Department of Psychology

Faculty and Staff

Contact Us

Department of Psychology

In person: 103 Stewart Hall
Phone: (320) 308-5659

Mailing Address:
103 Stewart Hall
St. Cloud State University
720 4th Ave S
St. Cloud, MN 56301-4498

Office Hours: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday

Reserve the Stewart Hall 306 Computer Lab

Faculty and Staff

Amanda Hemmesch

Amanda Hemmesch

  • Chairperson
  • Professor
  • Ph.D., Brandeis University

(320) 308-3215 | 103N Stewart Hall

Research Interests:

  • Improving health, well-being, 以及老年人和患有慢性病和罕见疾病的人的生活质量.
  • Understanding how health and psychosocial factors, especially social relationships, influence development and well-being throughout the lifespan.
  • Dr. Hemmesch正在招募积极的研究助理,他们对发展有共同的兴趣, health, and social psychology, especially aging.

Fall 2024 Office Hours (On-Campus and Virtually)  
Monday: By appointment
Tuesday: 10 a.m. to noon and 2-4 p.m. or by appointment
Wednesday: Noon to 2 p.m. or by appointment
Thursday: 10 a.m. to noon and 2-4 p.m. or by appointment
Friday:  By appointment

Brenda Buswell

Brenda Buswell

  • Assistant Professor
  • Ph.D., University of Wisconsin Madison

(320) 308-3096 | 103E Stewart Hall

Fall 2024 Office Hours 
Monday: 1:30-3:00 p.m. and 4-7:00 p.m.
Wednesday: 1:30-7:00 p.m.
And By Appointment

Jody Illies

Jody Illies

  • Associate Professor
  • Ph.D., University of Nebraska

(320) 308-5772 | 103I Stewart Hall

http://web.szdeyihan.com/jjillies/

Research Interests:

  • Organizational problem solving and decision making, creativity and innovation, leadership and the use of biographical data as an assessment tool.
  • In his most recent studies, 他一直在探索个体差异和情境特征对领导者涌现和员工创造力的影响.
  • If you find any of his research areas intriguing, or just want to talk about I-O or research in general, please contact Dr. Illies.

Fall 2024 Office Hours 
Monday: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Wednesday: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Friday: 8-10 a.m.

Zoom Meeting Link Available by Request

Maegan Jones

Maegan Jones

  • Associate Professor
  • Ph.D., North Dakota State University

(320) 308-3234 | 103L Stewart Hall

Research Interests:

  • 了解是什么因素阻碍了儿童和青少年养成不健康的饮食习惯和对身体的消极看法, 以及如何最好地利用这些信息来制定预防和干预计划.
  • Examining how families can encourage healthy eating, specifically in terms of the parent-child relationship.
  • Eating disorder comorbidities, such as depression and PTSD.

Fall 2024 Office Hours
Tuesday: 1-5 p.m. (Virtual Only)
Wednesday: 1-5 p.m. (Virtual Only)
Thursday: 11 a.m. to Noon and 4-5 p.m. (Virtual or In-Person)

Link to sign up: http://calendly.com/dr_jones/office-hours

Joseph Melcher

Joseph Melcher

  • Associate Professor
  • Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh

(320) 308-2188 | 103K Stewart Hall

Research Interests: Cognitive psychology; learning and memory.

Fall 2024 Office Hours 
Monday: 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 2-3:30 p.m.
Tuesday: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Virtual Only)
Thursday: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Click here for Zoom Meeting (no password)

In-person walk-ins are welcome, but it’s preferable to make an appointment; for Zoom meetings, you must make an appointment.

Jamie Opper

Jamie Opper

  • Associate Professor
  • Ph.D., Colorado State University

(320) 308-6682 | 103P Stewart Hall

Fall 2024 Office Hours  
Monday: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. or by appointment
Tuesday: 1-3 p.m. or by appointment
Wednesday: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. or by appointment
Thursday: 1-3 p.m. or by appointment
Friday: By Appointment

Daren Protolipac

Daren Protolipac

  • Professor
  • Coordinator of Industrial-Organizational Graduate Program
  • Ph.D., Northern Illinois University

(320) 308-5750 | 103H Stewart Hall

Research Interests:

  • Psychological capital impact student and employee attitudes and performance.
  • Dispositional, motivational, and situational influences on occupational safety.
  • Personality influences on organizational, team, and individual outcomes.
  • Influences on the work-school interface for working students.
  • Employee engagement and organizational climate.
  • 他最近的项目探讨了心理资本在工作-学校促进/学习参与冲突中的作用.
  • Students interested in any of these avenues of research, 或对与组织功能的任何方面有关的研究有个人兴趣和/或组织成员,鼓励与博士联系. Protolipac. He is always looking to create new research teams and projects. 

Fall 2024 Office Hours 
Monday: 8-9 a.m., 10-11:30 a.m. and  1-2:30 p.m.
Wednesday: 8-9 a.m., 10-11:30 a.m. and  1-2:30 p.m.
Friday: 8-9 a.m. and 10-11 a.m.
Or By Appointment

Marcy Young Illies

Marcy Young Illies

  • Associate Professor
  • Ph.D., University of Nebraska

(320) 308-4070 | 103J Stewart Hall

Fall 2024 Office Hours 
Monday: 8-10 a.m., 11:30 a.m.-Noon (In-Person) & 1:30-3 p.m. (Virtual)
Wednesday: 8-10 a.m., 11:30 a.m.-Noon (In-Person) & 1:30-3 p.m. (Virtual)

Zoom Room: http://minnstate.zoom.us/j/4807217403
Zoom ID: 480 721 7403

Therese Todd

Therese Todd

  • Office Manager

Adjunct Faculty

Brooke Bryson

Brooke Bryson

  • Adjunct Instructor
  • Ph.D., Oregon State University

Dr. Bryson teaches a mixture of online and in-person classes, including Health Psychology, Social Psychology, and Cognitive Processes. Her Ph.D. in Psychology from Oregon State University has a focus in Health Psychology.

