Date Teachers  
1907-1914

 
Ezra C. Dalby 
(aka Christensen) 

 Taught psychology as the Principal of Ricks Academy.
1915-1917    There were no psychology classes taught.
1918-1954


Hyrum Manwaring

Taught Psychology.  He was also an administrator, including President from 1930-1944.  During these years he taught General Psychology, Educational Psychology, Applied Psychology and Child Psychology
In 1944, Hyrum went back to the faculty, and taught full time.  Added Curriculum included Psychology Applied to Nursing, and Social Psychology.
In 1946, Psychology applied to Home and Nursing; Child and Adolescent Psychology, Mental Health, and Industrial Psychology.
1923   Ricks College was made a College.
1948-1969


Hugh Bennion

 Taught Psychology.  He later served as the Academic Dean.
1950-1957


Jay L. Sylvester

 Taught Psychology.  Increased the department to two teachers.
1957-1984


Wilson Walker

 

Taught Psychology.  Department Chairman from 1961-1983
1961-1963


Glade Merrill

Taught Psychology part time, French part time;  in 1963 went full time to French.
1964-1985


Orrin Bates

Taught Psychology.
1965-1993


Jay Risenmay

Taught Psychology 1/3;  Did Counseling 2/3. Director of Counseling Center.
1966-1999


Ed Malstrom

Taught Psychology;  Department Chairman 1984-1988; Division Chairman 1988-1999
1966-1998
Vance Hendricks 		 Taught Psychology and Education, 1/3 time;  Did Counseling 2/3 time,
In 1976 full time counseling.  Director of Counseling Center 1993-1998.
1967
Dean Sorensen 		Taught Psychology 2/3,  Did Counseling 1/3 time, Later worked in administration, still teaching part time until about 1975.
He became assistant dean of instruction, and later Academic Vice President until 1995.
He served as a mission president, and returned as a teacher of religion.
1968-1974  Leon C. Young Taught Psychology
 1970-2006
Gordon Timothy

Taught General Psychology, Stress Management, Social Psychology;
and Cognition.  Department Chairman 1989-1994.
Retired from BYU-Idaho August 2006.

B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Brigham Young University, 1968, 1971, 1987

 
1976   The Psychology Department was combined with History, Geography, and Sociology, into the Social Sciences Department with historian David Crowder as chair.
1981   The Education-Psychology Department was formed.
1971
H. James Gordon 		Taught Education;  then moved to Family Living teaching Early Childhood Education
1980-2004
Merlin Madsen		 Came to direct the newly formed Study Skills lab, he later moved
full time into Education-Psychology.  Teaching assignment 
included General Psychology, Effective Living, Developmental 
Psychology, and Abnormal Psychology.  Retired from BYU-Idaho July 2004.

B.S., Southern Utah State College, 1967; M.Ed., University of Arizona, 1969;
Ed.D., University of Northern Colorado, 1978
1980 
Joseph Alldredge  		Taught Education
1984-1985 Grant Richards Taught Education
1985
Ronald Jacques 		Taught both Education and Psychology classes from 1985-1989.
Teaches General Psychology, Culture and Gender, Personality
and Introduction to Counseling.
Psychology Department Chairman 1994-1999, 2000  to 2004. 
Internship Coordinator for Juvenile Corrections Center.

B.S., Utah State University, 1971; M.Ed., Brigham Young University, 1975;
Ed.D., Idaho State University, 1980
1985-2006
Edward Kinghorn 		Taught General Psychology, Stress Management, and Team-taught Neurobiology in the Biology Department. Specialized in Brain and 
Physiology. Department Chairman 1999.
After teaching 21 years, transferred to BYU-Hawaii in August 2006.

B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Brigham Young University, 1983, 1984, 1986
1989   The Departments of Education and Psychology were divided  James Gordon became the chair of the Education Department  with Joseph L. Alldrege and Sharon Richards as the other department members. Gordon Timothy became chair of the Psychology Department
with Ronald Jacques, Ed Kinghorn, Merlin Madsen, and Edward Malstrom as members.
1994


Kimberly Anderson

Teaches General Psychology, Principles of Learning, and Effective Living. Internship Coordinator for Hippotherapy.

B.S., M.S., Brigham Young University, 1991, 1993
1996-98
Mark Chamberlain		 Taught General and Abnormal Psychology.  He left Ricks to practice therapy.
1999


Christopher M.  Lowry

Teaches General Psychology,  Sensation and Perception, and Behavioral Neurobiology.  Team teaches Neurobiology in the Biology Department. 
Associate Dean 2002-2004.   Department Chair 2004 to 2007.

B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Brigham Young University, 1991,1996,1997

 

2002


Samuel L. Clay II

Teaches General Psychology, Motivation and Emotion, Social Psychology, and Stress Management. Internship Coordinator for  Psychosocial Rehabilitation.
Department Chair 2007.

B.S., Arizona State, 1986;
M.S., Ph.D., Brigham Young University, 1990, 1996
2004


Richard B. Cluff

Teaches General Psychology and Abnormal Psychology. Internship Coordinator for Family Crisis Center, Club Inc., and Peer Counseling.

B.S., University of Utah, 1983;
M.S., Ph.D., Florida State University 1987, 1994
December 2004   The Psychology, Sociology, Math, and History, Geography, and Political Science Departments moved to the new Thomas E. Ricks Building.
2005


Eric J Gee

 Teaches General Psychology, History and Systems, and Psychological Assessment. Specializes in Evaluation Methodology. Internship Coordinator for Counseling Aids at Madison Middle School.

B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Utah State University; 1990, 1995, 1997
2006
Owen Anderson		 Taught Developmental Psychology and Adult Development for the Psychology Department 2006. Moved to the Home and Family Department. Teaches Child Development  classes and supervises the Child Lab. 

B.S., Utah State U., 1987
M.S., Utah State U., 1993
Ph.D., University of  Tennessee, 2006
2007
Yohan Delton		 Teaches  General Psychology, Research Design, and Cognition.
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Brigham Young University 2000, 2005, 2006
2007
Matthew Whoolery		 Teaches  General Psychology, Developmental Psychology Lifespan, and Adult Development.
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Brigham Young University, 1005, 1997, 2004