Mary Elizabeth Bridges: A Professor Nurturing Young Minds

Assistant Psychology Professor Mary Elizabeth Bridges brings over 19 years of research experience into her classroom. Studying positive psychological resources, she employs these tactics when teaching a class full of college students.

Teaching courses such as Introduction to Psychology, Bridges often works with students who have just entered college. Since she primarily teaches introductory courses, Bridges understands the first-year experience and how to foster a student’s success. She explains that her goal as an educator is to empower students to recognize their own potential and thrive.

While she continues to chart new horizons in psychology, Bridges remains dedicated to nurturing the minds and hearts of her students. Her legacy is a testament to education’s positive role in a student’s life.