Research Interests:

  • Her research examines psychosocial factors, such as social support and stigma, 这有助于提高常见病和罕见病患者的生活质量. 她的工作还旨在更好地了解各种血癌患者的有效症状管理策略.
Nicole Chesemore

Nicole Chesemore

  • Adjunct Instructor
  • M.S. American International College

Received her M.S. in Forensic Psychology in 2014 and is currently ABD pursuing her Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from the University of North Dakota. 她的论文是关于执法部门使用无人驾驶飞行器的公众舆论的调查. She taught undergraduate class at the University of North Dakota.
Michelle Johnston

Michelle Johnston

  • Adjunct Instructor

虽然我周游过世界,在33个不同的国家工作过,但我是土生土长的明尼苏达州人.  我的背景是临床和I- o心理学,我有超过20年的行业经验. 在过去的六年里,我一直在网上和传统课堂上教授本科生和研究生,我非常喜欢看着下一代学生为成功做好准备.  In my spare time, I enjoy reading, running, playing with my three dogs and hanging out with my husband and six adult children.

Kati J. Klitzke

Kati J. Klitzke

  • Adjunct Instructor
Dr. Klitzke received her undergraduate education at St. Cloud State University, where she majored in Psychology and minored in Biology. 随后,她获得了辛辛那提泽维尔大学临床心理学硕士和博士学位, Ohio, 她专门研究严重和持续性精神疾病人群. Dr. Klitzke在明尼苏达州圣路易斯市州立精神病院的人类服务部完成了实习. Peter, Minnesota. 她在一家乡村医院的心理健康诊所工作了近7年,做心理治疗和心理测试,然后在2021年开始自己的私人诊所. Dr. Klitzke是明尼苏达州行为健康与治疗委员会和明尼苏达州心理学委员会的董事会批准的监督员.
Anne Neumann

Anne Neumann

  • Adjunct Instructor
  • Ph.D., University at Buffalo, NY

Awarded the Fulbright scholarship to study in the USA in 2004. Received her M.A. in Psychology in 2008 and her Ph.D. 2011年从布法罗大学心理学系获得行为神经科学学位, NY. 她的研究生研究涉及阿片类药物介导的分娩周围现象,如大鼠妊娠介导的镇痛和母性行为,以及这些是如何通过噬胎盘介导的. 食胎盘症是指大多数雌性哺乳动物在分娩时摄入羊水和胎盘,并已被证明可增强阿片类药物介导的镇痛. 她的论文研究了食胎盘对耐受性发展的影响, sensitization, and withdrawal that result from the repeated exposure to morphine in rats. 她对阿片类药物使用障碍和慢性疼痛的药物辅助治疗以及成瘾对青少年、怀孕期间和怀孕后儿童福利结果的影响进行了研究生和博士后临床研究. This sparked an interest in behavioral therapy research. 自2006年以来,她一直在包括布法罗大学在内的多所大学教授心理学本科课程, 在美国纽约大学和奥格斯堡大学,在新加坡和德国, where she also taught some graduate classes in psychology.

Rose Stark-Rose

Rose Stark-Rose

  • Adjunct Professor, Licensed Psychologist
  • PhD., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

With over 20 years of clinical experience, her areas of specialization include adults with eating disorders, body image challenges, mood disorders, and complex trauma. 她接受过认知行为疗法和眼动脱敏和再处理(EMDR)方面的培训. Working with multicultural populations, and providing supervision to graduate level counselor trainees. 她目前是明尼苏达心理协会伦理咨询委员会的联合主席. Dr. 斯塔克-罗斯的研究和同行评议的出版物包括与少数种族人口的小组工作, in class experiential activities for multicultural competence, and awareness of group privilege with college students. Her current research examines risk of eating disorders, 以及索马里和苗族女大学生对西方审美标准的认识.

Benjamin White

Benjamin White

  • Adjunct Instructor
  • M.A., Brandeis University

专门帮助学生在他们的个人生活中开发实际应用的材料. 在两年制和四年制大学教授各种心理学课程超过14年的经验,并创建了30多个关于各种教育学主题的讲习班, andragogy, teaching methods, 学生成功的目标是为教师提供不同的观点和方法,以促进他们自己和学生在课堂内外的成功. 2019年,他被邀请在布林学院的TEDx活动上发表关于摩托车和焦虑的TEDx演讲.

目前担任心理学教学协会(STP)的早期职业导师, a division of the APA, 帮助初涉本科和研究生教学的教师,同时也是教学中心的积极贡献者, Learning, and Innovation at UTK.

Emeriti

Phillip  Godding

Phillip Godding

  • Ph.D., Florida State University
Chris Jazwinski

Chris Jazwinski

  • Ph.D., Purdue University
Leslie Valdes

Leslie Valdes

  • Ph.D., Adelphi University