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Undergraduate Psychology Faculty

 

CORE FACULTY

James D. Foster, PhD
Dean, School of Behavioral and Health Sciences; Chairperson of the Undergraduate Psychology Department; Professor of Psychology

Telephone: 503-554-2144
E-mail: jfoster@georgefox.edu

Foster is a graduate of Seattle Pacific University and received MA and PhD degrees from Ohio State University. Primary research interests are in the area of moral and spiritual development. Specifically, he has been following college students from their freshman year to their senior year, looking at moral development using Rest's objective measure of Kohlberg's stages of moral development, and spiritual development using a variety of scales including the Spiritual Well-Being scale, the Shepherd Scale, and the Religious Orientation Scale. In addition, he has been examining identity status among college students using an objective measure of identity status based on an updated version of Kohlberg's development theory. There is also a subset of data gathered using the Marcia interview approach to identity status.

Kelly Chang, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychology

Telephone: 503-554-2741
E-mail: kchang@georgefox.edu

Chang joined the psychology department as an assistant professor in 2006. The opportunity to teach at George Fox gave Kelly a chance to return to Oregon: She earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Linfield College in 1997. Since 2002, Kelly has been an instructor in the University of Hawaii's psychology department. She earned a PhD in psychology from the University of Hawaii, Manoa, this spring. She also holds a master's degree in psychology from the University of Hawaii.

Kristina Kays, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychology

Telephone: 503-554-2762
E-mail: kkays@georgefox.edu

Kristina arrived at George Fox in 2005. Along with teaching clinical psychology courses in the undergraduate psychology department, she is a clinical supervisor for the university's Health and Counseling Center. She's had nearly two decade as a clinical psychologist in greater Portland. Her practice specialties include grief and loss, adult anxiety and depression, and adolescent girls and their families. She is the current Western Regional Director of the Christian Association of Psychological Studies. She participates actively in her church through music, children's and pastoral care ministries. She also serves in missions locally, nationally, and internationally. Kristina received a doctorate in clinical psychology from George Fox in 1994, a master's degree in the same field from Western Conservative Baptist Seminary in 1990, and a bachelor's degree in psychology from George Fox in 1987. Primary research interests include college student health, grief and loss, and mental health issues.

Chris Koch, PhD
Professor of Psychology; Director of Assessment

Telephone: 503-554-2744
E-mail: ckoch@georgefox.edu
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Koch is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University and completed an MS and a PhD in cognitive-experimental psychology at the University of Georgia. He joined the Graduate School of Clinical Psychology at George Fox University in 1993 and is director of the undergraduate psychology department. He is also the current National President of Psi Chi, the undergraduate psychology honors society. Primary research interests concern attention, particularly using the Stroop effect. Current projects involving the Stroop effect include chronometric studies, analysis of error rates, examining individual difference (e.g. personality and intelligence), and further exploring why the Stroop exists. A second line of research involves visual perception. Several studies are being conducted to examine how objects are recognized. Some of these studies include intelligence testing. Other research projects include developing a vision screening instrument and a measure and model of perceived ability in sports.

Susan L. "Sue" O'Donnell, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychology

Telephone: 503-554-2756
E-mail: sodonnell@georgefox.edu

O'Donnell received her PhD in Child Psychology from the Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. Current projects include an observational study examining the role of mothers and fathers on the development of motivation in children. She has taught as adjunct faculty at Bethel College in Arden Hills, Minn., and at the University of Minnesota. Primary research interests include the unique contributions of fathers to children's development, and particularly the development of learned helplessness in young children. Other research interests include the development of autonomy in young adults and the effect of religiosity on adolescent participation in risk behaviors.

ADDITIONAL GEORGE FOX UNIVERSITY FACULTY

Bill Buhrow, PsyD
Dean of Student Services
Director Health and Counseling Services

Telephone: 503-554-2340
E-mail: bbuhrow@georgefox.edu

Buhrow is a graduate of Cedarville College. He received a MA from Dallas Theological Seminary and a PsyD from George Fox University. Primary research interests include issues in therapy, premarital counseling, and college student health and mental health issues. Clinical interests include short-term solution focused therapy and university health care issues and systems. He is also President of CAPS.

Ryan Hosley, PsyD
Adjunct

Telephone: 503-554-2741
E-mail: ryhosley@georgefox.edu

Hosley earned his PsyD from George Fox University in 2007 after completing an internship at New Mexico State University. He also completed his BA in US History at Gordon College in 2000. He is currently an adjunct professor and working as a psychologist resident in private practice. His clinical interests include spirituality, fathering, trauma/abuse, and addictive disorders (particularly sexual addictions).

Daniel Lennen, MA
Adjunct

Telephone: 503-554-2741
E-mail: dlennen05@georgefox.edu

Lennen is currently a fourth year graduate student in the PsyD at George Fox University and is the Graduate Fellow in Assessment at GF.

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