Faculty & Staff
Faculty
Chair and Senior Lecturer II in Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
Clinical Psychology Faculty
617.287.6376
Laurel.Wainwright@umb.edu
Expertise: Neuropsychological, social and educational aspects of children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum disorders; coping in families with children diagnosed with ASD.
Clinical Psychology Faculty
617.287.6376
Laurel.Wainwright@umb.edu
Expertise: Neuropsychological, social and educational aspects of children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum disorders; coping in families with children diagnosed with ASD.
Director of Undergraduate Studies & Associate Professor of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
DBS Faculty
617.287.6363
Vivian.Ciaramitaro@umb.edu
Expertise: Cognitive Neuroscience, Attention and Sensory Development, Neuroimaging
DBS Faculty
617.287.6363
Vivian.Ciaramitaro@umb.edu
Expertise: Cognitive Neuroscience, Attention and Sensory Development, Neuroimaging
Professor of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
DBS Faculty
617.287.6350
Erik.Blaser@umb.edu
Expertise: Visual psychophysics
DBS Faculty
617.287.6350
Erik.Blaser@umb.edu
Expertise: Visual psychophysics
Associate Professor of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
Clinical Psychology Faculty
617.287.7026
Tahirah.Abdullah@umb.edu
Expertise: Mental health among African Americans; mental illness stigma; culture, identity and mental health in African Americans; barriers to help-seeking for mental health problems
Clinical Psychology Faculty
617.287.7026
Tahirah.Abdullah@umb.edu
Expertise: Mental health among African Americans; mental illness stigma; culture, identity and mental health in African Americans; barriers to help-seeking for mental health problems
Assistant Professor of Psychology, Racial/Cultural Focus, College of Liberal Arts
Clinical Psychology Faculty
617.287.6350
Devin.Atallah@umb.edu
Expertise: Decolonial clinical community psychology praxis; Trauma, resilience, and healing justice; Racism and racialization; Resistance to settler colonialism, coloniality, and interlocking systems of oppression; Community-based, participatory, action-oriented approaches to research; Qualitative methods, situational analysis
Clinical Psychology Faculty
617.287.6350
Devin.Atallah@umb.edu
Expertise: Decolonial clinical community psychology praxis; Trauma, resilience, and healing justice; Racism and racialization; Resistance to settler colonialism, coloniality, and interlocking systems of oppression; Community-based, participatory, action-oriented approaches to research; Qualitative methods, situational analysis
Assistant Professor of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
617.287.6350
Evan.Auguste@umb.edu
Expertise: Black liberation psychology, African-centered psychology, forensic psychology, juvenile justice, trauma/PTSD, adolescent development, racial identity, decarcerating mental health care, structural and interpersonal anti-Blackness
617.287.6350
Evan.Auguste@umb.edu
Expertise: Black liberation psychology, African-centered psychology, forensic psychology, juvenile justice, trauma/PTSD, adolescent development, racial identity, decarcerating mental health care, structural and interpersonal anti-Blackness
Assistant Professor, Psychology
DBS Faculty
tashauna.blankenship@umb.edu
Expertise: Attention and Memory Development, Executive Functioning, Developmental cognitive neuroscience
DBS Faculty
tashauna.blankenship@umb.edu
Expertise: Attention and Memory Development, Executive Functioning, Developmental cognitive neuroscience
Professor, College of Liberal Arts
Clinical Psychology Faculty
617.287.6375
Alice.Carter@umb.edu
Expertise: Identification of infants and toddlers at risk for problems in social, behavioral, and emotional functioning; the role of family functioning in child development
Clinical Psychology Faculty
617.287.6375
Alice.Carter@umb.edu
Expertise: Identification of infants and toddlers at risk for problems in social, behavioral, and emotional functioning; the role of family functioning in child development
Sheree Dukes Conrad
Senior Lecturer II in Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
Clinical Psychology Faculty
617.287.6350
sheree.conrad@umb.edu
Expertise: Trauma and Dissociation, Media Effects, Intimate Partner Violence, Group Dynamics
