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Face coverings will be required on-campus and social distancing will be encouraged among members of the campus community. The semester will be offered in an accelerated format, with in-person instruction ending on Nov. 24. In addition, classes will be held on many traditional holidays and breaks to allow for the semester to end earlier than usual. Campus will be closed on Labor Day (Sept. 7). Classes will be held asynchronous (virtual) on Labor Day (Sept. 7) and Election Day (Nov. 3). Classes will be held remotely on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1. Fall break will also be cancelled with face-to-face instruction being held on Oct. 15-16. This schedule also aligns with that of University of South Carolina's institution in Columbia.

Faculty and Staff

Randy Lowell

Title: Interim Campus Dean
Professor of Psychology
USC Union
Email: lowell@mailbox.sc.edu
Phone: 864-424-8019
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Education
Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology, University of South Carolina, 2012
M.A. in Experimental Psychology, University of South Carolina, 2010
B.A. in Experimental Psychology, University of South Carolina, 2004
 
Courses Taught
Introduction to Psychology (PSYC 101)
Research Methods (PSYC 226)
Psychological Statistics (PSYC 227)
Independent Study in Cognitive Psychology (PSYC 399)
Cognitive Psychology (PSYC 405)
Social Psychology (PSYC 430)
Sensation & Perception (PSYC 450)
 
Research Interests
 Understanding Skilled Reading Behavior and Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition
Second Language/Bilingual Reading
Intersection of Cognitive and Social Psychology (e.g. Implicit Bias, Perception, Memory, Personality)
 
Publications
Lowell, R., Pender, K., & Binder, K. (Provisional acceptance pending final revisions). Impact of informative context’s meaning consistency during incidental vocabulary acquisition. Reading Research Quarterly.
Aziz, M., Lowell, R., Granger, K., & Self, K. (2018). Measuring Muslim religious identity formation: Instrument assessment with a sample of Muslim-American students. Journal of Islamic and Muslim Studies, 3(1), 58-85. DOI: 10.2979/jims.3.1.05
Lowell, R., & Morris, R.K. (2017). Impact of contextual constraint on vocabulary acquisition in reading. Journal of Cognitive Psychology, 29(5), 551-569. DOI: 10.1080/20445911.2017.1299155
Brusnighan, S., Morris, R.K., Folk, J., & Lowell, R. (2014). The role of phonology in incidental vocabulary acquisition during silent reading. Journal of Cognitive Psychology, 26(8), 871-892. DOI: 10.1080/204459112014.965713
Lowell, R. & Morris, R.K. (2014). Word length effects on novel words: Evidence from eye movements. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 76(1), 179-189. DOI: 10.3758/s13414-013-0556-4
 
Professional Affiliations
Association for Psychological Science (APS)
American Psychological Association (APA)
Southeastern Psychological Association (SEPA)
Society for Teaching of Psychology (SToP)
 
Biographical Information
Dr. Lowell began teaching at USC Union in August 2012, transitioning into an administrative role as Academic Dean in January 2016. During his tenure at USCU, Dr. Lowell has taught a number of different Psychology courses in various formats (i.e. traditional, online, beaming). He has also made it a priority to work with students on independent research beyond the classroom in his Perception, Attention, Language, & Memory (PALM) Psychology Lab on campus, through which students have assisted with his research agenda, but have also initiated new lines inquiry along the way. This work with student research helped to spawn the USCU Research Club that Dr. Lowell formed with a student research assistant, which he continues to direct on campus.

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