Staff directory
Administrative Assistant
Administrative Assistant
Graduate secretary
Karen is the Department's Graduate Program secretary. She advises graduate students and faculty about program requirements, keeps records on graduate students, prepares agenda for graduate committee meetings, and provides information to prospective applicants.
Assistant to the Chair
The Psychology Department Secretary handles all administrative aspects of current faculty appointments/reappointments, assists with faculty searches and department events while providing support for the Department Chair and the Administrative Officer.
Administrative officer
The Administrative Officer manages administrative functions in the department including being responsible for communications, planning, and coordination of special events and projects. They act as the Department's human resource contact for all matters related to adjunct faculty, post-doc, sessional instructors and teaching assistant appointments.
Professor (Chair)
Ulrich Mueller’s research focuses on the development of executive function (i.e., higher order cognitive skills involved in problem solving), the development of embodied cognition, and the effects of electronic media on children’s development.
Dr. Mueller’s research on executive function examines the contribution of social-communicative skills (e.g., conversation, narrative, sociodramatic play) to the development of executive function skills in preschoolers. His research on embodied cognition investigates the reciprocal relation between sensorimotor processes and conceptual development in school-aged children.
Dr. Mueller is also interested in and conducts research on the effects of electronic media on a variety of different developmental and health outcomes.
Psychology Clinic Secretary
The Psychology Clinic Secretary handles administrative tasks related to the Psychology Clinic, including accounting for the Clinic and Test Sales Office, and working closely with Clinical Psychology graduate students and clients. The Clinic Secretary works with the Clinic Director to ensure smooth daily operations of the Psychology Clinic.
Psychometry Instructor
The Psychometry Instructor teaches graduate level courses on test administration and scoring. She also provides support to the Psychology Clinic Director regarding the Psychology Clinic Test Library and other test-related and scoring-related clinic tasks.