Chair, Department of Counseling and Human Services
Professor of Psychology
Ph.D., Educational Psychology, Georgia State University
M.S., Community Counseling, Georgia State University
B.Th., New Testament, Atlanta Christian College
B.A., Psychology, Milligan College
Email
Phone: 706-385-1089
Office hours: 7-8 a.m. and 9-10 a.m., Mon., Wed. and Fri.; other times by appointment
Courses Taught:
Introduction to Psychology
Social Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Quantitative Methods
Methods in Research
Personality Theory
Physiological Psychology
Counseling Diverse Populations
Psychology of Religion
Seminar in Violent Behavior
Educational Psychology
Prenatal/Neonatal Development
Counseling Children
Counseling and Human Services Internship
Publications:
Moffatt, G.K. (2010). Survivors: What we can learn from how they cope with horrific tragedy. Westport, CT: Praeger.
Moffatt, G.K., & Hersey, N.W. (2010). Typical and Atypical Homicide: Investigative Differences and Cold Case Profiling, The Forensic Examiner, 19, 40-46.
Moffatt, G.K. (2008). Stone Cold Souls: History's Most Vicious Killers. Westport, CT: Praeger.
Moffatt, G.K., & Murphy, W.A. (2007). Handcuffed: A friendship of Endurance. Publish America.
Moffatt, G.K. (Winter, 2007). “Childhood exposure to conjugal violence: Developmental considerations and consequences for behavior and neural development,” DePaul Law Review, 56, 879-894.
Moffatt, G.K. (May, 2005). The current state of affairs in mental health: Problems in the profession and where we need to be. Journal of the Licensed Professional Counselors Of Georgia, 11, 29-45.
Moffatt, G.K. (April 20, 2005). What now for killer teens, The Citizen, A1. Moffatt, G.K. (August 11, 2004). Analysis: Homicidal teens don't just murder on a whim, The Citizen, A1.
Moffatt, G.K. (April 2004). The Parenting Journey: from conception through the teen years. Westport, CT: Praeger Publications.
Moffatt, G.K. (March 2002). Helping parents help their children: response to terrorism, Play Notes, 7(1), p. 6.
Moffatt, G.K. (Summer, 2002). Viewing domestic violence: a summary of the research and what we know. Georgia Journal of Professional Counseling, 10, 7-24.
Moffatt, G.K. (April 2001). Panelist for Gwinnett County Elementary School Counselors, “Children that witness domestic violence.” Lawrenceville, GA.
Moffatt, G.K. (June, 2003). Wounded Innocents and Fallen Angels. Westport, CT: Praeger Publications.
Moffatt, G.K. (April 2002). A Violent Heart: Understanding Violent Individuals. Westport, CT: Praeger Publications.
Moffatt, G.K. (October 4, 2000). "Elections by Sound bite: It’s a tragedy that voters are so shallow,” The Citizen, editorial.
Moffatt, G.K. (2000). Blind-Sided: Homicide where it is least expected. Westport, CT: Praeger Publications.
Moffatt, G.K. (October, 2000). The guilt filter, Believe, 2 (10), 9.
Moffatt, G.K. (1994-present). Child’s play, regularly featured columnist, The Citizen, Fayetteville, GA.
Moffatt, G.K., & Tyndall, M. (2000). Risk assessment and treatment of the client at high risk for violent behavior, Georgia Journal of Professional Counseling, 8, 31-45.
Moffatt, G.K., Davis, E.F., & Tyndall, M. (1999). Predictive variables for the assessment of risk for violent behavior in the workplace: twelve cases, (unpublished).
Moffatt, G.K. (1998). Preventing workplace homicide, HR Focus, August, 11-12.
Moffatt, G.K. (1997). Preventing workplace homicide, videotaped interview training tape, Westinghouse Corporation.
Moffatt, G.K. (1997). Now I understand, The Lookout, March 23, Cincinnati: Standard Publishing.
Woods, R.M., & Moffatt, G.K. (1996). The opinion of fools: talk shows and obscenity, Culture Wars, 1(11), 6-7.
Moffatt, G.K. (1994). A checklist for assessing risk of violent behavior in historically nonviolent persons, Psychological Reports, 74, 683-688.
Moffatt, G.K. (1993). The validity of the SAT as a predictor of grade point average for nontraditional students, paper presented at the Eastern Educational Research Conference, Clearwater Beach, FL.
Moffatt, G.K. (1990). Trends in youth ministry, Christian Standard, 125(28), 8-9.
Moffatt, G.K. (1990). Trends in youth ministry, paper presented at the National Youth Leader’s Convention, Christ In Youth, Joplin, MO.
Irvine, R., & Moffatt, G.K. (1988). Payne: the man and his work, paper presented at the Eastern Educational Research Conference, Savannah, GA.
