PSYCHOLOGY Y
ou would be hard pressed to find a major at Rollins with more breadth of applications than psychology. It has relevance in every personal relationship and every career. That’s why students with degrees in the major understand the world in a whole new light—the “world” being people in the same room or across the globe. The emphasis is on experiential learning, which includes work with preschool children, practice of therapeutic skills, and doing experimental labs. These hands-on experiences are rare for undergraduates, let alone first- and second-year students. With them, determine which specific application of psychology you want to further explore, be it education, business, or psychological practice.
Why Study Psychology at Rollins Invaluable Life Skills Clinical and behavioral psychology are just two career paths for which you’re prepared. Grads excel in health care, hospitality, marketing … but also as spouses, parents, and friends.
Individual Mentoring Our small class sizes allow for an intimate learning environment in which professors serve as advisors and mentors. They know you as a person with unique skill sets and goals.
Tailoring Your Degree Even students who think they know what they want to do beyond college should gain as much firsthand experience as possible. Try it all first. Then determine what excites you.
“Small class sizes foster conversation. Professors are also mentors. These things helped me the most in my current role because the way psychology is taught at Rollins prepared me to understand and connect ideas from very different perspectives. Trust me, this is a huge skill to have in the workplace: to be able to merge opinions from different stakeholders into a successful outcome.”
Alexis Satterwhite ’16
Project Liaison, Florida Hospital Innovation Lab
Rollins Psychology Careers Rollins psychology grads are making tomorrow happen at some of the world’s most innovative organizations.
Ashley Bencan ’07
Education Policy, New Jersey Department of Education
Aaron Bevacqua ’07
Behavior Analyst, Nemours Children’s Hospital; Co-Founder, The Human Institute
Jasmine Cohen ’14
Licensed Master Social Worker/Mental Health Counselor, Augusta (GA) State Prison
Cara Guthrie ’14
Mental Health Targeted Case Manager, Halifax Behavioral Services Child and Adolescent Unit
Mai-Han Nguyen Harrington ’10 Director of Administration, Kobe Japanese Steakhouse
Real World Experience From community engagement courses to internships and research, Rollins psychology students hone their skills in the real world.
Popular Courses Our psychology courses emphasize experiential learning, scientific rigor, quantitative literacy, and verbal and written communication skills. • PSY 319 The Psychology of Work • PSY 320 Psychotherapy with Lab • PSY 328 Developmental Psychology with Lab • PSY 341 Learning with Lab • PSY 324 Neuropsychology • PSY 329 Environmental Psychology
Beyond the Classroom Internship Opportunities Rollins partners with prominent health-care organizations to show our students how real-life solutions arise from collaboration among leaders in business, health, and education. Alexis Satterwhite ’16 turned her internship at the Florida Hospital Innovation Lab into a full-time career as a project liaison.
Research for Publication Students can do research alongside instructors through the Student-Faculty Collaborative Scholarship Program and conduct independent studies. As a result, Rollins undergrads are often published in scholarly journals as you would expect only from graduate students at other universities.
International Studies The world itself is the ultimate psychology lab. So there’s no better way to examine how cultures influence behaviors than to study in countries like Spain, Australia, and England. Your psychology advisor will help you create a plan tailored to your personal interest.
Expert Faculty Once students identify a specific interest in psychology, they find a professor who can guide and work with them. The faculty members represent the diversity of subfields in psychology, making their classes and career mentoring all the more valuable.
Sharon Carnahan, PhD | Professor of Psychology, Executive Director of the Child Development and Student Research Center Research interests: Application of developmental principles to the problems of children and families
Alice Davidson, PhD | Associate Professor of Psychology Research interests: Peer relations in childhood and adolescence; quantitative and narrative methodologies
Stacey Tantle Dunn, PhD | Professor of Psychology Research interests: Body image and eating behavior; positive psychology and mindfulness-based therapies
Paul Harris, PhD | Professor of Psychology Research interests: How design and decoration of place reflects identity, the links between personality and pro-environmental behavior
John Houston, PhD | Professor of Psychology Research interests: Competitiveness, aggressive driving, and neighborhood attachment
Andrew Luchner, PsyD | Assistant Professor of Psychology Research interests: Narcissism, self-criticism, affect regulation, and psychotherapy processes
Jennifer Queen, PhD | Associate Professor of Psychology Research interests: Cognitive science of learning in college students, the memory for spoken language
Steven St. John, PhD | Professor of Psychology Research interests: Behavioral and neural regulation of feeding and drinking behavior
Rachelle Yankelevitz, PhD | Assistant Professor of Psychology Research interests: Experimental analysis of decision making, impulsivity, and risk taking
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