Core Experimental Faculty

The Psychology Department has nine tenure track positions intended to be filled by experimental faculty members. Students enrolled in the experimental graduate program work with faculty members from both the clinical and experimental programs. The experimental positions are filled by the following individuals (highlight names link to personal web pages):

F. Richard Ferraro (Ph.D., University of Kansas) - Program Chair

Cognitive aging; gerontology; Alzheimer's disease; cognitive neuropsychology; inhibitory processes in cognitive performance.

James Antes (Ph.D., Iowa State University)

Transformative approach to mediation; social conflict and conflict resolution.

Basic behavioral processes

Alison Finstad (Ph.D., University of North Dakota)

Cognitive psychology and psychology of law: detection ability in accurate & innaccurate eyewitnesses, ethnic and gender biases in eyewitness identification performance

Mark Grabe (Ph.D., Iowa State University) - Department Chair

Assessment and development of cognitive and metacognitive skills involved in reading and study behavior; instructional technology.

Pamela J. Kalbfleish, Ph.D.

Communication in mentoring relationships, gender and communication, health communication, cultural differences in communication.

Douglas Peters (Ph.D., Southern Illinois)

Psychology and law issues realted to the child witness, eyewitness memory, media effects, and expert testimony.

Thomas Petros (Ph.D., Kent State)

Assessment of learning problems; reading processes and learning disabilities.

Cheryl Terrance (Ph.D., Carleton University)

Social psychology, gender issues, and perceptions of victims within the courtroom.

Jeffrey Weatherly (Ph.D., Washington State University)

Contrast and induction effects; variables that influence gambling behavior.