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Faculty by Research Area

Our department has strengths concentrated in three main areas that spread across the graduate programs. Some research cuts across areas and falls under more than one specialty; other research may not fit into any of these three areas.

Within research area, faculty are listed in alphabetical order. To view more detailed information about each faculty member, click on the photo or the link to each faculty web page.

View faculty who conduct research in the following research areas (faculty may be listed under more than one area):

Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine
auerbach

Dr. Stephen Auerbach

Professor

Clinical Psychology

Phone: (804) 828-1172

Office: 806 W Franklin St, rm 203

E-mail: sauerbac@vcu.edu

Faculty web page

belgrave

Dr. Faye Belgrave

Professor

Social Psychology

Phone: (804) 827-3908

Office: 820 W Franklin St, rm 101

E-mail: fzbelgra@vcu.edu

Faculty web page

benotsch

Dr. Eric Benotsch

Associate Professor

Health Psychology

Phone: (804) 828-0133

Office: 808 W Franklin St, rm 301

E-mail: ebenotsch@vcu.edu

Faculty web page

brown

Dr. Kirk Brown

Associate Professor

Social Psychology

Phone: (804) 828-6754

Office: 808 W Franklin St, rm 102

E-mail: kwbrown@vcu.edu

Faculty web page

corona

Dr. Rosalie Corona

Associate Professor

Health Psychology

Phone: (804) 828-8059

Office: 810 W Franklin St, rm 101

E-mail: racorona@vcu.edu

Faculty web page

danish

Dr. Steven Danish

Professor

Counseling Psychology

Phone: (804) 828-8222 or 828-4384

Office: 800 W Franklin St, rm 202

E-mail: sdanish@vcu.edu

Faculty web page

eissenberg

Dr. Thomas Eissenberg

Professor

Biopsychology

Phone: (804) 827-4617

Office: 1112 E Clay Street, Suite B-08

E-mail: teissenb@vcu.edu

Faculty web page

gramling

Dr. Sandra Gramling

Associate Professor

Clinical Psychology

Phone: (804) 828-8795

Office: 806 W Franklin St, rm 204

E-mail: sgramlin@vcu.edu

Faculty web page

holmes

Dr. Clarissa Holmes

Professor

Clinical Psychology

Phone: (804) 828-7486

Office: 806 W Franklin St, rm 301

E-mail: cholmes@richmond.edu

Faculty web page

ingram

Dr. Kathleen Ingram

Associate Professor

Counseling Psychology

Phone: (804) 828-6346

Office: 800 W Franklin St, rm 203

E-mail: kingram@vcu.edu

Faculty web page

kliewer

Dr. Wendy Kliewer

Professor and Chair

Developmental Psychology

Phone: (804) 828-8089

Office: 806 W Franklin, rm 105

E-mail: wkliewer@vcu.edu

Faculty web page

loos

Dr. Mary Loos

Associate Professor

Clinical Psychology

Phone: (804) 828-8019

Office: 820 W Franklin St, rm 206

E-mail: meloos@vcu.edu

Faculty web page

mazzeo

Dr. Suzanne Mazzeo

Associate Professor

Counseling Psychology

Phone: (804) 827-1708

Office: 800 W Franklin St, rm 205

E-mail: semazzeo@vcu.edu

Faculty web page

nasim

Dr. Aashir Nasim

Associate Professor

Developmental Psychology

Phone: (804) 828-4904

Office: 1000 W Franklin St, rm 103

E-mail: anasim@vcu.edu

Faculty web page

perrin

Dr. Paul Perrin

Assistant Professor

Health Psychology

Phone: (804) 827-3894

