Emese Vitalis, Ph.D.
Title:
Assistant Professor
Illinois School of Professional Psychology
Areas of Expertise:
- Research Methods
- History and Systems
- Biological Basis of Behavior
- Business
Biography:
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.
Education:
- MBA, Entrepreneurship, The University of Montana
- Ph.D., Psychology from Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands
- MA, Psychology and Teacher of Psychology, University of Debrecen, Hungary
Contact Information:
Email : evitalis@nl.edu
phone/fax: (312) 261-3114
