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MTSU Department of Psychology

Faculty Backgrounds and Research Interests

Applied Research and Methodology

Behavior Analysis
Ann GalizioTranslational Behavior Analysis (including human and animal models), Autism Spectrum Disorder, Behavioral Variability and Stereotypy, Delay Discounting
Jay HinnenkampLearning, Behavior Analysis, Conditioned Reinforcement, Quantitative Models of Choice and Learning
Behavioral Neuroscience/Neuropsycholog
Cyrille MagnePsycholinguistics
Tiffany D. RogersSocial Behavior (mouse models)
Cognitive
Stuart BernsteinReading and Spelling Cognition
William LangstonPsycholinguistics and Cognition
Developmental
Michelle Boyer-PenningtonLanguage Development, Memory Development
Teresa L. DavisChild Development, Social Cognitive Development
James HoustonCognitive Neuroscience of Aging, Neurophysiology, Chiari Malformation
Megan ZeringueAdolescent Sleep and Mental Health, Parent-child Relationships, Socioeconomic Disadvantage
Health Psychology
James LovelessCardiovascular Psychophysiology, Emotion Process, Sleep and Treatment Adherence
Quantitative Psychology
Dana K. FullerQuantitative Methods
Michael HeinSelection, Training, Group Processes, Leadership
Sensation-Perception 
Jessica GabyHuman Olfactory Perception, Social Olfaction, Psychophysics
Social
John PenningtonPersonality, Social Judgment Processes, Identity Regulation

Clinical Psychology

Margaret FaheySubstance Use Treatment, Tobacco Cessation, Geriatric Health, Digital Health 
Paul FosterNeuropsychology, Memory Changes Due to Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease
James LovelessCardiovascular Psychophysiology, Emotion Process, Sleep and Treatment Adherence
Ciera SchoonoverParent-Child Interaction Therapy, Behavioral Parent Training Interventions, Disorders in Childhood
J. Chris TateAddiction, Drug abuse, Personality Assessment
Corey TeagueProvisional Development Trauma Disorder, Diagnosis, Assessment Administration and Development, DSM IV V Codes and Distress/Diagnosis
Kim Ujcich WardBehavior Analysis, Autism, Parenting, Eating Disorders

Industrial-Organizational Psychology

Mark FramePerformance Appraisals, Assessment Centers, Management/Executive Coaching, and Occupational Health Psychology
Michael HeinSelection, Training, Group Processes, Leadership
Alexander JacksonJudgment & Decision Making, Occupational Health, Training & Development, Dark Personality Traits
Patrick McCarthyOrganizational Development, Workplace Attitudes & Culture, Work-Life Balance, Selection, Employment and Labor Law, Fairness (Discrimination, Harassment, Diversity & Inclusion)
Nancy StoneEnvironmental Design, Hazard Mitigation, Group and Team Processes, Student Learning, Training/Pedagogy, Program Evaluation, and the Interview Process
Judy Van HeinEmployee Selection and Organizational Justice

School Psychology

Madeline BerkowitzDyslexia, Early Reading Development, Evidence Based Reading Intervention, and Multi-tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) in Schools
Aimee HoltLearning Disabilities, Child Abuse
Seth MarshallNeuropsychological Aspects of Attention in Children; Executive Function in Children

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Department of Psychology
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Monday-Friday

Phone: (615) 898-2706

psychology@mtsu.edu