Psychology
Psychology Science MS: Faculty
Our Psychology Science program uses a faculty-mentor model, fostering close student-faculty research collaboration. Explore our diverse faculty research interests, including the chance to delve into new research areas.
Prospective students are encouraged to reach out via email to faculty members to discuss potential collaborations and kickstart an exciting academic journey. Click on each faculty name to view their contact information.
- Dr. Tonya Buchanan, Psychological Science MS Program Director: Experimental psychology, social psychology, social justice, emotion/affective forecasting, nudges/default options, implicit/explicit attitudes. Accepting new students for Fall 2025. https://tonyambuchanan.wixsite.com/cwu-social-cognition
- Dr. Sara Bender: Clinical expectations as related to the process of recovery, the efficacy of online learning, counseling, cybersupervision, disparities in the provision of mental health treatment, and social determinants of mental health. Accepting new students for Fall 2025.
- Dr. Joshua Buchanan: Psychology of video games, self-conscious emotion, emotion expression, judgment & decision-making.
- Dr. Kara Gabriel: General experimental, animal behavior, biopsychology, cognitive biases, academic assessment. Accepting new students for Fall 2025.
- Dr. Ralf Greenwald: Cognitive brain dynamics, event-related potentials, teaching pedagogy, general cognitive psychology, working memory, music cognition, psychology of video gaming. Accepting new students for Fall 2025.
- Dr. Susan Lonborg: Health psychology, substance abuse, clinical and research ethics, career development, gender, social networking. Accepting new students for Fall 2025.
- Dr. Megan Matheson: Nonhuman primate social behavior, evolutionary psychology, self-injurious behavior, comparative psychology. Accepting new students for Fall 2025.
- Dr. Danielle Polage: Memory research as it pertains to law, eye witness testimony, lying and jury deliberation. Accepting new students for Fall 2025.
- Dr. Mary Radeke: Use of facial cues in emotion and personality assessment, conversation development in young children, personality traits, technology in the classroom, primate communication, eye tracking and Facial Action Unit Coding laboratory. Accepting new students for Fall 2025.
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