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Dr. R.Wayne Fuqua, Department Chair is Department Chair of psychology and professor of psychology, a member of the applied behavior analysis and clinical faculties, and the director of the behavioral medicine laboratory. He received his B.A. in 1972, his M.A. in 1974 and his Ph.D. in 1977 from University of Florida. His current research interests include behavior therapy, behavioral medicine, behavioral research methodology, and mental retardation. Of particular interest is his research on AIDS prevention and stress-related disorders. He is a former Associate Editor of the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis and is a frequent contributor to a variety of behavior analysis journals Dr. Galen Alessi is a professor of psychology, school psychology Interim Director, and a member of the clinical and school psychology faculties. He received his B.S. degree from Maryland in 1969, his M.A. from Western Michigan University in 1972, and his Ph.D. in 1974 from Maryland. His research interests include strategic and family therapy and behavioral pediatrics. He completed a post doctoral fellowship in behavioral pediatrics at the Department of Pediatrics, The Johns Hopkins Medical School. He has also completed a one-year intensive training program in strategic and structural family therapy at the Family Therapy Institute in Washington, D.C. He is a licensed psychologist Dr. John Austin is a professor of psychology and a member of the industrial/organizational faculty. He received his B.S. from the University of Notre Dame in 1991 and completed his doctorate at Florida State University. Dr. Austin came to WMU in 1996 with a strong background in teaching, research and professional service. He is a member of the board of editors for two professional journals and guest editor for three others. He has published widely in refereed journals and has edited two books. His areas of interest include managing performance problems in business and industrial settings and occupational safety and he serves as a consultant to organizations in those areas. Dr. Austin’s teaching responsibilities involve undergraduate and graduate courses in organizational psychology, consultation, and statistics. Dr. Lisa Baker is a professor of psychology, a member of the Behavior Analysis Graduate Program Committee, and the director of the Behavioral Neuroscience Laboratory. Dr. Baker received her B.A. in 1984 from the State University of New York Oswego and her Ph.D. in 1989 from Vanderbilt University. She was a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of South Carolina for two years prior to joining the WMU faculty in 1991. Dr. Baker teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Physiological Psychology, Behavioral Pharmacology, and History of Psychology. Her primary research activities involve drug discrimination procedures and in vivo microdialysis techniques in rodents to investigate the neuropharmacological actions of psychoactive drugs. She is a member of several professional societies, including the Society for Neuroscience, the American Psychological Association, the Behavioral Pharmacological Society, the Society for Stimulus Properties of Drugs, and the Association for Behavior Analysis. Dr. James Carr is professor of psychology and a member of the behavior analysis faculty. He received his B.A. from the University of North Florida in 1991 and completed his Ph.D. at Florida State University in 1996. Dr. Carr's research and clinical interests include the assessment and treatment of aberrant behavior in individuals with developmental disabilities, the assessment and treatment of tic disorders, reinforcer identification, time-based reinforcement schedules, and instructional design in college teaching. Dr. Carr has published widely in peer-reviewed journals and has edited two books. He is a member of the editorial boards for Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, Education and Treatment of Children, and Teaching of Psychology. Dr. Carr served on the faculty at the University of Nevada-Reno prior to joining the faculty here in 1999. Dr. Alyce Dickinson is a professor of psychology and a Fellow of Division 25, Experimental Analysis of Behavior, of the American Psychological Association. In 1997, she received a WMU Presidential stipend in recognition of her teaching accomplishments, and in 2000, she received the Teaching Excellence Award from Western Michigan University's Alumni Association. In 1995, she was recognized for her work in Organizational Behavior Management by the Organizational Behavior Management Network, receiving their Outstanding Contributions Award. She currently serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Organizational Behavior Management and as an Editorial Board Member for The Behavior Analyst. In 1982, she co-edited one of the first handbooks that examined the application of behavioral principles to business settings. Her specializations include management reward systems that are designed to improve productivity, quality and safety, and organizational systems analysis. Her research focuses on the effects that individual and small group monetary incentives have on the performance and satisfaction of employees. Dr. Dickinson earned her bachelor's degree in psychology from Lycoming College (Williamsport, PA), a master's degree in industrial-organizational psychology from Fairleigh Dickinson University and a doctoral degree in applied behavior analysis from Western Michigan University. Before beginning her faculty career at WMU in 1984, she served as a personnel selection specialist for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and as a personnel analyst for the New York State Office of Court Administration. Dr. Eric Fox is an assistant professor of psychology and a member of the industrial/organizational faculty. He received his BA (1996) and MA (2000) in psychology from the University of Nevada, Reno, and his Ph.D. in Learning & Instructional Technology (2005) from Arizona State University. He has worked as an instructional designer and developer of web-based training in both corporate and academic settings, and received the 2004 Young Scholar Award from the Association for Educational Communications & Technology. His research and scholarly interests are focused on understanding how a functional and contextual analysis of language, cognition, instruction, and technology can be used to improve the performance of both individuals and organizations. Dr. Scott Gaynor is an assistant professor of psychology and a member of the clinical psychology faculty. He received his Bachelors Degree from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee. He subsequently attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro where he received a Masters Degree in 1997 and his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology in 2000. His clinical psychology internship and a one-year postdoctoral fellowship, were completed at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Gaynor’s research interests include psychotherapy process and outcome (esp. with adolescents) and