Biography

My name is  Merilee Krueger.  I have been a part of the Department of Psychological Science for more than thirty years.  My academic training and background are in cognitive developmental psychology.  I teach a variety of courses-including General Psychology, Educational Psychology, Psychology of the Exceptional Child, Developmental Psychology, Cross-Cultural Psychology, and Adolescent Development.  I also teach classes in Leadership at both the undergraduate and graduate level. In addition to my teaching, I advise many of our psychology majors and I am the faculty advisor for Psi Chi, the International Honor Society in Psychology and our department’s service and social club.  I am also a wife and mother.  My husband Jon and I have two sons.  Nicholas just graduated from Dental School and will be working as a dentist in St. Louis at an HIV Clinic. Sam is a Mechanical Engineer and works for Milwaukee Tool in Milwaukee WI.

Education

• Doctor of Education, University of Missouri, 2020 (Awarded Dissertation of the Year)
• M.A. in Developmental/Cognitive Psychology from the University of Nebraska.
• B.A. (with Honors), Psychology, Creighton University, 1985