Psychology Faculty Listing

Primary Program Faculty

  • Department Chair and Associate Professor, Psychology and Human Factors
  • Affiliated Associate Professor, Computer Science

Research Interests

  • Basic and applied attention
  • Models of attention
  • Human performance in aviation
  • Display design
  • Tech adoption
  • Technology training
  • Professor, Psychology and Human Factors
  • Visiting Professor, Department of Secondary and Post-School Education, Rhodes University

Research Interests

  • Cultural foundations of cognition
  • Media theory and criticism
  • Lifespan development theory
  • STEM education
  • Digital Literacy Project @ Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa: with funding from Carnegie Foundation.
  • Professor of Psychology, Psychology and Human Factors

Research Interests

  • Computational Modeling
  • Recognitional Decision Making
  • Perceptual and Memory Processes
  • Representations of Cultural Knowledge
  • Assistant Professor, Applied Cognitive Science and Human Factors

Research Interests

  • Injury/Illness Prevention
  • Implementation Science
  • Information Design
  • Risk Assessment and Communication 
Kay Tislar

Kay Tislar

  • Assistant Teaching Professor, Psychology and Human Factors
  • Undergraduate Advisor, Psychology and Human Factors

Research Interests

  • Multimedia and e-learning
  • Software interface design and usability
  • Software requirements and other documentation
  • Technical communications 
  • Associate Professor, Psychology and Human Factors
  • Associate Professor, Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology
  • Graduate Program Director, Psychology and Human Factors

Links of Interest

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Research Interests

  • Cognitive Aging
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Motor Learning
  • Sensorimotor Control
  • Memory
  • Cognitive Control
  • Associate Professor, Psychology and Human Factors
  • Affiliated Associate Professor, Computer Science
  • Director, Center for Human-Centered Computing

Research Interests

  • Decision Making
  • Problem Solving
  • Learning and Video Games for STEM
  • CSCW
  • Structured Analytic Techniques
  • Assistant Teaching Professor

Research Interests

  • Dark personality traits
  • Basic emotional systems
  • Platonic friendships and alliances
  • Motivation and influence
  • Social values and worldviews
  • Visiting Assistant Professor, Psychology and Human Factors

Research Interests

The biopsychology of:

  • Adaptive Learning and Decision-Making
  • Motivation
  • Addiction
  • Cooperation
  • Adjunct Assistant Teaching Professor, Psychology and Human Factors

Research Interests

  • Trauma & Complex Trauma
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Impact of Substance Use Disorders on Children and Families
  • Mental Health Outcomes for LGBTQIA+ youth

Allied Faculty

  • Professor Emerita, Psychology and Human Factors

Research Interests

  • Motivation Science
  • Self-Efficacy
  • Impact of Values on Behavior
  • Cognitive Dissonance
  • Individual Differences in STEM Learning
  • Emeritus Professor, Psychology and Human Factors

Research Interests

  • Neuroscience of Learning and Memory
  • Educational Reform and Redesign
  • Persuasion and Attitude Change