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
Mandy Morrill-Richards, Ed.D., LMHC, NCC Associate Professor of Psychology, Director of Graduate Programs in Counseling mandy.morrill-richards@valpo.edu
Misty Hatch, LMHC, NCC Visiting Assistant Professor, Clinical Mental Health Counseling misty.hatch@valpo.edu
Jennifer Winquist, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology, Interim Department Chair (2023-2024) jennifer.winquist@valpo.edu
Suzy Wise, Ph.D., LPC (IL), NCC Assistant Professor of Psychology, Clinical Mental Health Counseling suzy.wise@valpo.edu
Adjunct Faculty
Olivia Gorman, M.A., LMHC, NCC Adjunct Faculty, Clinical Mental Health Counseling olivia.gorman@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
