Psychology

Jeanette Altarriba
Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Africana, Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies
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
Department of Psychology
Clinical Professor
Areas of expertise: Autism spectrum disorders, Developmental disabilities, Challenging behavior, Positive behavior support, Sleep disturbances
Dr. M. Dolores Cimini headshot wearing purple blazer
Center for Behavioral Health Promotion and Applied Research, Department of 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
Matt Crayne
Massry School of Business
Associate Professor, Management
Areas of expertise: Leader error, Micro and macro-organizational leadership processes, Industrial-organizational psychology, Management
Dev Dalal
Department of 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
John Forsyth
Department of 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
Department of 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
Ewan McNay
Department of Psychology
Associate Professor
Areas of expertise: Role of insulin in brain function and memory, Diabetes, Alzheimer's disease
David Miller
Department of 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
Department of Psychology
Professor, Chair
Areas of expertise: Self-control, addiction , Motivation, emotion
Dr. Marcia Sutherland
Department of Psychology, Department of Africana, Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies
Associate Professor
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
Dr. Melanie Wilcox smiling outside in colorful jacket
Department of Educational & Counseling Psychology, School of Education, Psychological Services Center
Associate Professor
Areas of expertise: Psychology, Mental Health, Substance Abuse, addiction , Trauma, Social justice, Diversity, Racism, LGBTQ+ community, Social class, Health disparities, Higher Education, College students, Student debt, Food insecurity, Housing insecurity