Psychology
Psychology Science MS: Faculty
Our Psychology Science program uses a faculty-mentor model, fostering close student-faculty research collaboration. Explore our diverse faculty research interests, including the chance to delve into new research areas.
Prospective students are encouraged to reach out via email to faculty members to discuss potential collaborations and kickstart an exciting academic journey. Click on each faculty name to view their contact information.
- Dr. Tonya Buchanan, Psychological Science MS Program Director: Experimental psychology, social psychology, social justice, emotion/affective forecasting, nudges/default options, implicit/explicit attitudes https://tonyambuchanan.wixsite.com/cwu-social-cognition
- Dr. Kara Gabriel: General experimental, animal behavior, biopsychology, cognitive biases, academic assessment.
- Dr. Ralf Greenwald: Cognitive brain dynamics, event-related potentials, teaching pedagogy, general cognitive psychology, working memory, music cognition, psychology of video gaming.
- Dr. Susan Lonborg: Health psychology, substance abuse, clinical and research ethics, career development, gender, social networking.
- Dr. Megan Matheson: Nonhuman primate social behavior, evolutionary psychology, self-injurious behavior, comparative psychology.
- Dr. Danielle Polage: Memory research as it pertains to law, eye witness testimony, lying and jury deliberation.
- Dr. Mary Radeke: Use of facial cues in emotion and personality assessment, conversation development in young children, personality traits, technology in the classroom, primate communication, eye tracking and Facial Action Unit Coding laboratory.
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