Psychology Efforts Increase To Prepare Majors For Graduate Study Dr. Jack Thomas, chairman of the Psychology Department, resigned as director of the Counseling Center at the close of the 1981 spring semester in order to devote more time to the academic program in psychology. Dr. Lewis Moore, Associate Professor of Psychology I was promoted to director and, early in the fall semester . he was appointed director of the Family Life Center of the College Church of Christ. Dwight Ireland returned to the department after a two-year leave of absence for graduate study at the University of Arkansas. Members of the department were active in the Arkansas Psychological Association. The State Licensure Examinations were administered by Dr. Thomas in Searcy on a regular, continuing basis. Dr. Thomas served as chairman of the Academic Reinvolvement Committee and chairman of the Sunset Review Committee. Dr. Robert McKelvain wa"s ap· pOinted editor of the APA Newsletter and was elected to the Board of Directors of the Arkansas Behavior Therapy Association. Dr. Walter Porter took a sab· batical leave for the spring semester to complete a book on psychology and the Bible, en· titled , "Solomon 's Wisdom." The book culminated eight years of research by Dr. Porter. He and his wife presented the Psychology from the Bible Award to Barbara Williams. At the 1981 April meeting of the Arkansas Psychological Association, senior major David P. McAnulty presented a paper on " Effects of Parent Behaviors on Adolescents ' Refusal of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Mari· juana." McAnulty received a National Institute of Mental Health stipend to pursue doc· toral study in clinical psychology at Louisiana State University. Mr. Ireland submitted an article on " Role of Nasal Air Flow 108· Psychology in Convulsions Induced by Lidociane in the Rat.. to the Journal of Experimental Neurology. Dr. Moore presented a paper on "Imagery Analysis and Hyp· nosis in Treatment of Marriage Conflicts" ' at the National Sym· posium on the Family. Dr. Thomas was accepted as a member of the Arkansas Society for Clinical Hypnosis. He attended the seminar of the Society for Medical Hypnoanal· ysis and completed 38 hours of intensive study. Dr. Moore had tr.aining in neurolinguistic programming under Dr. Richard Bandler and Mr. Ireland completed an internship at the Ozark Guidance Center under the direction of psychiatrist Dr. Travis Jenkins, a Harding alumnus. The department began a team-teaching approach in general psychology, expanded its attention to service courses for other departments, and gave increased effort to prepare rna· jors thoroughly for graduate study and to place them in appropriate graduate schools. ~ The psychology honor socie· ty, Psi Chi , was for the earnest college student who posessed promise in the field as indicated by academic achievement. The 20 club members attend· ed the Arkansas Psychology Association meeting in the fall and spring. Psi Chi President. Kea Rea explained Harding's involvement at these events. "At the association meetings several Harding students active· Iy partiCipated by making presentations," she mentioned. Additional field trips were planned during club meetings, and the group left campus for outside adventures in their field on two occasions in the spring. ~ 1. DR. JACK THOMAS demonstrates an Intelligence test to psychology majors. 2. PSI CHI. Front row: Hogge, F7anagan, Clark, Rea. Back row: Parler-sponsor, Brown, Cloud, Harding, Riley, An· thony, Metcalfe, Beaudry. Dwight Ireland, MA Instr. Robert "'cKelvaln, PhD Asst. Prof. Lewl. Moore, PhD Assoc. Prof. Walter Porter, PhD Prof. \ Jack D. Thom.., PhD Prof.• Chairman - Slaf{ Photo \ ~ - Shawn Daggell
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