Meet the Faculty and Staff

Our faculty are passionate about the field of psychology and the success of our students. Renowned in their area of expertise, our faculty are researchers, educators and life-long learners.

Full time Faculty

Arcediano, Francisco (Pako)
Visiting Assistant Professor
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Office: 202 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-4612

Escobar, Martha
Professor
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Office: 124 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2303

Evolutionary; animal models of psychological dysfunction

Kozak, Andrea
Associate Professor
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Office: 210 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2319

Clinical Health; cardiovascular health

Lewis, Mary. B. Eberly
Associate Professor
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Office: 208 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2314

Developmental; adolescent pro-social behavior

Malatesta, Rebecca
Special Instructor
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Office: 107 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2693

Psychology Student Success Coordinator/Chief Adviser
Industrial/Organizational

Manning, Mark
Assistant Professor
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Office: 202 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2343

Social Health; preventative health behaviors

McDonald, Melissa M.
Associate Professor
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Office: 204 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-4195

Evolutionary; intergroup conflict

McGinnis, Deb
Associate Professor
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Office: 119 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2310

Developmental; language and aging

Miller, Matt L.
Assistant Professor
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Office: 111 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2301

Quantitative Methods; substance use and abuse

Purcell, Dean
Professor
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Office: 220 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2305

Perception; visual perception

Parkhill Purdie, Michele
Associate Professor
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Office: 137 Dodge Hall
Phone: (248) 370-3247

Social Health; violence against women and LGBTQ individuals; emotion regulation; childhood trauma

Randall, Brandy A.
Professor and Dean of Graduate School
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Office: 520 Oâ€™Dowd Hall
Phone: (248) 370-3169

Raman, Lakshmi
Associate Professor
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Office: 122 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2302

Developmental; children's cognitive development

Shackelford, Todd K.
Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology
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Office: 112 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2285

Evolutionary; sperm competition, religion, and sexual coercion

Sifonis, Cynthia
Associate Professor
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Office: 222 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-4680

Cognitive; Creative learning, creativity, analogy

Taku, Kanako
Professor
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Office: 123 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2309

Social; post-traumatic growth

Vonk, Jennifer
Professor
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Office: 211 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2318

Comparative; animal cognition and cognitive development

Welling, Lisa
Associate Professor
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Office: 212 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2915

Evolutionary; hormones and behavior

Williams, Keith
Associate Professor
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Office: 224 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2308

Biopsychology; addiction and pharmacology

Zeigler-Hill, Virgil
Professor
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Office: 212A Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2676

Personality; self-esteem, narcissism, and interpersonal relationships

Adjunct Faculty

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Arcediano, Francisco
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Bergeron, Nicholas
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