GENERAL INFORMATION
I received my Ph.D. in Human Behavior from United States International University and my graduate work was completed in Criminology at California State University, Long Beach.  I currently teach Psych 1 (Introduction to Psychology) , PE 90 (Coeducational Self Defense) , Psych 5 (Human Sexuality) , Psych 37 (Abnormal Behavior) , Television (Introduction to Psychology),  and Internet (Introduction to Psychology).

We will be utilizing BLACKBOARD in all classes.

All of my classes are taught with multimedia using power point presentations. Actual cases in psychology and law are presented with each lecture.

OTHER TEACHING EXPERIENCE
I have taught Psychology and Criminal Justice Courses at California State University Los Angeles, Pepperdine University, Chapman University, and at the University of California Irvine. I have been employed by the United States Department of Justice as a stress reduction consultant and I designed and directed training courses for law enforcement officers in the security of the President of the United States. I hold the rank of black belt in karate and I provide crime prevention and self defense classes/workshops for the Saddleback College Physical Education Department and for private industry.

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PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS

Violent Criminal Attacks, how to prevent or survive an encounter, Kendall Hunt Publishing, Dubuque, Iowa.

Introduction to Psychology:  A Casebook, Kendall Hunt Publishing, Dubuque, Iowa.

Abnormal Behavior:  A Casebook, Kendall Hunt Publishing, Dubuque, Iowa.

Video - Fundamentals of Karate, Saddleback College, Mission Viejo, CA.

Possessed By Their Habits: The Nature of Obsessions and Compulsions.  Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, CA.

Legal Aspects of Evidence, Harcourt-Brace Jovanovich Publishers, Los Angeles, CA.

Concepts of Criminal Law, Allyn-Bacon Publishers, Boston, Mass.

Drug Abuse Control, Allyn-Bacon Publishers, Boston, Mass.

Readings in Concepts of Criminal Law, West Publishing Company, St. Paul, Minn.

The Nature of Vice Control, West Publishing Company, St. Paul, Minn.

Ferguson - Memoirs and Reminiscences of Montana (family biography), Harlo Press, Detroit, Mich.

COMMUNICATION AVENUES
Robert W. Ferguson Ph.D. 
Social and Behavioral Science Saddleback College 
28000 Marguerite Parkway Mission Viejo, CA 2692 
College office - BGS 343  
College Phone - (949)582-4816 
Email - bferguson@saddleback.edu 
 
 

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