Psychology Faculty & Staff - Fort Hays State University (FHSU)

Faculty & Staff

Who we are

The Department of Psychology at Fort Hays State University is an award-winning department. We have 12 full-time faculty with expertise in the broad areas of clinical, school, and experimental psychology. Faculty research interests include examining mental health stigma, judgment and decision making, mindfulness, forgiveness, development of moral reasoning, and much more.

We are also fortunate to have many talented part-time faculty who teach for us. These faculty help us offer a wide range of online courses to our students through the world. And, to help you reach your goals, our office employs key staff, including fantastic student workers, to help you get from freshman year to graduation. In the Department of Psychology you will learn from kind and accessible experts in a wide range of fields, and those experiences will be crucial in your future career, whether you wish to go into the world and improve mental health, or if you wish to advance the field of psychology through groundbreaking research. Whatever it is, we are here for you!

Full-Time Faculty

Dr. Whitney Whitaker

Department Chair & Associate Professor
Martin Allen Hall 102
(785) 628-4405
wkwhitaker@fhsu.edu

Dr. Whitaker's Homepage

Dr. Nuchelle Chance

Assistant Professor
Martin Allen Hall 209 B
(785) 628-4405
nlchance@fhsu.edu

Amy Drinnon, Ed.S.

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Assistant Professor & Director of the School Psychology Graduate Program
Martin Allen Hall 105
(785) 628-4083
amdrinnon@fhsu.edu

Angie Howard, Ed.S.

Assistant Professor
Martin Allen Hall 107
(785) 628-4405
amhoward2@fhsu.edu

Angie Howard's Homepage

Brooke Mann, M.S.

Lecturer & Director of the Clinical Psychology Graduate Program
Martin Allen Hall 211
785-628-4405
bmmann@fhsu.edu

Brooke Mann's Homepage

Dr. Janett Naylor-Tincknell

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Professor
Martin Allen Hall 226
(785) 628-5857
jmnaylor@fhsu.edu

Dr. Naylor-Tincknell's Homepage

Dr. April Park

Professor
Martin Allen Hall 214
(785) 628-5896
j_park7@fhsu.edu

Dr. Park's Homepage

Dr. Carol Patrick

Professor
Martin Allen Hall 219
(785) 628-4406
cpatrick@fhsu.edu

Dr. Patrick's Homepage

Miranda Schmeidler

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Senior Administrative Assistant
Martin Allen Hall 104
(785) 628-4405
msschmeidler@fhsu.edu

Gina Smith, LCP, LMLP

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Instructor & Coordinator of the Psychological Testing Clinic
Martin Allen Hall 112
(785) 628-4558
gsmith@fhsu.edu

Will Stutterheim, M.S., LCP

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Instructor & Undergraduate Apprenticeship Coordinator
Martin Allen Hall 208
(785) 628-4063
wjstutterheim@fhsu.edu

Dr. Stephanie Weigel

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Assistant Professor
Martin Allen Hall 224
(785) 628-4625
smweigel@fhsu.edu

Kenneth Windholz, MS, LCP, LMLP

Instructor
Martin Allen Hall 216
(785) 628-5856
k_windholz@fhsu.edu

Graduate Student Workers

Hannah Harris

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Graduate Student Coordinator
Martin Allen Hall 222
785-628-4336
clinicalpsych@fhsu.edu
schoolpsych@fhsu.edu

Student Office Staff

Makayla Baker

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Office Assistant
Martin Allen Hall 104
(785) 628-4405
psecreta@fhsu.edu

Gracen Friess

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Office Assistant
Martin Allen Hall 104
(785) 628-4405
psecreta@fhsu.edu

Mya Vandrovec

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Office Assistant
Martin Allen Hall 104
(785) 628-4405
psecreta@fhsu.edu

Brooke Hyland

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Office Assistant
Martin Allen Hall 104
(785) 628-4405
psecreta@fhsu.edu

College of Health and Behavioral Sciences Professional Advisors

Professional Academic Advisors

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Ashley Wetzel (A-L) & Falynn Rogers (M-Z)

Advisor Home Page

Part-Time Adjunct Faculty

David Anderson, MS, LCP, LCMFT, LCAC

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Adjunct Instructor
dsanderson@fhsu.edu

Brett Bieberle

Adjunct Instructor
bmbieberle@fhsu.edu

Abby Bugbee, Psy.D.

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Adjunct Instructor
ambugbee2@fhsu.edu

Dr. Darin Challacombe

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Adjunct Instructor
djchallacombe@fhsu.edu

Taylor Dinkel

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Adjunct Instructor
t_dinkel3@fhsu.edu

Kathryn Erk, M.S. in Counseling Psychology

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Adjunct Instructor
krerk@fhsu.edu

Katelyn Haschke, M.S.

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Adjunct Instructor
kjhaschke@fhsu.edu

Heidi Hines, EdS

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Adjunct Instructor
hjhines@fhsu.edu

Jill McCaslin-Timmons

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Adjunct Instructor
jqmccaslintimmons@fhsu.edu

Jill Meister, Ed.S.

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Adjunct Instructor
jrmeister@fhsu.edu

Haley Moon

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Adjunct Instructor
hrmoon@fhsu.edu

Dr. Gregory Neimeyer

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Adjunct Instructor
gjneimeyer@fhsu.edu

Kelly Niccum, M.A., M.S.

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Adjunct Instructor
kcniccum@fhsu.edu

Ashley Nielsen, M.S., LPCC

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Adjunct Instructor
aanielsen@fhsu.edu

Dr. Mark Pahls

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Adjunct Instructor
mpahls@fhsu.edu

Nicole Purcell, M.A.

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Adjunct Instructor
nmpurcell@fhsu.edu

Josh Tanguay

Adjunct Instructor
jptanguay@fhsu.edu

George Toman, Ed.S,

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Adjunct Instructor
ggtoman@fhsu.edu

Casey Wendel, Ed.S.

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Adjunct Instructor
cnwendel@fhsu.edu

Christi Wicks, MS - Psychology

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Adjunct Instructor
clwicks@fhsu.edu

Dr. Robert Yates

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Adjunct Instructor
rdyates@fhsu.edu

Julie Zollinger, M.S., Ed.S., NCSP

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Adjunct Instructor
jszollinger@fhsu.edu