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Mitchell M. Handelsman, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
CU President's Teaching Scholar

Contact Information

U.S. Mail
Department of Psychology
University of Colorado Denver
Campus Box 173
P.O. Box 173364
Denver, Colorado 80217-3364

Phone: 303-315-7045
Fax: 303-315-7072
Email: mitchell.handelsman@ucdenver.edu
Location: 5002J North Classroom

Selected Honors

Ethics Educator Award, American Psychological Association Ethics Committee, 2021
University of Kansas Clinical Psychology Training Program, 1949 Award for Distinguished Alumni Contributions to Clinical Psychology, 2018
Excellence in Faculty Mentoring Award, University of Colorado Denver, 2016
Excellence in Teaching Award, UCD College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2010
Award for Excellence in Research, CU-Denver College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2005
Distinguished Service Award, Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, 2004
Kuther, T. L. (2003). Promoting positive ethics: An interview with Mitchell M. Handelsman. Teaching of Psychology, 30, 339-343.
President, Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, 2002-2003
Fellow, American Psychological Association, elected 2002

Selected Recent Publications

Handelsman, M. M. (2020). “How to think like a psychologist”: A hybrid first-year seminar. In A. Schwartz & R. L. Miller (Eds.), High impact educational practices: A review of best practices with illustrative examples (pp.29-43). Retrieved from the Society for the Teaching of Psychology web site: http://teachpsych.org/ebooks/highimpacted.
Handelsman, M. M., Vagnini, K. M., Flewelling, K. D., & Walker, K. (2020). Creating professional identities: Graduate student and professor perspectives on teaching ethics. In T. Ober, E. Che, J. Brodsky, C. Raffaele, & P. J. Brooks (Eds.), How we teach now: The GSTA guide to transformative teaching (pp. 130-141). Retrieved from the Society for the Teaching of Psychology website: http://teachpsych.org/ebooks/howweteachnow-transformative.
Hartley, L. M., Ferrara, M. J., Handelsman, M. M., Rutebemberwa, A., & Wefes, I. (2019). Principles and strategies for effective teaching: A workshop for pre- and postdoctoral trainees in the biomedical sciences. Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education, 20(3). doi:10.1128/jmbe.v20i3.1689. Retrieved from https://www.asmscience.org/content/journal/jmbe/10.1128/jmbe.v20i3.1689.
Handelsman, M. M. (2018). A short writing assignment for introductory courses and beyond. In W. S. Altman, L. Stein, & J. E. Westfall (Eds.), Essays from e-xcellence in teaching (Vol. 17, pp. 24-27). Retrieved from the Society for the Teaching of Psychology Web site: https://teachpsych.org/resources/Documents/ebooks/eit2017.pdf
Knapp, S. J., Gottlieb, M. C., & Handelsman, M. M. (2015). Ethical dilemmas in psychotherapy: Positive approaches to decision making. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Burrell, C., & Handelsman, M. (2015). The life of Charlie Burrell: Breaking the color barrier in classical music. Parker, CO: Books to Believe In.
Knapp, S. J. (Ed.-in-Chief), Gottlieb, M. C., Handelsman, M. M., & VandeCreek, L. D. (Assoc. Eds.). (2012). APA Handbooks in Psychology: APA handbook of ethics in psychology. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Anderson, S. K., & Handelsman, M. M. (2010). Ethics for psychotherapists and counselors: A proactive approach. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell.