She is working with Dr. Dunn on a research project which examines feminist attitudes and beliefs. She received the Breidegam Faculty Service Award in 1991 and 1993, and the Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching in 1992. Opportunities Students have had field study placements at varied service agencies, health care settings, and businesses, including Valley Youth House, KidsPeace, Lehigh Valley Child Care, First Valley Bank, Northampton County Area Agency on Aging, Serono-Baker Diagnostics, and Allentown State Hospital. Students frequently undertake independent study and Honors projects and assist with faculty research. Student organizations include the Psychology Club, the honor society Psi Chi, and a student chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management.
Students participate actively in regional professional associations and conferences.
Outcomes Psychology graduates have entered graduate and professional schools and careers as personnel managers, guidance counselors, social workers, psychotherapists, and special education teachers. One graduate completed a two-semester field study in human resources at Knoll International which led to a position as personnel administrator there. Another graduate, who twice presented professional papers at meetings of the Eastern Psychological Association, completed the doctoral program in social psychology at the University of New Hampshire and accepted a position as assistant professor there.