Chairperson: Mary B. Eberly Lewis
Main Office: 111 Pryale Hall
Main Phone: 248-370-2300 or 2301
Dept. Fax: 248-370-4612
Chief Adviser: Mary Lewis
Adviser Phone: 248-370-2285
The Department of Psychology offers undergraduate programs leading to the Bachelor of Arts degree. The psychology curriculum is structured to meet the needs of four types of students interested in majoring in psychology: students who plan to find employment after obtaining the bachelor's degree, students who plan to go to graduate school in psychology or a related field, students who plan to enter a field other than psychology that requires further formal training, and students who have a general interest in psychology.
New Faculty Member Joins Our Department
We are pleased to announce that Michele Parkhill-Purdie is joining the Oakland University Psychology Department faculty. Michele is a social psychologist who has been working as a post-doctoral research scientist at the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute at the University of Washington. Michele received her BA from Alma College in 2001, and her MA ad Ph.D. in social psychology from Wayne State University in 2004 and 2006, respectively. Her research interests related to sexual aggression include identifying behavioral and attitudinal risk factors that interact with situational characteristics, such as alcohol use. She is also interested in how alcohol influences condom use during sexual assault perpetration. Her research interests related to sexual victimization include identifying how alcohol increases a woman’s risk for being sexually revictimized and how alcohol interacts with victimization experiences to influence women’s risky sexual decision making.
Psychology Department News
Fall 2009 - October 16, 2009 Newsletter
Fall 2009 - November 2, 2009 Newsletter
Fall 2009 - November 17, 2009 Newsletter
Information for Majors
A pamphlet entitled, "Majoring in Psychology at Oakland University," is available in the department office. An abbreviated form of this pamphlet can be found at the Advising Info pages of this website. Students planning to major in psychology should obtain a copy of this pamphlet, which offers suggested programs of study. Students are also encouraged to learn more about and become active participants in the OU chapter of the Psi Chi National Honor Society in Psychology .
Advising Forms
Most of the official forms needed by students majoring in Psychology are available both in the distribution bins located near the front door of Pryale Hall and on the "Advising Forms" page found within the "Advising" section of this website. Detailed explanations of independent projects classes such as Research Apprenticeships, Readings and Research projects, and Field Experiences can also be found here.
