Psychology and Counseling
Faculty
Stuart Badner, Psy.D., CSP, Chairperson
Jennifer Barna, Ph.D., NCC, ACS
Stuart Badner, Psy.D., CSP
Estelle Campenni, Ph.D.C.M.F.C.
Brooke Cannon, Ph.D., C.M.F.C.
Edward Crawley, Ph.D.
Bradley Janey, Ph.D., LPC
Lindsay Morton, Ph.D.
Janet Muse-Burke, Ph.D., LPC
David Palmiter, Ph.D., ABPP, C.M.F.C.
Leah M. Popple, Psy.D.
Jeff Rutter, Psy.D.
Matthew Schaffer, Psy.D.
Goals
The Department of Psychology and Counseling provides students with an in-depth understanding of human behavior, stressing its complexity, development, and integration.
Specifically, the objectives of the Psychology and Counseling Department are:
- A basic understanding of major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in Psychology
- A working knowledge of the principles of research design, critical thinking abilities, and application of the scientific approach to problems related to behavior and mental processes
- Demonstrate of an awareness and application of the ethical dimensions both in research and practice
Because psychology is an empirically-based discipline, the scientific nature of psychology is emphasized in both general and specialized courses. The Department of Psychology and Counseling provides a structured yet flexible undergraduate curriculum in psychology. A clear set of required core courses provide a solid understanding of the current field of psychology and also provide excellent preparation for a variety of careers and for optional graduate training. To meet the diverse needs and goals of students, there are also a relatively large number of elective credits available to students.
Experiential learning opportunities are integrated with classroom-based instruction at every opportunity. Students are encouraged to participate in a variety of formal and informal field experiences. Supervised internships in local agencies, leading to undergraduate credit, ordinarily are open only to those students who are majoring in Psychology. Courses in the Psychology Department also frequently provide knowledge and tool skills for students in other programs concerned with human behavior and development. Concentrations in Psychology also may be combined with other areas, such as education, pre-law, biology, social work, and special education.
Facilities
The Psychology Department is housed in the McGowan Center for Graduate and Professional Studies. Here students will find faculty offices, the main department offices, and have many of their classes. In addition, this building has several unique and helpful facilities to foster student’s academic, personal, and professional success. These include psychological research laboratories, where faculty and students collaborate on research; the Psychological Services Center, which provides mental health services to the community and training facilities for students in undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs; a progressive learning space, which is a large, non-traditional, multi-purpose room provides an interactive learning space for classes, research, club meetings, and student study; two fully-equipped computer laboratories; the Psychology Library, which is a space is for student research and is part of the Curriculum Laboratory; and the courtyard and atrium, which are two communal spaces for student and faculty scholarly interaction and socialization