Department of Psychology
Faculty and Staff
Faculty and Staff
Roster Faculty, Fall 2007
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Dr.
Thomas P. Ross,
Associate Professor and Chair Ph.D., Wayne State University, 1994 Office Location: 57 Coming St., Office #104 Phone: 843.953.3339 E-Mail: rosstp@cofc.edu |
Office Hours: Fall 2009 |
| 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. Additional interests include the relationship between depression and cognition in patients with neurological illness. |
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Dr. Anthony Bishara, Assistant Professor Ph.D., Washington University, 2005 Office Location: 65 Coming St., Office #208 Phone: 843.953.5517 E-Mail: bisharaa@cofc.edu |
Office Hours: Fall 2009
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| Teaching Interests: Cognitive
Psychology, Cognitive Lab, Psychological Statistics, Judgment &
Decision-Making, Cognitive Neuroscience. Research Interests: I am a cognitive psychologist doing research on decision-making and memory. Particular interests include number estimation biases, cognitive models of risky decision-making (e.g., models of laboratory gambling tasks), and the use of cognitive models for psychometric purposes (e.g., measuring differences in memory and decision-making between drug-users and healthy controls). In addition to memory and decision-making, I have related interests in music cognition, cognitive models of stereotyping, and the distinction between conscious and unconscious processes. |
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Dr. Adam Doughty,
Assistant Professor Ph.D., West Virginia University, 2002 Office Location: 65 Coming St., Office #207 Phone: 843.953.7300 E-Mail: doughtya@cofc.edu |
Office Hours: Fall 2009 |
| Teaching Interests: Conditioning
and Learning, Laboratory in Conditioning and Learning, Introduction to
Psychological Science, Independent Study in Psychology, Bachelor's
Essay in Psychology, and the Special Topics course, Advanced Behavior
Principles. Research Interests: My students and I conduct research in behavior analysis. Most of our work is laboratory based and involves pigeons and people with and without intellectual disabilities. Past research topics have included behavioral persistence, behavioral history, behavioral variability, choice, relational learning, and punishment, and current research topics include behavioral variability, behavioral fluency, and behavioral history. We also regularly write literature reviews, book reviews, and conduct non-experimental analyses of complex human behavior. In short, we are interested in demonstrating how behavioral principles can be used to understand simple and complex behavior, behavior inside and outside the laboratory, and the behavior of humans and other animals. |
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Dr. Chad Galuska, Assistant
Professor Ph.D., West Virginia University, 2003 Office Location: 59 Coming St., Office #100a Phone: 843.953.8199 E-Mail: galuskac@cofc.edu |
Office Hours: Fall 2009 |
| Teaching Interests: Conditioning
and Learning Research Interests: My research interests lie broadly in the experimental analysis of behavior. Elucidating behavioral principles in the laboratory with nonhuman animals sheds light on the fundamental processes underlying socially relevant behavior in humans. My specific areas of research include behavioral economics, behavioral pharmacology, animal models of drug abuse, schedules of reinforcement, and issues associated with aversive control. I also maintain an active interest in the philosophy of behaviorism. |
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Dr. G. David
Gentry, Professor Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1978 Office Location: 57 Coming St., Office #201 Phone: 843.953.5962 E-Mail: gentryd@cofc.edu |
Office Hours: Fall 2009 |
| 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,
Professor Ph.D., Hofstra University, 1993 Office Location: 55 Coming St., Office #201 Phone: 843.953.6734 E-Mail: hittnerj@cofc.edu |
Office Hours: Fall 2009 |
| 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,
Associate Professor Ph.D., University of Toronto, 1996 Office Location: 59 Coming St., Office #202 Phone: 843.953.6362 E-Mail: hurdm@cofc.edu |
Office Hours: Fall 2009 |
| Teaching Interests: Neuroscience,
Behavioral Genetics, Psychopharmacology and Physiological Psychology
(and lab). 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. |
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Dr. Amy Kolak , Assistant Professor Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 2004 Office Location: 65 Coming St., Office 103 Phone: 843.953.4956 E-Mail: kolaka@cofc.edu |
Office Hours: Fall 2009 |
| Teaching Interests: Developmental
Psychology, Introduction to Psychological Science Research Interests: My research focuses on children’s early socioemotional development and behavioral regulation within the family context. My program of research is driven by two main goals: (1) identifying individual and family factors that lead to more harmonious and less conflicted family relationships and (2) examining family processes (including dyadic, triadic, and whole-family interactions) that foster children’s social and emotional development. |
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Dr. Michael M. Marcell, Professor Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 1978 Office Location: 55 Coming St., Office #202 Phone: 843.953.8197 E-Mail: marcellm@cofc.edu |
Office Hours: Fall 2009
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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,
Associate Professor Ph.D., Duke University, 1995 Office Location: 55 Coming St., Office #103 Phone: 843.953.6735 E-Mail: mayc@cofc.edu |
Office Hours: Fall 2009
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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, Professor Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 1992 Office Location: 65 Coming St., Office #107 Phone: 843.953.6363 E-Mail: mayk@cofc.edu |
