Department of Psychology
Pryale Hall, Room 111
654 Pioneer Drive
Rochester,
MI
48309-4482
(location map)
(248) 370-2300
Fax: (248) 370-4612

Meet the Faculty and Staff
Our faculty are passionate about the field of psychology and the success of our students. Renowned in their area of expertise, our faculty are researchers, educators and life-long learners.
Arcediano, Francisco (Pako)
Visiting Assistant Professor
arcediano@oakland.edu
Office: 202 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-4612
Escobar, Martha
Professor
marthaescobar@oakland.edu Office: 124 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2303
Evolutionary; animal models of psychological dysfunction
Kozak, Andrea
Associate Professor
kozak@oakland.edu
Office: 210 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2319
Clinical Health; cardiovascular health
Lewis, Mary. B. Eberly
Associate Professor
eberly@oakland.edu
Office: 208 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2314
Developmental; adolescent pro-social behavior
Malatesta, Rebecca
Special Instructor
malatest@oakland.edu
Office: 107 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2693
Psychology Student Success Coordinator/Chief Adviser
Industrial/Organizational
Manning, Mark
Assistant Professor
markmanning@oakland.edu
Office: 202 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2343
Social Health; preventative health behaviors
McDonald, Melissa M.
Associate Professor
mmmcdonald@oakland.edu
Office: 204 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-4195
Evolutionary; intergroup conflict
McGinnis, Deb
Associate Professor
mcginnis@oakland.edu
Office: 119 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2310
Developmental; language and aging
Purcell, Dean
Professor
purcell@oakland.edu
Office: 220 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2305
Perception; visual perception
Parkhill Purdie, Michele
Associate Professor
parkhill@oakland.edu
Office: 137 Dodge Hall
Phone: (248) 370-3247
Social Health; violence against women and LGBTQ individuals; emotion regulation; childhood trauma
Randall, Brandy A.
Professor and Dean of Graduate School
brandall@oakland.edu
Office: 520 O’Dowd Hall
Phone: (248) 370-3169
Raman, Lakshmi
Associate Professor
raman@oakland.edu
Office: 122 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2302
Developmental; children’s cognitive development
Shackelford, Todd K.
Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology
shackelf@oakland.edu
Office: 112 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2285
Evolutionary; sperm competition, religion, and sexual coercion
Sifonis, Cynthia
Associate Professor
sifonis@oakland.edu
Office: 222 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-4680
Cognitive; Creative learning, creativity, analogy
Taku, Kanako
Professor
taku@oakland.edu
Office: 123 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2309
Social; post-traumatic growth
Vonk, Jennifer
Professor
vonk@oakland.edu
Office: 211 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2318
Comparative; animal cognition and cognitive development
Welling, Lisa
Associate Professor
welling@oakland.edu
Office: 212 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2915
Evolutionary; hormones and behavior
Williams, Keith
Associate Professor
william9@oakland.edu
Office: 224 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2308
Biopsychology; addiction and pharmacology
Zeigler-Hill, Virgil
Professor
zeiglerh@oakland.edu
Office: 212A Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2676
Personality; self-esteem, narcissism, and interpersonal relationships
Allard, Stephanie
sallard@dzs.org
Arcediano, Francisco
arcediano@oakland.edu
Bergeron, Nicholas
nbergeron@oakland.edu
Delecce, Tara
tdelecce@oakland.edu
Feravich, Annette
feravich@oakland.edu
Garver, Lisa
garver@oakland.edu
Harrell, Jessica
harrell@oakland.edu
Jackson, Melissa
mijackso@oakland.edu
Linden, Thomas
linden@oakland.edu
Meyer, Tina
meyer23@oakland.edu
Stanton, Steven
stantonii@oakland.edu
Weekes-Shackelford, Viviana
weekessh@oakland.edu
Afaneh, Heba
afaneh@oakland.edu
Program: MS
Advisor: Purdie
Andrews, David
dandrews@oakland.edu
Program: BA/MS
Advisor: Zeigler-Hill
Bell, Kade
zkbell@oakland.edu
Program: Ph.D.
Advisor: Escobar
Benson, Kayla
kbenson@oakland.edu
Program: Ph.D.
