PROFILE

Sarah Kollat, Ph.D., is a teaching professor of psychology at Penn State.

Her areas of specialty include infant, child, and adolescent development and child psychopathology. She has special interests in behavioral therapy, peer relationships, and neurodiversity with a specific focus on the autism spectrum.

She has been lucky to teach a variety of courses over her career surrounding these topics and looks forward each semester to updating course materials with the newest scientific breakthroughs in our understanding of human development and mental health.

Working with my students has been the greatest joy of her career. Every class is an opportunity to connect with the amazing people in her classes. There is no other job like it!

In her spare time, she volunteers as a firefighter with ALPHA Fire Company. She also writes psychological thrillers under the pen name Sarah K. Stephens. When she’s not teaching, volunteering, or writing, she’s enjoying time with her husband and family in the wilds of Central PA.