Jeffrey Fagen, Ph.D., Dean of St. John’s
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, received his Bachelor of Arts
degree in 1972 from the City College of New York with a major in
psychology and a minor in sociology. He received his Master of
Science (1974) and Doctor of Philosophy (1976) degrees in
developmental psychology from Rutgers University. He was an
Assistant Professor of Psychology at Northern Illinois University
from 1976-1979 after which he returned to Rutgers University to
assume the position of Research Associate in the laboratory of Dr.
Carolyn Rovee-Collier. Dr. Fagen joined the faculty of St. John’s
University as an Associate Professor of Psychology in 1981 and was
promoted to Professor in 1990. He chaired the Department of
Psychology at St. John’s from 1990-2000 when he became the Dean of
St. John’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at St. John’s
University. Dr. Fagen currently serves on the editorial boards of
Infant Behavior and Development and Child Development Research`. He
is a fellow of the General, Experimental, Developmental and
Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology Divisions of the American
Psychological Association. He is a frequent accreditation site
visitor for the American Psychological Association and previously
served on the Association’s Accreditation Appeals Panel. He
recently chaired two three-day workshops for new and experienced
department chairs for the Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences.
Dr. Fagen is a licensed psychologist in the State of New
York.