Psychology Department
Psychology Department Faculty
Full-Time Faculty
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Joel Frederickson, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Educational Psychology, Emphasis in Social Psychology. Research/Scholarship: Sleep habits of college students, gender and leadership, moral reasoning development, cross-cultural research with Japanese students. |
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Linde Getahun, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Family Education/Cross-Cultural Emphasis. Research/Scholarship: Interaction in multicultural families, changes in parental perspectives and competencies during acculturation, identity formation in cross-cultural adjustment for individuals and families. Link to website |
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Peter Jankowski, Ph.D. Texas Tech University, Marriage and Family Therapy Research/Scholarship: Peace Psychology, clinical decision-making, qualitative research methodology, spirituality in psychotherapy, marriage and family therapy supervision. |
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Adam Johnson, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; Neuroscience. Research/Scholarship: Neural mechanisms of memory and decision making, comparative behavior of humans and animals, robotics and machine learning. |
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Andy Johnson, Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, Counseling Psychology. Research/Scholarship: Counseling theories, quantitative methods, process and outcome research in applied psychology, integration of faith and learning, psychology of religion, self-determination. |
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Jim Koch, Ph.D., New School for Social Research, New York, NY; Clinical Psychology Research/Scholarship: Clinical/Counseling-relationship issues (e.g. family issues); integration of psychology and Christianity. |
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Jason Li, Ph.D., Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI; Clinical Psychology. Research/Scholarship: Clinical/Counseling, integration issues in psychology and theology, family of origin work, multicultural/cross-cultural issues, mature selfhood in Christ, racial reconciliation. |
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J. Ruth Nelson, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, School Psychology Research/Scholarship: Unintended outcomes of high stakes testing on students with disabilities. Link to website |
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Katherine Nevins, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Counseling and Student Personnel. Research/Scholarship: Women's issues, developmental instruction in higher education, mediation for families and special education, theatre and psychology. |
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Angela Sabates, Ph.D., Northwestern University, Clinical Psychology. Research/Scholarship: Child/adolescent psychological assessment and treatment, relationship between a Christian worldview and the assumptions of psychology as a scientific endeavor, implications of a Biblical view of human nature as an explanatory model, relevance of interdisciplinary study for psychology students. |
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Myrla Seibold, Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary, Clinical Psychology. Research/Scholarship: Forgiveness, women�s issues in contemporary society. integration of psychology and theology. |
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Gretchen Wrobel, Ph.D., University of Minnesota; School Psychology. Research/Scholarship: Member of a University of Minnesota research team investigating openness in adoptive relationships, perceived competence and self-esteem. |
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Carole Young, Ph.D., Arizona State University; Experimental Psychology. Research/Scholarship: Retrieval from short-term memory, conditioning, reaction time, and categorical memory retrieval. Link to website |
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Rachel Young, B. A. Bethel University; Biblical and Theological Studies Psychology Department Coordinator |
Part-Time Faculty |
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Debbie Janiga-Scheide, M.A. Bethel University, Counseling Psychology Research/Scolarship: Addiction, marriage & family, anxiety, and depression. |
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Mary Jensen, Currently enrolled in Ed.D. program at the University of St.Thomas. Research/Scolarship: Marriage and family studies, industrial psychology. |
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Christine Osgood, M.A. Marriage and Family Therapy, North American Baptist Seminary, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Research/Scolarship: Marital issues, family systems, personal and spiritual Formation, pursuing a D. Min., with emphasis on spiritual formation. |
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Dan Rotach, D. Min., Bethel University, Credentialed Mediator Research/Scolarship: Marriage and family therapy,counseling Christian workers. |