Beth M Schwartz Author

Beth M. Schwartz, PhD, is currently the William E. Thoresen and Catherine Ehrman Thoresen '23 Professor of Psychology and assistant dean of the College at Randolph College. She received her PhD in cognitive psychology from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1991. Her early work focused on factors that influence the accuracy of child witnesses, in particular how changes in the legal system can create a more age-appropriate interview for young children.

At Randolph College, she teaches Introduction to Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Research Methods, and a Senior Research Capstone Course and is an award-winning teacher (2001 Randolph College Gillie A. Larew Award for Outstanding Teaching; 2006 Outstanding Teaching and Mentoring Award from AP-LS). She served as chair of the Psychology Department from 1998 to 2006, and again in 2008, and is currently assistant dean of the College.