Rate My Professor Richard Griffiths

In parallel with his teaching duties, Dr. Griffiths serves as an Institutional Research Analyst in ACC's Office of Institutional Research and Analytics (OIRA), contributing to institutional surveys like the Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) and the Community College Faculty Survey of Student Engagement (CCFSSE). He co-presented "Exploratory Analysis of Faculty Perceptions and Students' Self-Reported Time Use Behavior on the CCSSE and CCFSSE" at the Texas Association for Institutional Research 37th Annual Conference in 2015. Dr. Griffiths was selected as one of thirteen faculty for ACC's inaugural Digital Fellowship in 2017, piloting digital tools in PSYC 2301 to improve student learning outcomes, persistence, and completion. In 2018, as an Adjunct Professor in Psychology and Student Development, he received the NISOD Excellence Award at the International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence. His publications include "Predictors of Police Assaults" (Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 1993, with Q. P. McDaniel), "Time Structure and Unemployment: A Longitudinal Investigation" (Journal of Occupational Psychology, 1997, with C. R. Wanberg and M. B. Gavin), "Communication Style, Personality, Burnout and Coping as Factors Predictive of Police Performance" (2000 conference paper, with T. W. Gaylord and R. G. Downey), and others on job-seeking behavior and financial aid in psychology programs. Dr. Griffiths has developed modules for ACC's Teaching and Learning Academy focused on brain-based learning.