Donald Cheek
Part-Time Lecturer
Educational Background
Temple University, Philadelphia, Ph.D., 1971 University of Southern California, Doctoral Curriculum, 1959
Fordham School of Social Services, NY., M.S.W., 1955
Seton Hall University, South Orange, N.J., B.S., 1953
Courses Taught
Race Relations
Diversity in the U.S.
Social Psychology
African-American Community
Ethnic Experience
Freshman Seminar
Professional Service
Professor of Education, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, 1977-1999
Counselor and Professor of Social Psychology, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, 1973-1977
Vice-President of the Human Resources Institute and Lecturer in Social Psychology, Claremont Colleges, Claremont, CA, 1969-1973
Vice-President of Student Affairs, Lincoln University, P.A., 1967-1969
Special Honors
National Board Officer, Prison Fellowship, USA 1989 to present
Keynote Speaker Fresno State African American Graduation Ceremony, CSU, Fresno. May, 1999
Named one of the pioneers of Cognitive Behavior Therapy by Allen Ivey in Counseling and Psychotherapy by Allen Ivey, 1992
Listed in Who’s Who Among Black Americans, 1985-1986; 1977-1978
Founding Chairman of State-Wide Minority Task Force of University Counselors, 1974-1977
Principal Trainer and Consultant for Pennsylvania Governor’s Conference on Race Relations, 1970-1972
Recipient of National Institute of Mental Health Graduate Fellowship, 1965-69
Grants Awarded
Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Grant to provide academic exposure and vocational guidance to under-represented students ($87,000), 1985-1990
Counseling Consultant & Facilitator, Federal Correctional Institute, Lompoc, CA, 1980-1985
Administrative Consultant, Paso Robles Boys School, California Youth Authority, 1977 to 1982
Foreign Experience
Research trips to Israel, Northern Ireland, England France, & Grenada, 1996-1997
Munich, Germany, Guest Lecturer, 1985
Utrecht, The Netherlands, Workshop Presenter and Working Groups Facilitator, 1985
University of Ghana, Accra, Africa, Research, 1969-1970
Yale University Program in Xalapa, Mexico, Director, 1965
Professional and Research Interest
Racism and Religion; Violence in America, Roots of Pentecostals, The Hip-Hop Culture and African Roots of Modern Science.
Selected Publications
“Social Science: A Vehicle of White Supremacy?” International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 1986.
“Assertive Black…Puzzled White,” J ournal of Counseling and Guidance, November, 1976
“The Prevention of Institutional Racism: Training Counselling Psychologists as Agents for Change”
“Assertive Behavior and Black Lifestyles”
“Cross-Cultural Analysis of Ethnic Identity and Skin
Color”