As of this year, the Psychology Department now offers a completely online BS degree program. This undergraduate program offers excellent training in understanding human behavior and the use of scientifically rigorous methods. A degree in psychology also serves as the foundation for various careers and helps you acquire skills ranging from communication and problem-solving to research, data analysis and computer literacy, among many other skills. The degree also allows students to complete a second major or a minor, often without additional hours. 
Dr. Evan Jordan was voted by our undergraduate students as this year’s Outstanding Faculty member. Dr. Jordan joined the Department as a Visiting Professor in 2018 and was recently promoted to Teaching Assistant Professor. She teaches courses in Human Sexuality, Psychology of Mass Media, and Experimental Methods. Some of her undergraduate students have said:
Oklahoma State University’s Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program recently received the American Psychological Association’s Board of Educational Affairs 2020 Distinguished Contributions to the Education and Training of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Psychologists Award. The award recognizes training programs that prepare future psychologists to promote optimal development of child and adolescent mental and behavioral health. Specifically, OSU has a long history of training child and pediatric psychologists in evidence-based practices through both in-house and state-wide training opportunities under the mentorship of a core faculty of six clinical child/pediatric psychologists. These education and training opportunities are centered on providing family- and community-centered care and research while taking into account individuals’ cultural backgrounds.
On November 5th, 2020, Dr. B.J. Boyd gave a presentation entitled ‘Tending the Fire: Practicing Clinical Psychology in Indian Country’ at a colloquium for the Psychology Department and was awarded the Distinguished American Indian Alumnus award from the Psychology Department at Oklahoma State University to honor his achievements and contributions to American Indian communities across the state of Oklahoma.Doing more to help children’s health: Center for Pediatric Psychology enhances OSU’s ability to make a difference
The new Center for Pediatric Psychology at Oklahoma State University is a logical extension of the status of OSU and the state of Oklahoma as national leaders in the field of children’s health. Its mission is “to engage in cutting-edge scientific discovery related to all aspects of children’s health, as well as their families, and to foster integrated research, training and clinical service delivery.”
Larry Mullins, the Vaughn Vennerberg II Chair of Psychology, is the inaugural director. He said the CPPOSU will be an excellent tool for recruiting outstanding faculty and graduate students.
“We have a long history of bringing in some of the best graduate students in the country to train in pediatric psychology,” Mullins said. “Establishing the Center for Pediatric Psychology formalizes what we’ve been doing and allows us to move forward in a much more thoughtful manner. It will help us better fund our graduate students and our research, and really support the growth of a network across the state.”
Two years’ worth of funding from the College of Arts and Sciences has created a speaker series as well as a graduate-student position to help coordinate activities at the CPPOSU. The long-term goal is to add more funding and training resources for graduate students and research facilities such as a dedicated suite that will serve as the program’s physical home.