Psychology

Delve into the intricacies of the human mind. Find out what makes people tick. Learn how to help people dealing with stress and addiction. Prepare for law school. Help people create their own path to successful living.

Freeman Clinical Psychology Discussion If you are fascinated by human behavior – how people think, feel and act – Evergreen’s interdisciplinary approach to psychology offers a range of approaches for you to build your understanding of the social, psychological and biological forces that influence human health and behavior.

Evergreen will prepare you in both theory and practice for graduate study and work in clinical psychology, human and social services, and psychological research. Having a solid understanding of human behavior is an extremely marketable skill in a number of career settings, including social services, advertising, marketing, education, health care and politics.

If you’ve ever dreamed of making a real difference in other people’s lives, studying psychology can be a great way to achieve that goal.

At Evergreen, you’ll learn how to critically evaluate theories of human behavior and explore research methods that will further your understanding. You’ll be encouraged to explore psychology from multiple perspectives, integrating a range of approaches from which to consider human behavior, emotion, and thinking. You’ll study the history and systems of psychology, learn quantitative and qualitative research methods, and examine multicultural themes regarding race, gender, sexual orientation, class, religious identity and ability/disability. Regionally-based internships in counseling and social services offer ample opportunities to gain experience in the field.

Join us in an education that doesn’t just change your life; it gives you the tools to change the world.

Sample Program

The Nature and Evolution of Human Psychology

Fall 2013 & Winter 2014

The human mind is perhaps the most fascinating, and least understood, product of Darwinian evolution. In this program we will endeavor to understand how the mind functions and why it has come to work in the way that it has. We will study human psychology as modern empirical science has come to understand it, and we will combine that hybrid model with a consideration of the evolutionary path humans have traversed, as well as a deep investigation of those portions of evolutionary theory most relevant to hominid cognition, perception and behavior. Our program will seek to unify important conclusions from multiple schools of thought within psychology as we consider humans from a broadly cross-cultural perspective.

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Freeman Clinical Psychology

Offerings Proposed for 2013-2014

Lower Division

Programs for Freshmen and Sophomores

Madness and Creativity: The Psychological Link (Freshman-Only Program)
The Nature and Evolution of Human Psychology (Freshman-Only Program)
Moving Towards Health

Upper Division

Programs for Juniors and Seniors

The Authentic Self: Becoming an Instrument of Change

All Levels

Both upper and lower division students may take these programs

After Graduation

Awakening in procession Psychology studies offer an enormous variety of career paths. The demand for psychological services in schools, hospitals, substance abuse treatment centers and social services agencies continues to grow. Evergreen students are encouraged to extend their knowledge of psychology to other disciplines. Some go on to pursue graduate study in clinical, developmental, or cognitive psychology, counseling, or social work, while others use psychological perspectives to inform their work in literature, the arts, and other fields. If you’ve ever dreamed of making a real difference in other people’s lives, studying psychology can be a great way to achieve that goal.

Facilities and Resources

The Evergreen Psychological Society

This student group is dedicated to providing space and resources for Evergreen students who are interested in psychology and the mind. Weekly meetings are held for discussion of psychology, information sharing, and networking opportunities with other psych students.

Internships and Research

Numerous internship opportunities in counseling and clinical settings, social service agencies and schools are available for students interested in clinical psychology or counseling. Upper-level students may also work with faculty to conduct individual research projects in psychology or social sciences.

Western Psychological Association Convention

The Western Psychological Association (WPA) is the regional arm of the American Psychological Association. Their annual convention of psychology professionals and students allows students to explore the range of activities and topics that psychology offers, and to learn of cutting edge research in the field. Faculty facilitate the trip annually for students who are interested in attending.

Recent Student Projects

What are the factors and issues that impede immigrant mothers from former Soviet Union from using educational resources?
Early childhood development in rural Kenya: a short documentary video

Faculty Bios

George Freeman is a clinical psychologist whose teaching interests include multicultural counseling, social psychology, social justice, human development, community psychology, environmental psychology, antibias studies, and executive coaching and organizational systems development. He earned his M.A. and Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Southern Illinois University, and his B.A. in liberal arts, secondary education from Adams State University.

Heesoon Jun began teaching multicultural counseling at Evergreen in 1996 and has taught psychology ever since. A native of Seoul, South Korea, her bicultural and bilingual experiences are instrumental in teaching diversity, multiculturalism, and social justice and equity. Her teaching interests include clinical, counseling, and educational psychology, and human services. Her book Social Justice, Multicultural Counseling, and Practice: Beyond a Conventional Approach, was published in 2009. She holds a Ph.D. in educational psychology from the University of Washington, her M.A. in clinical psychology from Radford University, and her B.S. in psychology from Washington State University.

Mukti Khanna is a practicing psychologist who incorporates mindfulness-based practices, expressive arts therapy and psychotherapy into her practice. She has taught at conferences and groups both in the U.S. and abroad, including as an invited international guest faculty for the First Russian International Expressive Arts Festival held in Moscow in 2012. Her teaching interests include multicultural studies, integrative health, medical qigong, human development, transpersonal, developmental and clinical psychology, expressive arts therapies and consciousness studies. She earned her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Tennessee and her B.A. in human biology from Stanford University.

Carrie Margolin’s expertise is in cognitive psychology. Her teaching and research interests include experimental psychology, cognitive science, animal language, attention, eyewitness testimony, research design and methodology, statistics, cultural studies, Jewish studies, gay and lesbian studies and gender. In 2009, she received the Western Psychological Association’s Outstanding Service Award. She earned her Ph.D. in experimental psychology from Dartmouth College and her B.A. in social science at Hofstra University.Visit the faculty directory and search for "psychology" to find more faculty who teach in this area.

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