Faculty

All psychology classes are taught by instructors who have doctoral degrees in psychology. The faculty have published extensively and regularly present papers at professional associations.
Their areas of expertise include:

Adulthood and Aging
African-American, Asian-American,
and Hispanic mental health
Behavioral Neuroscience
Chemical Dependency
Clinical Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Community Psychology
Death, Dying and Bereavement
Emotion expression and emotion recognition
Evolutionary Psychology

Family processes and Counseling
Language Psychology and Education
Motivation
Nonverbal Communication
Religion and Psychology
Sex Differences
Social Psychology
Substance Abuse
Stress Management and Burnout
Urban Youth Violence

In small classes and a supportive environment, students quickly get to know their professors as teachers, mentors, and advisors. Each professor serves as an academic advisor to a small number of psychology majors. Students are encouraged to discuss academic and career concerns with their advisors regularly.

Jennifer Abe-Kim, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Ronald Barrett, Ph.D.
Professor

Larry Bernard, Ph.D.
Professor

Adam Fingerhut, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Maire Ford, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Judy Foy, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Michael Foy, Ph.D.
Professor

Richard Gilbert, Ph.D.
Professor

Cheryl Tawede Grills, Ph.D.
Professor
Chair, Psychology Department

David Hardy, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Joe Hellige, Ph.D.
Profesor

Margaret Kasimatis, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Joseph LaBrie, S.J., Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Ricardo Machón, Ph.D.
Professor

Michael Mills, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Nora Murphy, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Michael O' Sullivan, Ph.D.
Professor

Vandana Thadani, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Visiting Professor
Michelle Anderson, Ph.D.

Part-Time Faculty
Gregory Canillas,Ph.D.
Sheila Forman, JD, Ph.D., CGP
Lisa Harris, Ph.D.
Sandy Kirkner, MA
Andrew Lac, MA., MPA
David Rast III, MA
Corianne Rogalsky, Ph.D.
Mary Katherine Seabrook-Derrington, Ph.D.

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