Fall 2021 Course Offerings:
COUN 310 000A Techniques of Counseling (On-Campus)
HP 301 000A Analysis of Evil I (Honors Program) (On-Campus)
HP 311 000A Forensic Psychology (On-Campus)
PSYC 330 000A Research Methods (On-Campus)
PSYC 440 000A Biological Psychology (On-Campus)
Office Schedule:
Monday - Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. & 3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Dr. Nevitt received his Bachelor of Science degree from Pittsburg State University
in Pittsburg, Kansas. His graduate studies were completed at Oklahoma State University
in Stillwater where he received a Master of Science degree in Psychology and a Ph.D.
in Experimental Psychology.
Dr. Nevitt’s experience includes 21 years as a psychology instructor for Mid-Plains
Community College in North Platte, Nebraska. He completed additional graduate studies
in counseling at Wichita State University and worked as a substance abuse counselor
for Comcare Addiction Treatment Services in Wichita, Kansas. Comcare is the largest
outpatient treatment center in the state of Kansas.
Years Teaching at Peru State College – (2002 – Present)
Courses regularly taught on Campus: HP 301 Analysis of Evil I (Honors Course, HP 302
Analysis of Evil II (Honors course), HP 311 Forensic Psychology (Honors Course), COUN
310 Techniques of Counseling, COUN 390 Group Work, COUN 410 Addictions, PSYC 410 Experimental
Psychology, PSYC 330 Research Methods, PSYC 440 Biological Psychology
Professional Organizations:
Dr. Nevitt is a member of the American Psychological Association
Dr. Nevitt is a member of the Society for Teaching Psychology.
Academic Rank - Dr. Nevitt is a Full Professor of Psychology at Peru State College
(since October 2017).
He has served on the Campus Assessment, Response and Evaluation Team (CARE Team) since
2009. He is part of the original membership of CARE Team.
Awards/Recognitions:
James Gibson-Student
Trio-Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program
Wichita State University, July 2001
Study Title – Environmental Determinants of Substance Abuse
School of Professional Studies “Instructional Innovation” Award, Spring 2006
Received Teacher Excellence Award in 2008
James R. Nevitt and Joel Lundak, “Accuracy of Self-Reports of Alcohol Offenders in
a Rural Midwestern County.” Psychological Reports, 2005, 96, 511-514.
James Nevitt, Joel Lundak and Greg Galardi, “A Profile of Adolescent Alcohol Offenders
in Two Rural Midwestern Counties.” Psychological Reports, 2006, 98, 279-384.
Galardi, G., Nevitt, J. & Gottschalk, C. (2006, October 12) Electronic Research in
the Social Sciences. Peru State College Academic Resource Center.
James R. Nevitt, Joel Lundak, Jessica Codr and Robert Adams, “An Analysis of Audit
Scores of Adolescent Offenders In Two Midwestern Counties” Psychological Reports, 2007, 100, 700-706.
Nevitt, J. (2008, October). Using an Instructor-Created Graphic Novel To Teach a Course
About Serial Murder. Poster session presented at the Criminal Justice and Pop Culture
Conference, Missouri Cental University, Warrensburg, Missouri.
Dr. James Nevitt and Dr. Greg Galardi, “Analysis of Evil: Using a Graphic Novel to
Teach an Interdisciplinary Honors Course Involving Psychology and Serial Murder”,
American Criminal Justice Association L.A.E. Journal, 2009, 20-22.
Dr. Kelli Gardner and Dr. James R. Nevitt, Psychological Student Syndrome on a Small
Midwestern College Campus (2017), Teaching Professor Conference, St. Louis, MO
