Megan Fischer
Adjunct Faculty
About
Megan Fischer began her college experience at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo initially as a pre-vet major. After taking some psych classes, she fell in love with the study of the brain and switched to psych with an emphasis in animal behavior. Her personal life brought her back home and she finished her BA at CSUN. Prof. Fischer completed her Masters degree at Phillips Graduate Institute, receiving an MA in Forensic Clinical Psychology. She initially worked clinically doing therapy in a community based center as well as the juvenile prison system, working with boys between the ages of 13-20. After that, Prof. Fischer moved on to working clinically in neurofeedback and biofeedback for 6 years. It was then that she found her way to teaching. She spent almost 10 years in the community college district teaching a variety of psych courses until she started at CLU in 2020.
The courses Megan Fischer has taught are General Psychology, Bio Psych, Developmental Psych/lifespan, Child Psychology, Stress Management, Social Psychology, Abnormal Psychology and Theories of Personality. She enjoys the lifespan/developmental area and has worked with a lot of children and teens in her clinical time as well as the areas of stress management. She tends to incorporate a good amount of general wellness information into her teaching as she finds it relative to (everyone) but especially our population.
Megan Fischer attended high school at the LA Zoo Magnet, with a focus in biological sciences. In her junior year, she won an essay contest that allowed her to travel to the Appalachian mountains, specifically the Blue Ridge mountains of North Carolina and track black bears for a summer. She loves animals to this day. Today, most of her “extra” time is spent watching her kids play soccer or spending time outdoors with them and working out.
Megan Fischer wants to be remembered for connecting with her students – hearing them, knowing them, and being there. One of her favorite parts of her job is that she gets to be part of such an incredible transitional time in their lives. She feels privileged to get to take this journey alongside them and truly considers it an honor. She also serves as Associate Director of Student Life at CLU, and this position has really allowed her to make CLU her home. However, she loves psychology and continues to teach for the department. She also currently serves as the advisor to The Hidden Opponent Club on campus, which focuses on the mental health and well-being of our student-athletes. She feels blessed to have the best of both worlds and be able to continue to do what she loves! She stands by the saying, “Choose a job you love and you’ll never have to work a day in your life.”