Office: 808 W Franklin St, rm 201

E-mail: pperrin@vcu.edu

Faculty web page

porter

Dr. Joseph Porter

Professor

Biopsychology

Phone: (804) 828-0096

Office: Life Sciences, rm 022

E-mail: jporter@vcu.edu

Faculty web page

rybarczyk

Dr. Bruce Rybarczyk

Associate Professor

Clinical Psychology

Phone: (804) 828-1675

Office: 806 W Franklin St, rm 303

E-mail: bdrybarczyk@vcu.edu

Faculty web page

stern

Dr. Marilyn Stern

Professor

Counseling Psychology

Phone: (804) 827-0400

Office: 8800 W Franklin St, rm 204

E-mail: mstern@vcu.edu

Faculty web page

svikis

Dr. Dace Svikis

Professor

Clinical Psychology

Phone: (804) 827-1184

Office: McGuire Hall, rm 100

E-mail: dssvikis@vcu.edu

Faculty web page

utsey

Dr. Shawn Utsey

Professor

Counseling Psychology

Phone: (804) 828-1144

Office: 800 W Franklin St, rm 105

E-mail: soutsey@vcu.edu

Faculty web page

vrana

Dr. Scott Vrana

Professor

Clinial Psychology

Phone: (804) 828-1242

Office: 806 W Franklin St, rm 105

E-mail: srvrana@vcu.edu

Faculty web page

Prevention and Intervention Work
allison

Dr. Kevin Allison

Professor

Clinical Psychology

Phone: (804) 828-1203

Office: Scherer Hall, rm 107

E-mail: kallison@vcu.edu

Faculty web page

belgrave

Dr. Faye Belgrave

Professor

Social Psychology

Phone: (804) 827-3908

Office: 820 W Franklin St, rm 101

E-mail: fzbelgra@vcu.edu

Faculty web page

benotsch

Dr. Eric Benotsch

Associate Professor

Health Psychology

Phone: (804) 828-0133

Office: 808 W Franklin St, rm 301

E-mail: ebenotsch@vcu.edu

Faculty web page

corona

Dr. Rosalie Corona

Associate Professor

Health Psychology

Phone: (804) 828-8059

Office: 810 W Franklin St, rm 101

E-mail: racorona@vcu.edu

Faculty web page

danish

Dr. Steven Danish

Professor

Counseling Psychology

Phone: (804) 828-8222 or 828-4384

Office: 800 W Franklin St, rm 202

E-mail: sdanish@vcu.edu

Faculty web page

farrell

Dr. Albert Farrell

Professor

Clinical Psychology

Phone: (804) 828-8796

Office: 810 W Franklin St, rm 204

E-mail: afarrell@vcu.edu

Faculty web page

flores

Dr. Lettie Flores

Assistant Professor

Director of CPSD

Phone: (804) 828-8069

Office: 612 N Lombardy St, rm 115

E-mail: lyflores@vcu.edu

Faculty web page

psyc dept

Dr. Cathy Howard

Vice Provost, Community Engagement

Developmental affiliate

Phone: (804) 828-8790

Office: 817 S Cathedral Pl

E-mail: choward@vcu.edu

hulsey

Dr. Timothy Hulsey

Associate Professor

Clinical Psychology

Phone: (804) 828-1803

Office: 701 W Grace St

E-mail: tlhulsey@vcu.edu

Faculty web page

jones

Dr. Heather Jones

Assistant Professor

Clinical Psychology

Phone: (804) 828-5641

Office: 806 W Franklin, rm 215

E-mail: hjones7@vcu.edu

Faculty web page

langberg

Dr. Joshua Langberg

Assistant Professor

Clinical Psychology

Phone: (804) 828-6273

Office: 806 W Franklin St, rm 204

E-mail: jlangberg@vcu.edu

Faculty web page

kliewer

Dr. Wendy Kliewer

Professor and Chair

Developmental Psychology

Phone: (804) 828-8089

Office: 806 W Franklin, rm 105

E-mail: wkliewer@vcu.edu

Faculty web page

lotze

Dr. Geri Lotze

Assistant Professor

Developmental Psychology

Phone: (804) 827-1862

