Faculty Profiles (full-time faculty)
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| Basten, Bianca | McKelley, Ryan |
Program Assistants: Sheri Craig Office: 335 Graff Main Hall Phone: (608) 785-8440 Email: scraig@uwlax.edu Teresa Znidarsich (School Psych) Office: 347 Graff Main Hall Phone: (608) 785-8441 Email: tznidarsich@uwlax.edu |
| Blumentritt, Tracie | Morgan, Betsy (Department Chair) | |
| Cary, Melanie | Newton, Jocelyn | |
| Caya, Lisa | O'Brien, Alexander | |
| Deason, Grace | Oyster, Carol | |
| DeBoer, Betty | Sullivan, Sara | |
| Dixon, Robert (School Psych Program Director) | Tobin, Casey | |
| Johnson, Emily (on sabbatical S '13) | Vaden, Russell | |
| Kortenkamp, Katherine | VanVoorhis, Bart | |
| Marshik, Tesia | Wang, Jennifer | |
| Martin-Stanley, Charles | ||
| Emeritus Faculty |
Faculty new to UW-L 2013-2014: Ellen Rozek, Erika Srinivasan, & V. Suthakaran
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Bianca Basten
Assistant Professor – Ph.D. (Washington
University in St. Louis)(MO)
Office: 349B Graff Main Hall
Phone: (608) 785-6898
Email:
bbasten@uwlax.edu
Areas of specialization:
- Experimental Psychology
- Cognitive Psychology
Research Interests:
- Source memory
- Eyewitness memory
Courses taught:
- Experimental Psychology
- Psychological Measurement
Tracie Blumentritt
Professor - Ph.D. (University of Houston)(TX)
Office:
341J Graff Main Hall
Phone:
(608) 785-6883
Email:
tblumentritt@uwlax.edu
Areas of Specialization:
- Human Development
- School Psychology
Research Interests:
- Social Cognition and Stereotype Processing
- Personality Development and Measurement
Primary courses taught:
- Developmental Psychology
- Educational Psychology
Melanie Cary
Associate Professor – Ph.D. (Penn State
University)
(PA)
Office: 335C Graff Main Hall
Phone:
(608) 785-6884
Email:
mcary@uwlax.edu
Areas of specialization:
- Experimental Psychology
- Cognitive Psychology
Research Interests:
- Working memory and Problem solving
Courses taught:
- General Psychology
- Experimental Psychology
- Cognitive Psychology
- Psychology of Language
- History & System
Lisa Caya
Coordinator, Child and Youth Care Emphasis (CYC)
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(AL)
Office:
331C Graff Main Hall
Phone:
(608) 785-6895
Email:
lcaya@uwlax.edu
Areas of specialization:
- Developmental Psychology
Research interests:
- Attachment Theory
Courses taught:
- Lifespan Development
- Infancy
- Adolescent Psychology
- Overview of Child Youth Care
- Capstone in Child Youth Care
Grace Deason
Assistant Professor – Ph.D. (University of
Minnesota-Twin Cities)(MN)
Office:
335B Graff Main Hall
Phone: (608) 785-8440
Email:
gdeason@uwlax.edu
Areas of specialization:
- Social psychology
- Political psychology
Research Interests:
- Gender stereotyping and prejudice
- Social and political attitudes and ideologies
- Conceptions of the family
- Work/life issues
Courses taught:
- Social Psychology
- Group Dynamics
- Psychology of Women
Betty DeBoer
Associate Professor – Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin-Madison)(WI)
Office:
341E Graff Main Hall
Phone: (608) 785-6891
Email:
bdeboer@uwlax.edu
Areas of specialization:
- School psychology
- Developmental disabilities
- Attachment issues
- Behavior Management
- Child and adolescent mental health
Research Interests:
- Self concept in children with disabilities
Courses taught:
- Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
- Empathic Listening
- Personality Theories (undergraduate)
- Personality Theories & Personality Assessment (Graduate)
- Practicum Supervision (Graduate)
- Behavior Assessment and Management (Graduate)
- Early Childhood (Graduate)
- Psychoeducational Collaboration and Consultation (Graduate)
Robert Dixon
Program Director,
School Psychology
Program
Assistant Professor – Ph.D. (University of Northern Colorado)(CO)
Office: 349A Graff Main Hall
Phone:
(608) 785-6893
Email:
rdixon@uwlax.edu
Areas of specialization:
- The Practice of School Psychology
- Educational Psychology
- Response to Intervention at Middle & High School Levels
Research Interests:
- Response to Intervention (RtI) in the schools
- Crisis management in the schools
- Life satisfaction, hope, and optimism in children
Courses taught:
- Supervised Practicum in School Psychology
- Introduction to School Psychology
- Academic & Behavior Interventions
- Psychological Measurement
- Consultation in the Schools
Emily Johnson
Psychology Department Advising Coordinator
Associate Professor – Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin-Madison)(WI)
Office: 341C Graff Main Hall
Phone:
(608) 785-6888
Email:
ejohnson@uwlax.edu
Areas of specialization:
- Developmental Psychology
- Parenting
- Family Relationships
- Infancy
- Adolescence
Research Interests:
- Parent-child relationships
- Adolescence
Courses taught:
- School-aged Child
- Adolescent Development
- Orientation to the Psychology Major
Katherine Kortenkamp
Assistant Professor – Ph.D.
