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Chris Beasley

 Chris Beasley, Ph.D. Associate Professor Transitions from prison to college; community-based participatory action research methods; community organizing.
Kima Cargill

 Kima Cargill, Ph.D. Professor  
Leighann Chaffee

 Leighann Chaffee, M.A. Associate Teaching Professor Biopsychology of eating, neuroscience, food studies, pedagogy and development of introductory psychology, development of instructional resources.       
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 Andrew Franks Part-Time Lecturer  
Rachel Hershberg

 Rachel Hershberg, Ph.D. Associate Professor Impacts of U.S detention and deportation policies on families; transnational family processes; community-based and participatory research methods; adolescent and young adult development; developmental and community psychology.
Natalie Jolly

 Natalie Jolly, Ph.D. Associate Professor Sociology of Reproduction, cultural experiences of childbirth, Amish women and midwifery, ethnographic methodology, qualitative research, gender norms.
Lee Hyoung

 Hyoung Suk Lee, Ph.D. Associate Professor and SBHS Division Chair  
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 Maeve O'Donnell, Ph.D. Assistant Professor  
  Nita McKinley, Ph.D. Emeritus Associate Professor Gender and gender role development across the lifespan. 
Lauren Montgomery

 Lauren Montgomery, Ph.D. Emeritus Teaching Professor Developmental psychology, psychology and the arts, human relationships and clinical psychology, the evolution of consciousness, intersection of human development, technology and the natural world, experiential and community engaged learning.      
Luke Perone

 Luke Perone, Ph.D. Associate Teaching Professor Imaginative play and improvisational theater for life-span learning/development and community building; adult education; life-span human development; sociocultural theory.
Stephen Ross

 Stephen Ross, Ph.D. Associate Professor Eyewitness testimony; psychology and law; actual innocence/wrongful convictions; investigative interviewing; evidence-based policing
Amanda Sesko

 Amanda Sesko, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Social psychology; stereotyping, prejudice, and social judgment; intersectionality; invisibility; perceptions of Alaska Natives and American Indians
Carolyn West

 Carolyn West, Ph.D. Professor Domestic violence; sexual assault; sexualized media; African American studies 
Jenny (Yi) Xiao

 Jenny (Yi) Xiao, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Experimental social psychology; social identity and perception; intergroup relations; racial biases in policing; implicit attitudes and prejudice
Photo of Jonah Li, Ph.D.

 Jonah Li, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Counseling psychology; positive psychology such as character strengths, meaning and purpose in life; humanistic-existential psychology; mental health in Asian American and multicultural groups
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Julia Dancis, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Community psychology; developmental science; youth-led participatory action research; antiracist & LGBTQ+ affirming education; qualitative methods
Photo of Sara Eccleston, Ph.D.

 Sara Eccleston, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Community Psychology; Intersection of Race, Religion, and Community Organizing; Feminist, Decolonial, and Community Based Research Methods