"I am deeply honored to be named Professor of the Year," said Goldstein. "The award was completely unexpected. I was honored even to be nominated along with such skilled teachers as Paula Horner, Jack Osborn, Kim Evans, and Dan Murphy."

Each year Mortar Board, an honors and leadership society for seniors, polls the College of Arts and Sciences student body in order to honor one professor. During the ceremony on Feb. 9, Goldstein was recognized for her "tremendous achievements in scholarship, leadership and service."

"My work at the University of Redlands is made easier by being in an environment where there is contagious enthusiasm about, and support for, innovative pedagogy," she said.

Goldstein will deliver her Professor of the Year President's High Table lecture on "Culture Shock: Sojourners at Home and Abroad" at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 17, in the Casa Loma Room.

"Over the past few decades, psychologists have learned a great deal about what people experience when they transition across cultures," said Goldstein. "I plan to discuss some of the key research findings in this area and explore how we might apply this information to the transition that students make when they enter 'academic culture.'"

Goldstein joined the faculty in 1990 as an assistant professor. She received the Outstanding Teacher Award for her contributions as a teacher and a mentor in 1995 and 2003.

"I am very fortunate to be able to teach courses in the two areas that fascinate me most--cross-cultural psychology and the psychology of prejudice and discrimination," she said.

Goldstein received her bachelor's degree in psychology and sociology from Oberlin College and master's and doctoral degrees in psychology from the University of Hawaii.