Department of Psychology
The University bestows the designation "Graduate Faculty" upon faculty following review of their credentials and recommendation by their colleagues. The University maintains three levels of graduate faculty: (1) Full, (2) Associate, and (3) External.
Only Full graduate faculty members may chair doctoral committees. Full or Associate graduate faculty may chair master's committees. Only one external graduate faculty member may serve as a voting member on any master's or doctoral committee.
FULL MEMBERS
FRANK ANDRASIK, Professor, PhD (1979), Ohio University [2028]
J. GAYLE BECK, Chair of Excellence, PhD (1984), State University of New York at Albany [2027]
KRISTOFFER S. BERLIN, Associate Professor, PhD (2007), University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee [2025]
JEFFREY S. BERMAN, Professor, PhD (1979), Harvard University [2026]
ROBERT COHEN, Professor, PhD (1975), Miami University [2025]
MELLONI NICOLE COOK, Associate Professor, PhD (1996), Pennsylvania State University [2027]
THOMAS K. FAGAN, Professor, PhD (1969), Kent State University [2024]
RANDY G. FLOYD, Professor, PhD (1999), Indiana State University [2028]
ARTHUR C. GRAESSER, Professor Emeritus, PhD (1977), The University of California at San Diego [2028]
TRACY N. HIPP, Assistant Professor, PhD (2016), Georgia State University [2024]
KATHRYN HOWELL, Associate Professor, PhD (2011), University of Michigan [2025]
XIANGEN HU, Professor, PhD (1993), The University of California at Irvine [2028]
STEPHANIE HUETTE, Associate Professor, PhD (2013), University of California, Merced [2025]
ROGER J. KREUZ, Professor, PhD (1987), Princeton University [2028]
DERANDA LESTER, Research Assistant Professor, PhD (2011), University of Memphis [2025]
BROOK MARCKS, Clinical Assistant Professor, PhD (2007), University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee [2026]
MEGHAN E. McDEVITT-MURPHY, Professor, PhD (2004), Auburn University [2025]
ELIZABETH MEISINGER, Associate Professor, PhD (2007), University of Georgia [2028]
ANDREW W. MEYERS, Professor Emeritus, PhD (1974), The Pennsylvania State University [2028]
JAMES G. MURPHY, Assistant Professor, PhD (2003), Auburn University [2025]
ANDREW M. OLNEY, Professor, PhD (2006), University of Memphis [2025]
PHILIP I. PAVLIK, JR., Associate Professor, PhD (2005), Carnegie Mellon University [2030]
LESLIE A. ROBINSON, Professor, PhD (1990), Memphis State University [2025]
HELEN J. KACZMAREK SABLE, Associate Professor, PhD (2001), University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee [2028]
NICHOLAS SIMON, Assistant Professor, PhD (2010), Texas A&M University [2030]
JAMES P. WHELAN, Research Professor, PhD (1989), Memphis State University [2027]
DANIEL TAYLOR, Professor, PhD (2003), University of Memphis [2026]
ROBERT NEIMEYER, Professor, PhD (1982), University of Nebraska [2026]
IDIA BINITIE THURSTON, Professor, PhD (2010), University of South Florida [2027]
LORETTA N. MCGREGOR, Professor, PhD (2000), Wichita State University [2028]
ALEXANDREA GOLDEN, Assistant Professor, PhD (2019), University of South Carolina [2029]
SHELBI LAURA KUHLMANN, Assistant Professor (2020), University of Georgia [2030]
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
NEIL E. ARONOV, PhD (1977), Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
TARA GALOVSKI, PhD (2001), Boston University School of Medicine
SCOTT HINZE, PhD (2010), University of Illinois at Chicago
JAMES HOFFMAN, PharmD (2001), Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, University of the Science in Philadelphia
MINDY E. KRONENBERG, PhD (2003), University of Memphis
ERICA LAFORTE, PhD (2014), University of Illinois, Chicago
BRENT MORGAN, PhD (2014), University of Memphis
MATTHEW REYNOLDS, PhD (2008), University of Texas, Austin
JOHN WHITWORTH, M.D. (1998), University of Tennessee Health Science Center
THERESA MONTGOMERY OKWUMABUA, PhD (1982) The University of Memphis
AMY MURRELL, PhD (2005) University of Mississippi
GINA CAUCCI, PhD (2011) University of Memphis
MOLLIE ANDERSON, PhD (2016) University of Memphis
AMANDA BANKER, MS (2005) University of Memphis
SARA IRBY, PhD, (2014) Univeristy of Memphis
FRANCISCO SALGADO GARCIA, PhD (2017) University of Memphis
RORY A PFUND, PhD (2020), University of Memphis
RACHEL L. ANKNEY, PhD (2021), University of Memphis
EXTERNAL MEMBERS
ELVIN BURTON, PhD (2011), Purdue University [2025]
JOSHUA CLAPP, PhD (2012), University of Buffalo, SUNY [2025]
MEREDITH GINLEY, PhD (2016), The University of Memphis [2026]
JEFFREY J. SABLE, PhD (2003), University of Missouri, Columbia [2024]
XU JIANG (Lilya), PhD (2015), University of South Carolina [2024]
JASON BRAASCH, PhD (2009), University of Illinois at Chicago [2024]
GUSTAF OQVIST SEIMYR, PhD (2012), Uppsala University [2024]
CHRISTOPHER FERAND, Psy.D (2015), Forrest Institute of Technology [2024]
MATT WOODWARD, PhD (2017), University of Memphis [2024]
BRYN HARRIS, PhD (2008), Indiana University [2024]
ROBERT DVORAK, PhD (2012), The University of South Dakota [2024]
ERIN CALIPARI, PhD (2013), Wake Forrest School of Medicine [2024]
RACHEL TILLERY WEBSTER, PhD (2016), University of Memphis [2025]
ANNETTE MAHONEY, PhD (1994), University of Houston [2025]
SCOTT GRAVES, PhD (2006), University of Kentucky [2025]
JERLYM S. PORTER, PhD (2008), Virginia Commonwealth University [2025]
MARYELLEN MCCLAIN, PhD (2015), Indiana University [2025]
MELISSA POLUSNY, PhD (1998), University of Nevada Reno [2026]
PAULO F. CARVALHO, PhD (2016), Indiana University [2026]
KATHRYN SUMPTER, MD (2003), University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center [2026]
KATIE EDWARDS, PhD (2011), University of Nebraska-Lincoln [2027]
DIANA RANCOURT, PhD (2012), University of North Carolina Chapel Hill [2027]
JERICA KNOX, PhD (2022), North Carolina State University [2027]
AMANDA HASSELLE, PhD (2021), The University of Memphis [2027]
SAMUEL FISHER ACUFF, PhD (2023), The University of Memphis [2027]
CECILIA MARTINEZ-TORTEYA, PhD (2011), Michigan State University [2027]
DANIEL MCGRATH, PhD (2013), Dalhouise University, Halifax Nova Scotia, Canada [2027]
NOTE: Expiration date of graduate faculty membership is indicated in brackets.