Selected Presentations, Awards and Activities:
2010 Plenary Speaker, Seventh Annual Protect Our Children Conference, Des Moines, IA.
2010 Guest Speaker: Survivors of Violent Crime, Spalding County Court, Victims of Violent Crime. Griffin, GA.
2009 Presented seminar: Homicide profiling, Mercer University, Atlanta, GA.
2009 Presented seminar: Childhood exposure to conjugal violence, National Association of Prosecutor Coordinators, Chicago, IL.
2009 Presented seminar: Sex, homosexuality, and sexual development, Open Door Children's Home, Rome, GA.
2009 Presented seminar: Workplace violence: Risk assessment and intervention, Licensed Professional Counselors of Georgia Annual Conference, Callaway Gardens, GA.
2008 Guest Lecturer: WinShape Homes for Children. Power Struggling Parents.
2008 Professional Excellence Award, presented by Milligan College.
2008 Vulcan Outstanding Teacher of the Year, presented by Point University.
2006 Invited Presenter: Seminar on Violence in the Family, DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, IL.
2006 Guest Lecturer/presentation. WinShape Homes Foster Parenting Seminar. School Problems and Foster Parenting.
2006 Visiting Lecturer: Federal Bureau of Investigation Academy, Quantico, VA, 223rd National Academy Class, Violent Behavior: A biopsychosocial Approach.
2005 Seminar presentation. National Missionary Convention. Atlanta, GA. International Issues on Child Abuse.
2005 Keynote Speaker: International Association of Administrative Professionals. Atlanta, GA. Stress Management.
2005 Guest Lecturer. Savannah Christian Church. Parenting the Strong-Willed Child.
2005 Guest Lecturer. Lakeview Bible College, Chennai, India. Marriage and Family Therapy.
2005 Guest Lecturer/presentation: City of Chennai, Chennai, India. Conflict Resolution.
2005 Guest Lecturer/presentation. Winshape Homes Foster Parenting Seminar. Parenting, discipline and cultural issues in Foster Parenting.
2005 Guest Lecturer. Windward International School of Evangelism. St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Conflict Resolution.
2004 Guest Lecturer. International Christian College of Manila. Manila, Philippines. Counseling with Children.
2003 Outstanding Christian Leader, presented by Milligan College/Christian Standard.
2003 Guest Lecturer. Kerala, India. Parenting and Counseling with Children.
2003 Guest Lyceum Lecturer. Clayton State College and University. Profiling and Forensic Psychology.
2003 Guest Lecturer/presentation. Clayton County Department of Family and Children's Services. Profiling and Forensic Psychology.
2002 Keynote lecturer for national romance writer’s (RWA) annual retreat, Charleston, SC; topic, Personality Development and Aggressive Behavior.
2002 Visiting Lecturer: Federal Bureau of Investigation Academy, Quantico, VA, 209th National Academy Class, Violent Behavior: A biopsychosocial Approach.
2001 October. Presented 3 hour workshop titled Ethics in Supervision for clinical supervisors. State University of West Georgia.
2002 Visiting Lecturer: Federal Bureau of Investigation Academy, Quantico, VA, 208th National Academy Class, Violent Behavior: A biopsychosocial Approach.
2001 Visiting Lecturer: Federal Bureau of Investigation Academy, Quantico, VA, 207th National Academy Class, Violent Behavior: A biopsychosocial Approach.
2001 Visiting Lecturer: Federal Bureau of Investigation Academy, Quantico, VA, 206th National Academy Class, Violent Behavior: A biopsychosocial Approach.
2001 Visiting Lecturer: Federal Bureau of Investigation Academy, Quantico, VA, 205th National Academy Class, Violent Behavior: A biopsychosocial Approach.
2001 Visiting Lecturer: Federal Bureau of Investigation Academy, Quantico, VA, 204th National Academy Class, Violent Behavior: A biopsychosocial Approach.
2000 Outstanding Supervisor in Community Counseling, presented by State University of West Georgia for contributions as supervisor of graduate students and for professional growth and development of UWG counseling students.
2000 Visiting Lecturer: Federal Bureau of Investigation Academy, Quantico, VA, 203rd National Academy Class, Violent Behavior: A biopsychosocial Approach.
2000 Visiting Lecturer: Federal Bureau of Investigation Academy, Quantico, VA, 202nd National Academy Class, Violent Behavior: A biopsychosocial Approach.
2000 Visiting Lecturer: Federal Bureau of Investigation Academy, Quantico, VA, 201st National Academy Class, Violent Behavior: A biopsychosocial Approach.
1999 Presented seminar: Assessment of risk of violent/homidical behavior, Licensed Professional Counselors of Georgia Annual Conference, Jekyl Island, GA.
1999 Presentation: Violence in the workplace, US Airways corporate directors, Washington, D.C.
1999 Presented seminar: Homicide in the schools, Georgia Academy for the Blind, Macon, GA.
1999 Participant: Atlanta Youth Homicide Prevention Initiative, Beverly Harvard, Chief of Police, Atlanta, GA.
2000 Visiting Lecturer: Federal Bureau of Investigation Academy, Quantico, VA, 200th National Academy Class, Violent Behavior: A biopsychosocial Approach.