(University of
Wisconsin-Madison)(WI)
Office:
341L Graff Main Hall
Phone: (608) 785-8445
Email:
kkortenkamp@uwlax.edu
Areas of specialization:
- Experimental psychology
- Cognitive psychology
Research interests:
- Judgment & Decision making
- Environmental studies
Courses taught:
- Experimental psychology
- Psychological Measurement
- Environmental Psychology
Jon Marin
Lecturer – Ph.D. (Southern Illinois University-Carbondale)(IL)
Office: 331B Graff Main Hall
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Email:
jmarin@uwlax.edu
Areas of specialization:
- Adult Clinical Psychology
Practice/Research interests:
-
anxiety and depression
-
resiliency, coping, and protective factors for psychopathology
Courses taught:
- Abnormal
- Personality Theory
- Counseling Theories
Tesia Marshik
Assistant Professor – Ph.D. (University of
Florida - Gainesville)
(FL)
Office: 341G Graff Main Hall
Phone: (608) 785-8625
Email:
tmarshik@uwlax.edu
Areas of specialization:
- Educational Psychology
- Developmental Psychology
Research interests:
-
Development of self-control and motivation
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Teacher-student interaction
-
Intersubjective communication
Courses taught:
- Educational Psychology
- Lifespan Development
Charles R. Martin-Stanley
Associate Dean, College of Liberal Studies
Professor – Ph.D. (State University of New York at Stony Brook)(NY)
Office: 235 Morris Hall
Phone:
(608) 785-8116
Email: cmartin-stanley@uwlax.edu
Areas of specialization:
- Social psychology
- Cultural competence
- Gerontology
Research interests:
- Social inequality
- Caregiving
- Educational assessment
- Kinship care
- African American elderly
Courses taught:
- Theories of Personality
Ryan McKelley
Assistant Professor – Ph.D. (University of Texas at Austin)(TX)
Office: 331F Graff Main Hall
Phone: (608) 785-6879
Email:
rmckelley@uwlax.edu
Areas of specialization:
- Counseling psychology
- Health psychology
- Psychological assessment
Research interests:
- Behavioral health psychology
- Stress, coping, and resilience
- Men’s issues in seeking help
- Nontraditional therapeutic interventions
Courses taught:
- Health Psychology
- Behavior Modification
- Abnormal Psychology
Betsy Morgan
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Professor – Ph.D. (University of California at
Irvine)(CA)
Office:
335A Graff Main Hall
Phone:
(608) 785-6885
Email:
bmorgan@uwlax.edu
Areas of specialization:
- Social psychology
- Gender psychology
Research interests:
- Career options for psych majors
- Feminist attitudes
- Attitude-behavior links
- Work/life policies
Courses regularly taught:
- General Psychology
- Group Dynamics
- Honors
- Psychology of Women
Jocelyn Horn Newton
Associate Professor – Ph.D. (Ball State
University)
(IN)
Office:
341P Graff Main Hall
Phone:
(608) 785-6889
Email:
jnewton@uwlax.edu
Areas of specialization:
- School psychology
- Intelligence testing
Research interests:
- Assessing cognitive performance
- Giftedness
Courses taught:
- Educational Assessment
Alexander O'Brien
Assistant Professor – Ph.D. (Iowa State University)(IA)
Office:
341M Graff Main Hall
Phone:
(608) 785-6886
Email:
aobrien@uwlax.edu
Areas of specialization:
- Perception
- Learning & memory
- Research methods
Research interests:
- Higher-level visual processes
- Object and face recognition
- Synesthesia
- Perception and memory
Courses taught:
- General Psychology
- Experimental Psychology
- Sensation & Perception
- Learning & Memory
Carol Oyster
