University of Wisconsin - Stout

The Psychology Department faculty and staff

Back row: Jim Byrd, Tom Franklin, Chris Moyer, Sarah Wood, Tom Allen, Ed Biggerstaff, Peizhong Li, Helen Swanson, Lynn Harris, Katherin Navarre, Mitch Sherman, Richard Tafalla
Front row: Terri Karis, Satomi Shinde, Karen Sinz, Linda Dahl, Mike Donnelly, Molly Welch-Deal, Kristina Gorbatenko-Roth

The Department of Psychology at UW-Stout is responsible for three academic degree programs and a variety of courses serving other academic degrees.

Since 1966 B.A. in Psychology degrees have been conferred at UW-Stout. The department is proud of this longevity and the distinction of being the only B.A. degree program on campus. The B.A. program has a stable enrollment of 300-320 undergraduate students, making the program the fourth largest program at UW-Stout. The 120 credit program is designed around the APA standards for learning outcomes.

In 1995 the M.S. in Applied Psychology was implemented by the department with concentrations in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Health Psychology, and Program Evaluation. Graduates of the MSAP are enjoying challenging, well-paid careers. The survey reported in The Industrial-Organizational Psychologist in July 2004 ranked the MSAP program in the top twenty I/O masters’ degree programs in the nation for program culture, a measure of collaboration among students and with professors, and for program costs.

In addition to our degree programs, the Department of Psychology serves the university with a variety of general and professional courses. About 80% of UW-Stout students take at least one psychology course each year. The department also offers both a minor and a professional development certificate in Human Resource Management.

Our full-time and adjunct faculty are focused on providing quality instruction, basic and applied research, and professional service both on and off campus.

Desiree Budd, Ph.D

Department Chair
328 McCalmont Hall
Phone: 715/232-2669
buddd@uwstout.edu