Psychology Faculty

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Aparcero-Suero, Maria, Assistant Professor and Director of Forensic Mental Health Services, Psychology, Ph.D., Fordham Universiry, 2023; 2025. Psychological and forensic assessment, cross-cultural assessment, immigration evaluations, instrument development and adaptation.

Cashel, Mary Louise, Associate Professor, Psychology, Ph.D., University of North Texas, 1997; 1997. Child and adolescent assessment; juvenile delinquency and preventative interventions; PTSD.

Choi, You-Jung, Assistant Professor, Psychology, Ph.D. University of Missouri, 2015; 2020. Cognitive development in infants and young children.

Habib, Reza, Associate Professor and School Director, Psychology, Ph.D., University of Toronto, 2000; 2003. Brain imaging (fMRI); statistical methodology; long-term memory.

Hurtado-Parrado, Camilo, Assistant Professor BAT, Ph.D., University of Manitoba, 2014; 2021. Human and nonhuman learning and behavioral processes.

Hylin, Michael, Associate Professor, Psychology, Ph.D., Northern Illinois University, 2010; 2014. Brain & Cognitive Sciences; neurocognitive rehabilitation following traumatic brain injury.

Jacobs, Eric, Associate Professor, Psychology, Ph.D., University of Florida, 1997; 1999. Experimental analysis of behavior; behavioral pharmacology; opioid pharmacology, radical behaviorism. 

Kang, Tamara, Assistant Professor, Psychology, Ph.D., University of Texas, El Paso, 2017; 2019. Mental health; criminal justice rehabilitation and assessment; psychology and law.

Kibby, Michelle Y., Professor, Psychology, Ph.D., The University of Memphis, 1998; 2004. Neuropsychology; brain-behavior relations; reading disorders; ADHD; child assessment.

Lakshmanan, Usha, Professor, Psychology, Ph.D., University of Michigan,1989; 1990. Psycholinguistics; first and second language acquisition; bilingualism; multilingualism; language and cognition.

Lang, Amy, Assistant Professor, Psychology, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2022; 2024. Adolescence and young adulthood; health care transition; pediatric psychology; self-management.

Lee, Eric B., Associate Professor, Psychology, Ph.D., Utah State University, 2019; 2020. Contextual behavior science; obsessive-compulsive behavior; anxiety; process-based therapy.

Lee, Heekyung, Assistant Professor, Psychology, Ph.D. Michigan State University, 2021; 2025.Emotion regulation & Quality of Life for persons with disabilities and veterans.

Masek, Lillian, Assistant Professor, Psychology, Ph.D., Temple University, 2021; 2025. Caregiver-child interaction, language development, infant attention, natural behavior, infant learning, Üommunity-based research.

Morgan, Robert D., Professor and Dean of the College of Health and Human Sciences, Ph.D., University of Missouri, 1999; 2021. Treatment and assessment of justice-involved persons with mental illness, effects of incarceration including in restricted housing units, and forensic mental health assessment.

O'Neill, Paige, Assistant Professor, BAT, Ph.D., University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2025; 2025. Early intervention, skill acquisition, autism spectrum disorders, human operant research, translational research, treatment integrity, differential reinforcement of other behavior.

Redner, Ryan N., Professor and Program Director, BAT, Ph.D., Western Michigan University, 2012; 2015. Tobacco regulatory science; cell phone use in the classroom; healthy eating and exercise; behavioral economics.

Shawler, Lesley, Assistant Professor, BAT, Ph.D., Institute of Applied Behavior Endicott College, 2019; 2021. Assessment and treatment of challenging behavior and teaching verbal behavior to individuals with Autism and other neurodevelopmental disabilities.

Smith, Travis, Psychology, Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, 2014; 2025. Psychology of Learning, Behavioral Neuroscience, Behavioral Modification, Comparative Cognition, Behavioral Pharmacology.

Yoon, Haewon, Assistant Professor, Psychology, Ph.D., Rutgers University, 2014; 2025 Judgment and Decision Making; Impatience; Decision Bias; Consumer Behavior; Personal Finance.

Emeriti Faculty

Chwalisz, Kathleen D., Professor, Psychology, Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1992; 1992. 

Clancy Dollinger, Stephanie M., Associate Professor, Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1989; 1989.

DiLalla, David L., Associate Professor and Associate Provost, Psychology, Ph.D., University of Virginia, 1989; 1990.

DiLalla, Lisabeth F., Professor, Psychology, Family and Community Medicine, Ph.D., University of Virginia, 1987; 1992. 

Dillon, Ronna, Professor, Ph.D., University of California, Riverside, 1978; 1978.

Dollinger, Stephen J., Professor, Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1977; 1977.

Gannon, Linda, Professor, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1975; 1975.

Gilbert, Brenda O., Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of Florida, 1985; 1986.

Gilbert, David G., Professor, Ph.D., Florida State University, 1978; 1985.

Jensen, Robert A., Professor, Ph.D., Northern Illinois University, 1976; 1981.

McHose, James H., Professor, Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1961; 1961.

McKillip, John A., Professor, Ph.D., Loyola University of Chicago, 1974; 1975.

O’Donnell, James P., Associate Professor, Emeritus, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 1965; 1965.

Pitz, Gordon F., Professor, Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University, 1963; 1963.

Schill, Thomas R., Professor, Ph.D., Oklahoma State University, 1963; 1963.

Snyder, John F., Associate Professor, Ph.D., Loyola University, 1965; 1968.

Swanson, Jane L., Professor, Psychology, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1986; 1986.

Tinsley, Howard E. A., Professor, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1971; 1973.

Vaux, Alan C., Professor, Ph.D., Trinity College Dublin, 1979; Ph.D., University of California at Irvine, 1980; 1981.

Yanico, Barbara, Associate Professor, Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1977; 1978.