Karen Marie Lynch
Title:
Adjunct Professor
College of Professional Studies and Advancement
Programs/Classes Taught:
506 Advanced Human Development
507 Theories of Cognitive Psychology
Areas of Expertise:
Developmental Psychology
Positive Psychology
Community Psychology
Psychology of Learning
Biography:
Karen Lynch is an adjunct professor of psychology in the College of Professional Studies and Advancement.
She began her teaching career in a Texas, 11th-grade, English classroom. She has been teaching psychology at National Louis University since 2011. She has been teaching English as a second language through the Congregation of St Joseph in LaGrange, IL since 2004.
Professor Lynch earned a Ph.D. in Psychology from National Louis in 2012. She earned an M.A. in psychology from National Louis in 2010. She graduated from Baylor University in Waco, Texasin 1980 with a B.S.,double majoring in secondary educationand English with a journalism minor. She is licensed as an educator with the State of Illinois.
Her research interests include subjective well-being, positive psychology,and the psychology of aging.
She is an executive board member for the 501(c)3 School and Tutors on Wheels (STOW), which is a sponsored ministry of the Congregation of St. Joseph that pairs older adult tutors with immigrants for one-on-one aid. She serves as the board secretary for STOW. Professor Lynch is also certified as a horticulturalist through the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, IL.
Education:
- S. Secondary Education and English, Baylor University
- A. Psychology, National Louis University
- D. Community Psychology, National Louis University
- Lynch@nl.edu
Research and Interests:
Subjective well-being in adulthood
Positive Aging
Contact Information:
Karen Lynch
Adjunct Professor
College of Professional Studies and Advancement
National Louis University
122 S. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60603
(844) 380-5001 Ext. 7411
