Core and Affiliated Faculty

Core Faculty

Christopher G Beevers
Professor
beevers@utexas.edu | (512) 232-3706 | SEA 3.212
Education Ph.D., University of Miami
Interests Etiology, maintenance, and treatment of unipolar depression in adults

Caryn L Carlson
Professor and Associate Chair
caryn.carlson@utexas.edu | (512) 475-8493 | SEA 4.212A
Education Ph.D., University of Georgia
Interests Positive psychology, well-being, and life satisfaction

Alexandra L Clark
Assistant Professor
alexandra.clark@austin.utexas.edu  | SEA 3.234
Education   Ph.D., San Diego State University/University of California San Diego Joint Doctoral Program
Interests  Aging, neuropsychology, mechanisms underlying Alzheimer's disease and related disorders, clinical cultural neuroscience, brain health equity, neuroimaging, TBI

Andreana P Haley
Professor, Clinical Psychology Area Head, and Director of Clinical Training
haley@austin.utexas.edu | (512) 232-0863 | SEA 3.238
Education Ph.D., University of Virginia
Interests Aging, cognition, cognitive impairment, metabolic syndrome, neuropsychological assessment, and neuroimaging (MRI, fMRI, MRS)

Kathryn Paige Harden
Professor
harden@utexas.edu | (512) 471-1124 | SEA 3.246
Education Ph.D., University of Virginia
Interests Behavioral genetics, adolescent development, and externalizing psychopathology

Cindy M Meston
Professor
meston@psy.utexas.edu | (512) 232-4644 | SEA 3.232
Education Ph.D., University of British Columbia
Interests Sexual psychophysiology (vaginal photoplethysmography), sexual dysfunction, relation between sexual abuse and sexual function, and the influence of acculturation on sexuality

Rebecca Neal-Beevers
Research Scientist
rebecca.neal@austin.utexas.edu | (512) 475-8491 | SEA 3.216
Education Ph.D., University of Miami
Interests Social and communication development in infants and young children, early identification of developmental delay in at-risk populations, autism

Catherine Panzarella
Clinical Professor and Director of Clinical Training
cpanzarella@austin.utexas.edu | (512) 471-8431 | SEA 3.132B
Education Ph.D., Temple University
Interests Development, evaluation, and delivery of culturally competent behavioral health services

Jasper Smits
Professor
smits@utexas.edu
Education Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Interests Development of behavioral and integrative treatments for anxiety disorders (e.g., social anxiety disorder, panic disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder) and related problems (smoking, overeating, physical inactivity)

Michael J Telch
Professor
telch@austin.utexas.edu | (512) 475-8488 | SEA 3.102
Education Ph.D., Stanford University
Interests Agoraphobia, anxiety and phobic disorders, behavioral medicine, behavioral therapies, cognitive processes of behavior change, and therapy outcome evaluation

Adela Timmons
Assistant Professor
adela.timmons@austin.utexas.edu
Education Ph.D., University of Southern California
Interests Child and family mental health, adversity and trauma, coregulation, artificial intelligence, pervasive computing, mobile sensing, software development

Affiliated Faculty

Kaya de Barbaro
Assistant Professor
kaya@austin.utexas.edu | CLA 4.520
Education Ph.D., University of California San Diego
Interests Behavior, social interactions, development, dynamical systems theory, mobile sensing, machine learning, mental health

Francisco Gonzalez-Lima
George I. Sanchez Centennial Professor
gonzalezlima@utexas.edu | (512) 471-5895 | SEA 3.236
Education Ph.D., University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
Interests Neuroscience, neuroanatomy, neurobiology, physiological psychology, psychobiology, learning and memory, brain energy modulation, and neural mechanisms of behavior

Robert A Josephs
Professor
bob.josephs@utexas.edu | (512) 471-9788 | SEA 3.204
Education Ph.D., University of Michigan
Interests Clinical neuroendocrinology

James W Pennebaker
Professor
pennebaker@mail.utexas.edu | (512) 232-2781 | SEA 3.212
Education Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Interests Social psychology and psychosomatics, language and health, how individuals, groups, and cultures respond to traumatic events

David M Schnyer
Professor and Department Liaison for Medical Affairs
schnyer@utexas.edu | (512) 475-8499 | SEA 5.246
Education Ph.D., University of Arizona
Interests The neurocognitive basis of human mental phenomenon

William B Swann
Professor
swann@utexas.edu | (512) 471-3859 | SEA 3.106
Education Ph. D., University of Minnesota
Interests The self, relationships and group processes, including questions such as why people engage in extreme behaviors such as terrorism; self and identity, group behavior, interpersonal relationships and person perception

Elliot Tucker-Drob
Professor
tuckerdrob@utexas.edu | (512) 232-4225 | SEA 4.218
Education Ph.D., University of Virginia
Interests Developmental behavior genetics, ecological contexts of human development, individual differences, cognitive development/intellectual development, personality development, academic achievement, quantitative modeling