Why study Psychology at Lyon College?

Lyon psychology majors have the opportunity to collaborate with faculty on research in areas spanning everything from video games, gender studies, developmental psychopathology, to cognitive processing in a digital age. The Derby Center for Science and Mathematics offers an observation room with audio and video recording capabilities that is available to students to conduct research, along with a computer lab where students can use statistical software to analyze their findings.

Faculty Members

Dr. Nikki Yonts, Dr. Jennifer Daniels, Dr. Rose Danek, Dr. Robert Miller 

Ways To Get Involved 

Psychology majors can join Psi Chi, a national psychology honor society whose purpose is to encourage, stimulate, and maintain excellence in scholarship and advance the science of psychology. Students can also join other honor societies, such as Lambda Delta, Alpha Chi, and Mortar Board.

Student Spotlight

“The professors all try to build relationships with each student and show they really do care about you and your life after Lyon. I had relationships with each of them, and they all were there for me when I needed them, whether that be for class help, post college help, or just to talk about our day.” -Emma Gillaspy, ’20

Interesting Places

Lyon Psychology majors have gone on to work at Arkansas State University, Pediatrics Plus (Across Arkansas), the Young Adult Volunteer Program with the Presbyterian Church of the United States, Mount St. Mary Academy, Batesville School District, Arkansas State Police (victim services), law enforcement agencies across the country, The Clinton School for Public Service, Arkansas State Hospital, UAMS- North Campus, Jonesboro Public Library, Pinnacle Pointe Behavioral Health Care System, Children’s Therapy Team (NWA) Walmart (corporate), Miss Selma’s School (Little Rock, AR), Access Arkansas Processing Center Department of Human Services, Columbia River Mental Health (WA), Autism in Motion Clinics, Cole Health (TX), Jarvis Pediatric Therapy, Baxter Regional Medical Center, Morgan Stanley, Wyoming VA Health Center, Greenwood Gearhart Inc. (NWA),  UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Youth Villages- Memphis, Tucson Unified School District (AZ).