| Faculty |
Research Interests |
Department Chair:
Melissa Brown, PhD,
Indiana University
(585) 395-2488
mmbrown@brockport.edu |
Developmental psychopathology; social development; family influences
on development; school readiness; social policy on compensatory preschool
and family support programs |
| Professors: |
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Dean, School of Letters & Sciences
Stuart Appelle, PhD,
George Washington University
(585) 395-2394
sappelle@brockport.edu |
Sensory processes; visual, tactual
and cross-modality perception; states of consciousness; perceptual-motor
development; hypnosis |
Visiting Professor of Psychology:
Philip Davidson, PhD,
George Washington University |
Developmental disabilities: dual diagnosis and age-related
difficulties in developmentally delayed individuals |
Associate Professors:
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Acting Director of MA in Psychology Program
David Abwender, PhD, University
of Miami
(585) 395-5559
dabwende@brockport.edu |
Psychological and neuropsychological assessment and test development;
clinical neuropsychology and neuropsychiatry; health psychology; relationship
of stress/coping and personality variables to central nervous system
pathology |
Stacy Birch, PhD,
University of Illinois
(585) 395-2484
sbirch@brockport.edu |
Language comprehension; reading impairment; memory |
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Kelly Brennan-Jones, PhD,
SUNY Buffalo
(585) 395-5553
kbrennan@brockport.edu |
Personality and social-psychological influences on close relationship
processes; attachment measurement; attachment theory applied to
the study of adult emotions, cognitions and behaviors, including
romantic love, the self, touch, individual adaptation, and relational
optimism |
Lori-Ann B. Forzano PhD, SUNY Stony Brook
(585) 395-2759
lforzano@brockport.edu |
Human learning; choice behavior; research methods; eating and drinking |
Janet F. Gillespie, PhD,
Southern
Illinois University
(585) 395-2433
jgillesp@brockport.edu |
Positive Psychology; community psychology and prevention; social support; quality of life issues; social cognition and social problem solving; intervention with families at risk for psychopathology. |
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Susan Shonk, PhD,
University of Rochester
(585) 395-5132
sshonk@brockport.edu
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Developmental psychopathology; development of emotional regulation and autonomy; family intervention programs based on attachment theory |
| Assistant Professors: |
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John J. Chelonis, Ph.D.
SUNY at Stony Brook
(585) 395-2048
jcheloni@brockport.edu
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Effects of pharmacological and toxicological agents on learning and behavior in humans and nonhumans; application of methods used to assess learning and behavior in nonhuman animals to the study of psychopathology in children and adults. |
Marcie Desrochers, Ph.D., BCBA
University of Manitoba
(585) 395-5634
mdesroch@brockport.edu
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Applied behavioral analysis; training of applied behavior analysts; evaluation of instructional software; teaching functional behavioral assessment and treatment approaches for individuals with developmental disabilities. |
Herbert C. Fink, Ph.D.
University of Rochester
(585) 395-5635
hfink@brockport.edu |
Social psychology |
Amanda Lipko, Ph.D. (expected 6/08)
Kent State University |
Joining us in Fall 2008
The development of metacognition in childhood. (Children's overconfidence in their own cognitive abilities). |
Sara Margolin, Ph.D.
University of Florida
(585) 395-2908
smargoli@brockport.edu
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Age-related effects on language at both the word and sentence levels and on spelling. Also interested in the effects of negation on reading comprehension in older adults. |
Laurel McNall, Ph.D.
SUNY Albany
(585) 395-2904
lmcnall@brockport.edu
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Electronic performance monitoring; organizational justice; informal learning; performance appraisal. |
Matthew K. Mulvaney, Ph.D.
University of New Hampshire
(585) 395-5774
mmulvane@brockport.edu |
Determinants and outcomes of parenting; parental discipline; parent-child interaction; children's appraisals of parenting; parents' perceptions of children; educational issues.
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Jennifer Ratcliff, Ph.D.
Ohio University
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Joining us in Fall 2008
Prejudice and stereotyping; socio-cultural factors influencing attitudes. |