Liz Sheehan

I am a Senior Lecturer at University of Kentucky. I currently teach PSY 160: Human Sexuality, but have also taught PSY 350: Careers in Psychology, PSY 216: Statistics, PSY 215: Research Methods, PSY 160: Human Sexuality, and PSY 780: Graduate Student Teaching Seminar. In 2008, I earned my PhD in Psychology from Emory University and spent the next 7 years on the faculty at Georgia State University before moving to Kentucky. I have presented my work on designing study abroad programs, teaching with technology, and incorporating writing assignments into courses at teaching conferences, such as the Southeastern Conference on Teaching of Psychology. My course designs favor active learning in the classroom and student-driven formats. Outside of the classroom, I have been a faculty advisor for psychology majors, on the UK Conduct Hearing Board, and I work on curriculum development for our department.

See my CV for more details!

Welcome! I have compiled a list of resouces that might be helpful for you as an undergraduate psychology major. If you have any links or bits of information that you would recommend to others, please send them to me and I will post them here for your peers.

First, if I am listed as your advisor, this means that you have earned at least 60 credit hours (junior status) and were assigned me in place of the professional advisor you had through the college prior to this point (or you transfered in with enough credits). 

At this point in your education, you get assigned to a faculty advisor within your major because you should be at the point where you are thinking about life after college and what you might do as a career. I am here to help you on that path. While we can talk some about course decisions, at this point in your academic career, you should be familiar with your APEX report and those course choices are primarily up to you.

Tutorials on course planning and registering for courses in myUK

• How to search for courses and use your course planner: http://docs.myuk.uky.edu/planning/
• How to register for courses, restricted courses, and waitlist info: https://www.uky.edu/registrar/how-to-register

 College of A&S on Frequently Asked Questions about Advising

• Try looking at this helpful website created by the College  
• They include information about how to change your major, add aminor, repeating a course, withdrawing from courses, etc.

General Info on College Degrees and Graduation

• 6 Reasons you might not graduate on time (and what to do about it), NY Times

Are you deciding on whether to pursue a BS or BA degree?

• Ultimately this decision is up to you
• Here is a link to what the American Psychoogical Association has to say about it: http://www.apa.org/ed/precollege/about/faq.aspx
• The above link also has lots of information about careers in psychology and suggestions for psychology majors

What can you do with your psychology major?

• Careers in Psychlogy website by Dr. Jonathan Golding (from our dept): https://scoutiescareersinpsychology.org
• Dr. Kit's Career videos website - with experts talking about their own jobs and educational paths: http://www.drkit.org/careervideos/
• Dr. Hammer's Mental Health Careers Test and website: http://drjosephhammer.com/psych-grad-school/the-mental-health-professions-career-test/
• Careers in Psychology website by American Psychological Association: http://www.apa.org/careers/resources/guides/careers.aspx
• Occupational Outlook Handbook by the Bureau of Labor Statistics: this website provides handy info on types of careers, potential growth in the field, average salaries, etc.
• Career planner/major search from UK: http://www.uky.edu/academics/

Applying to Graduate School

• American Psychological Association: http://www.apa.org/education/grad/applying.aspx
• UK GRE Prep Seminars: https://www.uky.edu/thestudy/gre-prep-seminar

Ways to get more involved in psychology

• Join one of our departmental organizations like Psi Chi or the UK Psychology Student Association (Facebook Page, psystuassocia@uky.edu)
• Register for PSY 395 or PSY 399: https://psychology.as.uky.edu/psych-undergrad-forms
• Join a professional organization
  • American Psychological Association (APA)
  • Association for Psychology Science Student Caucus (APSSC): many ways to get involved,  funding opportunities, and internships
  • Kentucky Psychological Association: Undergraduate can join for FREE!