Faculty/Staff Directory
General Contact Information
Psychological Sciences MA Program
Department of Graduate Psychology and Department of Psychology
70 Alumnae Dr., MSC 7401
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Program Director:
Jeff Dyche
Department of Psychology
Office: Miller Hall, Room G089
Phone: 540-568-4965
Email: dychejs@jmu.edu
| Staff | Phone | Room | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guerin, Carl A. Administrative Assistant |
540-568-6439 | guerinca@jmu.edu | Johnston 101 |
| Henriques, Andee Administrative Assistant |
540-568-5352 | henriqas@jmu.edu | Johnston 112 |
| Turner, Rosa Administrative Assistant |
540-568-2556 | turnerrm@jmu.edu | Johnston 101 |
Over 20 faculty from both the Department of Psychology and Department of Graduate Psychology contribute to the Psychological Sciences program. The program operates on a mentorship philosophy, where students enter the program based on the fit with a particular faculty member who serves as the student's research advisor. Below is a list of faculty members accepting students in Fall 2020. Additional faculty and associate faculty who teach courses, serve on committees, and work with students in the program in a variety of capacities also are listed.
| Faculty Accepting Students in Fall 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Bandalos, Deborah- (Ph.D., University of Maryland). Office: Lakeview 1126 Phone: (540) 568-7132 Email: bandaldl@jmu.edu |
Concentration: Quantitative Assessment, Measurement, and Statistics |
| Barron, Kenn - (Ph.D., University of Wisconsin - Madison). Office: Miller Hall, 1161 Phone: 540-568-4065 Email: barronke@jmu.edu |
Concentration: Applied Research Motivation, goal setting, well being, program evaluation, research methodology and statistics |
| Dyche, Jeff - (Ph.D., Saint Louis University). Office: Miller Hall, G089 Phone: 540-568-4965 Email: dychejs@jmu.edu |
Concentration: Experimental Sleep and human performance, chronobiology, actigraphy, rat models of sleep deprivation and behavioral pharmacology |
| Finney, Sara - (Ph.D., University of Nebraska - Lincoln). Office: Lakeview 1128 Phone: 540-568-6757 Email: finneysj@jmu.edu |
Concentration: Quantitative |
| Fogler, Kethera - (Ph.D., Saint Louis University). Office: Miller Hall 1175 Phone: 540-568-2931 Email: foglerka@jmu.edu |
Concentration: Experimental Memory, false memory, language comprehension, cognitive aging, sleep |
| Hall,Michael - (Ph.D., State University of New York at Binghamton) Office: Miller Hall 1115 Phone: 540-568-7877 Email: hallmd@jmu.edu |
Concentration: Experimental Auditory Perception Laboratory website, Auditory perception and cognition, Speech perception, Music perception |
| Hathcoat, John - (Ph.D., Oklahoma State University). Office: Lakeview 1120 Phone: 540-568-2516 Email: hathcojd@jmu.edu |
Concentration: Quantitative Validity theory, applications of generalizability theory, general education assessment and institutional effectiveness, philosophy of science (measurement and validity, psychology of religion |
| Holt, Daniel - (Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis). Office: Miller Hall, 1145 Phone: 540-568-5051 Email: holtdd@jmu.edu |
Concentration: Behavior Analysis, Experimental Learning, choice behavior (e.g. behavioral economics), discounting (the decrease in a reward’s subjective value as the delay to or odds against its receipt increase) in both humans and non-human animals |
| Horst, S. Jeanne – (Ph.D., James Madison University). Office: Lakeview 1122 Phone: 540-568-7103 Email: horstsj@jmu.edu |
Concentration: Quantitative Assessment in higher education, student motivation, validity, instrument development, measurement, statistics |
| Irons, Jessica - (Ph.D., Auburn University). Office: Miller Hall 1177 Phone: 540-568-6565 Email: ironsjg@jmu.edu |
Concentration: Experimental Behavior Analysis; behavioral pharmacology, psychological mechanisms of addiction and behavioral interventions for substance abuse; scholarship of teaching and learning |
| Leventhal, Brian - (Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh) Office: Lakeview 1124 Phone: 540-568-5004 Email: leventbc@jmu.edu |
Concentration: Quantitative Response Styles; Multidimensional Item Response Theory; Bayesian Item Response Theory; Classification Errors; Survey Development |
| Marcopulos, Bernice (Ph.D., University of Victoria). Office: Johnston Hall 215 Phone: 540-568-5002 Email: marcopba@jmu.edu |
Concentration: Applied Research Clinical Neuropsychology, forensic neuropsychology, schizophrenia |
| Melchiori, Kala – (Ph.D., Loyola University Chicago) Office: Miller Hall 1175 Phone: 540-568-3177 Email: melchikj@jmu.edu Website: http://kalajmelchiori.weebly.com |
Concentration: Experimental Prejudice and intergroup relations, Diversity issues in the classroom, Eco-friendly behavior |
