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
- Counseling
- Counseling psychology
- Cross-cultural psychology
Angela Vernon, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
Department Chair
Terri Hendle
Administrative Assistant
Patricia Jarosz
Academic Advisor
Andrew Butler, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Kieth Carlson, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
Stewart Cooper, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
Director of Counseling Services
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
Geoffrey Wetherell, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Jennifer Winquist, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
Amanda Zelechoski, J.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
Graduate Admissions Coordinator
Daniel Arkkelin, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Psychology
Stanley Hughes, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Emeritus of Psychology
David Rowland, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Psychology
Senior Research Professor
Jeanne Brown, Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology
Kelli Gariglietti Farha, Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Wendi Tai, M.A.
Adjunct Instructor