College of Arts & Sciences

Faculty


Janine P. Buckner (Director of Graduate Studies)
Ph.D., Emory University
Jubilee Hall 358, (973) 275-2708
buckneja@shu.edu

Research Interests:

  • Gender differences in autobiographical memory narratives.
  • The "leaky pipeline" in the science fields (i.e.,prestigious jobs are more likely to be held by men, and the women seem to be "falling out").

Gregory Burton
Ph.D., University of Connecticut
President’s Hall 205, (973) 761-7554
burtongr@shu.edu

Research Interests:

  • Touch perception of and with tools.

Paige H. Fisher
Ph.D, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
(Beginning Spring 2008)
Research Interests:

  • Anxiety and mood disorders in children. She is currently project director for the "Treatment of Anxiety in Pediatric Medical Settings" study at the NYU Child Study Center.

Kelly M. Goedert
Ph.D., University of Virginia
Jubilee Hall 343, (973) 275-2703
goederke@shu.edu
Research Interests:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience of Learning and Memory
  • Statistical, heuristic, and memory processes in casual reasoning from contingency information
  • Characteristics of memory for motor skills and perceptual-motor adaptations

John Hovancik
Ph.D., Purdue University
Jubilee Hall 345, (973) 761-9485

hovancjo@shu.edu
Research Interests:

  • Computer applications in Psychology

Jeffrey Levy
Ph.D., Adelphi University
Jubilee Hall 345, (973) 761-9485
levyjeff@shu.edu
Research Interests:

  • Teaching of Psychology
  • Outcomes Assessment

Marianne Lloyd
Ph.D., Binghamton University-SUNY
Jubilee Hall 344, (973) 275-2704
lloydmar@shu.edu
Research Interests:

  • Memory Illusions
  • Metacognition
  • Geography Learning

Susan A. Nolan (Chair)
Ph.D., Northwestern University
Fahy Hall 130A, (973) 275-2155
nolansus@shu.edu
Research Interests:

  • Interpersonal dynamics of depression and anxiety
  • Gender issues in the sciences

Lindsay S. Schenkel
Ph.D, Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln
Jubilee Hall 341, (973) 275-2852
schenkli@shu.edu

Amy Silvestri
Ph.D., University of Vermont
Jubilee Hall 342, (973) 275-2812
silvesam@shu.edu
Research Interests:

  • Interactions between sleep and learning in experimental animals.

Andrew Simon (Co-op Adviser)
Ph.D., Psy.D., Rutgers University
Jubilee Hall 355, (973) 275-2702
simonand@shu.edu

Susan Teague
Ph.D., University of Georgia
Jubilee Hall 356, (973) 275-2705
teaguesu@shu.edu
Research Interests:

  • Attitude change and persuasion processes
  • Aggressive and violent behavior

Michael Vigorito
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Jubilee Hall 359, (973) 275-2707

vigorimi@shu.edu

Research Interests:

  • Behavioral Neuroscience (Learning Motivation)
  • Behavioral pharmacology
  • Technology-enhanced curriculum development 

Associated Faculty


Anna M. Barrett, M.D.

Director, Stroke Rehabilitation Research, Kessler Medical Rehabilitation Research and Education Center Associate Professor, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, UMDNJ

  • Clinical and research interests are in behavioral neurology, cognitive neuroscience and cognitive neurorehabilitation
  • With Seton Hall's Dr Kelly Goedert, investigating the use of prism adaptation in the treatment of spatial neglect, a disabling attentional disorder
  • www.kmrrec.org/stroke

Dr. Rick Servatius and Dr. Kevin Beck

Stress and Motivated Behavior Institute, UMDNJ

  • Investigating the role of physiological, behavioral and environmental factors in stress and the ability to cope with stress
  • www.umdnj.edu/smbiweb

Faculty Emeriti

Carol Kendig
Ph.D., McMaster University

Reverend Peter F. Lennon
Ph.D., Duquesne University

John J. Shannon
Ed.D., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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