Faculty List

Jodi L. Petesen

Visiting Instructor of Psychology
Joined Alma College Faculty in 2011
B-27 SAC
(989) 463-7386
Office Hours: T/TH 10:00-12:30 and by email appointment

Education

  • B.A. Psychology, Minor in Crime & Justice, University of Michigan (2007)
  • M.A. Ecological-Community Psychology, Michigan State University (2010)
  • Ph.D. Ecological-Community Psychology, Michigan State University (2011)

Research Interests

Adolescent Development, Community/Family Predictors of Juvenile Risk Behavior, Criminal Justice System Reform, Offender Risk Assessment, Psychometrics and Test Construction, Juvenile Sex Offenders, Community Change, and Program Evaluation

Recent Courses Taught

  • Social Psychology.  Psy 236.
  • Introduction to Psychology.  Psy 121.
  • Developmental Psychology.  PSY 331.

 

Alma College boasts a 13-to-1 student-to-teacher ratio, a liberal arts approach to undergraduate education, 33 academic majors, self-designed programs of emphasis, pre-professional programs in law and medicine, and an intensive Spring Term that provides opportunities for innovative courses, travel classes, research and internships.

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Graduate Profile

Sarah Ellsworth

Sarah Ellsworth
Graduation: 2007
Major: History and Political Science

What would be the point of college without professors? Sarah Ellsworth ’07 quickly learned the value of a good professor when she took a course with history professor Patrick Furlong.

“I’ll be forever grateful to him for caring enough about me to call me into his office for a very stern ‘talking to’ a few weeks into my freshman year,” she says, smiling. “Let’s just say I was having a little too much fun and not quite living up to my academic potential.”

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