1999 Visiting Lecturer: Federal Bureau of Investigation Academy, Quantico, VA, 196th National Academy Class, Violence in the Workplace.
1999 Online Seminar: The homicidal individual, Kiss of Death Writer’s Club, Los Angeles, CA.
1998 Online Seminar: The homicidal individual, Kiss of Death Writer’s Club, Los Angeles, CA.
1998 Guest Expert: The psychological issues of the homicidal individual, Kiss of Death Writer’s Club, Los Angeles, CA.
1998 Visiting Lecturer: Federal Bureau of Investigation Academy, Quantico, VA, 195th National Academy Class, Violence in the Workplace.
1998 Visiting Lecturer: Federal Bureau of Investigation Academy, Quantico, VA, 194th National Academy Class, Violence in the Workplace.
1998 Visiting Lecturer: Federal Bureau of Investigation Academy, Quantico, VA, 193rd National Academy Class, Violence in the Workplace.
1998 Visiting Lecturer: Federal Bureau of Investigation Academy, Quantico, VA, 192nd National Academy Class, Violence in the Workplace.
1997 Visiting Lecturer: Federal Bureau of Investigation Academy, Quantico, VA, 191st National Academy Class, Violence in the Workplace.
1997 Presented Seminar: Workplace homicide, Westinghouse Savannah River Site, Aiken, SC.
1997 Visiting Lecturer: Federal Bureau of Investigation Academy, Quantico, VA, 190th National Academy Class, Violence in the Workplace.
1997 Visiting Lecturer: Federal Bureau of Investigation Academy, Quantico, VA, 189th National Academy Class, Violence in the Workplace.
1997 Visiting Lecturer: Federal Bureau of Investigation Academy, Quantico, VA, 188th National Academy Class, Violence in the Workplace.
1996 Visiting Lecturer: Federal Bureau of Investigation Academy, Quantico, VA, 187th National Academy Class, Violence in the Workplace.
1994 Presented seminar: Violence in the workplace, Delta Airlines Corporate Directors, Atlanta, GA.
1992 Counselor: Jimmy Carter’s Atlanta Project, Lakewood Heights Elementary School, Atlanta, GA.
1991 Committee Member: Sam Nunn’s Internship Selection Committee, Atlanta, GA.
Selected Continuing Education Experiences:
2009 Treatment of sexual offenders, (3 hours), LPCA GA, Callaway Gardens.
2009 Children's Use of Nonverbal Narratives: How Traumatized Children Help Themselves, (6 hours), APT, Atlanta, GA.
2009 All Played Out: Challenging Cases for Play Therapists and Their Supervisors, (6 hours), APT, Atlanta, GA.
2009 Traumatized children do play differently, (2 hours), APT, Atlanta, GA.
2009 How play optimizes brain development, (2 hours), APT, Atlanta, GA.
2009 Sexual minorities: shifting morality and ethical psychotherapeutic practice, (3 hours), LPCA GA, Callaway Gardens.
2009 Commerical exploitation of children, (3 hours), LPCA GA, Callaway Gardens.
2008 Attended seminar on Risk Assessment and Mental Status Exam, (8 CEU hours), Atlanta, GA.
2007 Attended Annual Conference for Licensed Professional Counselors, (20 CEU hours), Savannah, GA.
2005 Attended Annual Conference for Play Therapists, (10 CEU hours), Nashville, TN
2004 Attended Annual Conference for Play Therapists, (20 CEU hours), Denver, CO
2003 Attended Annual Conference for Play Therapists, (18 CEU hours), Norfolk, VA
2002 Attended Annual Conference for Play Therapists, (28 CEU hours), St. Louis, MO
2001 Attended Annual Conference for Play Therapists, (18 CEU hours), Portland, OR
2000 Attended Annual Conference for Play Therapists, (18 CEU hours), New Orleans, LA
1999 Seminar: Adolescent Sex Offender Risk Assessment (6.4 CEU hours)
1999 Attended Annual Conference for Licensed Professional Counselors of Georgia, Jekyl Island, GA
1999 Seminar: Treating Severe Reactive Attachment Disorder (6 CEU hours)
1998 Seminar: Ethics in Counseling, (5 CEU hours)
1997 Seminar: Trauma: Assessment and Treatment (12 CEU hours)
1997 Seminar: Using DSM-IV in Clinical Practice (3 CEU hours)
1996 Seminar: Intermediate Disaster Mental Health Services, Toccoa, GA by the American Red Cross, certification achieved (6 CEU hours)
Professional Associations:
Licensed Professional Counselor, Georgia License #1784
American Psychological Association (full member 1985-1999)
International Association for Play Therapy, Inc.
Georgia Association for Play Therapy, Inc.
Licensed Professional Counselors Association of Georgia (not current)
American College of Forensic Examiners
Member, Diplomate with specialty in Behavioral Science
The American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress
Nationally Board Certified in Sexual Abuse
American Counseling Association
Links:
http://gregmoffatt.com