Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

Welcome to my homepage!

I’m happy you are considering a course with me.

A little about me. I have been a college teacher in psychology almost 15 years.  My favorite thing about teaching is every student is interesting and has had important experiences in life. Whether you are introverted or extroverted, open to new things or more closed to things, I like that diversity of who you are.  I teach at Portland Community College (PCC) and Portland State University (PSU). I’ve been voted multiple times as an outstanding teacher at a university level.  I continually update my classes based on what students tell me works or doesn’t work. Students suggest I make concepts from psychology apply to real life and that my stories are helpful. Students also seem to like the way I run the classroom, which is to involve students in discussions but not to pressure students to participate unless they are ready to. I teach on various topics including the personality, human development, human relations, mental health problems we can have in life (abnormal behavior) and the psychology of happiness. 

I look forward to meeting you and please email me at christopher.allen15@pcc.edu if I can answer any questions.

Chris