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]
202-885-1714
CAS - Psychology
CAS - Psychology
Gregory Busse
,Assistant Professor
Dr. Busse received his Bachelors in Psychology from Tulane University and his Masters and Doctorate in Psychology from American University. He worked for several years for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration leading the team responsible for develop... [More]
202-885-6305
CAS - Dean's Office
CAS - Dean's Office
Michele Carter
,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 an... [More]
202-885-1712
CAS - Psychology
CAS - Psychology
Terry Davidson
,Director of the Center for Behavioral Neuroscience and Professor
Dr. Davidson earned his undergraduate degree in Psychology at Michigan State University and earned his Ph.D. with a specialization in Learning and Memory at Purdue University before completing his post-doctoral training in Behavioral Neuroscience at ... [More]
202-885-6541
CAS - Psychology
CAS - Psychology
Noemi Enchautegui-de-Jesus
,Assistant Professor
Dr. Enchautegui-de-Jesus 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 a core interes... [More]
202-885-1773
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
,Senior Professorial Lecturer
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
CAS - Psychology
CAS - Psychology
David Haaga
,Professor
Dave Haaga is a Professor of Psychology and has been a faculty member at American University since 1989. Dr. Haaga received his PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Southern California and completed postdoctoral training in cognitive the... [More]
202-885-1718
CAS - Psychology
CAS - Psychology
Nathaniel Herr
,Assistant Professor
Nathaniel Herr is an Assistant Professor of Psychology who joined the department in 2012. Dr. Herr received his PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles and received postdoctoral training and a faculty appointment at ... [More]
202-885-1724
CAS - Psychology
CAS - Psychology
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
David Kearns
,Associate Professor
Research interests:animal models of drug abuse and addiction treatment; the effects of drug cues on behavior; conditioning and learning; extinction; theories of learning; animal models of gambling.Recent publications:Kearns, D. N., Tunstall, B. J., &... [More]
202-885-1711
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]
202-885-1702
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 ... [More]
202-885-1710
Scott Parker
,Professor
Born in Brooklyn, Scott Parker began teaching at American University in 1974. He is interested in the quantitative aspects of our experiences and how we make evaluations and choices based on them. Examples include how loud we think sounds are, how va... [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
,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
My research interests are animal learning, behavioral economics, primatology and smoking. To see publications, copy the following link and then paste into a web browser: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=u90rFioAAAAJ&hl=en
202-885-1709
CAS - Psychology
CAS - Psychology
Catherine Stoodley
,Assistant Professor
Catherine Stoodley is interested in the neuroscience of cognitive development, particularly the role of the cerebellum in learning and skill acquisition. She uses neuroimaging and behavioral studies in healthy people and clinical patients to investig... [More]
202-885-1785
CAS - Psychology
CAS - Psychology
Jonathan Tubman
,Vice Provost for Graduate Studies and Research
Dr. Tubman works with departments and Colleges to develop new graduate programs and to ensure excellence in graduate education at AU. He also works with students, faculty, centers, institutes and external research partners to promote a culture of dis... [More]
202-885-3778
Provost, Office of the
Provost, Office of the
Stanley Weiss
,Professor Emeritus
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]
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 77 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
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 knowledge and exper... [More]
202-885-1710
CAS - Psychology
CAS - Psychology