Office Hours: Fall 2009 |
| 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, Associate Professor Ph.D., University of Memphis, 1991 Office Location: 65 Coming St., Office #211 Phone: 843.953.5443 E-Mail: millikeng@cofc.edu |
Office Hours: Fall 2009 |
| 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,
Associate Professor Ph.D., Wayne State University, 1993 Office Location: 65 Coming St., Office #209 Phone: 843.953.6776 E-Mail: rossl@cofc.edu |
Office Hours: Fall 2009 |
| 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. Michael Ruscio, Assistant Professor Ph.D., Cornell University Office Location: 59 Coming St., Office #205 Phone: 843.953.7106 E-Mail: rusciom@cofc.edu |
Office Hours: Fall 2009 |
| 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, Professor Ph.D., Ohio State University, 1987 Office Location: 55 Coming St., Office #102 Phone: 843.953.8271 E-Mail: simonians@cofc.edu |
Office Hours: Fall 2009 |
| 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, Associate Professor Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 1999 Office Location: 65 Coming St., Office #210 Phone: 843.953.6785 E-Mail: spicercv@cofc.edu |
Office Hours: Fall 2009 |
| 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. Rhonda
Swickert-Hittner,
Professor Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 1996 Office Location: 55 Coming St., Office #101 Phone: 843.953.5046 E-Mail: swickertr@cofc.edu |
Office Hours: Fall 2009 |
| 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,
Associate Professor Ph.D., University of Virginia, 1986 Office Location: 55 Coming St., Office #203 Phone: 843.953.8198 E-Mail: torisc@cofc.edu |
Office Hours: Fall 2009 |
| 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. John Widholm, Associate Professor Ph.D., American University, 1997 Office Location: 57 Coming St., Office #204 Phone: 843.953.8194 E-Mail: widholmj@cofc.edu |
Office Hours: Fall 2009 |
| 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. |
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Dr. Jennifer Wright, Assistant Professor Ph.D., University of Wyoming, 2008 Office Location: 65 Coming St., Office #104 Phone: 843.953.8196 E-Mail: wrightjj1@cofc.edu |
Office Hours: Fall 2009
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| Teaching Interests: Developmental
Psychology, Introduction to Psychological Science; Would like to teach
in the future -- Moral Development, Moral Psychology, the Psychology of
Violence & Oppression Research Interests: I am interested in the development of moral cognition and the influence of this cognition on interpersonal behaviors. I have studied young children's early use of moral language. I have studied what sorts of issues children, adolescents, and adults view as moral, as well as when and why this changes and how it informs their responses to dissimilar beliefs and practices. I am interested in studying how ingroup/outgroup and social hierarchy perception influences children's, adolescents', and adults' willingness to ascribe moral wrongness towards particular types of transgressions, as well as their willingness to perform morally wrong acts against others. I am also interested in studying identity formation in adolescents and the extent to which the presence of certain moral values positively (or negatively) influences self-perception, evaluation, and behavior. |
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Visiting Faculty
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Dr. Patricia Janes Ph.D., University of Georgia, 2007 Office Location: 59 Coming St., Office #201 Phone: 843.953.5494 E-Mail: janesp@cofc.edu |
Office Hours: Summer 2009 |
| Teaching Interests: Developmental
Psychology |
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Staff
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Ms. Sandra Bennett Administrative Coordinator Office Location: 57 Coming, Office #102 Phone: 843-953-5590 E-Mail: bennettsm@cofc.edu |
Office
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM |
Adjunct Faculty - Fall 2009
| Name | Email Address | CofC Email Address | Course & Section | Day & Time | Classroom Location |
| Sudie Back, Ph.D. | backs@musc.edu | backs@cofc.edu | PSYC 220-090 | MW 5:30 - 6:45 PM | MYBK 103 |
| Howard Becker, Ph.D. | beckerh@musc.edu | beckerh@cofc.edu | PSYC 386-090 | T 7:00-9:45PM | MYBK 103 |
| Bill Bogan, Ph.D. | bogganwo@knology.net | bogganw@cofc.edu | PSYC 103-014 | TR 1:40 - 2:55 PM | ECTR 115 |
| PSYC 103-016 | TR 10:50 - 12: 05 | MYBK 103 | |||
| Deanna Buffalari, Ph.D. | buffalar@musc.edu | buffalarid@cofc.edu | PSYC 388-090 | TR 5:30 - 6:45 PM | RSS 003 |
| Joseph Dispenza, Ph.D. | jdispenza@comcast.net | dispenzaj@cofc.edu | PSYC 307-090 | MW 5:30 - 6:45 PM | RSS 003 |
| Justin Gass, Ph.D. | gassj@cof.edu | gassj@cofc.edu | PSYC 103-090 | MW 4:00 - 5:15 PM | RSS 005 |
| PSYC 103-092 | MW 5:30 - 6:45 PM | RSS 005 | |||
| Berry Hiott, M.A. | bhiott@gmail.com | hiottb@cofc.edu | PSYC 103-091 | TR 4:00 - 5:15 PM | RSS 005 |
| Siobhan Maize, Ph.D. | siobhantx@yahoo.com | maizes@cofc.edu | PSYC 310-004 | MWF 10:00 - 10:50 AM | MYBK 107 |
| Michael Neboschick, Ph.D | michael.neboschick@comcast.net | neboschickm@cofc.edu | PSYC 307-091 | TR 5:30 - 6:45 PM | RSS 005 |
| PSYC 333-090 | MW 5:30 - 6:45 PM | LCTR 346 | |||
| Foster Olive, Ph.D | olive@musc.edu | olivem@cofc.edu | PSYC 214-090 | TR 5:30 - 6:45 PM | RSS 002 |
| Brian Sullivan, Ph.D | sullivanb@cofc.edu | sullivanb@cofc.edu | PSYC 308-090 | MW 4:00 - 5:15 PM | MYBK 103 |
| Bettina Veigel, M.A. | veigelbettina@aol.com | veigelb@cofc.edu | PSYC 103-006 | MWF 10:00 - 10:50 AM | RSS 005 |
| PSYC 103-007 | MWF 11:00 - 11:50 AM | RSS 005 | |||
| PSYC 103-010 | MWF 1:00 - 1:50 PM | RSS 003 | |||
| PSYC 103-012 | MWF 2:00 - 2:50 PM | RSS 003 |
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