Advisor: Taku
Benton, Bridget
bnbenton@oakland.edu
Program: MS
Advisor: Vonk
Dibble, Terry
dibble@oakland.edu
Program: MS
Advisor: Kozak
Edge, Jared
jarededge@oakland.edu
Program: MS
Advisor: Vonk
Hanna, Anthony
ahanna@oakland.edu
Program: MS
Advisor: Purdie
Holler, Richard
holler@oakland.edu
Program: Ph.D.
Advisor: Welling
Hughes, Mercedes
mhughes3@oakland.edu
Program: MS
Advisor: Welling
James, Rachel
rmjames@oakland.edu
Program: Ph.D.
Advisor: McDonald
Jordan, Amity
jordan2@oakland.edu
Program: MS
Advisor: Vonk
Kotoye, Christian
cokotoye@oakland.edu
Program: Ph.D.
Advisor: McDonald and Escobar
Lawson, Seth
slawson@oakland.edu
Program: MS
Advisor: Lewis
Lico, Matthew
mplico@oakland.edu
Program: MS
Advisor: Kozak
Lunge, Jenna
jmlunge@oakland.edu
Program: Ph.D.
Advisor: Welling
Lyle, Kayla
klyle@oakland.edu
Program: MS
Advisor: Shakelford
Mayville, Sarah
samayville@oakland.edu
Program: MS
Advisor: Purdie
Mills, Katie
katelynmills@oakland.edu
Program: MS
Advisor: Purdie
Mitchell, Virginia
vmitchell@oakland.edu
Program: Ph.D.
Advisor: Welling
Mongene, Noelle
nmongene@oakland.edu
Program: Ph.D.
Advisor: Purdie
Morgenstern, Rachel
rmorgenstern@oakland.edu
Program: MS
Advisor: Shakelford
O'Brien, Colin
colinobrien@oakland.edu
Program: MS
Advisor: Taku
Ochoa, Victoriano
vochoa@oakland.edu
Program: MS
Advisor: Zeigler-Hill
O'Connor, Victoria
voconnor@oakland.edu
Program: Ph.D.
Advisor: Vonk
Orille, Alex
acorille@oakland.edu
Program: MS
Advisor: Welling
Pado, Kara
kapado@oakland.edu
Program: MS
Advisor: Taku
Pappas, Jacob
jpappas@oakland.edu
Program: Ph.D.
Advisor: Vonk
Ray, Travis
travisray@oakland.edu
Program: Ph.D.
Advisor: Purdie
Rhodes, Joseph
josephrhodes@oakland.edu
Program: MS
Advisor: Taku
Roberto, Domenic
droberto@oakland.edu
Program: Ph.D.
Advisor: McDonald
Sauls, Destaney
dsauls@oakland.edu
Program: MS
Advisor: Zeigler-Hill
Schepke, Rachel
remschepke@oakland.edu
Program: MS
Advisor: Shackelford
Smith, Kolton
koltonsmith@oakland.edu
Program: MS
Advisor: Taku
Slater, Justin
justinslater@oakland.edu
Program: MS
Advisor: Lewis
Sullivan, Anne
ajsullivan@oakland.edu
Program: MS
Advisor: Vonk
Sullivan, Paul
paulsullivan@oakland.edu
Program: MS
Advisor: Sifonis
Szala, Anna
szala@oakland.edu
Program: Ph.D.
Advisor: Shackelford
Taylor, Elizabeth
elizabethtaylor@oakland.edu
Program: Ph.D.
Advisor: Purdie
Taylor, Nicholas
ntaylor3@oakland.edu
Program: MS
Advisor: Zeigler-Hill
Truax, Jordyn
jptruax@oakland.edu
Program: Ph.D.
Advisor: Vonk
Vance, Gavin
gvance@oakland.edu
Program: MS
Advisor: Shackelford
Victory, Connor
cvictory@oakland.edu
Program: MS
Advisor: Lewis
Vincent, Joy
joyvincent@oakland.edu
Program: Ph.D.
Advisor: Vonk
Vrabel, Jennifer
jkvrabel@oakland.edu
Program: Ph.D.
Advisor: Zeigler-Hill
Wehbe, Yzar
yzarwehbe@oakland.edu
Program: Ph.D.
Advisor: Shackelford
Young, Gracynn
gracynnyoung@oakland.edu
Program: MS
Advisor: Zeigler-Hill
To be determined.