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Dr.
Charles F. Kaiser, Chair
Ph.D., University of Houston, 1973
Office Location: 57 Coming St., Office #104
Phone: 843-953-5705
E-Mail: kaiserc@cofc.edu
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Office Hours: Spring
2008
To be announced
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Teaching Interests: Health Psychology,
Psychology of Stress, and Sports Psychology.
Research Interests: Correlates of depression in children
and adults, gifted adolescents, health behaviors and coping with disasters. |
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Dr.
Robin Bowers
Ph.D., Colorado State University, 1987
Office Location: 55 Coming St., Office #201
Phone: 843-953-5617
E-Mail: bowersr@cofc.edu |
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Teaching Interests: Forensic Psychology,
Physiological Psychology, Motivation and Emotion.
Research Interests: Forensic Psychology, Neuroanatomy of
violent self-destruction behavior, Sociocognitive determinants of
aggressive behavior. |
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Dr.
Adam Doughty
Ph.D., West Virginia University, 2002
Office Location: 14 Coming St., Office #100
Phone: 843-953-7300
E-Mail: doughtya@cofc.edu |
Office
Hours: Spring 2008
To be announced
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Teaching Interests: Conditioning and
Learning, Conditioning and Learning Laboratory, and Introduction to
Psychological Science.
Research Interests: My research interests lie in the experimental
analysis of behavior. To bring knowledge of basic behavioral processes
to bear on clinically significant issues (e.g., learning and problem
behavior in mental retardation and developmental disabilities), I
conduct laboratory research using both non-human animals (pigeons
and rats) and humans (people with and without mental retardation).
Research topics have included behavioral persistence, behavioral
history, behavioral variability, choice, conditioned reinforcement,
reinforcement-schedule interactions, relational learning, discriminative
stimulus control, and punishment. |
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Dr.
G. David Gentry
Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1978
Office Location: 59 Coming St., Office #100b
Phone: 843-953-5962
E-Mail: gentryd@cofc.edu |
Office
Hours: Spring 2008
To be announced
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Teaching Interests: Conditioning and
Learning, Psychological Statistics, and Research Methods.
Research Interests: Experimental research on choice behavior,
self-control, impulsivity, risk taking, and operant conditioning. |
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Dr.
James B. Hittner
Ph.D., Hofstra University, 1993
Office Location: 14 Coming St., Office #101
Phone: 843-953-6734
E-Mail: hittnerj@cofc.edu |
Office
Hours: Spring 2008
To be announced
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Teaching Interests: Psychology of Personality,
Psychology of Substance Abuse, Abnormal Psychology and the Psychology
of Creativity.
Research Interests: Expectancies, risk perceptions and substance
abuse;Substance abuse and HIV-risky sexual behavior;Applied statistics
and Monte Carlo simulation; Statistical software development. |
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Dr.
Mark W. Hurd
Ph.D., University of Toronto, 1996
Office Location: 59 Coming St., Office #202
Phone: 843-953-6362
E-Mail: hurdm@cofc.edu |
Office
Hours: Spring 2008
To be announced
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Teaching Interests: Physiological Psychology
(and lab), Behavioral Genetics, Psychopharmacology.
Research Interests: I am a behavioral neuroscientist with
two specific areas of interest. First, I am interested in circadian
rhythms and attempting to understand how circadian oscillators interact
with one another to affect overt behavior. I have worked primarily
with zebrafish for the past several years and one of my interests
in these animals is to better understand the relationship between
circadian rhythms and leaning and memory. My other area of interest
involves functional neuroimaging and bioinformatics. My colleagues
at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and I use functional
neuroimaging for presurgical mapping of brain tumors; these data are
used in conjunction with structural imaging techniques for patients
with operable brain tumors. In addition, we also work on functional
neuroimaging of the motor system and dystonia, an involuntary, often
painful, continuous muscle contraction that produces abnormal postures
and movements. We hope that these experiments will lead to a better
understanding of and treatments for this condition. |
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Dr.
