Senior Lecturer of Psychology   Ph.D. Candidate, Education, Seattle Pacific University M.S., Experimental Psychology, Applied Behavioral Analysis Emphasis, CWU B.S., Psychology, Boise State University, Boise, ID   Office: Psychology Bldg, Room 460 Email: BistriceaC@cwu.edu

Courses typically taught at CWU:

• PSY 205 - Psychology of Adjustment
• PSY 300 - Research Methods in Psychology
• PSY 314 - Human Development and the Learner
• PSY 346 - Social Psychology
• PSY 447 - Psychology of Adjustment
• PSY 449 - Abnormal Psychology

General areas of interest: Applied behavioral analysis, experimental psychology, high-functioning autism, anxiety reduction, transitional periods, PTSD

Selected works:

• Jackle, S. A., Bistricean, C., & Gabriel, K. I. (2013, May). Evaluating the environment on a university campus towards students with learning disabilities. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Symposium on University Research and Creative Expressions, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA.
• Enselman, D., Bistricean, C., & Gabriel, K. I. (2013, May). Needs assessment in individuals with asperger’s in a post-secondary environment. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Symposium on University Research and Creative Expressions, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA.
• Bistricean, C., Jackle, S. A., & Gabriel, K. I. (2013, April). University undergraduate’s understanding of autism. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Reno, NV.
• Bistricean, C., Jackle, S. A., & Gabriel, K. I. (2013, April). Perceptions of Asperger’s syndrome in university undergraduates. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Reno, Nevada.
• Enselman, D., Bistricean, C., & Gabriel, K. I. (2013, April). Needs assessment in individuals with Asperger’s in a post-secondary environment. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Reno, Nevada.
• Jackle, S. A., Bistricean, C., & Gabriel, K. I. (2013, April). Evaluating the environment on a university campus towards students with learning disabilities. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Reno, Nevada.
• Jackle, S. A., Bistricean, C., & Gabriel K. I. (2012, May). Perceptions of students with learning disabilities on a university campus. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Symposium on University Research and Creative Expressions, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA.
• Bistricean, C. (2011, May). Control techniques of intrusive thoughts after the death of a loved one. Verbal session presented at the annual meeting of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association Convention, Salt Lake City, NV.
• Bistricean, C. (2010, March). Gossip survival not specific to gender. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Undergraduate Research and Scholarship Conference, Boise State University, Boise, ID.