Dr. Tonia Bock
Associate Professor of Psychology

Academic History

Ph.D., Developmental Psychology, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, 2004
M.A., Educational Policy & Administration, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2000
B.A., Spanish, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1995

Dr. Bock is an educational and developmental psychologist who specializes in moral development. Specifically, she studies how adolescents (late elementary through college-age students) understand moral problems and see themselves as moral beings. She is interested in the developmental trends of their moral understandings as well as what factors are related to their moral cognition and self-perceptions.  Dr. Bock teaches Infancy and Childhood, Adolescence, Psychological Testing and Assessment and General Psychology. 

Expertise

Moral Development
Native American Culture and Adolescence

Recent Papers

Homa, N., Cowell, J., Bock, T., & Giebel, H. (2008). Psychological Influences on Moral Intuition:
           An Empirical Inquiry Using Unger’s Living High and Letting Die. Review Journal of Political 
           Philosophy, 5, 25-42.

Bock, T. (2006).  The consideration of culture in moral theme comprehension: Comparing Native
          and European American students.  Journal of Moral Education, 35(1), 71-87.


Recent Conference Papers

Bock, T., Glover, R., Garmon, L., Arola, N., & Deutsch, K. (2009, July). College students’  
          perceptions of moral qualities in a college-age television show: Differences and predictors.
          Paper presented at the meeting of the Association for Moral Education, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Bock, T., Giebel, H., Grundtner, J. & Rode, M. (2008, November). Undergraduate ethical development
          in a university-required ethics course. Paper presented at the meeting of the Association for Moral
          Education, Notre Dame, IN.

Amel, E.L., Scott, B.A., Manning, C.M., & Bock, T.S. (2008, April). Creating a Sustainable
         Curriculum: Case Examples from a Psychology Department. Paper presented at the meeting
         of the Upper Midwest Association for Campus Sustainability, Decorah, IA.

Lies, J., Bock, T. & Brandenberger, J. (2007, April). Moral reasoning changes from service learning
         participation. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research
         Association, Chicago, IL.