Directory • Department of Psychology • Iowa State University

Faculty by Graduate Programs, Psychology-Law Concentration, and Research Clusters:

Cognitive Psychology | Counseling Psychology | Social Psychology | Psychology-Law Concentration | Research Clusters

All Faculty: [Click on faculty photos for brief bios]

Dr. Susan Cross

Department Chair

Email: scross@iastate.edu

Website

Topics of interest: Cultural psychology, Culture of honor, Self-construal

Dr. Martin Acerbo

Associate Teaching Professor

Email: macerbo@iastate.edu

Topics of interest: Associative learning, Avian brain functional neuroanatomy, Hippocampus functions, Relational learning, Thalamic visual areas, Visual system processing

Dr. Craig A. Anderson

Distinguished Professor

Email: caa@iastate.edu

Website

Topics of interest: Aggressive behavior, Media, Violence

Dr. Patrick Ian Armstrong

Associate Professor

Email: pia@iastate.edu

Topics of interest: Vocational counseling

Dr. Brooke Arterberry

Affiliate Assistant Professor [PSYCH]

Email: barterb@iastate.edu

Topics of interest: Alcohol, Brief motivational interventions, Cannabis, Polysubstance use

Dr. Kevin Blankenship

Associate Professor

Email: kevinb1@iastate.edu

Website

Topics of interest: Attitude change, Resistance to persuasion, Values

Dr. Shana Carpenter

Professor

Email: shacarp@iastate.edu

Website

Dr. Jason Chan

Professor

Email: ckchan@iastate.edu

Website

Topics of interest: Eyewitness memory, Human memory, Learning and instructions, Memory and education

Dr. Kristi Costabile

Associate Professor

Email: costabil@iastate.edu

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Topics of interest: Attribution, Autobiographical memory, Identity, Narrative

Dr. Marcus Crede

Associate Professor

Email: mcrede@iastate.edu

Topics of interest: Industrial/organizational psychology, Measurment, Meta-analysis, Personality, Threats to validity

Dr. Carolyn Cutrona

Distinguished Professor

Email: ccutrona@iastate.edu

Topics of interest: Mental health among African American families, Resilience and vulnerability in African American families

Dr. Douglas Gentile

Distinguished Professor

Email: dgentile@iastate.edu

Website

Topics of interest: Digital literacy, Internet Gaming Disorder, Media effects, Mindfulness

Dr. John Grundy

Assistant Professor

Email: grundy@iastate.edu

Website

Topics of interest: Bilinguilism, Cognitive control, Executive functions, Experience-based neuroplasticity, Perceptual conflict

Dr. Kathy Hanisch

Teaching Professor

Email: kathann@iastate.edu

Dr. Robert Hessling

Associate Teaching Professor, Director of Undergraduate Education

Email: rmh@iastate.edu

Topics of interest: Health, Relationships, Teaching

Dr. Jonathan Kelly

Professor, Director of Graduate Education

Email: jonkelly@iastate.edu

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Topics of interest: Human computer interaction, Spatial cognition, Virtual reality

Dr. Zlatan Krizan

Professor

Email: zkrizan@iastate.edu

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Topics of interest: Intersection of personality with social behavior and self-regulation, Sleep, Social emotions

Dr. Monica Marsee

Associate Professor

Email: mmarsee@iastate.edu

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Topics of interest: Aggression, Bullying, Callous-unemotional traits, Developmental psychopathology

Dr. Christian Meissner

Professor

Email: cameissn@iastate.edu

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Topics of interest: Deception, Decision making, Eyewitness identification, Interrogation, Investigative interviewing, Rapport

Dr. Sunde Nesbit

Assistant Teaching Professor

Email: smnesbit@iastate.edu

Dr. Alison Phillips

Associate Professor

Email: alisonp@iastate.edu

Website

Topics of interest: Social and health psychology

Dr. Warren Phillips

Associate Teaching Professor

Email: wphillip@iastate.edu

Dr. Loreto Prieto

Morrill Professor

Email: lprieto@iastate.edu

Website

Topics of interest: Scholarship of teaching and learning

Dr. Carrie Richie

Associate Teaching Professor

Email: crichie@iastate.edu

Dr. Karen Scheel

Teaching Professor

Email: krscheel@iastate.edu

Dr. Andrew Smith

Assistant Professor

Email: amsmith@iastate.edu

Website

Topics of interest: Diagnostic accuracy, Eyewitness memory and identification procedures, Recognition memory, Signal detection theory

Dr. Nicole Taylor

Lecturer

Email: ntay@iastate.edu

Dr. Michael Tynan

Assistant Teaching Professor

Email: mtynan@iastate.edu

Dr. Horabail Venkatagiri

Associate Professor

Email: giri@iastate.edu

Topics of interest: Language and reading development, Speech and hearing science, Speech and language disorders, Stuttering

Dr. David Vogel

Professor, Associate Department Chair, Director of Communication Studies Program

Email: dvogel@iastate.edu

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Dr. Nathaniel Wade

Professor, Counseling Area Director

Email: nwade@iastate.edu

Topics of interest: Diversity and multiculturism, Forgiveness, Psychotherapy, Religion and spirituality, Stigma

Dr. Meifen Wei

Professor

Email: wei@iastate.edu

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Dr. Gary Wells

Distinguished Professor

Email: glwells@iastate.edu

Website

Topics of interest: Applied social psychology, Judgment and decision making, Law and public policy

Emeritus