Faculty and Staff

Staff

Letitia D. Usher - "Tish"

Letitia D. Usher - "Tish"

Administrative Assistant I
Psychology

Zachary McNerthany

Zachary McNerthany

Administrative Assistant
Psychological Center

 

Full-time faculty

Michael Bordieri

Michael Bordieri

Associate Professor
Psychology

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)

Patrick Cushen

Patrick Cushen

Associate Professor
Psychology

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

Jana Hackathorn

Jana Hackathorn

Professor and Department Chair
Psychology

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

Amanda Joyce

Amanda Joyce

Associate Professor
Psychology

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


Laura Liljequist

Professor
Psychology

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

Esther Malm

Esther Malm

Associate Professor
Psychology

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

Becky Nastally

Becky Nastally

Instructor
Psychology

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

Sean Rife

Sean Rife

Associate Professor
Psychology

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

Megan St. Peters

Megan St. Peters

Assistant Professor
Psychology

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

Dan Wann

Dan Wann

Professor
Psychology

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

Other Faculty

Kat Link

Kat Link

Visiting Instructor
Psychology

Education: MS, Murray State University; BS, Murray State University

Ashley Wilson

Ashley Wilson

Visiting Instructor
Psychology

Education: MS, Murray State University; BA, Roosevelt University; AA, Triton College

Licensed Psychological Associate (KY)

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