Hope Psychology
Tracing the history of the department
Tracing the history of the department
Adoniram J. Ladd, A.M.: Professor of Psychology and Education, 1898
John M. Van der Meulen, A.M.: Professor of Psychology and Education, 1902-1909; died, June 7, 1936
The Rev. Edwin Paul McLean, A.B.: Instructor in English, 1927; Professor of Religious Education, 1929; Professor of Religious Education and Psychology, 1944; Business Manager, 1945; resigned, 1946; died, August 28, 1960
Harold J. Haverkamp, A.M.: Instructor in Psychology, 1945; Associate Professor, 1946; resigned, 1952
Lars I. Granberg, A.M.: Assistant Professor of Psychology, 1947; Associate Professor of Psychology, 1952; resigned, 1954; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1954; Professor of Psychology and Clinical Psychologist, 1960; Acting Vice President of the College, 1965; resigned, 1966; Dean of the Social Sciences and Professor of Psychology, 1975; Peter C. and Emajean Cook Professor of Psychology, 1976; retired, 1984; died, March 2, 2011
Barbara Cline Wilson, A.M.: Instructor in Psychology, 1954-1957
William Vander Lugt, Ph.D.: Professor of Psychology, 1954; Professor of Psychology and Dean of the College, 1955 Professor of Philosophy and Dean of the College, 1959 Distinguished Professor-at-large, 1967; CHANCELLOR and Distinguished Professor-at-large, 1970-1972; retired, 1972; died, June 9, 1992
Douglas Blocksma, Ph.D.: Special Instructor in Psychology, 1955-1957
Robert F. De Haan, Ph.D.: Professor of Psychology, 1956; on leave 1963-1965; Professor of Education; 1969-1970; Director of Philadelphia Semester, 1970-1974
F. Phillip Van Eyl, A.M.: Instructor in Psychology, 1959; Assistant Professor, 1964; Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School, 1964; Associate Professor, 1967; Professor, 1983-1993; Professor Emeritus, 1993-
Robert S. Brown, M.S.: Instructor in Psychology, 1960; Ed.D. in Counseling Michigan State, 1963; Assistant Professor, 1964; Associate Professor, 1967; and Director of Counseling Services, 1965-1970; Associate Professor 1970-1986; retired, 1986; died, December 14, 1994
Neil Lamper, Ph.D.: Visiting Lecturer, 1963-1965
Leslie R. Beach, Ph.D.: Associate Professor, 1964; Professor, 1968-1991; Professor Emeritus, 1991; died Sept. 7, 2008
Susan Van Ouwerkerk, A.B.: Assistant, 1965-1967
John A. Barlow, Ph.D.: Professor, 1966-1968
Roger Steenland, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor and Clinical Psychologist, 1966-1969
David G. Myers, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, 1967; Associate Professor and Director of Educational Research, 1970; Associate Professor, 1971; Professor, 1975; The John Dirk Werkman Professor of Psychology, 1982-2007; Professor, 2007-
Delbert S. McHenry, B.A.: Instructor, 1968-1969
James P. Motiff, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, 1969; Associate Professor, 1972; Professor, 1985-2004; Professor Emeritus, 2004-
James Henry Reynierse, Ph.D.: Associate Professor, 1969; Professor, 1972-1974
Floyd Westendorp, M.D.: Visiting Lecturer, 1969-1975
Stephen Wilcox, M.A.: Instructor, 1970-1973
Jane R. Dickie, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, 1972; Associate Professor, 1979; Professor, 1988-2012; Professor Emeritus, 2012-
Patrick R. Harrison, Ph.D: Assistant Professor, 1972-1977
Eugene Scholten, Ph.D.: Teaching Associate, 1972-1982
Kenneth VanderWoude, Ph.D.: Teaching Associate, 1972-1987
Steve Flag: Visiting Lecturer, 1974-1975
Wayne Kinzie, Ph.D.: Visiting Lecturer, 1974
Martin Bolt, Ph.D.: Visiting Lecturer, 1975-1978
John J. Shaughnessy, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, 1975; Associate Professor, 1982; Professor, 1992-
