Ellen E. Pastorino Ph.D.

Ellen E. Pastorino, Ph.D., is a developmental psychologist who has been teaching college psychology courses for over 20 years. She started her career at Gainesville State College in Georgia where she created and developed the college's Teaching and Learning Center. Since 1998 she has been teaching at Valencia College in Orlando, Florida. Here, too, she has worked with faculty in designing learning-centered classroom practices. Dr. Pastorino has won numerous teaching awards, including the University of Georgia, Board of Regents Distinguished Professor; the NISOD Excellence in Teaching Award; and Valencia's Teaching and Learning Excellence Award. Dr. Pastorino is coauthor with Susann Doyle-Portillo of What Is Psychology? and What Is Psychology? Essentials, two introductory psychology textbooks, and has published research in the Journal of Adolescent Research and Adolescence. However, her main passion has always been to get students excited about the field of psychology.