Michael M. Marcell
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 1978
Office Location: 55 Coming St., Office #201
Phone: 843-953-8197
E-Mail: marcellm@cofc.edu |
Office
Hours: Spring 2008
To be announced
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Teaching Interests: Introduction to
Psychological Science, Research Methods, Laboratory classes in Cognitive
Psychology and Sensation and Perception.
Research Interests: Auditory cognition and auditory imagery;
online experimentation. |
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Dr.
Cynthia May
Ph.D., Duke University, 1995
Office Location: 55 Coming St., Office #103
Phone: 843-953-6735
E-Mail: mayc@cofc.edu |
Office Hours: Spring
2008
Not applicable - On sabbatical
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Teaching Interests: Cognitive Psychology,
Adult Development and Aging, Cognitive Laboratory, and Introduction
to Psychological Science.
Research Interests: I am a cognitive psychologist with primary
interests in human memory and aging. My research attempts to understand
the mechanisms responsible for optimal cognitive performance, and
how these mechanisms decline with age. One ultimate goal of my work
is to develop paradigms and strategies for improving intellectual
functioning for both younger and older adults. To this end, I am currently
exploring two main areas of work: circadian arousal and emotion. My
colleagues and I have explored the ways in which an individual's circadian
arousal, or daily peak time, influences cognitive performance. In
a series of studies we found that intellectual work that requires
careful, strategic processing is best performed at one's peak time
of day. Our second line of research is currently exploring the extent
to which emotion can be used to boost memory, especially for older
adults. |
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Dr.
Kim May
Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 1992
Office Location: 14 Coming St., Office #201
Phone: 843-953-6363
E-Mail: mayk@cofc.edu |
Office
Hours: Spring 2008
To be announced
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Teaching Interests: Quantitative Methods,
Statistics, Tests and Measurement, Research Design.
Research Interests: One of my primary interests is investigating
the use of Item Response Theory (IRT) to solve measurement problems,
particularly the measurement of change. The other is in applied statistics,
including Monte Carlo studies to investigate the statistical properties
(e.g., power and Type I error rate) of various statistical procedures. |
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Dr.
Garrett Milliken
Ph.D., University of Memphis, 1991
Office Location: 65 Coming St., Office #211
Phone: 843-953-5443
E-Mail: millikeng@cofc.edu |
Office
Hours: Spring 2008
To be announced
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Teaching Interests: Sensation and Perception
(and lab), Physiological Psychology (and lab) and Comparative Psychology.
Research Interests: I am a Comparative Psychologist broadly
trained in the area of systems neuroscience. My major areas of interest
are in the evolution of brain and behavior. More specifically, I am
interested in the evolution of primate behavior, the characterization
of laterality, hand structure and manipulative ability. I also have
an interest in the study of perceptual mechanisms of neural plasticity. |
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Dr.
Lisa Thomson Ross
Ph.D., Wayne State University, 1993
Office Location: 65 Coming St., Office #209
Phone: 843-953-6776
E-Mail: rossl@cofc.edu |
Office
Hours: Spring 2008
To be announced |
Teaching Interests: Social Psychology,
Introduction to Psychological Science, Psychology of Personality,
Introduction to Women’s Studies, Social Psychology Lab, and the following Special Topics courses: Psychology of Gender,
Social Relationships and Mental Health, & Personality Development.
Research Interests: Broadly speaking, my research involves
applying social psychology to mental health issues. My three major
research interests have revolved around the causes, correlates and
consequences of unpredictability (e.g., family chaos), the etiology
and prevention of alcohol misuse, and the etiology of body image and
eating disorders. I have also conducted research on sexual assault
and social support. |
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Dr.
Thomas P. Ross
Ph.D., Wayne State University, 1994
Office Location: 59 Coming St., Office #200
Phone: 843-953-3339
E-Mail: rosstp@cofc.edu |
Office
Hours: Spring 2008
To be announced |
Teaching Interests: Introduction to
Psychological Science, Abnormal Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Neuropsychology,
and Special Topics in Psychotherapy and Counseling.
