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Clinical Health Psychology Faculty

Lisa Campbell, Ph.D.
Health disparities; adjustment to cancer

Tony Cellucci, Ph.D., ABPP
Director, ECU PASS Clinic
Substance abuse and dependence; cognitive-behavioral treatment; borderline personality disorder; HIV disease

Christyn L. Dolbier, Ph.D.
Chronic stress; prenatal stress andbirth outcomes; stress and healthdisparities; resilience interventions

D. Erik Everhart, Ph.D., ABPP, CBSM
Clinical neuropsychology; neuropsychology of emotion; cognitive neuroscience, psychophysiology of emotion and decision making, behavioral sleep medicine

Hope Landrine, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Health Disparities
Health disparities among African-Americans and Latinos; segregation, discrimination, acculturation and health

Heather Littleton, Ph.D.
Sexual assault; women's mental health and pregnancy, social cognition; body image

Lesley D. Lutes, Ph.D.
Interim Director of Clinical Training
Treatment of obesity, innovative treatment approaches for initial and long-term weight management; medication adherence and behavioral change programs to decrease chronic disease complications

Susan L. McCammon, Ph.D., CIP
Interim Chair, Department of Psychology
Children with serious emotional disorders and their families within a system of care; trauma; human sexuality

Dennis C. Russo, Ph.D., ABPP
Effects of learning and behavior on chronic disease morbidity; therapeutic adherence; psychophysiological disorders; behavioral methods to reduce utilization of healthcare

Samuel F. Sears, Ph.D.
Director, Health Psychology Program
Cardiac psychology; patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators; cardiac rehabilitation

Cecelia R. Valrie, Ph.D.
Children with sickle cell disease and their families; transition to adulthood in pediatric populations; the influence of socio-cultural factors on pediatric health

Matthew C. Whited, Ph.D.
The association between major depressive disorder and cardiovascular disease

Derrick Wirtz, Ph.D.
Happiness and subjective well-being; emotion and affect; culture, the self and everyday judgments;cultural psychology

Industrial/Organizational & Occupational Health Psychology Faculty

Shahnaz Aziz, Ph.D.
Co-Associate Chair, Department of Psychology
Job attitudes; workaholism; work-life balance; work stress

Lisa Baranik, Ph.D.
Work relationships and health; psychometrics; positive organizational scholarship

Jennifer Bowler, Ph.D.
Compulsive behavior; employee creativity; executive coaching; implicit measures of personality (e.g., addiction); team processes

Mark C. Bowler, Ph.D.
Assessment centers and leadership; interpersonal aggression and organizational behavior; personality structure

John Cope, Ph.D.
Director, Industrial/Organizational Psychology Program
Cognitive models of job entry decisions; EEO law and disabilities in the workplace; employee selection

Research & General Faculty

Amy Lyndon, Ph.D.
Social psychology; perpetration of unwanted pursuit and stalking; psycho-legal aspects to stalking; sexual aggression perpetration; gender and intimate partner violence.

Michael Poteat, Ph.D.

Jon Reed, Ph.D.
Director of Undergraduate Studies

Tuan Tran, Ph.D.
Co-Associate Chair, Department of Psychology
Director, BA/BS Program in Neuroscience
Behavioral neuroscience; animal models of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders; animal models of Alzheimer's disease

Karl Wuensch, Ph.D.

Pediatric School & School Psychology Faculty

Michael B. Brown, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, Harriot College College of Arts and Sciences
Pediatric school psychology; childhood cancer; school-based health centers; school psychologists' training and career issues; crisis intervention

Jennifer S. Kazmerski, Ph.D., BCBA-D
Functional behavior assessment; integrated behavioral health, pediatric school psychology, elimination disorders, sleep, applications of time-out

Stephen P. Kilgus, Ph.D.
Social behavior assessment; behavior intervention; diagnostic accuracy; modern test theory

Nathaniel P. von der Embse, Ph.D., NCSP
Examining the consequences of high-stakes testing and educational accountability, development of responsive test anxiety instruments, and creation and evaluation of anxiety prevention curriculum

Christy M. Walcott, Ph.D.
Director, Pediatric School Psychology Program
Director, School Psychology (MA/CAS) Program

Children with ADHD; inattention & literacy development; effects of chronic health problems on school functioning

Teaching Faculty
Emeritus Faculty

Marsha Ironsmith, Ph.D.

Kathleen A. Row, Ph.D.
Forgiveness, cardiovascular reactivity, and health; positive psychology; spirituality and health