Carla Beach, M.S.: Visiting Lecturer, 1976
Kirk Brink, M.A.: Visiting Lecturer, 1976
Thomas E. Ludwig, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, 1977; Associate Professor, 1983; Professor, 1991-2007; The John Dirk Werkman Professor of Psychology, 2007-
Glenn Weaver: Visiting Lecturer, 1977-1978
Richard Paschke, Ph.D.: Visiting Lecturer, 1981
Michael Ruch, Ph.D.: Visiting Lecturer, 1981-1983
Leonard John Donk, Ph.D.: Visiting Lecturer, 1983
Charles Green, Ph.D.: Visiting Assistant Professor, 1983; Assistant Professor, 1987; Associate Professor, 1990; Associate Professor and Director of the Philip Phelps Scholars Program, 1999; Professor and Director of the Philip Phelps Scholars Program, 2000; Professor, 2013-
Darell J. Schregardus, Ph.D.: Visiting Lecturer, 1983; Adjunct Associate Professor, 1994-2008
Patricia Ponto, M.A.: Visiting Instructor, 1984-1986
Peter L. Everts, Ph.D.: Visiting Lecturer, 1986-1987
Patricia Roehling, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, 1987; Associate Professor, 1995; Professor, 2003-
Dennis L. Mulder, Ed.D.: Visiting Lecturer, 1988-1989
Dalene Rooks DeGraaf, Ph.D.: Visiting Lecturer, 1989-1990
David Heining-Boynton, Ph.D.: Visiting Lecturer, 1989
Kyle Harrell Storm, M.A.: Visiting Assistant Professor, 1990-1991
Margaret Kasimatis, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, 1991-1997
Kristen Klaaren: Visiting Lecturer, spring 1992
Scott Vander Stoep, Ph.D.: Visiting Lecturer, spring 1992; Visiting Assistant Professor, 1993-1994; Associate Professor and Director of the Carl Frost Center for Social Science Research, 1999; Professor and Director of the Carl Frost Center for Social Science Research, 2008; Professor and Dean of the Social Sciences, 2013-
Lorna Hernandez Jarvis, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, 1993; Associate Professor, 1999; Professor, 2006-
Jeffrey P. Nicholas, Ph.D.: Visiting Assistant Professor, 1993-1994
Bruce E. Blaine, Ph.D.: Visiting Assistant Professor, 1994-1995
Lewis R. Aiken, Ph.D.: Visiting Professor, 1995-1996
Steven J. Spencer, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, 1995-1997
Kristen Gray, Psy.D.: Visiting Assistant Professor, 1996-1999
Cathleen E. McGreal, Ph.D.: Visiting Associate Professor, 1996-2000
Lambertus van Hoek, Ph.D.: Visiting Assistant Professor, 1996
Geoffrey D. Munro, Ph.D.: Visiting Assistant Professor, 1997-1998
Charlotte vanOyen Witvliet, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, 1997; Assistant Professor and Towsley Research Scholar, 2000; Associate Professor, 2003; Professor, 2009-2012; The John H. and Jeanne M. Jacobson Professor of Psychology, 2012-
Amy Bade, Ed.D.: Part-time Lecturer, 1998-2007; Adjunct Assistant Professor, 2007-
Leigh Wendtland-O'Connor, Ph.D.: Visiting Assistant Professor, 1998-2000
Lisa M. Evans, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, 1999-2002
Mary L. Inman, Ph.D.: Associate Professor, 1999-2007; Professor, 2007-
Joanne M. Karpinen, Ph.D.: Visiting Assistant Professor, 2001-2004
Charles K. Behensky, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, 2003-2009
Jacqueline Heisler, M.A.: Adjunct Assistant Professor, 2004-2006
Brian C. Sims, Ph.D.: Visiting Instructor, 2005-2006
Sonja Trent-Brown, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, 2005-2011; Associate Professor, 2011-
Vickie Jean, Ph.D.: Visiting Assistant Professor, 2006-2007
Gwenda L. Schmidt, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, 2009-
Daryl VanTongeren, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, 2012-
Carrie Bredow, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, 2012-
Lindsey Root-Luna, Ph.D.: Visiting Assistant Professor, 2012-2014; Assistant Professor, 2014-