Assistant Professor of Psychology, Psychology Department and Honors College
DBS Faculty
617.287.6350
Randy.Corpuz@umb.edu
Expertise: Evolution and human behavior, developmental psychology, social neuroscience
DBS Faculty
617.287.6350
Randy.Corpuz@umb.edu
Expertise: Evolution and human behavior, developmental psychology, social neuroscience
Professor of Psychology, Psychology Department and Honors College
DBS Faculty
617.287.6350
Tiffany.Donaldson@umb.edu
Expertise: Brain changes underlying psychostimulant abuse; the female body’s natural response to pain, immediately preceding pregnancy and during delivery
DBS Faculty
617.287.6350
Tiffany.Donaldson@umb.edu
Expertise: Brain changes underlying psychostimulant abuse; the female body’s natural response to pain, immediately preceding pregnancy and during delivery
Associate Professor of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
Clinical Psychology Faculty
617-287-6334
abbey.eisenhower@umb.edu
Expertise: Child Clinical Psychology, Developmental Psychopathology, Early School Adjustment, Treatment Outcome Research
Clinical Psychology Faculty
617-287-6334
abbey.eisenhower@umb.edu
Expertise: Child Clinical Psychology, Developmental Psychopathology, Early School Adjustment, Treatment Outcome Research
Professor of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
617.287.7232
Carroy.Ferguson@umb.edu
Expertise: Clinical psychology; evolution of consciousness, energy, and belief systems; human relations; race relations; organizational development; social justice; self-empowerment; multicultural dynamics
617.287.7232
Carroy.Ferguson@umb.edu
Expertise: Clinical psychology; evolution of consciousness, energy, and belief systems; human relations; race relations; organizational development; social justice; self-empowerment; multicultural dynamics
Senior Lecturer in Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
Clinical Psychology Faculty
617.287.6350
Susanna.Gallor@umb.edu
Expertise: Multicultural and Social Justice Psychology; Prevention Psychology; University Mental Health and Wellness
Clinical Psychology Faculty
617.287.6350
Susanna.Gallor@umb.edu
Expertise: Multicultural and Social Justice Psychology; Prevention Psychology; University Mental Health and Wellness
Director of the Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program and Associate Professor of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
Clinical Psychology Faculty
617.287.6350
sarah.hayes@umb.edu
Expertise: clinical psychology; cognitive-behavioral and acceptance and mindfulness treatments of anxiety; treatment processes and mechanisms
Clinical Psychology Faculty
617.287.6350
sarah.hayes@umb.edu
Expertise: clinical psychology; cognitive-behavioral and acceptance and mindfulness treatments of anxiety; treatment processes and mechanisms
Associate Professor of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
DBS Faculty
617.287.3198
Richard.Hunter@umb.edu
Expertise: Neuroendocrinology, Neuropharmacology, Neurobiology of Stress and Epigenetics
DBS Faculty
617.287.3198
Richard.Hunter@umb.edu
Expertise: Neuroendocrinology, Neuropharmacology, Neurobiology of Stress and Epigenetics
Professor of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
DBS Faculty
617.287.6363
Zsuzsa.Kaldy@umb.edu
Expertise: Early development of visual attention and visual working memory in humans
DBS Faculty
617.287.6363
Zsuzsa.Kaldy@umb.edu
Expertise: Early development of visual attention and visual working memory in humans
Senior Lecturer II in Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
617.287.6350
Kathryn.Kogan@umb.edu
Expertise: Addictive disorders, Impact of Chronic Illness, Adult Psychotherapy, Group Psychotherapy
617.287.6350
Kathryn.Kogan@umb.edu
Expertise: Addictive disorders, Impact of Chronic Illness, Adult Psychotherapy, Group Psychotherapy
Professor of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
Clinical Psychology Faculty
617-287-6350
heidi.levitt@umb.edu
Expertise: Psychotherapy process and outcome -- with a focus upon clients and therapists experiences across psychotherapy orientations; Gay, Lesbian, bisexual, and transgender minority stress and cultural identities; and the development of guidelines for designing, reporting, and reviewing research using qualitative methods.
