Diego, CA.
• Rus, A. V., Stativa, E. S., Parris, S. R., Pennings, J. S., Butterfield, M. E., Lee, W. C., & Gavrilovici, O. (2017). Punishment, peer exploitation, and sexual abuse in long-term Romanian residential centers: Findings from a nationally representative sample of institutionalized children. In A. V. Rus, S. R. Parris, & E. Stativa (Eds.), Child maltreatment in residential care: History, research, and current Practice.(pp. 61 – 86). New York, NY: Springer.
• Lee, W. (1999). Depressive symptoms in overweight and obese undergraduate university students: A test of the ‘Jolly Fat’ hypothesis (Master’s thesis). Southern Nazarene University, Bethany, OK

Moreover, together with Associate Professor dr. Cosmin O. Popa and Professor dr. Adrian V. Rus, Dr. Lee co-authored the volume entitled “New approaches in behavioral sciences”, which is among the first books to discuss behavioral sciences from an integrative and multimodal perspective. This volume is the result of the afore-mentioned international collaboration and has been published at the University Press Publishing of Tirgu-Mures, Romania.

His academic profile can be accessed at: https://swcu.edu/academics/faculty/wesley-lee