Core and Affiliated Faculty
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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
Kim Fromme
Professor
fromme@utexas.edu | (512) 471-0039 | SEA 3.242
Education Ph.D., University of Washington
Interests Etiology and prevention of alcohol abuse and risk-taking behaviors (e.g., drugs, sex, aggression)
Andreana P Haley
Associate Professor
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
Associate Professor
harden@psy.utexas.edu | (512) 471-1124 | SEA 3.246
Education Ph.D., University of Virginia
Interests Behavioral genetics, adolescent development, and externalizing psychopathology
Charles J Holahan
Professor and Graduate Advisor
holahan@utexas.edu | (512) 471-3320 | SEA 3.202
Education Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Interests Health psychology, stress and coping, occupational stress, coping with cardiovascular illness
Marc S Lewis
Associate Professor and Undergraduate Advisor
lewis@utexas.edu | (512) 471-3393 | SEA 4.104
Education Ph.D., University of Cincinnati
Interests Development of innovative research approaches in biology and medicine
Martita A Lopez
Clinical Professor and Director of Clinical Training and Clinic Director
malopez@utexas.edu | (512) 232-4626 | SEA 3.132B
Education Ph.D., Syracuse University
Interests Cognitive behavioral treatment of insomnia and psychological effects of aerobic exercise
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
Manuel Ramirez III
Professor
ramirez@psy.utexas.edu | (512) 475-7012 | SEA 5.206
Education Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Interests Multicultural personality development and psychotherapy, the dynamics of the U.S.-Mexico borderlands and mental health of borderlanders and the relation of cultural values to family dynamics (previous research interests: person perception and verbal learning)
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
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
Associate 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
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