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, 1902-09
The Rev. Edwin Paul McLean, A.B.: Instructor in English, 1927; Professor of Religious Education, 1929; Professor of Religious Education and Psychology, 1934-46
Harold J. Haverkamp, A.M.: Instructor in Psychology, 1945; Associate Professor, 1946-52
Lars I. Granberg, A.M.: Assistant Professor of Psychology, 1947; Associate Professor, 1952; 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, 1976-84
Barbara Cline Wilson, A.M.: Instructor in Psychology, 1954-57
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, 1970-72
Douglas Blocksma, Ph.D.: Special Instructor in Psychology, 1955-57
Robert F. De Haan, Ph.D.: Professor of Psychology, 1956; Professor of Education, 1969-70; Director of Philadelphia Semester, 1970-74
F. Phillip Van Eyl, A.M.: Instructor in Psychology, 1959; Assistant Professor, 1964; Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School, 1964; Associate Professor, 1967; Professor, 1983-93
Robert S. Brown, M.S.: Instructor in Psychology, 1960; Ed.D. in Counseling, Michigan State, 1963; Assistant Professor, 1964; Associate Professor and Director of Counseling Services, 1965-1970; Associate Professor 1970-1986
Neil Lamper, Ph.D.: Visiting Lecturer in Psychology, 1963-65
Leslie R. Beach, Ph.D.: Associate Professor of Psychology, 1964; Professor, 1968-91
Susan Van Ouwerkerk, A.B.: Assistant Professor of Psychology, 1965-67
John A. Barlow, Ph.D.: Professor of Psychology, 1966-68
Roger Steenland, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor and Clinical Psychologist, 1966-69
David G. Myers, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor of Psychology, 1967; Associate Professor and Director of Educational Research, 1970; Associate Professor, 1971; Professor, 1975; The John Dirk Werkman Professor of Psychology, 1982-2007; Professor of Psychology, 2007-
Delbert S. McHenry, B.A.: Instructor in Psychology, 1968-69
James P. Motiff, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor of Psychology, 1969; Associate Professor, 1972; Professor, 1985-2004
James Henry Reynierse, Ph.D.: Associate Professor of Psychology, 1969; Professor, 1972-74
Floyd Westendorp, M.D.: Visiting Lecturer in Psychology, 1969-75
Stephen Wilcox, M.A.: Instructor in Psychology, 1970-73
Jane R. Dickie, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor of Psychology, 1972; Associate Professor, 1979; Professor, 1988-2012
Patrick R. Harrison, Ph.D: Assistant Professor of Psychology, 1972-77
Eugene Scholten, Ph.D.: Teaching Associate in Psychology, 1972-82
Kenneth VanderWoude, Ph.D.: Teaching Associate in Psychology, 1972-87
Steve Flag: Visiting Lecturer in Psychology, 1974-75
Wayne Kinzie, Ph.D.: Visiting Lecturer in Psychology, 1974-75
Martin Bolt, Ph.D.: Visiting Lecturer in Psychology, 1975-78
John J. Shaughnessy, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor of Psychology, 1975; Associate Professor, 1982; Professor, 1992-2015
Carla Beach, M.S.: Visiting Lecturer in Psychology, 1976-77
Kirk Brink, M.A.: Visiting Lecturer in Psychology, 1976-77
Thomas E. Ludwig, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor of Psychology, 1977; Associate Professor, 1983; Professor, 1991-2007; The John Dirk Werkman Professor of Psychology, 2007-17
Glenn Weaver: Visiting Lecturer in Psychology, 1977-78
Richard Paschke, Ph.D.: Visiting Lecturer in Psychology, 1981-82
Michael Ruch, Ph.D.: Visiting Lecturer in Psychology, 1981-83
Leonard John Donk, Ph.D.: Visiting Lecturer in Psychology, 1983-84
Charles Green, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor of Psychology, 1983; 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 in Psychology, 1983-94; Adjunct Associate Professor, 1994-2003
Patricia Ponto, M.A.: Visiting Instructor in Psychology, 1984-86
Peter L. Everts, Ph.D.: Visiting Lecturer in Psychology, 1986-87
Patricia Roehling, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor of Psychology, 1987; Associate Professor, 1995; Professor, 2003-22
Dennis L. Mulder, Ed.D.: Visiting Lecturer in Psychology, 1988-89
Dalene Rooks DeGraaf, Ph.D.: Visiting Lecturer in Psychology, 1989-90
David Heining-Boynton, Ph.D.: Visiting Lecturer in Psychology, 1989-90