basic learning processes. Dr. Bradley Huitema is professor of psychology, a member of the industrial/organizational faculty and statistical consultant for business and several units of the University. He received his B.A. from Southern Illinois in 1961, his M.A. from Western Michigan University in 1962 and his Ph.D. from Colorado State in 1968. His research interests include time series analysis, single organism and quasi-experimental design, and the evaluation of preventative health practices. His 1980 text, The Analysis of Covariance and Alternatives has been well received in the field. He is a member of the editorial board for the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis and Behavioral Assessment and is a referee for several journals including The American Statistician, Behavioral Research Methods, Instruments, and Computers, The Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, Psychological Bulletin, and Psychometrika. Dr. Linda LeBlanc is an associate professor of psychology and the director of clinical training. She received her B.A. in 1990, M.A. in 1993 and Ph.D. in 1996 from Louisiana State University. She completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Kennedy Krieger Institute. She served on the faculty at Claremont McKenna College before joining the faculty here in 1999. Her clinical and research interests include assessment and intervention with individuals with autism, behavioral gerontology, and aging adults with developmental disabilities. Current projects focus on strategies for increasing language, social skills and perspective-taking skills in children with autism. She has published book chapters in these areas and several peer reviewed articles in journals such as Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, Journal of Clinical Geropsychology, and Research in Developmental Disabilities. Dr. Richard Malott is professor of psychology and a member of the behavior analysis faculty. He received his B.A. from Indiana University in 1958 and his Ph.D. from Columbia in 1963. He coauthored Principles of Behavior (the book previously known as Elementary Principles of Behavior.) He is now (and has been for many years) working on I’ll Stop Procrastinating when I Get around to It and Applied Behavioral Cognitive Analysis. He has presented in 13 countries and has received two Fulbright Senior Scholar Awards. In 2002, he also received ABA’s Award for Public Service in Behavior Analysis. Dr. Tina Mason Hall is a faculty specialist in psychology. She received her B.S. from Western Michigan University in 1991, and her M.S. and Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Auburn University in 1994 and 1999, respectively. Dr. Mason-Hall oversees the teaching of the General Psychology course (PSY 1000) and teaches multiple sections of that course. She also supervises the department’s undergraduate advising office and serves as the faculty advisor to WMU’s chapter of Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology. Her scholarly interests include studying the methods used in the teaching of psychology and behavioral approaches to managing work performance in organizations. Dr. Amy Naugle is an associate professor of psychology and member of the clinical psychology faculty. She earned a B.A. in psychology from the University of St. Thomas in 1991 and a Ph.D. in clinical psychology in 1999 from the University of Nevada, Reno. She completed her clinical internship at the Charleston Consortium in Charleston, SC. Prior to coming to WMU in 2000, Dr. Naugle completed a NIMH post-doctoral fellowship at the National Crime Victim’s Center, Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Naugle’s primary research interests include investigating psychological and interpersonal factors associated with physical and sexual victimization. In addition, she is interested in assessment, training, and psychotherapy outcome issues related to Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP). Dr. Cynthia J. Pietras is an assistant professor of psychology and a member of the behavior analysis faculty. She received a B.A. in anthropology and a B.S. in psychology from University of Florida in 1993 and subsequently completed her Ph.D. (Experimental Analysis of Behavior) at University of Florida in 2000. She is currently completing her third year of postdoctoral training in human behavioral pharmacology at University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston. Dr. Pietras’ research interests include the experimental analysis of human and nonhuman behavior, behavioral pharmacology, pro-social behavior (e.g., cooperation, altruism) and aggressive behavior, risky choice and self-control, and behavioral ecology. Dr. Alan Poling is professor of psychology, a member of the behavior analysis program and director of the behavioral pharmacology laboratory. He received his Ph.D. in 1977 from the University of Minnesota. He was a research associate at South Carolina prior to joining the faculty here in 1979. His research interests include mental retardation, basic learning processes, and behavioral pharmacology. He has published more than 200 articles and 10 books. Dr. C. Richard Spates is professor of psychology and a member of the clinical psychology faculty. He received his B.S. from Western Michigan University in 1970 and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Illinois in 1975 and 1976, respectively. Prior to joining the faculty here he served in a number of positions with the Michigan Department of Mental Health, including Director of Clinical, Policy, Standards and Behavioral Services. His research and professional interests include the study and treatment of anxiety disorders with a special emphasis on posttraumatic stress disorder. Additionally, he maintains interests in terror victimization, mental health program evaluation, clinical and experimental hypnosis, and cross-cultural psychology Dr. Ron Van Houten is professor of psychology and a member of the behavior analysis faculty. He received his B.A. from the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1968, his M.A. in 1969 and Ph.D. in 1972 from Dalhousie University. Dr. Lester Wright, Jr. is an associate professor of psychology and a faculty member in the Clinical Psychology Program. He received his B.A. from Florida International University in 1989 and his M.S. and Ph.D. from University of Georgia in 1993 and 1995, respectively. He completed his clinical residency at the University of Mississippi Medical School/Jackson Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi in 1994. He then completed a post-doctoral fellowship in the Sex Offender/Child Abuse Treatment Program in the Department of Psychiatry, at University Hospitals of Cleveland/Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. His research interests include the overlap of anxiety and sexual behavior (homophobia, erotophobia, AIDS phobia, biphobia), psychopysiological assessment of sexual arousal, (perpetrators and victims), pedophilia, and studies of sexual fantasies. Dr. Wright joined the WMU faculty in 1996. |
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