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Psychological and Brain Sciences Faculty

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Associate Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems
Monell 101
hasan.ayaz@drexel.edu
215.571.3709
Department
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Research & Teaching Interests

Neuroergonomics, Functional Neuroimaging, Biomedical Signal Processing, Neuroengineering, Functional Near Infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), Electroencephalogram (EEG), Brain Computer Interfaces (BCI), Mobile Brain/Body Imaging (MoBI)


Professor; Associate Department Head
Stratton 286
mlb34@drexel.edu
215.553.7108
Department
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
  • WELL Center
Research & Teaching Interests

Obesity prevention and treatment; Physical activity promotion; Lifestyle modification; Behavioral therapy; Cancer prevention


Associate Teaching Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences; Department Liaison to Steinbright/CO-OP
Stratton 207
drc73@drexel.edu
215.571.4407

Department
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Research & Teaching Interests

Undergraduate Teaching, Workplace Skill (Career) Development, Curriculum Development, Writing 


Associate Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences; Associate Dean for Research, College of Arts and Sciences; Director, Applied Cognitive & Brain Sciences PhD Program; Co-Leader, B.S. Neuroscience major
Stratton 324
lilachrysikou@drexel.edu
215.553.7170
Department
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Research & Teaching Interests cognitive control; creativity; semantic memory; cognitive and affective regulation; design cognition; cognitive flexibility; noninvasive brain stimulation; functional neuroimaging

Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences; Department Head; Interim Director, WELL Center
Stratton 118
brian.daly@drexel.edu
215.571.4252
Department
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Research & Teaching Interests

School mental health; Leadership; Mental health promotion; Socioemotional learning (SEL); Evidence-based practice; Risk and resilience; Child and adolescent intervention


Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences; Professor of Law; Director, JD/PhD Program in Law and Psychology
Stratton 338
David.DeMatteo@drexel.edu
215.553.7107
Department
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Research & Teaching Interests

Psychopathy, forensic psychology, forensic mental health assessment, testing in forensic assessment contexts, and drug policy research


Assistant Research Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Stratton 123
knd52@drexel.edu
Department
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Research & Teaching Interests NeuroHIV; Aging and neurodegenerative disease; Diagnosis and prognosis; Cognitive heterogeneity; Structural equation modeling; Everyday functioning

Research Assistant Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Stratton 320
bae25@drexel.edu
215.760.7253
Department
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Research & Teaching Interests

Closed-loop Brain Stimulation; Electroencephalography EEG; Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation TMS; Attention; Signal processing; Network Neuroscience; Cognitive Enhancement


Professor
Stratton 282
evan.forman@drexel.edu
215.553.7113
Department
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
  • WELL Center
Research & Teaching Interests

Health behavior change; Behavioral treatments for health promotion; Weight control; Neurocognitive drivers of eating; Lifestyle modification; Technology-facilitated behavior change; Mindfulness and acceptance-based behavioral treatments


Professor of Psychology, Ob/Gyn and Public Health
Stratton 280
pg27@drexel.edu
215.553.7117
Department
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Research & Teaching Interests

Clinical and health psychology; Stressful life events and mental and physical health outcomes particularly in the area of women's reproductive health


Teaching Professor
Stratton 206
mg65@drexel.edu
Department
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Research & Teaching Interests

Ethical issues in clinical and social care; Mental health across the lifespan; Narrative psychology


Professor of Psychology; Co-director of the JD/PhD Program in Law and Psychology; Director of the Juvenile Justice Research and Reform Lab
Stratton 328
neg23@drexel.edu
215.571.4299
Department
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Research & Teaching Interests Juvenile justice; system reform; policy and practice; adolescent development; social science research; psychology, criminal justice, and law; forensic psychology

Adjunct Teaching Professor (Psychology), Visiting Research Professor (Chemistry)

paul.c.gondek@drexel.edu
Department
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
  • Department of Chemistry
Research & Teaching Interests

Social psychology of social issues; team and group dynamics; caregiver/patient interactions; Science of Team Science; PTSD; the impact of culture on social processes


Professor; Director, Reentry Project
334 Stratton Hall
kirk.heilbrun@drexel.edu
215.553.7109
Department
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Research & Teaching Interests

Forensic mental health assessment; Violence risk assessment; Risk management


Director, Practicum Training; Director of Training, Weight, Eating, and Lifestyle Sciences Center; Associate Professor
Stratton 288
asj32@drexel.edu
215.553.7154
Department
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
  • WELL Center
Research & Teaching Interests

Enhancing treatment outcomes for eating disorders and obesity; Acceptance-based behavioral treatments; Evaluating mechanisms of action in behavioral treatments


Associate Teaching Professor; Director of the Drexel Psychological Services Center
Stratton Hall, 272
3141 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

pk35@drexel.edu
215.553.7127
Department
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Research & Teaching Interests Treatment adherence and engagement; mental health service implementation and evaluation; hope and meaning-making; self-disclosure; “wounded” healers; personal growth

Professor
Stratton 318
jk342@drexel.edu
Department
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Research & Teaching Interests

Cognitive Neuroscience; Creativity; Problem Solving; Individual Differences; Brain Aging


Assistant Professor of Psychology

aaron.kucyi@drexel.edu
Department
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Research & Teaching Interests Network neuroscience; fMRI; intracranial EEG; spontaneous thought; attention; experience sampling; mental health

Professor Emeritus; Graduate Faculty Member, Communication, Culture & Media
Stratton 311
kutzikdm@drexel.edu
215.895.2309
Department
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Research & Teaching Interests

Social and cultural theory; political economy; gerontology; materialisms; semiotic realisms; activity theory; reflection theories; communities of practice and labor theories of culture.


