Psychology

Congratulations to Lynette Jacobs-Priebe for becoming the newest member of the Bluffton Psychology faculty!

"I am happy to announce that Lynette Jacobs-Priebe has accepted an appointment as Assistant Professor of Psychology.  Lynette expects to defend her dissertation at Vanderbilt University this spring.  In her dissertation she is developing a social norms approach to violence against women prevention.  She brings experience working as an apprentice on a small organic vegetable farm based on the community support agricultural model, coordinating students’ participation in service learning, and participating in coordination of on-going congregational activities designed to enhance dialogue on hospitality.  We look forward to Lynette’s joining our faculty next fall."

        -Sally Weaver Sommer 

**Update: Lynette has successfully defended her dissertation and now holds her doctoral degree. Congratulations and welcome, Dr. Lynette Jacobs-Priebe!

  

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 About Bluffton University's Psychology Program

The goal of psychology is to deepen our understanding of human behavior and experience. This can benefit students personally by increasing self-understanding and developing sensitivity and skill in interpersonal relationships. For many students the study of psychology also offers a way to satisfy intellectual curiosity about what it is to be human, in all our diversity. Additionally of course, psychological understanding is important to those who anticipate entering one of the psychology-based professions.

Students who major in psychology at Bluffton develop skills in observation, interviewing, conducting surveys, and performing experiments. They also learn computer-based methods of handling and analyzing data, and computer- and library-based methods of searching the literature of psychology to find information on specific topics. Additionally, they learn how to write and present the results of investigations in psychology, and how to be critical consumers of psychological information. 

At Bluffton we have a low student-faculty ratio so classes are small and students receive considerable individual attention; we also have flexible arrangements for students to define independent studies in pursuit of interests not covered in courses. We have strong laboratory and field components in many of our courses, and our facilities include computer technology for biofeedback, for designing computer-based experiments on sensation, perception, and other cognitive and social processes, and for sophisticated statistical analysis of data. We also have facilities for interviewing and small-group work, and for audio and video recording in these contexts. For upper-level students, our practicum program provides additional field experience in a professional setting determined by the student’s career interests. Throughout our program, issues of faith, values, and ethics receive attention, and we make a special effort to integrate these concerns into the study of psychology.

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Psychology Department
1 University Drive
Bluffton, Ohio 45817