Social & Behavioral Sciences

Mission Statement

In keeping with the mission of Missouri Baptist University, the Social and Behavioral Sciences Division provides a curriculum that enables students to think critically and analytically and in so doing, to think Christianly in the specific areas of the Social and Behavioral Sciences. Students will gain a broad understanding of both theory and research in the major and/or minor areas, including majors in Administration of Justice, Behavioral Science, History, Human Services, Psychology, and Social Sciences. Minors are offered in the areas of History, Human Services, Political Science, Psychology, Social Sciences, and Sociology. Students majoring in Human Services and Administration of Justice develop entry-level skills for employment in these fields.

Departments

Faculty

Janet K. Puls, MSW, LCSW, Instructor of Human Services and Psychology,
Chair-Social and Behavioral Sciences Division
Keith Beutler , Ph.D., Associate Professor of History
Holly Brand, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology
* Terry Chrisope, Ph.D., Professor of History and Bible
Fred Crawford. M.A., C.P.P. Coordinator, Administration of Justice
** Mary Ann Conaway, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Education and Human Services
Arlen R. Dykstra, Ph.D., Professor of History
Marnie Kohler, M.S.E., Instructor of Psychology
R. Alton Lacey, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology
Larry Richardson, M.S.E., Instructor of Human Services and Psychology
C. Scully Stikes, Ph.D., Professor of Counseling and Sociology
C. Clark Triplett, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology and Sociology
** Van A. Vaughn, M.Ed., ABD, Assistant Professor of Counseling and Human Services
John Yehling, M.S.E., Instructor of Social/Behavioral Sciences

* Also listed under Humanities Division
** Also listed under Education Division

Need More Information?
Contact: Janet Puls, M.S.W., L.C.S.W.—Division Chair
Phone: 314.392.2333
E-mail: pulsj@mobap.edu