Clinical Psychology Faculty
617-287-6350
heidi.levitt@umb.edu
Expertise: Psychotherapy process and outcome -- with a focus upon clients and therapists experiences across psychotherapy orientations; Gay, Lesbian, bisexual, and transgender minority stress and cultural identities; and the development of guidelines for designing, reporting, and reviewing research using qualitative methods.
Assistant Professor, Psychology
DBS Faculty
617.287.6350
lisa.maeng@umb.edu
Expertise: Sex differences in the neurobiology of stress and fear, Behavioral neuroscience, Gonadal hormone effects in animal models of anxiety, Behavioral neuroendocrinology
DBS Faculty
617.287.6350
lisa.maeng@umb.edu
Expertise: Sex differences in the neurobiology of stress and fear, Behavioral neuroscience, Gonadal hormone effects in animal models of anxiety, Behavioral neuroendocrinology
Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts
Clinical Psychology Faculty
617.287.6329
David.Pantalone@umb.edu
Expertise: Clinical health psychology; HIV prevention and treatment; substance abuse; sexual and gender minority health disparities; cognitive behavior therapy; dialectical behavior therapy
Clinical Psychology Faculty
617.287.6329
David.Pantalone@umb.edu
Expertise: Clinical health psychology; HIV prevention and treatment; substance abuse; sexual and gender minority health disparities; cognitive behavior therapy; dialectical behavior therapy
Associate Professor of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
DBS Faculty
617-287-6350
jinho.park@umb.edu
Expertise: Behavioral neuroendocrinology, reproductive behavior and physiology, behavioral genetics, behavioral neuroscience
DBS Faculty
617-287-6350
jinho.park@umb.edu
Expertise: Behavioral neuroendocrinology, reproductive behavior and physiology, behavioral genetics, behavioral neuroscience
Professor of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
Clinical Psychology Faculty
617-287-6387
paul.nestor@umb.edu
Expertise: Clinical Neuropsychology; Forensic Psychology; Attention in Schizophrenia; Violence and Psychosis
Clinical Psychology Faculty
617-287-6387
paul.nestor@umb.edu
Expertise: Clinical Neuropsychology; Forensic Psychology; Attention in Schizophrenia; Violence and Psychosis
Assistant Professor of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
Roberto.Renteria@umb.edu
Frank L. Boyden Professor of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
Clinical Psychology Faculty
617.287.6350
Jean.Rhodes@umb.edu
Expertise: mentoring relationships, risk and protective factors in adolescent development, emerging adulthood, preventive interventions
Clinical Psychology Faculty
617.287.6350
Jean.Rhodes@umb.edu
Expertise: mentoring relationships, risk and protective factors in adolescent development, emerging adulthood, preventive interventions
Professor of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
Clinical Psychology Faculty
617.287.6358
Lizabeth.Roemer@umb.edu
Expertise: Anxiety Disorders, Cognitive-Behavioral Treatments, Mindfulness and Acceptance
Clinical Psychology Faculty
617.287.6358
Lizabeth.Roemer@umb.edu
Expertise: Anxiety Disorders, Cognitive-Behavioral Treatments, Mindfulness and Acceptance
Senior Lecturer in Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
Clinical Psychology Faculty
617.287.6350
Tracey.Rogers@umb.edu
Expertise: Adult Psychotherapy
Clinical Psychology Faculty
617.287.6350
Tracey.Rogers@umb.edu
Expertise: Adult Psychotherapy
Professor, Psychology Department and Transnational Cultural and Community Studies Program, College of Liberal Arts; Asian American Studies Program, College of Education and Human Development
Clinical Psychology Faculty
617.287.6350
Karen.Suyemoto@umb.edu
Expertise: Clinical psychology, Asian American studies, mental health and identity in Asian Americans, Empowerment and resisting racism, Community and educational initiatives for social justice
Clinical Psychology Faculty
617.287.6350
Karen.Suyemoto@umb.edu
Expertise: Clinical psychology, Asian American studies, mental health and identity in Asian Americans, Empowerment and resisting racism, Community and educational initiatives for social justice
Director of the Developmental and Brain Sciences Doctoral Program and Associate Professor of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
DBS Faculty
617.287.6319
Susan.Zup@umb.edu
Expertise: Neuroscience; Behavioral Neuroendocrinology; how hormones alter the developing brain; sex differences in brain, behavior and disease.