(On 50% administrative leave as Chair of Ethnic & Racial Studies)
Professor – Ph.D. (University of Delaware)(DE)
Office:
331G Graff Main Hall
Phone:
(608) 785-6882
Email:
coyster@uwlax.edu
Areas of specialization:
- Social psychology
- Group dynamics
- Research methodology
- Psychology of women
Research interests:
- Managerial power use
- Racial prejudice and stereotyping
- Women and firearms
Courses taught:
- Social Psychology
- Group Dynamics
- Psychological Measurement
- Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychology
- Human Sexuality
Sara McFall Sullivan
Assistant Professor – Ph.D. (University of Louisville)(KY)
Office:
331G Graff Main Hall
Phone:
(608) 785-6897
Email:
ssullivan@uwlax.edu
Dr. Sullivan has retired from UW-L but will be teaching Life Span Development for the department.
Casey Tobin
Associate Professor – Ph.D. (University of
Northern Colorado)
(CO)
Office:
331D Graff Main Hall
Phone:
(608) 785-6890
Email:
ctobin@uwlax.edu
Areas of specialization:
- Counseling psychology
- Sexuality
Research interests:
- Sexuality studies
- Child and adolescent mental health
Courses taught:
- Abnormal psychology
- Counseling theories
- Human sexuality
Russell Vaden
Assistant Professor – Ph.D. (The University of Memphis)(TN)
Office:
341K Graff Main Hall
Phone:
(608) 785-8444
Email:
rvaden@uwlax.edu
Areas of specialization:
- Assessment and evaluation of behavioral and emotional difficulties
- Assessment and evaluation of autism spectrum disorders
- Assessment and evaluation of attention and executive functioning
- Positive behavior intervention and support (PBIS)
- Response to Intervention protocols (RtI)
- Play therapy methods
Research interests:
- Program evaluation in PBIS and RtI models
- Parent child involvement and interaction
- Teacher perceptions of intervention strategies
Courses taught:
- School Psychology Role and Function
- School Psychology Practicum
- School Psychology Internship
- Assessment of Personality and Emotional/Behavioral Disturbance
- Psychological Measurement
Bart A. VanVoorhis
Associate Professor – Ph.D. (Iowa State
University)
(IA)
Office:
341D Graff Main Hall
Phone:
(608) 785-6892
Email:
bvanvoorhis@uwlax.edu
Areas of specialization:
- Animal and human learning and memory
- Consciousness
- Cognitive psychology
Research interests:
- Synesthesia
- Perception without awareness
- Semantic priming
Courses taught:
- Experimental Psychology
- Learning & Memory
- Physiological Psychology
- Psychopharmacology
- Consciousness
- Introduction to Brain & Behavior
Jennifer Wang
Assistant Professor – Ph.D. (University of Washington)(WA)
Office:
341A Graff Main Hall
Phone: (608) 785-6904
Email:
jwang@uwlax.edu
Areas of specialization:
- Multicultural and Diversity Psychology
- Social Psychology
Research interests:
- Microaggressions
- Racial Identity
Courses taught:
- Cross Cultural Psychology
- Culture and Mental Health
- Social Psychology
| Emeritus Faculty | Psych faculty & staff ~ 1975 |
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Robert Arthur Lloyd Bogart John Cleveland Milton Dehn Harry Gardiner Clark Himmel Chuck Moore Jim Ryan Louis Stamps Sara Sullivan Edward Wood |
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Back Row: Harry Gardiner,
Libby Nesselroad,
John Cleveland, Jim Ryan, Mary Roose
Front Row:
Lloyd Bogart,
Ed Wood, Kerry
Nelson, Naomi
Schmidt,
Clark Himmel,
Bob Arthur, Tom
Harris, Judy
Sapio, Linda
Jorgensen Himmel
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