12/12/06

Background

Stephen Colarelli was born in Denver, Colorado and grew up in Arvada, Colorado. His early years in Colorado left him with deep appreciation of nature and the outdoors. He received his B.A. in political science from Northwestern University, where he studied political science and history. After college he served in the Peace Corps for two years in Senegal, West Africa. Upon returning from the Peace Corps, he received his M.A. in social and organizational psychology from the University of Chicago, and his Ph.D. in industrial/organizational (I/O) psychology from New York University. He worked in applied research and consulting for three years before coming to Central Michigan University in 1985. He was a Fulbright Fellow at the University of Zambia in 1995.

Hobbies

Music & Art

• Plays: violin, guitar; here's a sample: Teaching Rating Blues

• Listens to: mainly Bach and other baroque and classical era composers; rock and roll (at the gym)

Physical fitness & outdoor sports

• Mountaineering

• Skiing

• Bicycling (road, mountain)

Cooking

Family

 Married to Margaret Cary Colarelli

• Professor and Chair, Dept. of English, Northwood Univ.

Daughters

• Catherine

• Julia