Dr. Duane Jackson
Associate Professor and Interim Chairperson
Ph.D., University of Illinois
Animal Behavior/Experimental Psychology

Research Interests:

• Learning and behavior in insects
• Swarm intelligence
• Human & non-human animal behavior in the zoo setting

Dr.  Jann H. Adams
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Indiana University
Clinical Psychology/Social Psychology

Research Interests:

• John Henryism and elevated cardiovascular reactivity, hypertension and other long-term health consequences
• Intervention effectiveness in reducing attrition and enhancing performance of African American undergraduates in the STEM fields

Dr. Harold Braithwaite
Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Clinical/Community Psychology

Research Interests:

•  Addiction and homelessness amongst African Americans
• Health disparities between African American males and other adult populations

Dr. Tina R. Chang
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology
Animal Behavior, Environmental Psychology,
Industrial/Organizational Psychology

Research Interests:

•  Effects of captivity on non-human primate behavior & psychological well-being
• Evolutionary theory and affordances as predictors of environmental preference in human and non-human primates
• Application of applied behavior analysis to program evaluation in non traditional work settings

Dr. Daniel Hummer
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Michigan
Biological Psychology

Research Interests:

• Neurobiological mechanisms involved in the synchronization of the circadian clock to the light-dark cycle
• Development and sexual differentiation of brain and behavior
• Neuroendocrinology of social behavior

Dr. Asha Z. Ivey
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Michigan
Clinical Psychology

Research Interests:

• Suicide and depression among African Americans
• Community-based participatory research
• Spirituality and religiosity among African Americans
• Psychology in public health and public policy

Dr. Bryant Marks
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Michigan
Social Psychology/Cultural Psychology

Research Interests:

• The psychological impact of the Black College experience
• The impact of activated stereotypes on performance and behavior
• Gender stereotypes among African Americans
• Racial identity as a predictor of academic achievement, self-esteem, and ingroup and outgroup racial attitudes

Dr. David Wall Rice
Assistant Professor
M.S., Columbia University (Journalism)
M.S., Ph.D., Howard University
Personality Psychology

Research Interests:

• Identity theory development
• Discourse, narrative and life-story-tellings as related to identity construction
• The impact of popular culture on personality correlates and psychological behavior
• Identity and the negotiation of achievement, particularly among African American males
• The impact of psycho-social constructs on academic achievement (i.e. race self complexity, multiple- selves, stereotype threat)

Dr. Martin Rosenman
Professor
Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Consulting Psychology/Clinical Psychology

Research Interests:

• Leadership, creative problem solving and decision making
• Organizational innovation through employee ideas
• Electronic brainstorming    
• Scientific discovery

Dr. Margaret L. Weber-Levine
Professor
Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony Brook
Physiological Psychology

Research Interests:

• The uses and effectiveness of complementary and alternative practices in health and illness
• The effects of nutrition and other environmental factors on brain function and behavior/health psychology
• Issues in the responsible conduct of science

Dr. W. Monty Whitney
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Michigan State University
Ecological (Community-Clinical) Psychology

Research Interests:

• Health disparities between African-American males and other adults
• Organizational effectiveness of profit and non profit organizations
• Program Evaluation in community-based research programs
• Impact of culture on the social development of African-Americans

Dr. Sinead N. Younge
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Michigan State University
Ecological –Community Psychology
Specialization: Urban Affairs

Research Interests:

• Psychosociocultural antecedents of health behaviors
• STI and HIV prevention and intervention
  
• Community based participatory action research
  
• Program evaluation
  
• Higher education pedagogy