Julie A. Alvarez, Ph.D. | Senior Professor of Practice
Ph.D., 2005, Emory University
Director, Master's Programs
Suzanne and Stephen Weiss Presidential Fellow
Interests: Psychological assessment and clinical neuropsychology.
Courtney N. Baker, Ph.D. | Associate Professor
Ph.D., 2010, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Director: School Psychology PhD program
Research Interests: Dissemination and implementation research, early childhood, prevention of socioemotional and academic problems, community-based participatory research.
Paul Colombo, Ph.D. | Associate Professor
Ph.D., 1994, University of California, Berkeley
Louise and Leonard Riggio Professor in Social Entrepreneurship
Research Interests: Neuronal mechanisms of memory, interactions among memory systems, and effects of music-based mentoring on the brain and cognition.
David M. Corey, Ph.D. | Senior Professor of Practice
Ph.D., 1999, Tulane University
Interests: Cognitive neuroscience and quantitative methods.
Michael Cunningham, Ph.D. | Professor
Ph.D., 1994, Emory University
Suzanne and Stephen Weiss Presidential Fellow
Associate Provost for Graduate Studies and Research
Joint Appointment: Africana Studies Program
Research Interests: Examining adolescent development in African American children and adolescents.
Jill M. Daniel, Ph.D. | Professor
Ph.D., 2000, Tulane University
Gary P. Dohanich Professor in Brain Science
Research Interests: The impact of estrogens and androgens on the brain and cognition across the lifespan.
Benjamin Deen, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor
Ph.D., 2016, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Research Interests: Cognitive neuroscience, social reasoning.
Jonathan P. Fadok, Ph.D. | Associate Professor
Ph.D., 2010, University of Washington
The Burk-Kleinpeter Inc. Professorship in Science and Engineering
Research Interests: Focus on understanding how the brain controls the formation and expression of emotional memory at the level of defined neuronal circuits.
Jacob Feiler, Ph.D. | Professor of Practice
Ph.D., 2023, University of Alabama
Interests: Embodied cognition, spatial thinking, STEM learning, fNIRS.
Thomas J. Hebert, Ph.D. | Senior Professor of Practice
Ph.D., 1996, Tulane University
Research Interests: Behavioral neuroscientist with interests in hormones and behavior.
Michael Hoerger, Ph.D., M.S.C.R. | Associate Professor
Ph.D., 2010, Central Michigan University
M.S.C.R., 2016, Tulane University
Research Interests: Health psychology, adult mental health, psycho-oncology, palliative care, personality, emotion, decision making, depression, measurement, translational science.
Julie Markant, Ph.D. | Associate Professor
Ph.D., 2010, University of Minnesota
Research Interests: Infant learning, selective attention, neuroscience.
Lisa Molix, Ph.D. | Associate Professor
Ph.D., 2007, University of Missouri
Research Interests: Intergroup relations, health and well-being among marginalized populations.
Damian R. Murray, Ph.D. | Associate Professor
Ph.D., 2013, University of British Columbia
Research Interests: Evolutionary psychology, interpersonal relationships, disease avoidance.
Bonnie K. Nastasi, Ph.D. | Professor
Ph.D., 1986, Kent State University
Research Interests: Culturally appropriate health promotion and health risk prevention programming for children, adolescents and adult populations.
Laurie O'Brien, Ph.D. | Chair and Professor
Ph.D., 2002, University of Kansas
Department Chair
Research Interests: Prejudice and stigma from the perspective of both targets and perpetrators.
Stacy Overstreet, Ph.D. | Professor
Ph.D., 1995, Tulane University
Research Interests: Children at risk for maladjustment due to the presence of chronic stressors in their lives.
Janet B. Ruscher, Ph.D. | Professor
Ph.D., 1991, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Suzanne and Stephen Weiss Presidential Fellow
Research Interests: Social cognition, prejudiced communication, metaphoric language.
Kim Sherman, Ph.D. | Senior Professor of Practice
Ph.D., 2008, University of Rhode Island
Interests: Multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS), academic and behavior interventions.
Alexandra Zaballero Sims, Ph.D. | Senior Professor of Practice
Ph.D., 2015, Tulane University
Interests: Psychological assessment, developmental psychopathology, stress and trauma.
Beth E. F. Wee, Ph.D. | Senior Professor of Practice
Ph.D., 1986, Michigan State University
Suzanne and Stephen Weiss Presidential Fellow
Associate Dean: Undergraduate Programs, School of Science and Engineering
Director: Undergraduate and Master's Programs in Neuroscience
Interests: Biological rhythms (seasonal and circadian), neuroendocrinology, reproduction, learning and memory, and animal behavior.
Carrie L. Wyland, Ph.D. | Senior Professor of Practice
Ph.D., 2004, Dartmouth College
Suzanne and Stephen Weiss Presidential Fellow
Associate Chair of Psychology
Chair: Undergraduate Studies
Interests: Social psychology of the self, perspective taking, and positive psychology.
Selin Zeytinoglu, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor
Ph.D., 2018, University of North Carolina-Greensboro
Assistant Professor
Research Interests: Socioemotional development, parent-child dynamics, parents’ and children’s self-regulation (e.g., autonomic regulation, emotion regulation, cognitive control), intergenerational transmission of anxiety and other affective problems, social buffering of stress, developmental psychopathology, the role of the sociocultural context on child development.
