Today’s healthcare environment includes challenges in many areas---decreasing reimbursement, new patient-centered initiatives, increasing costs, health professional burnout, and turnover—issues of clinical quality and patient safety take on even greater importance than ever.
The B.S. in Health Sciences with a General concentration prepares you for a variety of healthcare professions that are in significant and growing demand. It offers maximum flexibility to customize your program of study to suit your own career goals and interests,
The B.S. in Health Sciences with a Pre-professional Allied Health concentration is for students who wish to pursue a career as a physical or occupational therapist or other allied health professional careers. Coursework includes a strong foundation in science to prepare you for graduate-level coursework in a professional program.
Department Head, Psychology and Health Sciences
Associate Professor of Psychology
Sport and exercise psychology, counseling, student-athlete development
The sport psychology concentration focuses on the mental side of sport and exercise, applying principles of psychology to improve athletic and exercise performance. Students explore how psychological factors affect sport performance and how engaging in sport and exercise impacts a person’s physical health and psychological well-being. The focus is on developing mental skills that improve performance and on assisting athletes struggling with a variety of mental health issues, including performance anxiety, injury, depression, eating disorders, and substance abuse.
The clinical psychology concentration is a pre-professional program designed to prepare students for graduate training in counseling or clinical psychology. It includes content and theory as well as exposure to rudimentary clinical skills through role plays and assessments. Practice as a professional counselor or clinical psychologist requires a graduate degree and licensure; this concentration builds foundational clinical skills that can be honed and extended during graduate training.
The demand for healthcare professionals and leaders is projected to grow in the coming years. The Department of Psychology and Health Sciences is working to meet this demand by providing a professional education to students seeking careers in Psychology, Health Sciences, and Health Administration.
The Master Science Health Administration (MHA) degree positions graduates for upper-level management opportunities in the expanding healthcare industry. Tremendous changes underway in healthcare delivery demand trained administrators and managers who understand how to achieve cost-effective care through process improvement and a focus on improving overall wellness. Hospitals, insurers, and other care providers all have to do more with less, and they need managers who understand the new models.
The M.S. in Counseling Psychology is a two-year cohort program that provides a foundation in counseling skills, assessment, and individual and group therapy. It offers students the opportunity to gain supervised practical experience in a formal practicum and internship, while also benefiting from an engaged faculty. Our faculty 'do' what they teach!
The B.S. in Psychology with a General Psychology concentration provides students with an examination of many of the diverse subfields within the discipline. Students who choose this path can work with faculty mentors to tailor their studies to best meet their academic and career needs. For example, they can focus on forensic psychology, child or gender psychology, psychology of adjustment, or related topics in other academic programs.