Faculty and Staff - Psychology

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Faculty and Staff

My professors at Valpo inspired a real love of learning — and they never failed to clear their schedules to meet with me when I needed guidance.
– Sarah Braun ’14

About the Faculty

The psychology faculty and staff work hard to offer Valpo students every opportunity to succeed. Valpo strives to maintain an appropriate balance of experimental and clinical faculty who teach from a strong science and research orientation. The diverse academic backgrounds of the faculty expose students to a broad view of the discipline, offering an array of choices in both coursework and research experiences.

Among the specialties of the faculty:

Social psychology
Cognitive psychology
Biopsychology
Developmental psychology
Neuropsychology
Animal behavior
Industrial/organizational psychology
Forensic and legal psychology
Child, adolescent and adult clinical psychology
Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Cross-cultural psychology
LGBTQ+ issues in counseling

Full-Time Faculty

Angela Vernon, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology angie.vernon@valpo.edu

Andrew Butler, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology andrew.butler@valpo.edu

Blake Bent, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Psychology blake.bent@valpo.edu

Mandy Morrill-Richards, Ed.D., LMHC, NCC Associate Professor of Psychology, Director of Graduate Programs in Counseling mandy.morrill-richards@valpo.edu

James Nelson, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology jim.nelson@valpo.edu

Misty Hatch, LMHC, NCC Assistant Professor, Clinical Mental Health Counseling misty.hatch@valpo.edu

Abbie Thompson, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Psychology abbie.thompson@valpo.edu

Jennifer Winquist, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology, Department Chair jennifer.winquist@valpo.edu

Suzy Wise, Ph.D., LPC (IL), NCC Associate Professor of Psychology, Clinical Mental Health Counseling suzy.wise@valpo.edu

Holly Cross (née Buckman), Ph.D Assistant Professor of Psychology holly.buckman@valpo.edu

Ellen Ratajack, Ph.D. Lecturer in Psychology ellen.ratajack@valpo.edu

Chris Dabbs, Ph.D., LMHC, NCC Assistant Professor of Psychology chris.dabbs@valpo.edu

Adjunct Faculty

Olivia Gorman, M.A., LMHC, NCC Adjunct Faculty, Clinical Mental Health Counseling olivia.gorman@valpo.edu

Jeanne Brown, Ph.D. Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology Jeanne.Brown@valpo.edu

Emeritus Faculty

Daniel Arkkelin, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Psychology

David Rowland, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Psychology Senior Research Professor David.Rowland@valpo.edu

Stewart Cooper, Ph.D. Senior Research Professor Stewart.Cooper@valpo.edu