Assistant Research Professor
Stratton Hall 233
es3344@drexel.edu
Department
  • WELL Center
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Research & Teaching Interests Ultra-processed food reward; Food addiction as a phenotype of overeating; Assessment of addictive-like eating behaviors; Treatment development for weight- and eating-related concerns.

Associate Professor; Director, Clinical Neuropsychology Major Area of Study
Stratton 290
nancy.raitano.lee@drexel.edu
215.895.2937
Department
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Research & Teaching Interests

Neuropsychology; Clinical child psychology; Down syndrome; Autism spectrum disorder; Brain; Neuroimaging; Developmental disorders


Professor
Stratton 284
lowe@drexel.edu
215.553.7116
Department
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Research & Teaching Interests

Obesity, set point, eating disorders, dieting, hedonic hunger, weight variability


Assistant Professor; Director, MS and Accelerated BS/MS in Psychology Programs; Director, mPOWER Program (WELL Center); Director, Child and Adolescent Program (WELL Center)
Stratton 290
smm522@drexel.edu
215.553.7157
Department
  • WELL Center
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Research & Teaching Interests Eating disorders; Self-regulation; Eating behaviors; Adolescents; Intervention development; Ecological momentary assessment; Inhibitory control

Associate Professor
322 Stratton Hall
jdm582@drexel.edu
Department
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Research & Teaching Interests

Cognitive Neuroscience; Clinical Neuropsychology; Brain Stimulation; Neuroimaging; Network Analysis; Self-control; Neuroethics


Associate Teaching Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences; First Year Coordinator
Stratton 208
mlm583@drexel.edu
Department
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Research & Teaching Interests

Influences on preferred body type; changes in body image, self-esteem, and self-efficacy in females as a function of strength training; Sensation and Perception


Associate Teaching Professor; Program Director of Undergraduate Studies
Stratton 209
dm3353@drexel.edu
215.571.4308
Department
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Research & Teaching Interests

Social Relationships, Achievement Motivation, Identity, Positive Youth Development


Assistant Research Professor of Psychology
Stratton 332
amanda.n.nemoyer@drexel.edu
215.553.7158
Department
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Research & Teaching Interests Juvenile justice; Forensic psychology; Program evaluation; Policy and practice reform; Dismantling the school-to-prison pipeline; Diverting youth from justice system involvement

Distinguished University Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences Professor of Medicine; Professor of Public Health
Stratton 268
amn23@drexel.edu
215.553.7115
Department
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Research & Teaching Interests (Emotion-Centered) Problem-Solving Therapy; Stress and coping; Depression; Suicide; Ethics

Professor, Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences; Professor, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
Stratton Hall, Room 278
cn25@drexel.edu
215.553.7112
Department
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Research & Teaching Interests

Emotion-Centered Problem Solving Therapy; Clinical Case Formulation; Psychotherapy Training & Supervision; Adaptive Functioning in Adults with Intellectual Disability; Suicide Risk Reduction


Professor, Director, AJ Drexel Autism Institute; Department of Community Health & Prevention, Dornsife School of Public Health

diana.l.robins@drexel.edu
Department
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Research & Teaching Interests

Autism; Toddler screening; Early detection


Assistant Teaching Professor
Stratton 204
Leeland.Loew.Rogers@drexel.edu
Department
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Research & Teaching Interests

Incidental learning; Statistical learning; Attention


Teaching Professor
Stratton 105
lcs22@drexel.edu
215.895.6140
Department
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Research & Teaching Interests

Meta-cognitive development, writing, and computers; language and literacy development in the early years in the context of family and schooling; Youth-at-risk; Issues in Equity; School/Program/Intervention effectiveness


Professor of Psychology; Interim Director of Clinical Training
3180 Chestnut Street, Suite 104
schultheis@drexel.edu
215.895.4463
Department
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Research & Teaching Interests

Neurorehabilitation; Application of technology to psychology; Virtual reality technology; Driving capacity after neurological compromise; Rehabilitation of functional, everyday activities


Associate Teaching Professor
Stratton 205
julia.m.sluzenski@drexel.edu
215.571.4309
Department
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Research & Teaching Interests

Memory and its neural basis, lifespan development


Assistant Professor
Stratton Hall, Room 306
at3549@drexel.edu
Department
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Research & Teaching Interests

Neural bases of episodic memory and conceptual knowledge; Systems memory consolidation theories; Functional neuroimaging; Transcranial magnetic stimulation


Associate Professor of Psychology; Program Area Leader in Early Detection & Intervention, AJ Drexel Autism Institute

giacomo.vivanti@drexel.edu
215.571.3202
Department
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Research & Teaching Interests The nature of learning difficulties in autism; developing effective programs to address such learning difficulties within community-based settings

Associate Professor of Psychology
Stratton 316
fengqing.zhang@drexel.edu
215.553.7172
Department
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Research & Teaching Interests Multimodal neuroimaging; machine learning; brain development and aging; mental health; wearable computing and mHealth

Carl R. Pacifico Professor of Neuropsychology; Director, The Happiness Lab
Stratton 311
zillmer@drexel.edu
Department
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Research & Teaching Interests

Military Psychology; Sport Psychology; Psychology of Happiness; Psychology of Music; Neuropsychology

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