Department of Psychology

Scott Alan Hutchens, chair
Kyle Conlon, graduate program coordinator
Graduate advisors: Lauren Brewer, Kyle Conlon, Gregory Drury, Steven Estrada, Scott Hutchens, Lora Jacobi, Dusty Jenkins, Mark Ludorf, Sylvia Middlebrook, Catherine Pearte, Robert Polewan, Sarah Savoy, James Schaeffer, Nathan Sparkman and Michael Walker
McKibben Education Building, Room 215
Phone: (936) 468-4402
Fax: (936) 468-4015
hutchenss@sfasu.edu
sfasu.edu/sfapsych

Objectives of the Department

In its graduate program, the Department of Psychology seeks to prepare students for additional graduate work leading to the doctoral degree and/or for professional work at the M.A. level in various fields, including college teaching.

Graduate Faculty

Professors

Scott Alan Hutchens, Ph.D., Texas Tech University, Experimental Psychology (Cognition)
Mark R. Ludorf, Ph.D., University of Kansas, Cognitive and Quantitative Psychology

Associate Professors

Gregory Scott Drury, Ph.D., University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, Experimental Psychology (Cognition)
Steven Estrada, Ph.D., Cornell University, Developmental Psychology
Lora Jacobi, Ph.D., Old Dominion University, Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Dusty Jenkins, Ph.D., Auburn University, Human Development and Family Studies
Sarah Savoy, Ph.D., Rutgers University, Social Psychology
Michael E. Walker, Ph.D., University of Mississippi, Clinical Psychology

Assistant Professors

Lauren E. Brewer, Ph.D., Florida State University, Social Psychology
Kyle Evan Conlon, Ph.D., Florida State University, Social Psychology
Sylvia Sibley Middlebrook, Ph.D., Texas Woman’s University, School Psychology (Developmental)
Catherine Pearte, Ph.D., University of Central Florida, Clinical Psychology
Robert Polewan, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Neuroscience and Behavior
James Schaeffer, Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington, Experimental Psychology
Nathan L. Sparkman, Ph.D., Texas Christian University, Experimental Psychology (Behavioral Neuroscience)

Graduate Assistantships

The department awards a number of 20-hour graduate assistantships each year. Interested applicants should submit an assistantship application form well before the deadline. For additional information, such as the amount of the stipends, contact the Graduate Program Coordinator, Department of Psychology, P.O. Box 13046, SFA Station, Nacogdoches, TX 75962; by phone at (936) 468-4402; or email conlonke@sfasu.edu.

Admission Requirements

Application deadlines: fall semester, July 15; spring semester, Nov. 15. In addition to satisfying general admission requirements shown elsewhere in this bulletin, the applicant must satisfy the departmental requirements shown below:

The applicant must have had, or must take as background work, undergraduate courses in introductory psychology, statistics and research design (or their equivalents).
The applicant must have attained a minimum 3.0 overall GPA and a minimum factor score of 390 for clear admission to the program. Applicants who do not meet these minimum criteria will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
The applicant should submit three letters of recommendation and a statement of interest detailing undergraduate research, publications and accounts of relevant work experience.

Factor score = (GPA * 100) + GRE combined score (Verbal + Quantitative)

Facilities for Graduate Work

The department’s facilities consist of more than 20,000 square feet, including space for human research in psychophysiology, behavioral, cognitive, social, developmental, personality and industrial/organizational psychology.

The department has an instructional computing classroom, and students have access to experimental and analytical software supporting the psychology curriculum. The department also has a variety of active research laboratories with ample space for conducting psychological research. Finally, the department has office space for graduate assistants.

Programs

Major

Psychology, M.A.