Faculty & Staff

TThe Psychology Department at Wheaton College includes twenty-three doctoral-level faculty members and five staff members. All twenty of twenty-three department faculty members play a role in the doctoral program; over one-third of the psychology faculty also teach in one of the MA programs. The core faculty of the Psy.D. program consists of nine individuals who contribute more than half of their time to this program. The core faculty of the M.A. in Clinical Psychology and Counseling Ministries programs is made up of three individuals who are also licensed clinical psychologists. The M.A. in Marriage and Family Therapy consists of individuals. All of the core faculty members of the Psy.D. and M.A. in Clinical Psychology program have attended doctoral programs and internships that are accredited by the American Psychological Association. Consistent with the training model employed, every effort has been made to attract scholars with strong interests in clinical practice and practitioners with strong scholarly interests and abilities.

In addition to the nine core faculty positions in the doctoral program, most of the other faculty members contribute to the Psy.D. program, even though their primary assignment is elsewhere (e.g., undergraduate or M.A. program). In addition, the Psy.D. program also employs the talents of several affiliated and adjunct faculty members.

Dr. Jamie Aten

Jamie D. Aten Ph.D.

Dr. Arthur P. Rech and Mrs. Jean May Rech Associate Professor of Psychology; Founder & Co-Director, Humanitarian Disaster Institute
On Faculty since 2010

Phone: (630)752-5609
Email: Jamie.Aten@wheaton.edu

Dr. David Boan - Psychology

David Boan Ph.D.

Co-Director of Humanitarian Disaster Institute, Associate Professor of Psychology
On Faculty since 2011

Phone: (630)752-7272
Email: david.boan@wheaton.edu

Richard Butman

Richard Butman Ph.D.

Professor of Psychology
On Faculty since 1980

Phone: (630)752-5082
Email: Richard.Butman@wheaton.edu

Sally Schwer Canning

Sally Schwer Canning Ph.D.

Professor of Psychology
On Faculty since 1994

Phone: (630)752-7045
Email: Sally.Canning@wheaton.edu

David Cook

David Cook M.Div., M.S.

Guest Associate Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy
On Faculty since 2012

Phone: (630)752-5449
Email: david.cook@wheaton.edu

Pam Davis

Pamela Davis Ph.D.

Visiting Assistant Professor
On Faculty since 2012

Phone: (630)752-5194
Email: Pam.Davis@wheaton.edu

Ward Davis

Ward Davis Psy.D.

Visiting Assistant Professor
On Faculty since 2012

Phone: (630)752-7053
Email: Ward.Davis@wheaton.edu

Kelly Flanagan

Kelly Flanagan Ph.D.

Psy.D. Program Director, Associate Professor of Psychology
On Faculty since 2005

Phone: (630)752-5754
Email: Kelly.Flanagan@wheaton.edu

Ezer Kang

Ezer Kang Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Psychology
On Faculty since 2011

Phone: (630)752-7051
Email: ezer.kang@wheaton.edu

Michael Mangis

Michael Mangis Ph.D.

M.A. in Counseling Ministries Program Director, Professor of Psychology
On Faculty since 1989

Phone: (630)752-5757
Email: michael.mangis@wheaton.edu

David Norton

David Norton Ph.D.

Guest Associate Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy
On Faculty since 2012

Phone: (630)752-5449
Email: david.norton@wheaton.edu

Jana Pressley

Jana Pressley PsyD

Director of Clinical Training, Associate Professor of Psychology
On Faculty since 2011

Phone: (630)752-5921
Email: Jana.Pressley@wheaton.edu

Benjamin Pyykkonen

Benjamin Pyykkonen Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Psychology
On Faculty since 2009

Phone: (630)752-5759
Email: Ben.Pyykkonen@wheaton.edu

Sandra Yu Rueger

Sandra Yu Rueger Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Psychology
On Faculty since 2011

Phone: (630)752-5753
Email: sandra.rueger@wheaton.edu

David Van Dyke

David Van Dyke Ph.D.

Marriage and Family Therapy Program Director and Associate Professor of Psychology
On Faculty since 2012

Phone: (630)752-5175
Email: David.VanDyke@wheaton.edu

Terri Watson

Terri Watson Psy.D.

Associate Dean of Psychology and M.A. in Clinical Psychology Program Director, Associate Professor of Psychology
On Faculty since 1996

Phone: (630)752-7049
Email: Terri.Watson@wheaton.edu

Natalia Yangarber-Hicks

Natalia Yangarber-Hicks Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Psychology
On Faculty since 2002

Phone: (630)752-5756
Email: Natalia.YangarberHicks@wheaton.edu

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