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Full-time faculty

Education: PhD, University of Mississippi; MS, Southern Illinois University - Carbondale; BS, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Licensed Psychologist (KY); LIcensed Behavior Analyst (KY); Board Certified Behavior Analyst-Doctoral

Research Interests: psychological flexibility; applied behavior analysis; contextual behavioral science; mindfulness; Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Education: PhD, Arizona State University; BS, Georgia College & State University

Research Interests: effect of categorization experience on stimulus similarity; dynamics of categorization; differences in categorization strategy; effects of auditory noise on attention

Education: PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago; MA, University of Illinois at Chicago; BA, St. Louis University

Research Interests: problem solving; executive control; creativity and insight; working memory capacity

Education: PhD, St. Louis University; MA, University of St. Mary; BA, Park University

Research Interests: social relationships, including romantic relationship processes; scholarship of teaching and learning, particularly teaching effectiveness in "dreaded" courses like statistics

Education: PhD, Virginia Tech; MS, Virginia Tech; BS and BA, University of North Carolina - Charlotte

Research Interests: childhood brain and cognitive development; temperament; social and academic outcomes of early self-regulation

Education: PhD, University of South Florida; MA, University of South Florida; BA, DePauw University

Licensed Psychologist (KY)

Research Interests: assessment and psychometrics; family dynamics; parenting

Education: PhD, Georgia State University; MPhil, University of Ghana; BSc, University of Ghana

Research Interests: family contexts and dynamics; child and adolescent risk and resilience factors; peer victimization; cross-cultural research

Education: PhD, Southern Illinois University - Carbondale; MS, Southern Illinois University - Carbondale; BS, Western Michigan University

Licensed Behavior Analyst (KY); Board Certified Behavior Analyst-Doctoral

Research Interests: behavior analysis as it applies to the treatment of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and choice making in health behavior

Education: PhD, Kent State University; MA, East Tennessee State University; BS, North Georgia College and State University; AA, Gainesville State College

Research Interests: social media; social support; interpersonal relationships; technology and society

Education: PhD, Northern Illinois University; MS, Northern Illinois University; BS, University of the Ozarks

Research Interests: biological bases of stress and anxiety; measuring attention and memory; applications of biofeedback; importance of sleep and sleep quality

Education: PhD, University of Kansas; MS, Emporia State University; BS, Baker University

Research Interests: psychology of sport fandom; sport psychology; social well-being; coping strategies; aggression