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 20 Collections and/or Records:
Allen E. Bergin articles and book reviews, 1957-1992
Contains articles and book reviews authored by Bergin. Topics include behavior therapy and ethical relativism, contemporary psychology, cognitive therapy, the deterioration effect, empirical analysis, eclecticism, negative effects, desensitization, personality, secular psychotherapy, religion and mental health, impulse control disorders, psychology and repentance, Mormon-themed psychology, and counseling and values. Materials date from 1957 to 1992.
Allen E. Bergin books and related material, 1962-2004
Contains books and book chapters authored by Bergin. Topics include spirituality and mental health, psychotherapy and behavior change, and psychoanalysis. Materials date from 1962 to 2004.
Allen E. Bergin notes, 1960-1969
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.
Allen E. Bergin papers on professional organizations, 1966-1998
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.
Allen E. Bergin publications, 1957-2004
Contains book reviews, articles, and books authored by Bergin. Materials date from 1957 to 2004.
Allen E. Bergin research, 1977-2013
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.
Allen E. Bergin trip files, speeches, and essays, 1954-1998
Contains files on professional associations, essays, and material from trips taken by Bergin. Materials date from 1954 to 1998.
Allen E. Bergin unpublished lectures and course materials, 1970-2000
Contains lectures, correspondence, seminar and symposium addresses, course materials, and evaluations. Materials date from 1970 to 2000.
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.