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Psychological and Brain Sciences Faculty

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Associate Professor, 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
Stratton 207
dorothy.r.charbonnier@drexel.edu
215.571.4407
Department
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Research & Teaching Interests

Careers in Psychology, I am Psyched! at Drexel, Creative process, Writing, International education, Research methodology


Director, Applied Cognitive and Brain Sciences PhD program; Associate Dean for Research; Associate Professor
Stratton 324
lilachrysikou@drexel.edu
215.553.7170
Department
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Research & Teaching Interests Cognitive neuroscience; neuropsychology; neural bases of language, memory, and executive functions; neurocognitive processes associated with problem solving and flexible thought; functional neuroimaging and non-invasive brain stimulation in healthy and psychiatric populations (mood and anxiety disorders); translational neuroscience

Department Head; Associate Professor
Stratton 118
brian.daly@drexel.edu
215.571.4252
Department
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Research & Teaching Interests

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


Director, JD/PhD Program in Law and Psychology; Professor
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
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
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
Director, WELL Center
Stratton 282
evan.forman@drexel.edu
215.553.7113
Department
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
  • WELL Center
Research & Teaching Interests

Health behavior change, obesity, weight loss; Technological innovations to promote health behavior change; Innovations in cognitive-behavioral treatments; The development and evaluation of acceptance-based interventions for health behavior change; Neurocognition of eating


Director, Clinical Training; Associate Professor, 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
215.895.6104
Department
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Research & Teaching Interests

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


Co-director of the JD/PhD Program in Law and Psychology; Director of the Juvenile Justice Research and Reform Lab; Professor
Stratton 328
neg23@drexel.edu
215.571.4299
Department
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Research & Teaching Interests

Juvenile justice system reform; using social science research to improve juvenile justice policy and practice; addressing inequality and promoting equity in the justice system; psychology, criminal justice, and law; forensic psychology


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

paul.c.gondek@drexel.edu
908.391.3077
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; Assistant Professor
Stratton 288
asj32@drexel.edu
215.553.7154
Department
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
  • WELL Center
Research & Teaching Interests

Treatment development and Evaluation for Eating Disorders, Acceptance-based Behavioral Treatments, Using Technology to Augment Behavioral Treatment Approaches


Teaching Professor; Faculty Coordinator of Online Education in Psychology; Faculty Fellow
Stratton 203
Marlin.Killen@drexel.edu
215.895.1068
Department
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Research & Teaching Interests Immigrant psychology, authentic assessment and pedagogy, behavioral impacts of educational and institutional policies, mental health issues in the workplace, and the psychology of hope

Applied Cognitive and Brain Sciences PhD program; Professor
Stratton 318
jk342@drexel.edu
215.553.7105
Department
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Research & Teaching Interests

Cognitive psychology/cognitive neuroscience, focusing on human memory, problem solving, intelligence, and creativity; Specialization in electrophysiological methods (EEG, ERP), and other behavioral and neuroimaging methods (e.g., fMRI)

 


Assistant Professor

aaron.kucyi@drexel.edu
Department
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Research & Teaching Interests

Brain networks; Mental health; Spontaneous thought; Attention; Experience sampling; fMRI; Intracranial EEG


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

es3344@drexel.edu
Department
  • WELL Center
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Research & Teaching Interests Clinical utility of food addiction as a unique phenotype of disordered eating, the addictive potentials of ultra-processed foods, overlapping mechanisms implicated in substance-use disorders and eating and weight disorders, assessment of addictive-like eating behaviors, treatment development for eating and weight disorders

Associate Professor
Stratton 290
nancy.raitano.lee@drexel.edu
215.895.2937
Department
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Research & Teaching Interests

Neuropsychological and neuroanatomic correlates of intellectual and developmental disabilities; Language, reading, and executive function in Down syndrome and other genetic disorders; Comorbid autism spectrum disorder symptoms in youth with genetic disorders; Neuroanatomic correlates of individual differences in typical and atypical cognition


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

Restrained eating; dieting; obesity; eating disorders; weight suppression; set point; hedonic hunger


Assistant Professor; Director, MS and Accelerated BS/MS in Psychology Programs; Director, mPOWER Program (WELL Center); Director, Child and Adolescent Program (WELL Center)
Stratton 244
smm522@drexel.edu
215.553.7157
Department
  • WELL Center
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Research & Teaching Interests Novel treatments for adolescents and adults with eating disorders; momentary drivers of binge eating; self-regulation; ecological momentary assessment

Assistant Professor
322 Stratton Hall
John.D.Medaglia@drexel.edu
215.553.7169
Department
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Research & Teaching Interests Applying models and methods developed in neuropsychology, cognitive neuroscience, and graph theory to understand and treat brain dysfunction and enhance healthy functioning.

Assistant Teaching Professor
Stratton 208
mlm583@drexel.edu
215.571.3928
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

Assistant Teaching Professor
Stratton 209
dm3353@drexel.edu
215.571.4308
Department
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Research & Teaching Interests

Social and academic motivation within school context; Social relationships and identity development; Educational attainment of ethnic minorities.


Assistant Research Professor
Stratton 303
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 Psychology; Professor of Medicine; Professor of Community Health and Prevention
Stratton 268
amn23@drexel.edu
215.553.7115
Department
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Research & Teaching Interests

Social problem solving as a moderator/mediator of stress and psychopathology; applications of Emotion-Centered Problem-Solving Therapy; treatment and prevention of depression; treatment and prevention of suicide; behavioral health of U.S. military veterans


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

Emotion-centered Problem-Solving Therapy (PST) for mood, personality, stress-related disorders; EC-PST as an evidence-based, trans-diagnostic intervention across many clinical problem areas and populations including Veterans/US Service Members, and their families; cinical case formulation; integrative psychotherapy approaches; emotionally-focused interventions and CBT; Departmental concentration areas of cognitive behavioral and clinical health psychology


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

diana.l.robins@drexel.edu
215.571.3439
Department
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Research & Teaching Interests

Early detection of autism spectrum disorder, screening for autism spectrum disorder in community settings, social cognition in autism spectrum disorder


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


Director of Undergraduate Studies in Psychology; 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


Vice Provost of Research; Professor
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, 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
Stratton 316
fengqing.zhang@drexel.edu
215.553.7172
Department
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Research & Teaching Interests

Multimodal Neuroimaging; Data Mining; Data Integration; Mobile Health; Wearable Computing


Professor of Neuropsychology
Stratton 221
zillmer@drexel.edu
215.895.1977
Department
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Research & Teaching Interests

Sports psychology; Sports performance; Psychological assessment; Psychology of terrorists

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