Psychology & Behavioral Neuroscience Faculty
Steven Neese
Associate Professor of Psychology
Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; M.S., New Mexico Highlands University; B.A., University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. "One Course At A Time provides a fun and focused learning environment. Neuroscience concepts build upon each other over 18 days through hands-on experiences. The freedom of the block plan allows for unique applications of the material, including the chance to visit an escape room!" Neese studies how dietary fats, hormonally-active dietary components, and physiological hormones alter learning and memory processes in a rodent model of adolescence and aging. He teaches Memory and Cognition, Intro to Behavioral Neuroscience, Research Methods, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Learning.
Alice Ganzel
Professor of Psychology
Ph.D., developmental psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; M.A., developmental psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; B.A., psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. "The block plan allows my Child Development class to spend their mornings at a local daycare/preschool. In the afternoon, we can then link the behaviors they observe with the theories they are learning." Ganzel teaches Child Development, Adolescence, Lifespan Development, Research Methods 1, and Fundamentals of Psychology. Her research interests concern emotional influences on adolescent decision-making and the impact of social media on adolescent development.
Carol Enns
Professor Emerita
Professor of Psychology Emerita. B.A., Tabor College; M.A., California State University; Ph.D., University of California-Santa Barbara
Lisa Janssens-Rud
Lecturer
LMSW; M.A., University of Northern Iowa; B.S., Iowa State University. "One of the wonderful aspects of studying psychology on the block plan is that if you choose to do a practicum you get a true experience of working in that field. Because it is the only class you are taking, you are there for 40 hours a week, just like you will be when you are working in that vocation." Lisa Janssens-Rud has been a family counselor at Families Inc. in Linn, Jones, and Cedar counties, a resident counselor for Four Oaks in Cedar Rapids, and completed a practicum at the Mental Health Institute in Independence. She teaches Fundamentals of Psychological Science, Child Development, Abnormal Child and Adolescent Psychology, Human Services Practicum in Psychology, and Adult Development and Aging.
Emeriti Faculty
Suzette Astley
Professor of Psychology Emerita. B.S., University of Iowa; M.S., Ph.D., Kansas State University
William Dragon
Professor of Psychology Emerita. B.A., Cleveland State University; Ph.D., Bowling Green State University
Carolyn Zerbe Enns
Professor of Psychology Emerita. B.A., Tabor College; M.A., California State University; Ph.D., University of California-Santa Barbara