Pam Cartor

Dr. Pam Cartor serves as Associate Dean of Bellarmine College and Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Bellarmine University's College of Arts and Sciences. She holds a B.A. in Psychology from Stetson University, a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Tennessee (Knoxville), and completed her pre-doctoral internship at Bingham Child Guidance Center in Louisville, Kentucky.

Her research portfolio spans critical clinical psychology domains:

• Parenting behavior and conduct disorder in children
• Clergy child sexual abuse dynamics
• Personality factors influencing academic performance
• Scholarship of teaching and learning methodologies

Dr. Cartor teaches clinically focused courses including Abnormal Psychology and Counseling & Psychotherapy, with special emphasis on career development through the Professions in Psychology course and internship supervision. As an active Kentucky Psychological Association (KPA) member, she currently serves as Treasurer of the KPA Board. Her professional narrative integrates clinical expertise with educational leadership, particularly in advising students for graduate school and psychology careers.

Personal details indicate she is married to industrial-organizational psychologist Rick Cartor, with two adult children.