Research Interests: Neuropsychological assessment and models
of executive functioning. Addition interests include the relationship
between depression and cognition in patients with neurological illness. |
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Dr.
Michael Ruscio
Ph.D., Cornell University, 2001
Office Location: 59 Coming St., Office #205
Phone: 843-953-7106
E-Mail: rusciom@cofc.edu |
Office
Hours: Spring 2008
To be announced
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Teaching Interests: Physiological
Psychology and Lab, Introduction to Psychological Science.
Research Interests: I am a behavioral neuroendocrinologist
interested in the neural mechanisms associated with parental behavior
and other affiliative behaviors. For example, brief exposure to a
foster neonate can elicit spontaneous parental behavior in several
vertebrate species. Yet, within a population some animals respond
to neonates far better than others. I investigate how neuropeptidies,
neurogenesis, and other neuroendocrine measures contribute to this
variation. Additionally, I examine how exposure and reaction to a
neonate permanently alters the brain and predicts responses to other
social stimuli. I also investigate the degree to which certain social
circumstances (living in isolation, with related individuals, or with
strangers) can be stressful or beneficial for an animal by measuring
neuropeptidergic, neurogenic and behavioral responses. I take a comparative
approach to my research and have studied social behaviors in avian
(Japanese quail) and mammalian (prairie vole) species. |
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Dr.
Susan Simonian
Ph.D., Ohio State University, 1987
Office Location: 14 Coming St., Office #202
Phone: 843-953-8271
E-Mail: simonians@cofc.edu |
Office
Hours: Spring 2008
Not applicable - on sabbatical |
Teaching Interests: Diverse areas of
child and adult health psychology and preventative health, abnormal
psychology, child psychopathology, and behavior therapy (applied behavioral
analysis).
Research Interests: Effects of chronic illness on children
and families, preventative health, early identification of mental
health disorders in children, effects of exercise during pregnancy
on maternal, infant and child outcomes. Additional interests concern
multi-disciplinary approaches to wellness and prevention of illness
across the lifespan. |
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Dr.
C. Vincent Spicer
Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 1999
Office Location: 65 Coming St., Office #210
Phone: 843-953-6785
E-Mail: spicercv@cofc.edu |
Office
Hours: Spring 2008
To be announced |
Teaching Interests: Social Psychology
(and lab), Industrial Psychology and Organizational Behavior.
Research Interests: My primary research interest falls within
the broad area of stereotyping and prejudice. I am particularly interested
in examining the effects of stereotyping and prejudice on members
of stigmatized groups. More precisely, this interest focuses on investigating
the extent to which stereotyping and prejudice significantly influence
the social identity and self-efficacy of members of culturally stigmatized
groups, particularly in situations where a negative cultural stereotype
about the group is relevant. |
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Dr.
Faye B. Steuer
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1973
Office Location: 55 Coming St., Office #102
Phone: 843-953-8196
E-Mail: steuerf@cofc.edu |
Office
Hours: Spring 2008
To be announced |
Teaching Interests: Developmental Psychology,
Mass Media and Human Development, History and Systems of Psychology.
Research Interests: Psychological aspects of mass media;
mother-child interactions as influenced by the presence of television;
an in-depth examination of developmental psychology textbooks as works
of scholarship. |
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Dr.
Rhonda Swickert-Hittner
Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 1996
Office Location: 55 Coming St., Office #101
Phone: 843-953-5046
E-Mail: swickertr@cofc.edu |
Office
Hours: Spring 2008
To be announced
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Teaching Interests: Psychology of Personality,
Social Psychology (and lab).
Research Interests: My research interests are focused on
examining individual differences in stress perception and coping processes.
My most recent work has examined how people may learn and grow from
weathering aversive events. In addition to my work on individual differences
and stress and coping, I am also interested in personality factors
that are believed to have a strong biological basis such as extraversion,
neuroticism, and sensation seeking. |
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Dr.
