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Jonathan
Smith
Ph.D.
William E. Stirton Professor of English; Chair, Department of Behavioral Sciences
Teaching Areas:
- English
- Science and Technology Studies
Research Areas:
- Behavioral Sciences
- Literary Theory and Analysis
- Relationship between Humanities, Science and Technology
- Victorian Britain
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Pamela
Aronson
Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology
Teaching Areas:
- Master of Science in Psychology
- Sociology
- Women's & Gender Studies
Research Areas:
- Education
- Family
- Gender
- Poverty
- Research Methods
- Social Movements
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Francine
Banner
Ph.D., J.D.
Associate Professor of Sociology; Director, Women in Learning & Leadership, Sociology Discipline Coordinator
Teaching Areas:
- Criminology & Criminal Justice Studies
- Master of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice
- Women's & Gender Studies
Research Areas:
- Gender
- Law
- Sexual Assault in Military
- Sexual Assault in Social Media
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Patrick
Beauchesne
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Teaching Areas:
- Anthropology
Research Areas:
- Bioarchaeology
- Biocultural Theory / Methodology
- Growth and Development
- Skeletal Biology
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Amy
Brainer
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Women's and Gender Studies and Sociology
Teaching Areas:
- Sociology
- Women's & Gender Studies
Research Areas:
- Family
- Immigrants / Immigration
- Queer Studies
- Taiwan
- Transgender Studies
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David
Chatkoff
Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
Teaching Areas:
- Master of Science in Psychology
- Psychology
Research Areas:
- Health Psychology
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John
Chenoweth
Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Anthropology, Anthropology Discipline Coordinator
Teaching Areas:
- Anthropology
Research Areas:
- Contemporary Archaeology
- Historical Archaeology
- Religion
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Arlo
Clark-Foos
Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
Teaching Areas:
- Master of Science in Psychology
- Psychology
Research Areas:
- Memory and Cognition
- Psychology
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Francine
Dolins
Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
Teaching Areas:
- Master of Science in Psychology
- Psychology
Research Areas:
- Animal Behavior
- Captive Animal Welfare
- Memory and Cognition
- Primates
- Psychology
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Paul
Draus
Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology; Director, Master of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice
Teaching Areas:
- Master of Science in Psychology
- Sociology
Research Areas:
- Detroit
- Green Infrastructure
- Restorative Justice
- Substance Use / Abuse
- Urban Neighborhoods
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Kevin
Early
Ph.D., CCJS, CAADC, ICAADC
Associate Professor of Sociology
Teaching Areas:
- Criminology & Criminal Justice Studies
- Master of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice
- Master of Science in Psychology
- Sociology
Research Areas:
- Corrections/Correctional Populations
- Criminology
- Deviance
- Prison-based Treatment
- Substance Use / Abuse
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Ivy
Forsythe-Brown
Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Sociology; Director, Center for Ethnic and Religious Studies; Director, African and African American Studies program
Teaching Areas:
- African & African American Studies
- Religious Studies
- Sociology
- Women's & Gender Studies
Research Areas:
- Family
- Immigrants / Immigration
- Race / Ethnicity
- Social Justice / Inequality
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Robert
Hymes
Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
Teaching Areas:
- Master of Science in Psychology
- Psychology
Research Areas:
- Memory and Cognition
- Social Psychology
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Michelle
Leonard
Ph.D., L.P.
Associate Professor of Psychology; Program Director, Health Psychology and Clinical Health Psychology
Teaching Areas:
- Master of Science in Psychology
- Psychology
Research Areas:
- Clinical Psychology
- Couples
- Health Psychology
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Zhong Xu
Liu
Ph.D. (MA, BSc, BEng)
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Teaching Areas:
- Psychology
Research Areas:
- Psychology
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Roger
Loeb
Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
Teaching Areas:
- Master of Science in Psychology
- Psychology
Research Areas:
- Assessment
- Personality / Personality Development
- Psychology
- Social Services
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Pam
McAuslan
Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
Teaching Areas:
- Master of Science in Psychology
- Psychology
- Women's & Gender Studies
Research Areas:
- Gender
- Intimate Partner Violence
- Media Psychology
- Psychology
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Brian
McKenna
Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Anthropology
Teaching Areas:
- Anthropology
- Master of Science in Psychology
Research Areas:
- Communities of Resistance
- Medical Ethics
- Neoliberal Culture
- Primary Care Systems
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Nehal
Patel
Ph.D., J.D.
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Sociology
Teaching Areas:
- Criminology & Criminal Justice Studies
- Master of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice
- Master of Science in Psychology
- Sociology
- Women's & Gender Studies
Research Areas:
- Civil Rights
- Environmental Justice
- Gandhi Thought
- Research Methods
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Susana
Peciña
Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology, Psychology Discipline Coordinator
Teaching Areas:
- Master of Science in Psychology
- Psychology
Research Areas:
- Biopsychology
- Neuroscience
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Carmel
Price
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Teaching Areas:
- Sociology
- Women's & Gender Studies
Research Areas:
- Environmental Justice
- Poverty
- Public Health
- Social Justice / Inequality
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Harmony
Reppond
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Teaching Areas:
- Psychology
- Women's & Gender Studies
Research Areas:
- Community Based Research
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Feminism
- Food Policy
- Gender
- Homelessness
- Inequality/Disparity
- Media Psychology
- Poverty
- Prejudice
- Public Policy
- Race / Ethnicity
- Social Class Dynamics
- Social Justice / Inequality
- Social Policy
- Social Psychology
- Social Services
- Social Welfare Policy
- Stigma
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Nitya
Sethuraman
Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
Teaching Areas:
- Master of Science in Psychology
- Psychology
Research Areas:
- Child Cognition
- Child Language
- Cognitive Psychology
- Developmental Psychology
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Donald
Shelton
Ph.D., J.D.
Associate Professor of Sociology; Director, Criminology and Criminal Justice
Teaching Areas:
- Criminology & Criminal Justice Studies
- Master of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice
- Sociology
Research Areas:
- Criminal Justice
- Forensic Science
- Law
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Caleb
Siefert
Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
Teaching Areas:
- Master of Science in Psychology
- Psychology
Research Areas:
- Personality / Personality Development
- Psychology
- Psychometrics and Measurement
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Richard
Straub
Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
Teaching Areas:
- Master of Science in Psychology
- Psychology
Research Areas:
- Health Psychology
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Dan
Swift
Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
Teaching Areas:
- Master of Science in Psychology
- Psychology
Research Areas:
- Perception
- Psychology
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Marie
Waung
Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
Teaching Areas:
- Master of Science in Psychology
- Psychology
- Women's & Gender Studies
Research Areas:
- Industrial / Organizational Psychology
- Professional Development
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Rose
Wellman
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Teaching Areas:
- Anthropology
- Arab American Studies
- Middle East Studies
Research Areas:
- Foodways
- Islam
- Kinship and Relatedness
- Religion
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Brenda
Whitehead
Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
Teaching Areas:
- Master of Science in Psychology
- Psychology
Research Areas:
- Adult Health
- Psychology
- Stress Coping Mechanisms
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Nancy
Wrobel
Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
Teaching Areas:
- Master of Science in Psychology
- Psychology
Research Areas:
- Arab American Studies
- Child Psychopathology
- Psychometrics and Measurement
- Research Methods