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Faculty and Staff

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

List of Faculty and Staff

Angela Vernon, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology Department Chair

Andrew Butler, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Psychology

Blake Bent, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Psychology

Mandy Morrill, Ed.D. Associate Professor of Psychology Director of Graduate Programs in Counseling

James Nelson, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology

Anthony Suarez, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Psychology Graduate Clinical Training Coordinator

Abbie Thompson, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Psychology

Jennifer Winquist, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology

Suzy Wise, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Psychology

Holly Cross (nee Buckman), Ph.D Assistant Professor of Psychology

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

Emeritus & Adjunct Faculty

Daniel Arkkelin, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Psychology

Jeanne Brown, Ph.D. Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology

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

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