Psychology
Psychology
Psychology
About the Rowan University Psychology Department
The mission of the Psychology Department at Rowan University is to provide a high-quality education to undergraduate and graduate students, engage in cutting-edge research in a variety of disciplines and sub disciplines within psychology and to provide services to children and their families in the South Jersey region. To achieve our mission, the department offers two undergraduate degree programs: Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (35 credits) and a Bachelor of Science in Psychological Science (62 credits). We also offer a Minor in Neuroscience in conjunction with Biological Sciences as well as a Concentration in Behavioral Services for Children and their Families. At the graduate level, we offer a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and Master of Art programs in Applied Behavior Analysis, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, and School Psychology. We have several initiatives designed to support our students including drop-in tutoring, a transfer student learning community, peer advisors, dedicated academic advisers, and job fairs for our students. Students in our department have the opportunity to work with faculty members on novel and innovative research across the diverse subfields within psychology as well as to be placed in community agencies and businesses to experience first-hand how psychological science is applied to practice. Our academic programs are designed to achieve the following objectives: (1) provide a knowledge base in psychology, (2) encourage scientific inquiry and critical thinking, (3) instill ethical and social responsibility in a diverse world, (4) ensure proficiency in oral and written communication, and (5) facilitate professional development. By acquiring this knowledge and these skills, our graduates are competitive for jobs within a variety of fields including business, industry, human service, and education as well as being prepared for graduate study.
For questions, please email psychadvising@rowan.edu
Contact Information
The Psychology Department is located on 1st floor of Robinson Hall (Suite 115) on the Glassboro Campus at:
201 Mullica Hill Road
Glassboro, NJ 08028
Phone: 856-256-4870
Undergraduate Academic Advisors: Megan Kately, Amanda Cox, and Ronald Braxton
Department Secretary: Ms. Brenda Harkins, harkinsb@rowan.edu or 856-256-4874
Coordinator of MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling: Briget Nunn, MA, LAC, NCC
Coordinator of MA in Applied Behavior Analysis: Dr. Michelle Ennis Soreth
Coordinator Post-Bac in Applied Behavior Analysis: Dr. Bethany Raiff
News, Announcements, and Highlights
Each year, the Humboldt Centre of International Excellence at the University of Bayreuth (Bayreuth, Germany) sponsors travel for visiting scholars to conduct collaborative research with faculty at their institution. Dr. Danielle Arigo was selected as a recipient of the 2021 research travel grant, to support her work with Dr. Laura M. König. Their project, Reducing Measurement Reactivity in Physical Activity Research, will focus on identifying predictors of unusual increases in physical activity during the first few days of monitoring. These increases in response to wearing a physical activity monitor can meaningfully bias activity estimates and lead to incorrect conclusions about activity engagement. Understanding for whom and under what circumstances these increases occur will help to identify targets and best practices for improving the accuracy of physical activity measurement, particularly among sedentary adults who are at risk for cardiovascular disease. Dr. Arigo’s visit will include work on this project, as well as sharing her expertise via workshop presentations on this and related topics, which will be open to faculty and students at the University of Bayreuth. Read more about this work here and learn more about visiting scholar programs the Humboldt Centre of International Excellence here.
Rowan University on Operant Innovations
Three Psychology Department faculty (Michelle Soreth, Christina Simmons, and Bethany Raiff) were interviewed, along with a former student (Jessica Nastasi) and a current doctoral student (Matt Dwyer) on the behavior analysis podcast, Operant Innovations, to specifically discuss the graduate programs in Psychology at Rowan University. They spoke about the ABA programs and the PhD program. Check out the podcast on Spotify.
The Psychology Department's own Jeff Greeson was interviewed by the Philadelphia Inquirer about his research into Mindfulness. His comments appear in an article posted on the newspaper's website on November 1, 2020, about stress and anxiety in the 2020 presidential election.
Dr. Greeson has also just recently been published in Contemporary Clinical Trials for his work on a mindfulness app for ICU survivors. Check out a video on the program.
Men who have sex with men are an understudied group with regard to sexual violence. In fact, some research suggests they may be at higher risk than heterosexual women for sexual violence victimization. Therefore, our team wanted to create a tool that can be used to identify which factors might affect not only the risk for sexual violence, but also resiliency. In turn, having this knowledge about risk and resiliency variables will help us create prevention interventions down the line.
Read the kudos from Congressman Norcross on his website.
Read the latest College of Science and Mathematics Newsletter, The Scope!
Upcoming Events
Psychology Peer Mentors, Cozy up with Coffee: May 5, 2021 @ 7:30pm
Psychology Commencements: May 11, 2021 @ 9:00am & 11:00am
Registration Dates
Fall 2021
Tuesday, March 30 - Seniors (90+ credits)
Monday, April 5 - Juniors (58-89.99 credits)
Monday, April 12 - Sophomores (24-57.99 credits)
Monday, April 19 - Freshmen (0-23.99 credits)
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