Meet the Faculty

Dr. Michael Figuccio

Dr. Michael Figuccio

Chair

Dr. Michael Figuccio

Chair

Research interests: Reading Development, Language Development, Music Development. Home Literacy, Diffusion-Weighted Imaging
Dr. Marya Howell-Carter

Dr. Marya Howell-Carter

First Year Experience Coordinator

Dr. Marya Howell-Carter

First Year Experience Coordinator

Research interests: Biracial identity; Mindfulness; Anxiety (test, GAD, performance, social); Sleep and Sleep Problems; Student Advisement and Academic Success; Women's Issues; and Problems Related to Race and Discrimination.

Dr. Jennifer Gonder

Dr. Jennifer Gonder

Program Director

Dr. Jennifer Gonder

Program Director

Research interests: Consumer Psychology, Performance Management, Pedagogical Research  

Dr. Michael Goodstone

Dr. Michael Goodstone

Professor

Dr. Michael Goodstone

Professor

 
Dr. Marla Jorgensen

Dr. Marla Jorgensen

Chair of LAS/Associate Professor of Psychology

Dr. Marla Jorgensen

Chair of LAS/Associate Professor of Psychology

Research interests: Children's moral reasoning, Parental fairness and domain theory, Parental lying and moral reasoning, Divorce and child outcomes (ie, parental bonding, relationship styles), Academic achievement and student advising.

Dr. Sy Islam

Dr. Sy Islam

Associate Professor

Dr. Sy Islam

Associate Professor

Research interests: Cybervetting, social media usage in selection, college student experience and its effect on academic citizenship behaviors, text analysis, training and development

Dr. Barbara Pezzanite

Dr. Barbara Pezzanite

Visiting Assistant Professor

Dr. Barbara Pezzanite

Visiting Assistant Professor

 
Dr. Kathryn Hauschild

Dr. Kathryn Hauschild

Assistant Professor

Dr. Kathryn Hauschild

Assistant Professor

Research Interests: Face and Object Processing; Categorization; Implicit Learning; Language Acquisition; Autism Spectrum Disorder; Eye-Tracking; EEG/ERP

Dr. MaryBeth Apriceno

Dr. MaryBeth Apriceno

Assistant Professor

Dr. MaryBeth Apriceno

Assistant Professor

Research Interests: Meta-analysis of ageism reduction programs, descriptive study of mental health of first year college students during the COVID-19 pandemic, correlational study of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on attitudes toward older adults/ageism

Dr. Brianna Gonzalez

Dr. Brianna Gonzalez

Assistant Professor

Dr. Brianna Gonzalez

Assistant Professor

Research Interests: Growth Mindset
Bindu Annie Dulock M.A.

Bindu Annie Dulock M.A.

Lecturer

Bindu Annie Dulock M.A.

Lecturer

Research Interests: Marital Conflict/Divorce and Child Functioning, Cognitive Restructuring, Stoicism and Anxiety, Personal Growth Initiative and Locus of Control

David Brocker M.A.

David Brocker M.A.

Lecturer

David Brocker M.A.

Lecturer

Research Interests: Person Perception, Impression Formation, Creepiness and Morbid Curiosity, Attractiveness Bias, Morality and Emotion

 

 

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