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Director: Bryce Van Vleet, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Eastern Mennonite University
Director: Bryce Van Vleet, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Eastern Mennonite University
Dr. Bryce Van Vleet earned a PhD from North Dakota State University in Developmental Science under the direction of Dr. Heather R. Fuller in 2025. He is a first year assistant professor of psychology at Eastern Mennonite University where he directs the Rural T.R.U.S.T lab, a social science research lab that seeks to understand well-being, resiliency, and trust in science across rural America. His current projects investigate queer well-being in rural America, advocate for empathy towards vaccine hesitancy in adulthood, and models how rural parents impart coping skills to their children.
Dr. Bryce Van Vleet earned a PhD from North Dakota State University in Developmental Science under the direction of Dr. Heather R. Fuller in 2025. He is a first year assistant professor of psychology at Eastern Mennonite University where he directs the Rural T.R.U.S.T lab, a social science research lab that seeks to understand well-being, resiliency, and trust in science across rural America. His current projects investigate queer well-being in rural America, advocate for empathy towards vaccine hesitancy in adulthood, and models how rural parents impart coping skills to their children.
Dr. Van Vleet has been published in numerous top tier academic journals including The Gerontologist and Innovation in Aging. He is a member of the Gerontological Society of America and specializes in adult development, rurality, and qualitative methodology. Prior to his doctoral work, Dr. Van Vleet earned a BA degree in psychology from Seattle Pacific University, a leading faith-based liberal arts university, and a MS from North Dakota State.
Dr. Van Vleet has been published in numerous top tier academic journals including The Gerontologist and Innovation in Aging. He is a member of the Gerontological Society of America and specializes in adult development, rurality, and qualitative methodology. Prior to his doctoral work, Dr. Van Vleet earned a BA degree in psychology from Seattle Pacific University, a leading faith-based liberal arts university, and a MS from North Dakota State.
A recent convert to Anabaptism, Dr. Van Vleet looks for ways to incorporate faith into his scholarship and teaching. He encourages scholars from all walks of faith to bring their full selves into their work.
A recent convert to Anabaptism, Dr. Van Vleet looks for ways to incorporate faith into his scholarship and teaching. He encourages scholars from all walks of faith to bring their full selves into their work.
Research Assistants
Research Assistants
We are currently accepting research assistants for Spring 2026 and beyond! Please email Dr. Bryce to learn more.
We are currently accepting research assistants for Spring 2026 and beyond! Please email Dr. Bryce to learn more.
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