DBS Faculty
617.287.6319
Susan.Zup@umb.edu
Expertise: Neuroscience; Behavioral Neuroendocrinology; how hormones alter the developing brain; sex differences in brain, behavior and disease.
Lecturers
Senior Lecturer in Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
617.287.6350
Daria.Boeninger@umb.edu
Expertise: Lifespan development; developmental psychopathology and prevention of suicide; stress & coping processes; prevention and health promotion; longitudinal quantitative methodology
617.287.6350
Daria.Boeninger@umb.edu
Expertise: Lifespan development; developmental psychopathology and prevention of suicide; stress & coping processes; prevention and health promotion; longitudinal quantitative methodology
Lecturer in Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
617.287.6350
David.Gorman@umb.edu
Expertise: Adolescent forensics; trauma; addictions; sexualized behaviors/issues; family dynamics; active learning; project and team-based instruction
617.287.6350
David.Gorman@umb.edu
Expertise: Adolescent forensics; trauma; addictions; sexualized behaviors/issues; family dynamics; active learning; project and team-based instruction
Lecturer I in Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
617.287.6350
Miloslava.Kozmova@umb.edu
Expertise: Consciousness; spirituality; emotions; motivations; mental health; development and maintenance of capacities, skills, and strengths
617.287.6350
Miloslava.Kozmova@umb.edu
Expertise: Consciousness; spirituality; emotions; motivations; mental health; development and maintenance of capacities, skills, and strengths
Senior Lecturer in Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
617.287.6350
Margaret.Vaughan@umb.edu
Expertise: Infancy and child development; early intervention; family studies
617.287.6350
Margaret.Vaughan@umb.edu
Expertise: Infancy and child development; early intervention; family studies
Emeritus and Retired Faculty
Jane Adams
Associate Dean and Professor of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
617.287.6529
Jane.Adams@umb.edu
Expertise: Environmental alterations in brain development and function; Neurobehavioral teratology - the influence of prenatal insult upon brain development and behavior
Joan Liem
Professor Emerita
617.287.6350
Joan.Liem@umb.edu
Expertise: Adolescent to young adult transition among at risk youth
Michael Milburn
Professor of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
617-287-6350
michael.milburn@umb.edu
Expertise: Political psychology: political attitudes, the role of emotion in public opinion, and the effects of the mass media on political attitudes and social behavior
Celia Moore
Professor Emerita
617-287-6350
celia.moore@umb.edu
Expertise: Developmental Psychobiology; Behavioral Neuroscience; Hormones and Behavior; Sexual Differentiation
Ester Shapiro
Associate Professor of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
617.287.6360
Ester.Shapiro@umb.edu
Expertise: Clinical psychology; family life cycle transitions; family development
Carol Smith
Professor Emerita
617.287.6350
Carol.Smith@umb.edu
Expertise: Developmental Psychology; Cognitive Development; Conceptual Change in Children and Adults; Developing Scientific Concepts
Distinguished University Professor of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
617.287.6374
Edward.Tronick@umb.edu
Expertise: Developmental Psychology and Neurophysiology
617.287.6374
Edward.Tronick@umb.edu
Expertise: Developmental Psychology and Neurophysiology