Kyle Harrell Storm, M.A.: Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology, 1990-91
Margaret Kasimatis, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor of Psychology, 1991-97
Kristen Klaaren, M.A.: Visiting Lecturer in Psychology, 1992
Scott Vander Stoep, Ph.D.: Visiting Lecturer in Psychology, 1992; Visiting Assistant Professor, 1993-94; 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, 2013-23; Professor of Psychology, 2023-
Lorna Hernandez Jarvis, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor of Psychology, 1993; Associate Professor, 1999; Professor, 2006-15
Jeffrey P. Nicholas, Ph.D.: Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology, 1993-94
Bruce E. Blaine, Ph.D.: Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology, 1994-95
Lewis R. Aiken, Ph.D.: Visiting Professor of Psychology, 1995-96
Steven J. Spencer, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor of Psychology, 1995-97
Kristen Gray, Psy.D.: Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology, 1996-99; Adjunct Associate Professor, 20??-??
Cathleen E. McGreal, Ph.D.: Visiting Associate Professor of Psychology, 1996-2000
Lambertus van Hoek, Ph.D.: Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology, 1996-97
Geoffrey D. Munro, Ph.D.: Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology, 1997-98
Charlotte vanOyen Witvliet, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor of Psychology, 1997; Associate Professor,2003; Professor, 2009; The John H. and Jeanne M. Jacobson Professor of Psychology, 2012-20??; Professor of Psychology, 20??-
Amy Bade, Ed.D.: Part-time Lecturer in Psychology, 1998-2007; Adjunct Assistant Professor, 2007-20??
Leigh Wendtland-O'Connor, Ph.D.: Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology, 1998-2000
Lisa M. Evans, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor of Psychology, 1999-2002
Mary L. Inman, Ph.D.: Associate Professor of Psychology, 1999-2007; Professor, 2007-
Joanne M. Karpinen, Ph.D.: Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2001-04
Charles K. Behensky, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2003-09
Jacqueline Heisler, M.A.: Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2004-06
Brian C. Sims, Ph.D.: Visiting Instructor in Psychology, 2005-06
Sonja Trent-Brown, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2005; Associate Professor, 2011; Professor, 20??-??; Vice President for Culture and Inclusive Excellence, 20??-
Vickie Jean, Ph.D.: Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2006-07
Gwenda L. Schmidt, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2009-15
Kristen Hunsberger, M.A.: Adjuct Instructor in Psychology, 2012-
Daryl VanTongeren, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2012; Associate Professor, 20??; Director of the Frost Center for Social Science Research, 20??-
Carrie Bredow, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2012; Associate Professor, 20??
Lindsey Root-Luna, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2012; Associate Professor, 20??; Associate Professor and Dean of Social Sciences, 2022-
Andrew Gall, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2015; Associate Professor, 20??-
Gerald Griffin, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor of Biology and Psychology, 2015; Associate Professor, 20??; Provost, 20??-
Alyssa Cheadle, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2015; Associate Professor, 20??-
Katelyn Poelker, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2017-19
Ben Meagher, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor of Psychology, 20??; Associate Professor, 20??-
Lauren Slone, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2020-
Kendra Thomas, Ph.D.: Associate Professor of Psychology, 2021-
Emily Helder, Ph.D.: Professor of Psychology, 2022-
Nate Klooster, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2022-
Robby Henry, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2023-
Jenna Beffel Tolman, Ph.D.: Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2024-25
Mariceli O'Neill, M.A.: Adjuct Instructor in Psychology, 2024-25
Lyndsey Van Singel, M.A.: Adjuct Instructor in Psychology and Resident Director, Gilmore Hall, 2024-25