Ranell Mueller, PhD, is always asking my students to critically think about topics covered and share their thoughts via group discussions where others can share their input and challenge other students' thinking. Sharing of ideas among the class encourages students to question what they are learning. Mueller is approachable and friendly with her students, not setting herself apart from them as "the professor" and "the students." As an online instructor, she likes to require personal videos of each of her students to give a face, personal info and voice to connect to when talking via email. Mueller engages students by making discussions and topics fun for them to argue about, interesting for them to apply to a real-life scenario and intellectually challenging.
Mueller has taught abroad in South Korea and Jamaica, teaching upper-level graduate courses as well as undergraduate courses.
Mueller's research interests include student mental health and coping mechanisms utilized to reduce stress; human-animal relationships; suicide among vulnerable populations. In her free time she enjoys reading, traveling, animals, needlepoint, crochet, tea and exercise.
Published Works
Wampler, R. (2008). In the Presence of Grief. Book Review. Washington Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Newsletter. Spring, 2008.
Wampler, R. (2008). In the Presence of Grief. Book review. Maine Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Newsletter. Summer, 2008.
Wampler, R. (2008). Mistakes Were Made, But Not By Me. Book Review. Washington Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Newsletter. Fall, 2008.
Mueller, R. L. & Hunter, E. G. (2019). The Intersection of Aging and Pet Ownership: Influences of Health and Social Support. IAHAIO
Mueller, R.L. & Rowles, G. D. (2019). Beyond Attachment: Old Men and Their Dogs. (Submitting to Society and Animals).