Psychology

Jeanette Altarriba
Psychology, Latin American, Caribbean & U.S. Latino Studies, College of Arts and Sciences
Dean of College of Arts and Sciences; Professor
Areas of expertise: Psychology of language, Psycholinguistics, Second language acquisition, Bilingualism, Knowledge representation, Eye movements and reading, Concept and category formation, Cognition and emotion, Cross-cultural psychology, False and autobiographical memory within and between languages, Survival processing, interaction between language, memory, and perception
Kristin Christodulu
Psychology
Clinical Associate Professor
Areas of expertise: Autism spectrum disorders, Developmental disabilities, Challenging behavior, Positive behavior support, Sleep disturbances
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Center for Behavioral Health Promotion and Applied Research, Educational & Counseling Psychology, School of Education, Psychological Services Center
Director & Senior Research Scientist
Areas of expertise: Psychology, Mental health issues, Suicide prevention, Alcohol and other drug misuse prevention in college students, Collegiate recovery programs, Peer counseling and peer education, College student hotlines, Peer theater programs, diversity, inclusion, and social justice , Disability issues
Matthew Crayne
School of Business, Management
Assistant Professor
Areas of expertise: Leader error, Micro and macro-organizational leadership processes, Industrial-organizational psychology, Management
Dev Dalal
Psychology
Associate Professor
Areas of expertise: Organizational Decision Making , Applicant Attraction, Applicant Recruitment, Employee Selection, Legal Issues in Employee Selection, Psychological Testing, Measurement of Psychological Attributes
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School of Business, Marketing
Assistant Professor
Areas of expertise: Culture, change, and consumer behavior
John Forsyth
Psychology, Psychological Services Center
Professor
Areas of expertise: Anxiety, fear, worry, and stress, mindfulness, acceptance and commitment therapy , self-compassion and kindness, human thriving, living well
Julia Hormes
Psychology, Psychological Services Center
Associate Professor
Areas of expertise: Psychology of human food choice, Eating behaviors, Food preferences and aversions, Cultural differences in eating behaviors, Eating disorders, Overweight and obesity, Cravings, Food cravings, Chocolate craving, Perimenstrual and pregnancy cravings, Social networking and video game addiction, Substance use, the status of women in academia
Richard Johnson
School of Business, Management
Associate Professor
Areas of expertise: Human Resource Information Systems, E-learning, Psychological and sociological impacts of technology, Psychology and computer use, Motivation, the Digital Divide, Managing millennials
Ewan McNay
Psychology
Associate Professor, Area Head
Areas of expertise: Role of insulin in brain function and memory, Diabetes, Alzheimer's disease
David Miller
Educational & Counseling Psychology, School of Education
Professor
Areas of expertise: School psychology, Developmental psychopathology, Behavioral interventions, Consultation and prevention, Cognitive-behavior therapy for children and adolescents
Mark Muraven
Psychology
Professor, Chair
Areas of expertise: Self-control, addiction , Motivation, emotion
Jason Randall
Psychology
Assistant Professor
Areas of expertise: Employment and educational training and learning, including e-learning and gamification, The self-regulation of attention and motivation, including mind wandering and mindfulness, Personnel selection, including intelligence and personality testing
Dr. Marcia Sutherland
Africana Studies, Psychology
Associate Professor, Chair of Africana Studies, Undergraduate Advisor, Graduate Advisor
Areas of expertise: Social and psychological development of black children, inclusiveness of education, transracial adoption, HIV/AIDS and people of African descent, enslavement and colonial experiences of people of African descent, black studies, mock jury trials, nonverbal behavior of people of African descent