Christina DeVita
(Associate Professor, Department Chair) received her doctoral degree from Fordham University and completed post-doctoral specialization in clinical psychology at Fuller Theological Seminary. Her areas of interest include interpersonal relationships and counseling with an emphasis on the impact of biblical Christianity on how people live their lives and heal from their disturbances. She teaches Counseling and Psychotherapy, Human Relations, and Self and Others: Psychological Perspectives. She also has led students through independent study on Theophostic Prayer Ministry. Christina is in love with her husband, two sons, and dogs Cuddles and Shadow.
Office: MC 132
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Father Michael Nedelsky
(Associate Professor) received his doctoral degree from the University of Chicago. His research and teaching interests include Abnormal Psychology, Psychological Measurement and Diagnosis, Drugs and Mental Health, General Psychology, Research Methods, and Self and Others: Psychological Perspectives. Currently, he is especially interested in psychological and spiritual states that provide protection against depression. In addition to his duties at Augustana, Fr. Michael is also a Russian Orthodox priest, currently without parish responsibilities.
Office: MC 130
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Christy Van De Wetering
(Assistant Professor) received her doctoral degree from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln. Her areas of interest include early childhood development, with emphases on parenting, daycare quality, and readiness for kindergarten. Her background includes extensive applied application of psychology at Girls and Boys Town in Boys Town, Nebraska. She teaches Lifespan Development and Child Psychology and is currently investigating the impact of daycare on early childhood development and family functioning. In her free time Christy enjoys spending time with her husband and 3 children and flower gardening.
Office: MC 134
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Anne Zell
(Assistant Professor) recently joined the department after receiving her doctoral degree from Florida State University. She has broad interests that span Social and Positive Psychology. Her research interests include self-conscious emotions, social comparison, appeasement, praise, self-control, and humility. Her courses include General Psychology, Psychology & Christianity, Social Psychology, and Lifespan Development. Outside of school, Anne and her husband Andy share a weakness for fiction and comic books. Anne also enjoys playing tennis poorly with Andy (who prefers to play well).
Office: MC 133
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