Office: 808 W Franklin St, rm 402

E-mail: lotzegm@vcu.edu

Faculty web page

mazzeo

Dr. Suzanne Mazzeo

Associate Professor

Counseling Psychology

Phone: (804) 827-1708

Office: 800 W Franklin St, rm 205

E-mail: semazzeo@vcu.edu

Faculty web page

mccreary

Dr. Micah McCreary

Associate Professor

Counseling Psychology

Phone: (804) 828-1889

Office: 808 W Franklin St, rm 402

E-mail: mccreary@vcu.edu

Faculty web page

mccullough

Dr. James McCullough

Professor

Clinical Psychology

Phone: (804) 740-7646

Office: 806 W Franklin St, rm 207

E-mail: jmccull@vcu.edu

Faculty web page

mcleod

Dr. Bryce McLeod

Assistant Professor

Clinical Psychology

Phone: (804) 827-5230

Office: 806 W Franklin St, rm 306

E-mail: bmcleod@vcu.edu

Faculty web page

myers

Dr. Barbara Myers

Associate Professor

Developmental Psychology

Phone: (804) 828-6752

Office: 808 W Franklin St, rm 307

E-mail: bmyers@vcu.edu

Faculty web page

shivy

Dr. Victoria Shivy

Associate Professor

Counseling Psychology

Phone: (804) 828-0294

Office: 808 W Franklin, rm 213

E-mail: vshivy@vcu.edu

Faculty web page

southam-gerow

Dr. Michael Southam-Gerow

Associate Professor

Clinical Psychology

Phone: (804) 827-0585

Office: 806 W Franklin St, rm 213

E-mail: masouthamger@vcu.edu

Faculty web page

stern

Dr. Marilyn Stern

Professor

Counseling Psychology

Phone: (804) 827-0400

Office: 8800 W Franklin St, rm 204

E-mail: mstern@vcu.edu

Faculty web page

sullivan

Dr. Terri Sullivan

Associate Professor

Developmental Psychology

Phone: (804) 828-9304

Office: 810 W Franklin St, rm 303

E-mail: tnsulliv@vcu.edu

Faculty web page

svikis

Dr. Dace Svikis

Professor

Clinical Psychology

Phone: (804) 827-1184

Office: McGuire Hall, rm 100

E-mail: dssvikis@vcu.edu

Faculty web page

worthington

Dr. Everett Worthington

Professor

Counseling Psychology

Phone: (804) 828-1150

Office: 800 W Franklin St, rm 101

E-mail: eworth@vcu.edu

Faculty web page

Social Psychology
belgrave

Dr. Faye Belgrave

Professor

Social Psychology

Phone: (804) 827-3908

Office: 820 W Franklin St, rm 101

E-mail: fzbelgra@vcu.edu

Faculty web page

brown

Dr. Kirk Brown

Associate Professor

Social Psychology

Phone: (804) 828-6754

Office: 808 W Franklin St, rm 102

E-mail: kwbrown@vcu.edu

Faculty web page

davis

Dr. Jody Davis

Associate Professor

Social Psychology

Phone: (804) 828-8227

Office: 820 W Franklin St, rm 205

E-mail: jldavis@vcu.edu

Faculty web page

green

Dr. Jeffrey Green

Associate Professor

Social Psychology

Phone: (804) 828-6330

Office: 820 W Franklin St, rm 213

E-mail: jdgreen@vcu.edu

Faculty web page

vrana

Dr. Scott Vrana

Professor

Clinial Psychology

Phone: (804) 828-1242

Office: 806 W Franklin St, rm 105

E-mail: srvrana@vcu.edu

Faculty web page

worthington

Dr. Everett Worthington

Professor

Counseling Psychology

Phone: (804) 828-1150

Office: 800 W Franklin St, rm 101

E-mail: eworth@vcu.edu

Faculty web page

zyzniewski

Dr. Linda Zyzniewski

Associate Professor

Social Psychology

Phone: (804) 828-8254

Office: 820 W Franklin St, rm 201

E-mail: lezyznie@vcu.edu

Faculty web page