A broad liberal arts undergraduate education should expand the students’ understanding of their own social context, increase their knowledge of individual behavior and facilitate their adjustment to a rapidly changing social world by preparing them to recognize and appreciate cultural diversity. Each of the disciplines of anthropology, psychology, and sociology offer distinct, but complementary, approaches to the study of human physiology, cognition, and behavior from a scientific and rational perspective that includes experimentation, observation.

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Behavioral and Social Sciences

Kelly McConnell

Kelly McConnell, from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, is a psychology major who has made the most of her time at Lee. She works as a student assistant in the Behavioral and Social Sciences Department and participates in both Lee’s LEAP (Learn. Engage. Achieve. Program.) and the McNair Scholars Program. Through McNair, Kelly has gained hands-on experience conducting research alongside a faculty mentor, preparing her for graduate school. After graduation, she plans to pursue a master’s degree and become a licensed marriage and family counselor.