Faculty

Prospective students are encouraged to contact faculty members about available research opportunities. To learn more about each faculty member and their research interests, click on the faculty member's name below.

Core Faculty

Faculty Research area

Justin T. Buckingham, Ph.D.  

(Ohio University)

Social psychology of the self and social comparison; Microaffirmations

Is open to accepting graduate students 

Maria P. Fracasso, Ph.D

(Fordham University)

Social and Emotional Development; Attachment Security; Parenting; Cultural Contexts; Subjective Well-Being

Is open to accepting graduate students

Kerri A. Goodwin, Ph.D. 

(Florida State University)

False Memory, Social Factors in Eyewitness Memory, Emotion and Memory, Applied Memory Research

Is open to accepting graduate students

Jeff Kukucka, Ph.D.

(CUNY Graduate Center)

Psychology and Law; Forensic and Legal Decision-Making; Cognitive Bias; Wrongful Convictions

Is open to accepting graduate students

Jared McGinley, Ph.D.

(Virginia Tech)

Biology of Emotion, Anxiety, Coping, and Flexibility/Adaptability; Cardiovascular Physiology

Is open to accepting graduate students

Geoffrey D. Munro, Ph.D. 

(Kent State University)

Social Judgment, Biases and Errors in Social Thought, Attitudes and Persuasion

Is open to accepting graduate students

Rachel Rubinstein, Ph.D.

(Rutgers University)

Perception of social groups. Stereotypes. Implicit (i.e., indirect) social evaluations

Is NOT accepting graduate students

Blaire Weidler, Ph.D.

(Washington University, St. Louis)

Visual Attention, Cognitive Control, Action and Perception

Is open to accepting graduate students

 

Affiliated  Faculty

Faculty

Research Area

Bryan D. Devan, Ph.D.

(McGill University)

Biopsychology of Learning, Memory and Spatial Cognition, Psychopharmacology and Treatment of Neurodegenerative Disease and Age-Related Cognitive Decline

Michael Ent, Ph.D.

(Florida State University)

Self-control, Altruism, Social Exclusion, Guilt, and Health Psychology
Faizan Imtiaz, Ph.D. Industrial-Organizational psychology, Generational differences in the workplace, Acculturation and the work experiences of immigrants, Group dynamics in multicultural teams, Resilience and performance in applied sport psychology

Elizabeth Katz, Ph.D.

(University of Texas, Austin)

Addictive Disorders; Substance and Behavioral Addictions; Health Behaviors; Stigma of Substance Use Disorders

Elyssa Klann, Ph.D. 

(Indiana University)

Reproductive (in)justice, abortion attitudes and experiences; LGBTQ+ experiences and intersectionality of racism, cissexism, sexism, and heterosexism

Jacqueline S. Leventon, Ph.D.

(Emory University)

Cognitive development, Emotion and Memory, Electrophysiology, Infancy and Childhood

Abby Mello, Ph.D.

(University of Tennessee)

Industrial/Organizational Psychology; Leadership Teams, Social and Individual Cognition, Organizational Culture

Renae C. Mitchell, Ph.D.

(University of Kansas)

Social Justice in Psychology,  LGBTQ+ Identity & Experience, Sexual Violence Prevention

Kim Shifren, Ph.D. 

(Syracuse University)

Lifespan perspective on caregivers, and those living with chronic illnesses, Relationship between personality, identity development, caregiver experiences, experiences of those living with chronic illnesses, and mental (well-being, depression) and physical health

Evangeline A. Wheeler, Ph.D.

(University of California, Berkley)

Compassion Meditation, Mindsets, Effects of Racial Bias on Health