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Eli Barclay

Eli Barclay
Lecturer for Psychology

Expertise

  • Clinical psychology
  • Novelty and hedonic adaptation
  • Cognitive behavioral therapy
  • Motivational interviewing
  • Mindfulness
  • Psychological assessment
  • Whistleblowing behaviors

Education

  • M.S., Applied Clinical Psychology, Lamar University, 2015
  • B.S., Psychology, Lamar University, 2012

Contact:

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About Eli Barclay

Eli Barclay joined Fort Lewis College in 2021 as an instructor of psychology. Eli’s background is in clinical psychology with a specialization in evidence-based treatments, such as CBT, MI, CPT, and CAMS. Eli was previously the clinic administrator at the Lamar University Psychology Clinic, where he split his time between consulting practicing student therapists enrolled in the clinical psychology graduate program and teaching. As of Fall 2025, Eli has accepted a position as a permanent instructor at Fort Lewis College. 


Selected conference presentations 

Barclay, J. E. (2018) “Raptor Punching: A Guide to Beating Stress and Looking Good Doing It”, RED Talk, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX. 

Barclay, J. E. (2017) “The Virtue of Nonsense: The Effect of Novelty on Happiness”, Southwestern Psychological Association Conference, April 2017, San Antonio TX. 

Barclay, J. E., Kirk, E. E., (2015) “Perceived Consequences Increase Likelihood of Whistleblowing Behavior”, Southwestern Psychological Association Conference, San Antonio, TX. 

Selected publications 

Doe, R., Landrum, B. A., Barclay, E. J., & Carona, K. M. (2020). Normative motivation in whistleblowing decision making. Journal of Organizational Psychology, 20(4), doi:10.33423/jop.v20i4.3206

Utter, G.H. (Ed.). (2016). Guns and contemporary society: The past, present, and future of firearms and firearm policy. Praeger. (chapter contributor)