Department of Psychological Science Faculty Research Interests
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Dr. Heather Adams
Identity Development; Marginalized Populations; Qualitative Paradigm
Dr. Paul Biner
Industrial/Organizational; Control Motivation; Training Evaluation
Dr. Darrell Butler
Cognition (perception, decision making, critical thinking, problem solving); Human Factors; Uses of Computers in Psychology
Dr. Lambert Deckers
Emotions; Decision Making
Dr. Robert Fischer
Animal Behavior; Social Communication; Primate Behavior; Human Sociobiology
Dr. Johnathan Forbey
Personality Assessment; Forensic Psychology; Research Methodology and Measurement
Dr. George Gaither
Human Sexual Behavior; Psychology Major Student Development; Teaching and Learning Issues in Higher Education; Trauma and Psychopathology
Dr. Thomas Holtgraves
Interpersonal Communication Processes/Psycholinguistics; Personality and Information Processing; Gambling
Dr. Mary Kite
Gender Stereotyping and Prejudice; Attitudes Toward Gay Men and Lesbians; Attitudes Toward Older Adults
Dr. Linh Littleford
Diversity and Ethnic Minority Issues; Acculturation and Ethnic Identity; Interpersonal Interaction and Intergroup Anxiety; Professional Ethics; Cross-cultural Psychotherapy
Dr. David Perkins
Community Psychology; Community Supports for Serious Mental Illness
Dr. Kerri Pickel
Eyewitness Memory; Juror Decision Making
Dr. Kristin Ritchey
Cognitive Psychology; Reading Comprehension
Dr. Michael Tagler
Attitudes and Persuasion; Stereotypes and Prejudice; Selective Exposure to Information; Sleep Deprivation and Sleep Debt
Dr. John Wallace
Gambling Addiction, Decision Making
Dr. Bernard Whitley
Prejudice and Discrimination; Academic Integrity; Measurement Issues in Psychological Research
Dr. Lucinda Woodward
Personality Psychology; Interpersonal Relations; Circumplex Theory Health Psychology