Faculty Research Interests
Undergraduate Research
Psychology majors have the opportunity to engage in research projects with faculty mentors. Faculty research interests cover many of the major areas of Psychology including: Clinical, Social, Developmental, Industrial/Organizational, Cognition, and Cognitive Neuroscience. Faculty interests are listed below. Current and ongoing research projects are listed below by the areas/emphasis offered in the department. Students interested in getting involved in Faculty-Student research/projects are encouraged to directly contact potential mentors. Most faculty ask interested students to commit at least one full semester to their lab. Engaging in research with a mentor is particularly valuable for students who wish to go to graduate school or students who wish to improve their research skills. Students that are actively engaging in research with a faculty mentor, may have the opportunity to engage in a Senior Project course. This is a year-long capstone series of courses, which has students conducting an independent research project.
| Faculty | Research Interests |
|---|---|
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Dr. Kevin Autry (Ph.D., University of Arkansas) |
Cognition; mental representation |
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Dr. Lori Barker (Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles) |
Multicultural psychology; multicultural education & diversity training; multicultural attitudes; psychological impact of cultural representation; clinical psychology |
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Dr. Tatiana Basáñez (Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University) |
Social psychology applied to health & politics; acculturation; intergroup processes; media psychology; risky behaviors; stress & coping |
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Dr. Rachel Baumsteiger (Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University) |
Positive developmental psychology; moral development; adolescence; prosocial behavior |
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Dr. Brittany Bell (Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University) |
Autism spectrum disorder; neuropsychological assessment; psychotherapy |
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Dr. Robert Blumenfeld (Ph.D., University of California, Davis) |
Neural basis of memory; executive function |
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Dr. Erika DeJonghe (Ph.D., Michigan State University) |
Child psychology; intimate partner violence; violent/aggressive behavior; psychotherapy with children and families |
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Dr. Juliana Fuqua (Ph.D., University of California, Irvine) |
Developmental, health, and social psychology; quantitative & qualitative methods; evaluation; risky behavior & health; transdisciplinary collaboration; education innovations |
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Dr. Michael Giang (Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles) |
Educational psychology; learning science; online technologies; research methods; social development; acculturation; intergroup relations; peer harassment |
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Dr. Jennifer Hsia (Ph.D., University of South Dakota) |
Clinical & health psychology; behavioral medicine; integrated behavioral health; social justice & equity; psychotherapy with Asian/Asian American adults and older adults |
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Dr. Vanessa Kettering (Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University) |
Substance use/misuse; health behavior change; self-regulation; stress management |
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Dr. Marie Lamothe-Francois (Ph.D., Texas A&M University) |
Multiculturalism & diversity; relational dynamics & trauma; identity development; social capital; clinical supervision |
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Dr. Sara Langford (Ph.D., Central Michigan University) |
Industrial/Organizational psychology; leadership; voting in organizations; telework; coworker relationships; stress & coping; gender & work issues |
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Dr. Travis Miller (Ph.D., University of California, Riverside) |
Social psychology; sports psychology; goal setting |
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Dr. Alejandro Morales (Ph.D., University of Nebraska–Lincoln) |
Counseling psychology; psychosocial adjustment of Latinx communities |
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Dr. Jill Nemiro (Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University) |
Organizational and team creativity |
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Dr. Soeun Park (Ph.D., University of Iowa) |
Immigrants of color’s relationships & intergenerational trauma; stigma & stereotypes within communities of color |
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Dr. Tatiana Pumaccahua (Ph.D., University of Rhode Island) |
Clinical child & family/school psychology; socioemotional learning; school-based mental health; cultural adaptations of EBPs; gamification; higher education equity |
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Dr. Viviane Seyranian (Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University) |
Well-being; transcendence; spirituality; nature benefits; positive education; leadership |
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Dr. Nicholas Von Glahn (Ph.D., Central Michigan University) |
Memory; memory judgments; false memory; cognitive aging; courtroom psychology; human & animal learning |