Brigham Young University. Department of Psychology
Dates
- Existence: 1920-
Administrative History
The Department of Psychology (1920- ) is an instructional unit at Brigham Young University.
The Department of Psychology was established in 1920, after the Church Teachers College was split. Originally a part of the School of Arts and Sciences, the department has also fallen within the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, the College of Social Sciences, and its present day place within the College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences.
Members of the department faculty are affiliated with the disciplinary subjects of applied social, behavioral neurobiology, clinical, developmental, pedagogy, and theoretical and philosophical psychology. Numerous department chairs have helped facilitate these educational goals, including Dean R. Brimhall (1920-1921); Hugh M. Woodward (1921-1923); M. Wilford Poulson (1924-1929, 1940-1951); Robert J. Howell (1964-1966); Kenneth R. Hardy (1966-1968); Darhl M. Pedersen (1968-1970; 1972-1979); Kay H. Smith (1970-1972); Donovan E. Fleming (1979-1987); Gary L. Bunker (1987-1991); David V. Stimpson (1991-1997); Erin D. Bigler (1997-2003); M. Gawain Wells (2003-2006); Ramona Hopkins (2006-2012); Dawson Hedges (2012-2018); and Gary M. Burlingame (2018- ).
Citation:
Graduate study in psychology at Brigham Young University, [197-]: p. 3 (Psychology Department) p. 4 (Department of Psychology)Brigham Young University bulletin. 1994-95 undergraduate catalog, c1994: p. 307 (Department of Psychology)
UPB files, January 3, 2014 (department within College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences; members are affiliated with disciplinary subjects of applied social, behavioral neurobiology, clinical, developmental, pedagogy, and theoretical and philosophical psychology)
BYU Organizational History Project, via WWW, Mar. 31, 2014 (established 1920 after Church Teachers College split; originally part of the School of Arts and Sciences; associated with College of Arts and Sciences; associated with College of Humanities and Social Sciences; associated with College of Social Sciences; presently associatedd within the College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences; numerous department chairs; Dean R. Brimhall (1920-1921); Hugh M. Woodward (1921-1923); M. Wilford Poulson (1924-1929, 1940-1951); Robert J. Howell (1964-1966); Kenneth R. Hardy (1966-1968); Darhl M. Pedersen (1968-1970; 1972-1979); Kay H. Smith (1970-1972); Donovan E. Fleming (1979-1987); Gary L. Bunker (1987-1991); David V. Stimpson (1991-1997); Erin D. Bigler (1997-2003); M. Gawain Wells (2003-2007); Ramona Hopkins (2007- ))
Brigham Young University Department of Psychology website, via WWW, Mar. 16, 2020 (department chairs: Mona Hopkins, 2006-2012; Dawson Hedges, 2012-2018; Gary M. Burlingame, 2018- )
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Mark K. Allen papers
Mark K. Allen papers
Contains materials generated by Mark Allen, including minutes, correspondence, memoranda, class instructional material, resource material used in compiling the department's history, news clippings, reports, and notes. Most of the material was generated by Allen before and after he served as chairman of the Department of Psychology at Brigham Young University.
Allen E. Bergin papers
Contains professional and personal records, correspondence, book production materials, research files, and course notes. Also included are copies of Bergin's numerous publications. Materials date from 1954 to 2013.
Department of Psychology records
Contains American Psychological Association accreditation reports, accreditation handbooks, annual self-study reports, and a newsletter from the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers. Materials date from between 1973 and 1992.
Department of Psychology records
Contains department meeting minutes and agendas relating to faculty appointments and reviews, curriculum modifications, budget and financial planning, student participation, graduation activities, and other topics. Dated 1956 to 1979.
Kenneth R. Hardy papers
Contains materials from Kenneth R. Hardy's time as a psychology professor including correspondence, book lists, reports, and proposals from various university committees, 1955-1965.