Retired from UC Davis. Positions included Lecturer in Psychology, Academic Assistant to the Provost, Faculty Consultant, Program Evaluator, and Program Coordinator at the Teaching Resources Center on campus.
Taught at all levels of the California higher education system — community college, state college, and university. Did a stint at Sonoma State University in spring 2008.
Author of A Practical Guide to Behavioral Research (5th edition, Oxford University Press), Puberty and Adolescence (1978, Oxford) and 40 published articles.
Current activities:
Director, California Grand Jurors’ Association and Chair, Excellence in Reporting Subcommittee
Editor: Grand Jurors’ Journal, California Grand Jurors’ Association, Yolo County Historical Society Newsletter
Co-organizer/Secretary-Treasurer of Sacramento Area Mushroomers
Panel member, Yolo County Restorative Justice Partners, Davis CA
WebMs. for Yolo County Historical Society, Sacramento Area Mushroomers and Hattie Weber Museum.
Curriculum Vita (PDF)
e-mail: basommer@ucdavis.edu