Psychology & Sociology

Psychology and Sociology Faculty

Sister Edith Bogue, Ph.D., University of Michigan, Associate Professor. She teaches The Family and Society, Social Issues and Social Change, Global Sociology,  Statistics, Research Methods, and several topics courses. Her most recent scholarly activities include analysis of American public opinion on the consistent ethic of life, the application of social science perspectives to monastic life, and the social impact of demographic change.

Mary Alice Carlson, M.A., University of Minnesota, Instructor. She teaches Introduction of Counseling and Abnormal Psychology, Group Dynamics, and Lifespan Development. Her areas of expertise include facilitating a variety of support groups and educating professional and family caregivers. She has also dedicated herself to working closely with families in providing her expertise as a counselor and advocate.

Darryl Dietrich, Ph.D., Syracuse University, professor. He is a developmental psychologist with research interests in memory, religious belief, and the family bed. His most recent scholarly activities include (a) a presentation on parenting styles at a conference on children that he helped organize in Russia, (b) a research report at the Gerontological Society of America on memory workshops for older adults, and (c) authoring test item and study guide books for two widely used textbooks on developmental psychology.

Gerald Henkel-Johnson, Psy.D., University of St. Thomas, associate professor, department chair and coordinator of the Human Services Concentration. He is a counseling psychologist working primarily with adults. Currently his focus is on forensic psychology. He teaches general psychology, personality, health psychology, and behavior management. As well, he suppervises the DAPPs.

Robert Hensley, Ph.D., Iowa State University, assistant professor. Dr. Hensley comes to The College of Saint Scholastica from Mansfield University of Pennsylvania, joining the Psychology Department faculty in August 2007. His research interest is in human relationships, especially how college students adapt to ended relationships. He is also interested in studying close relationships in late adulthood, as well as predictors of mortality in the oldest old. He teaches general psychology and lifespan developmental psychology.

Chandra Mehrotra, Ph.D., Ohio State University, professor and Dean of Special Projects. His specialties are in the areas of statistics, research methodology, psychological measurement, and program evaluation. His recent work has focused on strengthening teaching and learning through faculty development. In addition he continues to provide assessment-related consultation both within and outside the College. He is the co-author of a book on aging and diversity.

Karen Petersen, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, assistant professor. She is a bio-psychologist who teaches statistics, biopsychology, and research methods. Her particular area of research focus is on psycholosocial correlates of cardiovascular disease, including SES effects on immune parameters. She has also been involved in research on stress and pain.

Angela Rosenberg Hauger, Ph.D., Washington University, associate professor, licensed psychologist, and coordinator of the Gerontology Program. Dr. Hauger is trained as a teacher, researcher, and clinician with specialties in clinical psychology and geropsychology. She teaches courses such as abnormal psychology, research methods, psychological aspects of aging, and mental health and aging. She enjoys mentoring student research and consulting with community agencies about aging-related topics.

Debra S. Schroeder, Ph.D., Bowling Green State University, associate professor and co-chair of Honors Program. She is a social psychologist who teaches courses in general psychology, social psychology, human sexuality - honors, research methods, psychology of gender, and statistics. Her research interests have focused on faculty-student relationships. Consistent with this focus, she has mentored many wonderful psychology majors in her research endeavors as part of the McNair Scholars Program.