| Pastor, Dena - (Ph.D., University of Texas - Austin). Office: Lakeview 1118 Phone: 540-568-1670 Email: pastorda@jmu.edu |
Concentration: Quantitative The application of hierarchical and latent variable modeling to study measurement issues as well as college student learning and development |
| Saville, Bryan - (Ph.D., Auburn University). Office: Miller Hall 1143 Phone: 540-568-2277 Email: savillbk@jmu.edu |
Concentration: Experimental Psychology of passion (specifically, passion for activities), interteaching and other behavioral teaching methods |
| Shoup-Knox, Melanie - (Ph.D., SUNY - University at Albany) Office: Miller Hall 1145 Phone: 540-568-6846 Email: shoupml@jmu.edu |
Concentration: Experimental Central nervous system thermoregulation, Yawning, Evolved mate choice mechanisms |
| Stokes, Trevor - (Ph.D., University of Kansas). Office: Johnston Hall 119 Phone: 540-568-5067 Email: stokestf@jmu.edu |
Concentration: Behavior Analysis Applied Behavior Analysis, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Parent Child Interaction Therapy and Teacher Child Interaction Training |
| Stoloff, Michael - (Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University) Office: Madison Hall 4067 Phone: 540-568-6396 Email: stolofml@jmu.edu |
Concentration: Applied Research Graduate student recruitment including online marketing; graduate admissions including holistic review; academic program review; activities that promote student development |
| Szwedo, David – (Ph.D., University of Virginia) Office: Miller Hall 1165 Phone: 540-568-3568 Email: szwedode@jmu.edu |
Concentration: Applied Research Social Relationships Lab (SRL). Adolescent and young adult social/emotional development and adjustment; influence of family, peer, and romantic relationships during adolescence/young adulthood. |
| Upadhyay, Sri Siddhi N. - (Ph.D., Binghamton University) Office: Miller Hall 1145 Phone: 540-568-3163 Email: upadhyay@jmu.edu |
Concentration: Experimental DReaM Lab: Discourse, Reading, & Memory: Cognitive processes involved in reading and language; Readers’ comprehension and memory for text; Discourse Processing |
| Zinn, Tracy - (Ph.D., Auburn University). Office: Miller Hall 1167 Phone: 540-568-6309 Email: zinnte@jmu.edu |
Concentration: Applied Research Behavior analysis in industry and education, industrial/organizational psychology, student/faculty interactions, and maternal health issues |
| Faculty NOT accepting students in Fall 2020 | |
| Anderson, Robin - (Psy.D., James Madison University). Office: Johnston 102 Phone: 540-568-3293 Email: ander2rd@jmu.edu |
Concentration: Quantitative Validation of assessment and program evaluation procedures, engineering assessment, teacher education |
| Andre, Jeffrey - (Ph.D., Penn State University). Office: Cleveland Hall 214 Phone: 540-568-1468 Email: andrejt@jmu.edu |
Concentration: Experimental Visual perception and performance: guidance and wayfinding; cartograpy, eye movements; vision and computers; cross-modal research |
| Apple, Kevin - (Ph.D., Ohio University). Office: Miller Hall, 1123 Phone: 540-568-3696 Email: applekj@jmu.edu |
Concentration: Experimental Intergroup relations, human perception, attribution theory |
| Brewster, JoAnne - (Ph.D., McMaster University). Office: Miller Hall, 1151 Phone: 540-568-6107 Email: brewstja@jmu.edu |
Concentration: Applied Research Police and forensic psychology |
| Fulcher, Keston - (Ph.D., James Madison University). Office: Lakeview 1108 Phone: 540-568-3292 Email: fulchekh@jmu.edu |
Concentration: Quantitative Meta-Assessment, validity in higher education assessment, measuring cognitive and developmental changes in college students |
| Harmison, Robert - (Ph.D., University of North Texas). Office: Johnston Hall 115 Phone: 540-568-7959 Email: harmisrj@jmu.edu |
Concentration: Applied Research Applied sport psychology; athletic counseling; group dynamics in sport; mental toughness in sport; peak performance; performance psychology |
| Henriques, Gregg - (Ph.D., University of Vermont). Office: Johnston Hall 216 Phone: 540-568-7857 Email: henriqgx@jmu.edu |
Concentration: Applied Research Theoretical unification of psychology and well-being |
| Jakobsen, Krisztina - (Ph.D., University of Georgia). Office: Miller Hall, 1159 Phone: 540-568-4301 Email: jakobskv@jmu.edu |
Concentration: Experimental Cognitive development, visual attention, face perception |
| Kurtz, Jaime - (Ph.D., University of Virginia). Office: Miller Hall, Room 1169 Phone: 540-568-4966 Email: kurtzjl@jmu.edu |
Concentration: Applied Research, Experimental Positive psychology; happiness; savoring; self-knowledge; decision making; eating behaviors; weight management |
Dean of The Graduate School (TGS):
John Burgess, Interim Dean
Office: Grace Street House
Phone: (540) 568-4213
