Dr. Pedersen attended Brigham Young University where he was a premed student before choosing to pursue a doctorate in psychology. He spent much of his graduate studies in medical settings and conducting medical research. For the past twenty years he has been a member of the faculty in Student Development at BYU where he trained psychologists, taught classes, and conducted research on student academic performance and mental health. He currently is a full-time administrator with responsibility for several advisement centers including the Preprofessional (premed) Advisement Center. He is married to Jessica Stoddard Pedersen and they have three amazing children. He loves the outdoors, continually learning, and traveling across the country and world.
Tyler Pedersen, PhD
Clinical Professor/Psychologist. BYU, Provo, UT