Psychology Department

Pyschology Department

Faculty Profiles & Web sites

  • Maryalice Citera
    Associate Professor
    Ph.D. Purdue University
    Joined the Faculty: 1995
    Research Interests: industrial/organizational psychology
Dr. Maryalice Citera
Dr. Phyllis Freeman
  • Michael C. Gayle
    Associate Professor
    Ph.D. Stony Brook
    Joined the faculty: 1993
    Awards:
    LA&S Teacher of the Year (1998-1999)
    Research Interests
    : affect-related cognition; semantic organization; risk-taking behavior; and social cognition
    Dr. Gayle's Web site
Dr. Michael C. Gayle
  • Glenn Geher
    Professor
    Director, Evolutionary Studies Program
    Ph.D. University of New Hampshire
    Joined the faculty: 2000
    Awards: SUNY New Paltz Alumni Association's Distinguished Teacher Award (2007)
    Research Interests: factors affecting mate selection; subjective interpretations of romantic partners;
    role of motivation in partner perception; cognitive dissonance and physiology; self-monitoring and attitudes;
    mating intellgence; measuring emotional intelligence
    Dr. Geher's Web site
Dr. Glenn Geher
Dr. Kathleen Geher
  • Giordana Grossi
    Associate Professor
    Ph.D. University of Pavia (Italy)
    Joined the faculty: 2001
    Research Interests: human cognition; cognitive neuroscience; neural representation of language and pre-attentive visual processes
    Dr. Grossi's Web site
Dr. Giordana Grossi
  • James Halpern
    Professor
    Director, Institute for Disaster Mental Health
    Ph.D. New School
    Joined the faculty: 1973
    Research Interests: disaster mental health; marriage and family counseling; defense mechanisms; intergenerational relationships and conflict
Dr. James Halpern
  • Melanie S. Hill
    Assistant Professor
    Assistant Chair
    Ph.D. University of Akron
    Joined the faculty: 2003
    Research Interests: gender socialization; feminism; diversity; power and privilege; entitlement; body image
    Dr. Hill's Web site
Dr. Melanie S. Hill
  • Tabitha Holmes
    Assistant Professor
    Director, Psychology Graduate Program
    Ph.D. University of Vermont
    Joined the faculty: 2005
    Research Interests: parent-adolescent conflict; epistemological development; cultural influences on development; qualitative research
    Dr. Holmes' Web site
Dr. Tabitha Holmes
  • Douglas C. Maynard
    Associate Professor
    Department Chair
    Ph.D. Bowling Green State University
    Joined the faculty: 1998
    Research Interests: overqualification/underemployment; decision-making in organizations; inclusion and marginalization
    Dr. Maynard's Web site
Dr. Douglas C. Maynard
  • Alison Nash
    Professor
    Ph.D. Stony Brook
    Joined the faculty: 1987
    Research Interests: social relationships in infancy; social networks; gender socialization
    Dr. Nash's Web site
Dr. Alison Nash
  • Jonathan D. Raskin
    Professor
    Ph.D. University of Florida
    Joined the faculty: 1996
    Awards: State University Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities (2006-2007); SUNY Foundation Research and Scholarship Award (2007)
    Research Interests: constructivism in counseling and psychotherapy; constructivist theory, research, and practice
    Dr. Raskin's Web site
Dr. Jonathan D. Raskin
  • Jonathan Rust
    Assistant Professor
    Interim Director, Counseling Graduate Program
    Ph.D. Fordham University
    Joined the faculty: 2006
    Research Interests: school counseling; group counseling and dynamics; multicultural counseling
Dr. Jonathan Rust
  • Corwin Senko
  • Assistant Professor
    Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Joined the faculty: 2007
    Research Interests: Achievement motivation and goal-setting processes; intrinsic motivation; students' learning strategies

Dr. Corwin Senko

  • KatySue Tillman
    Lecturer
    Ph.D. Candidate, University of North Dakota
    Joined the faculty: 2008
    Research Interests: child and adolescent psychopathology, childhood trauma, school-based mental health services, and treatment outcome research
    Ms. Tillman's website
Dr. KatySue Tillman
  • Carol A. Vazquez
    Associate Professor
    Ph.D. Princeton University
    Joined the faculty: 1977
    Research Interests: linguistics; cognitive processes in normal and brain damaged populations
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  • Greta Winograd
    Assistant Professor
    Ph.D. CUNY Graduate Center
    Joined the faculty: 2008
    Research Interests: developmental psychopathology; longitudinal data analysis; predictors of mental health service use; early parenting influences on children's educational outcomes; interventions to reduce stigma towards individuals with mental illness
Dr. Greta Winograd

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