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Due to winter weather conditions forecasted for the Peoria area, the Bradley University campus will be closed on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, and all classes should move to remote learning at their already scheduled times. Campus offices should move to remote work. Most campus facilities will be closed tomorrow. Essential personnel should check with their supervisor for specific instructions. The following will be open on campus: Markin Center - regular operation hours Geisert Hall Dining - regular operation hours, but closing at 8 p.m. Student Center Dining - limited options may be available - will open at 9 a.m., closing at 8 p.m. All other dining operations will be closed. Library - hours will be posted at https://www.bradley.edu/academic/lib/ Men’s Basketball versus Southern Illinois will be played at the scheduled time of 6 p.m. at the Civic Center. Go Braves! See bradley.edu for updates and more information. Click here to view the University Inclement Weather Policy.

Wendy Schweigert

Wendy Schweigert

Associate Professor

    Bradley Hall 77
    (309) 677-2581
   wendy@bradley.edu

 

Ph.D., Experimental Psychology, Ohio University

Biography

Wendy Schweigert has been a member of the faculty at Bradley University since 1987.  Her research interests are in Environmental Psychology (the interaction of people and the space around them), especially the overlap between Environmental and Cognitive Psychology as well as predictors of Environmental Attitude.  She lives in a small farming community with her husband and two children where they have a large garden, a number of cats, a few llamas, and honeybees.

Teaching

Dr. Schweigert teaches Research Methods, Statistics, Cognitive Psychology and Environmental Psychology.  She especially enjoys guiding students to think like psychological scientists.  In addition to her courses, Dr. Schweigert supervises honors theses in her areas of expertise as well as a small cadre of student research assistants who work on projects in Environmental Psychology.

Scholarship

Dr. Schweigert has authored a number of scholarly presentations, publications, and textbooks.  Presently, her textbook Research in Psychology: A Handbook is in its 4th edition. 

Service

Dr. Schweigert is presently associate chair of the Department of Psychology.  Dr. Schweigert is also the LAS Student Success Coordinator and Faculty Lead on Student Success and Advising for the University.