ISPP Core Faculty Bios

Areas of Expertise: Research Methods, History and Systems, Biological Basis of Behavior, Business

Emese Vitalis, Ph.D. Assistant Professor

Dr. Emese Vitalis is a full-time faculty member at the Illinois School of Professional Psychology. She obtained her Ph.D. in Psychology from Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands, and has more than sixteen years of experience teaching face-to-face and online courses to college and graduate students from many different countries, social backgrounds, interests, and ages. Dr. Vitalis has taught a wide variety of courses; most recently Cognitive and Affective Processes, Biological Basis of Behavior, Child and Adolescent Psychology, Research Methods, History and Systems, and Health Psychology. She has done research in learning and text understanding, trained middle and high school students in learning ad exam-taking strategies, and teachers in student learning processes. Dr. Vitalis has managed research groups, volunteers, and committees. Dr. Vitalis currently serves as a member of the Advisory Board of the Psychology Program at St. Augustine College in Chicago. Her clinical experience includes assessment, testing, and therapy. Dr. Vitalis also has an MBA and a Certificate of Entrepreneurship from the University of Montana and has experience in coaching start-up companies and writing business plans. Dr. Vitalis was born and raised in Hungary and has lived in four different countries. She enjoys traveling, writing, and movies.

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