Kenneth Locke PhD

Professor Kenneth Locke after receiving his doctorate from Stanford University in 1989, Ken Locke held a variety of teaching, research and clinical positions before joining the University of Idaho Department of Psychology and Communication Studies in 1996. Locke was promoted to full professor in 2004 and served as Department Chair from 2007-2012. He has published over 60 peer-reviewed journal articles or book chapters on topics spanning personality, social, clinical, organizational and cross-cultural psychology. Locke teaches popular undergraduate courses on personality and sexuality; indeed, his Human Sexuality course was several times voted "best course" at the university, but he readily acknowledges that the course material—not the course instructor—deserves the credit. Finally, Locke is also a Licensed Psychologist, focusing on assessment of interpersonal dispositions and childhood disorders.