Dr. Duane Jackson
Professor and 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. Bryant Marks
Associate 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. Yohance Murray
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Michigan
Clinical Psychology

Research Interests:

• African American's use of social support networks
• Race and gender differences in disclosure and emotional sharing in psychotherapy
• African American spirituality and psychological well being

Dr. David Wall Rice
Associate Professor
Office: Mabritt-Mapp-McBay, Room 203
Phone: (404) 681-7565
Faculty Website: http://www.morehouse.edu/facstaff/drice
Educational Background: B.A. Psychology, Morehouse College; M.S. Columbia University, Journalism; Ph.D. Howard University, Personality Psychology
Areas of Expertise: Personality Psychology and Popular Culture; Achievement and Black Men in the Obama Era; Religious Identity and Expression; Psychology and Self-definition within Hip-Hop Lyricism; The Affirmative Development of Black Men; Personal Narratives and the Self

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. 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