Anthony S. RauhutAssociate Professor of Psychology (2002).James Hall - Rector Complex Room 1219rauhuta@dickinson.edu (717) 245-1079
James A. SkeltonAssociate Professor of Psychology (1981).Kaufman Building Room 160(717) 245-1309 | skelton@dickinson.edu | Visit Web SiteB.A., Washington & Lee University, 1976; Ph.D., University of Virginia, 1981.His teaching interests are in social psychology and in the philosophy and design of psychological research. His research interests include self-perception of bodily states, interpersonal issues in health care, and psychology applied to social problems.
Gregory J. SmithAssociate Professor of Psychology (1981).Althouse Hall Room 101(717) 245-1253 | smithg@dickinson.edu B.A., Plymouth State College, 1977; M.A., State University of New York at Buffalo, 1980; Ph.D., 1981.His teaching is in the area of child development and encompasses courses in both typical child development and developmental psychopathology. His current research focuses on transitions in late adolescence with a focus on identifying factors that may affect adjustment to college and emotional experiences, such as homesickness, during that adjustment.
Teresa A. BarberAssociate Professor of Psychology (1993).James Hall - Rector Complex Room 1223(717) 245-1641 | barber@dickinson.edu B.A., California State University at Fresno, 1979; M.A. University of California at Berkeley, 1984; Ph.D., 1987.Ganoe Award for Inspirational Teaching, 2006-07; Dickinson Award for Distinguished Teaching, 2007-08.She is a behavioral neuroscientist, teaching classes that examine the relationship between the nervous system and behavior, including neuropsychology, the study of damaged brains and impaired behavior. Her research focuses on the biological changes induced in the nervous system by learning.
Marie Helweg-LarsenAssociate Professor of Psychology (2002).Kaufman Building Room 168(717) 245-1562 | helwegm@dickinson.edu | Visit Web SiteB.A., California State University - Northridge, 1989; M.A., University of California - Los Angeles, 1990; Ph.D., 1994.Her research is in the areas of cross-cultural psychology, health psychology, and social psychology -- specifically why people do risky things that they should not. She is currently studying moralization and risk perception in smokers and non-smokers around the world.
Anthony S. RauhutAssociate Professor of Psychology (2002).James Hall - Rector Complex Room 1219(717) 245-1079 | rauhuta@dickinson.edu B.A., St. Louis University, 1993; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 1999.Professor Rauhut's program of research involves using animal models to understand the behavioral and neurobiological mechanisms underlying the comorbidity of depression and drug dependence.
Megan R. YostAssociate Professor of Psychology and Women's and Gender Studies (2006).Kaufman Building Room 162(717) 245-1357 | yostm@dickinson.edu B.S., St. Lawrence University, 1998; M.S., University of California, Santa Cruz, 2003; Ph.D., 2006.Professor Yost received her Ph.D. in Social Psychology and Feminist Studies from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Her research examines the gendered nature of human sexuality from a social psychological perspective. She is interested in the ways in which traditional conceptualizations of masculinity and femininity impact sexuality, stigma surrounding sexual identities and diverse sexual practices, and power dynamics in sexual relationships (particularly within consensual sexual sadomasochism). She teaches interdisciplinary courses in Psychology and Women's & Gender Studies on gender, sexuality, and qualitative research methods.
Suman Ambwani (on leave 2012-13) Assistant Professor of Psychology (2008).ambwanis@dickinson.edu | Visit Web SiteB.A., Macalester College, 2003; M.S., Texas A&M University, 2005; Ph.D., 2008.Professor Ambwani received her Ph.D. in Psychology (Clinical) from Texas A&M University, and completed her clinical internship at the Medical University of South Carolina. Her scholarship has concentrated in the area of eating disorders and obesity, borderline personality disorder, and cross-cultural considerations in psychological assessment. Her current research focuses on personality factors and affective changes associated with maladaptive eating behaviors.
Sharon KingstonAssistant Professor of Psychology (2009).Kaufman Building Room 170(717) 245-1076 | kingstos@dickinson.edu B.A., State University of New York at Purchase, 1989; M.A., University of Rhode Island, 1996; Ph.D., 2001.
Jonathan W. PageAssistant Professor of Psychology (2009).Kaufman Building Room 166(717) 245-1974 | pagej@dickinson.edu | Visit Web SiteB.A., Mid-America Nazarene University, 1991; M.A., University of Nevada, 2002; Ph.D., 2004.Jon received his Masters and PhD degrees in experimental psychology in the cognitive and brain sciences program at the University of Nevada in 2004. He spent the next five years as assistant professor of psychology at Minnesota State University before coming to Dickinson. His research area is in cognitive neuroscience where he attempts to link specific brain functioning to higher-order cognitive tasks such as visual discrimination, multi-tasking, and imagination. Recently, he has focused more on how these processes may differ under stressful situations.
Michele FordVisiting Assistant Professor of Psychology (2012).Kaufman Hall Room 164fordm@dickinson.edu
Diane DiClemente BrockmanAdjunct Faculty in Psychology (2011).Kaufman Building Room 173brockmad@dickinson.edu
Meredith RauhutAdjunct Faculty in Biology (2011).Kaufman Hall Room 174(717) 254-8193 | rauhutm@dickinson.edu B.A., Bucknell University, 1995; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 2001.