Psi Chi, The International Honor Society in Psychology, is proud to announce the addition of the Psi Chi Chapter at the Michigan School of Professional Psychology (MSP). The Psi Chi Chapter at MSP was installed on February 25, 2015. The faculty advisor of the new chapter is Dr. Dustin Shepler and the staff advisor is Amanda Ming. Charter members of the chapter are:
Students
Ciera Bies (O)
Whitney Begeman
Roxanne Christensen
Brittany Defrain
Debra Hamilton
Melanie Ho
Kevin Johnson (O)
Katherine Lewitzke (T)
Maureen McGlinn
Megan Meade-Higgins
Derrick Sebree Jr.
Kristen Suing (O)
Faculty
Dr. Lee Bach
Dr. Ryan Blackstock
Dr. Diane Blau
Dr. Frances Brown
Dr. Kevin Keenan
Dr. Betz King
Dr. Ann Smith (T)
(O) = Officer (T) = Transfer
Psi Chi was founded on September 4, 1929 during the Ninth International Congress of Psychology held at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. The Honor Society’s stated purpose is to encourage, stimulate, and maintain excellence in scholarship, and to advance the science of psychology. Many of the Society’s members have gone on to distinguished careers in psychology, including several presidents of the American Psychological Association (APA) and the American Psychological Society (APS), numerous national and international award winners, and various other renowned research psychologists, authors, professors, and practitioners.
Psi Chi is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies and is an affiliate of both the APA and APS. Psi Chi has grown over the past 83 years into one of the largest and most successful honor societies in the world with over 1120 chapters located at college and university campuses throughout the U.S. as well as in Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Barbados, Egypt, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. These chapters not only recognize academic achievement by granting membership in the Society, but also sponsor programs and activities which augment and enhance the regular curriculum, offer an outlet for service to the campus and the community at large, and provide practical experience and fellowship through affiliation with the chapter.
The international organization bestows several regional and Society research awards, sponsors diverse programs at regional and national psychological association conventions (including lectures, workshops, panel discussions, and information exchanges), and publishes the Psi Chi Journal of Psychological Research (formerly the Psi Chi Journal of Undergraduate Research).
In addition, Psi Chi’s Society service projects illustrate the Society’s commitment to its mission of “student excellence, reflected in scholarly and professional growth within psychology and the ability to impact society positively.”
