Dr. Seowon Song Assistant Professor of Psychology
Education:
Ph.D., M.S., B.A., Texas Tech University
VPH 211C
seowon.song@nwciowa.edu
Dr. Song joined Northwestern's faculty from Texas Tech University, where she earned both a doctorate and master's degree in human development and family sciences and a bachelor's degree in psychology. While at Texas Tech, she worked in the university's BioSocial Interplay in Development Lab and managed the Child Development and Relationships Lab. She also taught TTU's Lifespan Human Development and Development During Childhood courses and served as a teaching assistant for a course on child and adolescent behavior. She is the author of articles published in the Journal of Numerical Cognition, the Journal of School Psychology, Family Science Review, and Child Development. She has also presented posters at meetings of the Society for Research on Adolescence, the Society for Research on Child Development, and the National Council for Family Relations.
PSY221SS - Developmental Psychology: Childhood
(4 credits ) (NWCore option under Self and Society) This course explores the development of the child from the prenatal period into adolescence. Children's physical, cognitive, emotional, personality, social, moral and faith development is examined. Psychological research methods for studying children are covered.
PSY224 - Developmental Psychology: Adolescence
(4 credits) Adolescents experience many changes in a few short years as they transition from childhood to adulthood. This course explores the major psychological issues and theories in adolescent development with emphasis on cognitive development, self-concept, peer relationships and sexuality, among others.
PSY420 - Directed Research
(1-4 credits) Directed research involves students in research projects conducted under the supervision of department faculty. Prerequisites: 8 credits of psychology, approval of the research director and the department chair. Note: Encouraged for those students with expectations of graduate study. With the approval of the department, students may register for more than one term.
Instructor of Record, Texas Tech University (2023)
Teaching Assistant, Texas Tech University (2022)
Lab Manager, Child Development and Relationships Lab, Texas Tech University (2018-24)
Lab Assistant, BioSocial Interplay in Development Lab, Texas Tech University (2021-22)
Society for Research on Adolescence
Society for Research in Child Development