Dr. Scott VanderStoep
Associate Professor of Psychology

Teaching Responsibilities

• Advanced Data Analysis
• Developmental Psychology
• Psychology and Religion

Courses

• PSY 230: Developmental Psychology
• IDS 100: First Year Seminar
• PSY 395: Psychology and Religion
• PSY 395: Advanced Data Analysis

Education

• B.A. in Psychology and Religion from Hope College, 1987
• M.A. in Social Psychology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1989
• Ph.D. in Education and Psychology from the University of Michigan, 1992

Research and Other Professional Interests

• Youth Athletics
• College students' beliefs about learning and knowing
• Problem solving, critical thinking, and educational implications of cognitive psychology
• Christian perspectives on psychological science
• Selected Publications and Presentations (pdf)

Brief Biography

Scott VanderStoep returned to Hope in 1999. For five years he directed the Frost Research Center. He is department chair until July 2009. The last few years has brought a publication of a book entitled "Learning to Learn: The Skill and Will of College Success" (with Paul Pintrich). In addition, he edited a book entitled "Science and the Soul: Christian Faith and Psychological Research." He spends most of his time teaching Developmental Psychology, but occasionally also teaches Psychology and Religion and Advanced Data Analysis. A book entitled "Research Methods for Real-Life," co-authored with Hope colleague Dede Johnston, in expected to be published in February 2009.

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