Our Faculty
Rhonda Hustedt Jacobsen, Ed.D.

Q: How long have you been working at Messiah?
A: Since 1984

Q: Where did you grow up?
A: I grew up on a farm in Illinois.

Q: What is your educational background?
A: Wheaton (Illinois) College, B.A.; University of Illinois, M.ED. Educational Psychology; Temple University, Ed. D., Social Foundations of Education.

Q: What do you teach here at Messiah?
A: Over the years I've taught many of the psych courses, but recently I've been teaching Women and Men in America, History and Systems, and Senior Seminar. I also organize a "course" for new faculty every fall where they learn about the distinctive identity of Messiah College.

Q: What kind of research do you do here at Messiah? or What are you interested in doing for research at Messiah?
A: Because I oversee Faculty Development programs at Messiah, most of my research and writing is in that area. I love thinking about ways that faculty can become even better at what they do.

Q: What are your hobbies?
A: Reading, gardening, and traveling

Q: What was your most favorite and least favorite course(s) in undergrad?
A: My favorite course was Biology 101 because I eventually married my lab partner. The worst was History and Systems because everyday was the same--the prof read out loud to us from the textbook and sometimes fell asleep himself. Believe me, that would never happen in one of Messiah's psych classes!