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Department of Psychology
Illinois State University
Campus Box 4620
Normal, IL 61790-4625

About the Department of Psychology

Mission Statement

The mission of the Department of Psychology includes teaching, research, and service. We provide disciplinary knowledge to undergraduates in General Education, Teacher Education and the psychology major and minor. We provide graduate education through our master’s programs in Psychology and Clinical-Counseling Psychology, and our specialist and doctoral programs in School Psychology. Our teaching mission extends to advancing our students in their adult lives and careers, and incorporates the values expressed in Excellence by Design (i.e., pursuit of learning and scholarship, civic engagement, public opportunity, individualized attention, and diversity). Our research occurs both in the laboratory and field settings, and it seeks to advance knowledge and practice. Our research is a collaboration of faculty with graduate and undergraduate students. Our faculty and students provide service to the discipline, to the university, and to the community.
Diversity Statement

The Department of Psychology is committed to the support and promotion of diversity on many dimensions. We will fulfill this commitment through our course offerings and content, faculty and student research, practical and applied experiences, and the recruitment and retention of a diverse body of students, faculty, and staff. This commitment to diversity includes providing equal opportunities and an educational and work environment for our students, faculty, and staff that is free from any discrimination and respectful of the differences, as outlined in Excellence by Design and in Illinois State University's policies. In accordance with the American Psychological Association Commission on Accreditation's Guidelines and Principles (Domain D, 2005), we recognize the importance of cultural and individual differences and diversity in the training of psychologists. By emphasizing the need for a respectful and inclusive environment, we seek to prepare students for community and work settings in which diversity must be embraced; to create opportunities in the department for research and practice that consider issues of diversity; and to help our discipline address the needs of a global community.

The Department of Psychology is dedicated to contributing towards Illinois State University's values towards sustainability. As a group we enact best practice with recycling and waste management an are responsible with our energy and water consumption. We strive to utilize sustainable modes of transportation and we contribute to the sustainability of our community through wellness and community engagement. Please take a look at our Green Work Place initiative by clicking above.

A Message From Our Department Chair

Welcome to the Department of Psychology. We are proud to be the academic home for more than 1,000 current students in our four graduate programs and our large undergraduate program, who work closely with our outstanding faculty, staff, community partners, alumni, and friends. Together, we are focused on student success. Our undergraduate and graduate students have many opportunities to be involved in research and teaching apprenticeships, professional practice experiences, peer mentoring, and honors exploration and research, as well as outstanding coursework and multiple student organizations. We seek to build expertise, to understand and help one another, to champion mental health and social justice, and to make the world a better place through our research, teaching and learning, and service to the community. Come join us!
— Dr. Alycia M. Hund

Our Alumni and Former Faculty

Our alumni have excelled in various fields, showcasing the department's education and training's impact. Former faculty members have also made significant contributions to psychology.

Alumni Relations Board

Alumni Board Picture The Alumni Relations Board has 24 members including alumni from each of the graduate programs/sequences and the undergraduate program, current undergraduate and graduate students, faculty and staff, and friends of the department. Dr. Alycia Hund and Ms. Amanda DeVore serve as co-chairs.

The Board has several purposes, including assisting the department in achieving its mission, providing input on what employers view as critical skills in graduates, facilitating communication with alumni, serving as guest speakers and mentors, highlighting professional opportunities in psychology and related fields, promoting fundraising, planning and promoting alumni activities during homecoming and throughout the year, and helping to share our psychology stories.

The Board is planning an Alumni Spotlight to help tell our psychology alumni stories. They also plan to develop mentoring opportunities. They will serve as ambassadors for Birds Give Back and help envision our 60th anniversary celebration. Stay tuned for more details.

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