Meet the Faculty and Staff - Department of Psychology

Full time Faculty

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Arcediano, Francisco (Pako)
Visiting Assistant Professor
arcediano@oakland.edu
Office: 202 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-4612

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Escobar, Martha
Professor
marthaescobar@oakland.edu
Office: 124 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2303

Evolutionary; animal models of psychological dysfunction

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Kozak, Andrea
Associate Professor
kozak@oakland.edu
Office: 210 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2319

Clinical Health; cardiovascular health

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Lewis, Mary. B. Eberly
Associate Professor
eberly@oakland.edu
Office: 208 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2314

Developmental; adolescent pro-social behavior

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Malatesta, Rebecca
Visiting Assistant Professor
malatest@oakland.edu
Office: 107 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2693

Psychology Student Success Coordinator/Chief Adviser

Industrial/Organizational

Mark Manning
Manning, Mark
Assistant Professor
markmanning@oakland.edu
Office: 202 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2343

Social Health; preventative health behaviors

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McDonald, Melissa M.
Associate Professor
mmmcdonald@oakland.edu
Office: 204 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-4195

Evolutionary; intergroup conflict

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McGinnis, Deb
Associate Professor
mcginnis@oakland.edu
Office: 119 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2310

Developmental; language and aging

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Purcell, Dean
Professor
purcell@oakland.edu
Office: 220 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2305

Perception; visual perception

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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

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Randall, Brandy A.
Professor and Dean of Graduate School
brandall@oakland.edu
Office: 520 O’Dowd Hall
Phone: (248) 370-3169

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Raman, Lakshmi
Associate Professor
raman@oakland.edu
Office: 122 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2302

Developmental; children’s cognitive development

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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

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Sifonis, Cynthia
Associate Professor
sifonis@oakland.edu
Office: 222 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-4680

Cognitive; Creative learning, creativity, analogy

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Taku, Kanako
Professor
taku@oakland.edu
Office: 123 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2309

Social; post-traumatic growth

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Vonk, Jennifer
Professor
vonk@oakland.edu
Office: 211 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2318

Comparative; animal cognition and cognitive development

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Welling, Lisa
Associate Professor
welling@oakland.edu
Office: 212 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2915

Evolutionary; hormones and behavior

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Williams, Keith
Associate Professor
william9@oakland.edu
Office: 224 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2308

Biopsychology; addiction and pharmacology

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Zeigler-Hill, Virgil
Professor
zeiglerh@oakland.edu
Office: 212A Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2676

Personality; self-esteem, narcissism, and interpersonal relationships