Marcus Bwalya

Background

Marcus Bwalya is on the faculty of the Department of Psychology and holds a Ph.D. from the University of Colorado. Before Porter, Marcus held a clinical position before moving to teaching.

Marcus's research focuses on health psychology, with related work in cognitive psychology; undergraduates are involved in the lab most terms.

Areas of expertise

• Health psychology
• Cognitive psychology
• Undergraduate research and project mentoring

Teaching

Marcus regularly teaches courses in Psychology. Specific sections and syllabi are listed in the class schedule each term.

Courses lean on current problems from the field: students read recent work, reproduce a result or method, and then extend it. Marcus builds in low-stakes practice before graded work and gives written feedback on drafts.

Advising and office hours

Marcus advises students in the Psychology programs and holds weekly office hours during the fall and spring terms, posted on the office door and in the course pages. Prospective students are welcome to email to arrange a visit or a call.

Advising conversations usually cover course sequencing, whether to add a minor or a concentration, and how classroom work connects to internships, research, or graduate study. Students who are undecided are welcome; part of the job is helping them narrow things down.

Recent and representative work

Marcus's recent activity is a mix of peer-reviewed work, conference talks, and student-involved projects in health psychology and cognitive psychology. Representative items:

• A peer-reviewed article on health psychology in a disciplinary journal.
• A conference paper on cognitive psychology, co-authored with an undergraduate researcher.
• An internally funded project applying health psychology to a regional partner's problem.

Titles and venues here are illustrative. UW–Porter Falls is fictional; Marcus has no real publication record.

Get in touch

The fastest way to reach Marcus is email (mbwalya@uwporterfalls.edu); messages during the fall and spring terms are usually answered within two business days. Prospective students and families can ask the Psychology department office to set up a call, a class visit, or a meeting during an admitted-student day.