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Brigham Young University. Department of Psychology

 Organization

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 3 Collections and/or Records:

Allen E. Bergin notes, 1960-1969

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2391 Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains note files created by Bergin on behaviorism, psychoanalytic concepts, behavior change, constructivist psychology, therapy approaches, and other related topics. Materials date from 1960 to 1969.

Dates: 1960-1969

Allen E. Bergin papers on professional organizations, 1966-1998

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2391 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains awards, election materials, meeting notes and other materials related to professional associations, including the Association for the Advancement of the Behavioral Sciences, American Board of Professional Psychology, American Pyschology Association, American Psychological Society, American Psychopathological Association, Values Institute, and Society for Psychotherapy Research. Materials date from 1966 to 1998.

Dates: 1966-1998

Allen E. Bergin research, 1977-2013

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2391 Series 7
Scope and Contents

Contains research files created by Bergin. Topics include gospel principles and therapy, light and human behavior, love and family relationships, spiritual pyschology, and values and religious issues. Materials date from 1977 to 2013.

Dates: 1977-2013