| # | Name | Comments |
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| 851 | Matthew Normand, Ph.D., BCBA | I am dismayed at the decision to eliminate two prestigious programs from the Psychology Dept. The I/O and clinical programs have graduated scores of exceptionally prominent scientists and practitioners who have played and continue to play pivotal roles in the advancement of behavioral science and application. Moreover, to my knowledge there is absolutely no precedent for a University eliminating a long-standing APA-approved clinical psychology program. |
| 852 | Dr. Christoph Boerdlein | |
| 853 | David Kessler | This is not what I would expect for a level 1 research school. Please reconsider |
| 854 | Dr. Nancy Carritte | |
| 855 | Dennis R. Wahlgren, M.A. | |
| 856 | Einar T. Ingvarsson, PhD | Im am not a WMU alumnus, nor am I affiliated with the university in any way. However, like so many others, I am well aware of the strength and positive reputation of WMU psychology graduate programs. Eliminating such scientifically successful programs (which in addition, generate enough revenue to pay for themselves) would be blow not only to WMU's reputation, but to several important research and service fields within psychology. |
| 857 | Anonymous | i was considering WMU as a top choice for furthering my education in entering the I/O program--do i now have to reconsider? |
| 858 | Matthew LeGray | |
| 859 | Brandon Stewart | |
| 860 | Rachel Thompson | |
| 861 | Nicole Heal | |
| 862 | Jeffrey H. Tiger, Ph.D. | Even those of us without direct affiliations with the WMU Psychology Program have been greatly influenced by the programs' faculty and students and thier professional contributions to our field. The closing of these programs would be a very great and very unfortunate loss. |
| 863 | Ryan Olson | I am a graduate of the I-O Psychology masters program and ABA Ph.D. programs at WMU. The I-O program is one of very few programs in the world where students can get behavior analysis training along with I-O training. Given the relevance of behavior analysis training to behavioral safety interventions (validated as effective for reducing occupational injuries), and the recent growth of the field of Occupational Health Psychology (promoted by both NIOSH and the APA), cutting the WMU I-O program simply does not make strategic sense. Both the European Union and the United States have recently formed professional societies for Occupational Health Psychology, and behavioral I-O psychologists have already made pioneering contributions to this field. I think the current WMU administration is out of touch with this important professional trend. |
| 864 | Nathaniel G. Smith | |
| 865 | David Scarborough | Closing WMU's excellent graduate I/O program would be a mistake. Please reconsider.
David J. Scarborough
Chief Scientist
Unicru, Inc.
9525 SW Gemini Drive
Beaverton, OR 97008 |
| 866 | Daniela Fazzio, MA, BCBA | |
| 867 | Kathy Dillon | |
| 868 | Kevin Dillon | |
| 869 | Nicholas Engle | |
| 870 | Stuart Vyse | Department of Psychology
Connecticut College
New London, CT |
| 871 | Susan Schneider, Ph.D. | |
| 872 | Amy Mackner | |
| 873 | Ivy R. Craig | |
| 874 | Marc Adams, MPH | |
| 875 | Dr. Paul Spencer, PhD | Please reconsider! If I was asked to list the "top five" quality clinical doctoral programs in the country, WMU's would certainly be on the list.
It would be a tragedy to discard the prestige these programs have given to WMU, as well as their contributions to the scientific community. |
| 876 | David Ostberg, Ph.D. | Keep the Psych program! The faculty and students have produced some very valuable work. |
| 877 | Beth Rosenwasser | The psychology doctoral programs and IO master's programs are extremely well reagrded programs at several professional orgs to which I belong in the scientific psychology movement. It would be a great loss to children and others who benefit from these well-trained individuals! I hope you will look at the evidence and make the rational decision to keep these programs open to continue their ongoing laudable work. Thank you for your consideration! |
| 878 | Dr. Gary Bernfeld | Gvien that the psych. programs under consideration are cost-effective, meet state criteria and taqezh eveidence-based techniques, I hope you will re-consider your decision to eliminate them! |
| 879 | Donald Lebbon | |
| 880 | Philip N. Hineline | For many years, the graduate programs in psychology at Western Michigan University have built a fine international reputation that is a credit to their institution. I have recruited that Department's B.A. graduates into our Ph.D. program, and have sent our graduates to study in the advanced programs at Western -- all to good effect.
It is a strange judgement, if that Department's programs are not valued at home
in a manner commensurate with their reputation abroad.
Philip N. Hineline
President,
Eastern Psychological Association. |
| 881 | David Gysin | |
| 882 | Michael Miklos | WMU doctoral program in psychology has produced top researchers and clinicians in the field of Applied Behavior Analysis. research generated through the program has provided practioners suc as myself with a wealth of important scientific findings to guide practice. Do not discontinue this program! |
| 883 | Dwayne Munneke, Ph.D | |
| 884 | D. Joe Olmi, Ph.D. | To cut these programs would be a mistake. We currently have a few of your Masters students in our doc program. Their level of expertise is rivaled by none. |
| 885 | Ellen Price | |
| 886 | Kathy Callahan | |
| 887 | Edward K. Morris | The Psychology programs at WMU are among the field's very best. Their faculty make significant contributions to applied behavioral science. Their students become faculty at other major university's. The loss of the program would be a great blow to the field. Edward K. Morris, Professor and Chair, Department of Applied Behavioral Science, University of Kansas |
| 888 | Anya Nyson | |
| 889 | Katrina Miller | Industrial Psychology is something I plan to pursue in graduate school and I hoped WMU would be an available choice for me. |
| 890 | Deanna Norris | |
| 891 | Guillermo Yáber | |
| 892 | Guy Bruce. Ed. D; BCBA | As the owner of a consulting business and former academic, I strongly recommend that the trustees allow the masters and doctoral programs in psychology to continue. These programs have contributed to WMU's worldwide reputation as a outstanding graduate school for the study of behavior analysis and its practical applications to real-world problems. As I understand it, these programs actually make money for the university, so cutting them would weaken the university financially. |
| 893 | Heidi Eyre, Ph.D. | Western Michigan is well known for its strong training in behavior analysis. Western Michigan students are always prominent at ABA conventions and I would hate to see that number decline due to the elimination of the clinical and I/O programs. |
| 894 | Ratsamy Phonthipsavath | |
| 895 | James L. Tichenor PHD | As a 1968 graduate of the psychology graduate program at WMU, I was surprised and discouraged that there was even consideration to eliminating such an outstanding program. Please reconsider and keep this unique and distinguished program alive. |
| 896 | Anonymous | I am employed by the Association for Behavior Analysis, a 4000+ member association based in Kalamazoo. When reviewing the "leaders" of this field, I am impressed- and proud- of the number that studied and work at Western. In fact, WMU's reputable psychology programs are the reason this well-respected international association is located here. Cutting these programs would negatively impact the field of behavior analysis as a whole. |
| 897 | Harvey N. Myers | |
| 898 | Morry Edwards, Ph.D. | |
| 899 | Anastasia Stalias | |
| 900 | Carmen Softas | |
