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Psychology
202-885-1710
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Anthony Ahrens
,Associate Professor
Anthony Ahrens did his undergraduate work at Northwestern University and received his doctorate in psychology from Stanford University. His research interests fall at the interface of social and clinical psychology. His current interests emphasize gr... [More]
517-349-6074
CAS - Psychology
CAS - Psychology
Michele Carter
,Associate Professor
Dr. Carter received his doctorate and master’s degrees from Vanderbilt University and his bachelor’s degree from Georgia State University. He completed a clinical internship at the Palo Alto V.A. followed by a postdoctoral at the Center for Stress a... [More]
202-885-1712
CAS - Psychology
CAS - Psychology
Clara Cheng
,Assistant Professor
Prior to joining the faculty at American University, Clara M. Cheng was an award-winning teacher at the Ohio State University where she received her PhD in Social Psychology in 2006. At AU, she continues her passion for teaching in courses such as Ps... [More]
202-885-1711
CAS - Psychology
CAS - Psychology
Noemi Enchautegui-de-Jesus
,Assistant Professor
Dr. Enchautegui-de-Jesús received her MA and PhD in Community Psychology from New York University. She was a postdoctoral fellow with the NIMH’s Family Research Consortium III at the University of Michigan. Her research revolves around... [More]
202-885-1702
CAS - Psychology
CAS - Psychology
Bryan Fantie
,Associate Professor
RESEARCH INTERESTS:Cognitive and clinical neuropsychology, behavioural neuroscience; neural mechanisms and correlates of behaviour, emotion, cognition, learning, memory; behavioural neurology; neuropsychological testing and diagnosis; function of the... [More]
202-885-1790
CAS - Psychology
CAS - Psychology
Maria Gomez
,Director of Psychology Teaching Labs
Dr. Gomez-Serrano was born and raised in Madrid where she obtained her Veterinarian degree specializing in animal husbandry and genetics. Right after obtaining her degree, Dr. Gomez-Serrano moved to Washington DC and started working at NIH with Dr. S... [More]
202-885-2681
CAS - Psychology
CAS - Psychology
James Gray
,Professor
Current Research Interests:  Eating Disorders, Behavior Therapy, Psychotherapy, Abnormal Psychology, Psychology of Religion
202-885-1716
CAS - Psychology
CAS - Psychology
Kathleen Gunthert
,Associate Professor
Dr. Gunthert’s program of research focuses on the influence of everyday stress and coping on depression, anxiety, and psychotherapy outcomes. Specifically, she has used intensive daily monitoring techniques to address how everyday mood regulation var... [More]
202-885-1701
Laura Juliano
,Associate Professor
Laura M. Juliano earned her PhD. in Clinical Psychology from the State University of New York at Binghamton and completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her research addresses cognitive and behavioral mecha... [More]
202-885-1715
CAS - Psychology
CAS - Psychology
Gishawn Mance
,Assistant Professor
Devoted to providing effective community prevention and intervention programs for underserved children and adolescents, GiShawn A Mance has worked diligently with communities across the nation. She received training in community based participatory r... [More]
202-885-1773
CAS - Psychology
CAS - Psychology
Barry McCarthy
,Professor
Dr. McCarthy came to American University in 1969 as lecturer, and has been promoted to assistant professor, associate professor, and now professor. He teaches an undergraduate course each semester-in the Fall Human Sexual Behavior and in the Spring P... [More]
202-885-1710
Scott Parker
,Professor
Born in Brooklyn, Scott Parker discovered early that he liked New York and stayed there to receive his higher education at Columbia University. He began teaching at American University in 1974 and discovered that he likes Washington too. He is intere... [More]
202-885-1719
CAS - Psychology
CAS - Psychology
Zehra Peynircioglu
,Professor
Zehra Peynirciolu received her undergraduate degree in psychology from Stanford. Dr. Phil Zimbardo drew her into psychology, Dr. Ewart Thomas advised her, and Dr. Roger Shepard directed her honors thesis. She started graduate studies in cognitive psy... [More]
202-885-1713
CAS - Psychology
CAS - Psychology
Anthony Riley
,Department Chair, Psychology
Dr. Riley received his undergraduate training at the University of North Carolina and obtained his PhD from the University of Washington. He did a post-doctoral fellowship in pharmacology at Dalhousie University in Canada. He joined the faculty at Am... [More]
202-885-1720
CAS - Psychology
CAS - Psychology
Arthur Shapiro
,Associate Professor
Arthur Shapiro specializes in the areas of visual perception and cognitive neuroscience. He did his undergraduate work in Mathematics (Computer Science) and Psychology (Cognitive Science) at U.C. San Diego. He received his PhD in Psychology from Colu... [More]
202-885-1759
CAS - Psychology
CAS - Psychology
Alan Silberberg
,Professor
Dr. Silberberg's research interests are in the areas of: experimental analysis of behaviorautoshapingchoice behaviormicrostructural choice behaviormicrostructural analysis of ratebehavioral economicsprimatology
202-885-1709
CAS - Psychology
CAS - Psychology
Stanley Weiss
,Professor
Dr. Weiss' current research concentrates on:Stimulus Control of Behavior Incentive Motivation Drugs and Behavior Animal Learning Models of Drug Abuse Biological Constraints on Learning Two-Process Learning Theory Appetitive-Aversive Interaction Theor... [More]
202-885-1724
CAS - Psychology
CAS - Psychology
Carol Weissbrod
,Associate Professor
Current Research Interests:Affect, Motivation and Identity in Child and Adolescent Athletes, Gender and Affect the Development of Attitudes About Motherhood
202-885-1726
CAS - Psychology
CAS - Psychology
Brian Yates
,Professor
Dr. Yates has published 73 articles and book chapters, plus 5 books. Most of his publications apply cost-effectiveness or cost-benefit analysis to the systematic evaluation and improvement of human services. Dr. Yates has conducted Cost - Procedure -... [More]
202-885-1727
CAS - Psychology
CAS - Psychology
Wanda Collins
,Psychologist in Residence
Theoretical Orientation: Psychodynamic; Existential; Special Interests: Group therapy, Supervision and training, Consultation and outreach, Multicultural and cross-cultural counseling, Identity development (gender, racial, cultural and sexual orienta... [More]
202-885-3500
Counseling Center
Counseling Center
Eric Kothari
,Psychologist in Residence
Dr. Kothari is a Psychologist in Residence with interests in a number of research areas, particularly related to forensic psychology. Additionally, Dr. Kothari is a licensed clinical psychologist who has specialty practices in the area of forensics, ... [More]
703-787-8064
Deborah Norris
,Psychologist in Residence
Dr. Deborah Norris is Executive Director of Science for Health Energy, Inc. and Founder of The Mindfulness Center in Bethesda Md. She previously taught in the Psychiatry Department at Georgetown University Medical School, and in the Health/Fitness De... [More]
Elizabeth Cralley Wetzler
,Professorial Lecturer
Dr. Cralley earned both her BA in Psychology (1991) and her MA in Psychological Measurement and Statistics (1993) from Illinois State University. In 1999, she earned her PhD in Experimental Social Psychology from Tulane University, focusing her resea... [More]
202-885-2028
CAS - Psychology
CAS - Psychology
Eleftherios Hazapis
,Senior Administrative Assistant
Lefteris studied at American University as an undergraduate and graduate student. He enjoyed his educational and extra curricular experience so much that he decided to remain on the staff of his alma mater.  Lefteris finds that the k... [More]
202-885-1710
CAS - Psychology
CAS - Psychology
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