Carol Toris
Ph.D., University of Virginia, 1986
Office Location: 55 Coming St., Office #203
Phone: 843-953-8198
E-Mail: torisc@cofc.edu |
Office
Hours: Spring 2008
To be announced |
Teaching Interests: Social Psychology
(and lab), Psychology of Language, Nonverbal Communication, Observational
Research Methods, and Environmental Psychology.
Research Interests: Verbal and nonverbal behavior as a function
of social context;figurative language use in medical contexts; gestures
that accompany idiomatic speech; multi-cultural similaries and differences
in gesture use. |
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Dr.
Katherine White
Ph.D., University of Florida, 2002
Office Location: 57 Coming St., Office #202
Phone: 843-953-5517
E-Mail: whitek@cofc.edu |
Office
Hours: Spring 2008
To be announced
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Teaching Interests: My teaching interests
lie in both cognitive psychology and adult development and gerontology.
At the College of Charleston, I have taught Cognitive Psychology,
Cognitive Laboratory, and Introduction to Psychological Science.
Research Interests: My research interests are in memory and
language processing in young and older adults. More specifically,
my research investigates the effects of priming (phonological, semantic,
orthographic) on word retrieval. For example, I am interested in how
different forms of priming influence retrieval of low frequency words,
of word spellings, and of preexisting versus new associations. In
addition, I am currently exploring the conditions that facilitate
memory for new information in both young and older adults. |
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Dr.
John Widholm
Ph.D., American University, 1997
Office Location: 57 Coming St., Office #204
Phone: 843-953-8194
E-Mail: widholmj@cofc.edu |
Office
Hours: Spring 2008
To be announced
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Teaching Interests: Conditioning and
Learning (and lab), Introduction to Psychological Science.
Research Interests: Assessing the impact of developmental
exposure to environmental contaminants on learning and behavior. I
am currently assessing the effects of developmental exposure to ammonium
perchlorate (a rocket fuel additive) on neurobehavioral function in
rats. |
Visiting Faculty
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Dr. Kelly Schuller
Ph.D.
Office Location: 57 Coming, Office #205
Phone: 843.953.5494
E-Mail: schullerk@cofc.edu |
Office
Hours: Spring 2008
To be announced |
Teaching Interests: Developmental
Psychology
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Dr. Susan Woodward
Ph.D., City College of the City University of New York
Office Location: 57 Coming, Office #203
Phone: TBA
E-Mail: TBA |
Office
Hours: Spring 2008
To be announced |
Teaching Interests: Cognitive Psychology
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Staff
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Ms.
Stacia Clark
Department Administrative Assistant
Office Location: 57 Coming, Office #102
Phone: 843-953-5590
E-Mail: clarks@cofc.edu |
Office
Hours:
Monday
- Friday 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM |
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Ms.
Tanyekia Robinson-Johnson
Department Administrative Assistant
Office Location: 57 Coming, Office #102
Phone: 843-953-5590
E-Mail: robinsonjohnsont@cofc.edu |
Office
Hours:
Monday
- Friday 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM |
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Adjunct Faculty
- Spring 2008
| Faculty |
Course |
| Dr. Brian Sullivan |
Introduction to Psychological Science |
| Dr. Sherry Rieder |
Introduction to Psychological Science |
| Dr. Ron Acierno |
Abnormal Psychology |
| Dr. Cheryl Bennett |
Abnormal Psychology |
| Dr. Lori Knackstedt |
Introduction to Psychological Science |
| Ms. Anada Amstadter |
Introduction to Psychological Science |
| Ms. Bettina Veigel |
Introduction to Psychological Science |
| Dr. Joe Dispenza |
Personality |
| Dr. Russ Nazzaro |
Introduction to Psychological Science |
| Dr. Diane Hamrick |
Introduction to Psychological Science |
| Dr. Jennifer Bennice |
Psychology of Stress |
| Dr. Traci Fraley |
Introduction to Psychological Science |
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