Psychology at SUNY Cortland

Located in Old Main

The Psychology Department Office

Claire Payne

Teri Wood

Room 132 Old MainTel: (607)-753-4218 or 4219Fax: (607) - 753-5738

Department of PsychologyState University of New York College at CortlandP. O. Box 2000Cortland, NY 13045

Psychology DepartmentHighlights

-Facultyofvariedexpertiseincluding:normalandabnormaldevelopment,social/personalitypsychology,learning,behavioralneuroscience,cognition,andemotion,aswellasseveralareasofappliedpsychologysuchasappliedbehavioranalysis,counseling,educationalpsychology,exceptionalchild,forensicpsychology,healthpsychology,andpsychopharmacology.

-Facultyemploydynamicandengaginginstructionalpracticesmakingfulluseofmoderntechnologicalclassrooms.

-Strongpreparationinthemethodsofpsychologyandrational/analyticalthinking.

Michael BerzonskyDistinguished Professor

•EducationalHistory– Ph.D.– UniversityofToronto– M.A.– BucknellUniversity– B.A.– IndianaUniversityofPennsylvania

•CoursesTaught– AdolescentPsychology– ResearchMethods– SeniorSeminar

•ScholarlyInterests– Social-cognitivedevelopmentinadolescenceand

youngadulthood.Recentresearchhasfocusedonidentityformation,identityprocessingstyles,self-processes,andcollegestudentdevelopment.

Dr. Berzonsky’s Students at Transformations Conference

Katherine BonafideAssistant Professor

•EducationalHistory– Ph.D.– SyracuseUniversity– M.S.– SyracuseUniversity,M.A.–BostonCollege– B.S.– LehighUniversity

•CoursesTaught– AbnormalPsychology– ApplyingResearchMethodsinPsychology– IntroductiontoClinicalPractice– ClinicalHealthPsychology

•ScholarlyInterests– Healthpromotionanddiseaseprevention– Sexualriskreductioninterventions

Raymond CollingsAssociate Professor

•EducationalHistory– Post-DoctoralFellowship,theM.I.N.D.Institute,

UniversityofCalifornia,Davis– Ph.D.– UniversityofCalifornia,Davis– B.S.– CaliforniaStateUniversityinFullerton

•CoursesTaught– StatisticalMethodsforPsychology– CognitivePsychology– DevelopmentalPsychology– ResearchMethods

•ScholarlyInterests– MystudentsandIstudytherolethatattention

playsincognitiveandsocialdevelopment.Forexample:wehaveexaminedhowattentionisimpairedduringcellphoneconversations,howin-labassessmentsofattentionrelatetothewayindividualsattendtothingsinreal-world,andhowinducedmindfulnessmightaffectspecificattentionabilities.

Dr. Collings’ Students at Transformations Conference

Karen DavisAssistant Professor

•EducationalHistory– Ph.D.– SamHoustonStateUniversity– M.A.– SamHoustonStateUniversity– B.A.– UniversityofKentucky

•CoursesTaught– ForensicPsychology– PsychologyofCriminalBehavior– ApplyingResearchMethodsinPsychology

•ScholarlyInterests– Forensicevaluation(e.g.,insanityatthe

timeoftheoffense,terminationofparentalrights,andriskassessments)andpsychopathy. Recentinterestshaveincludedtheutilityofpersonalityassessmentwithsexualoffendersandtheimpactoflabelingadefendantaspsychopathic.

Leslie G. EatonAssociate Professor

•EducationalHistory– Ph.D.– UniversityofCalifornia,Riverside– M.A.– UniversityofCalifornia,Riverside– B.A.– UniversityofCalifornia,Riverside

•CoursesTaught– IntroductoryPsychology– StatisticalMethodsforPsychology– TheoriesofPersonality– PsychologyofHumanEmotion– SocialPsychology

•ScholarlyInterests– Emotionalexperienceindailylife;social

judgmentsandpersonperception.

Dr. Eaton’s Lab

Dr. Eaton’s Students at Transformations Conference

David Kilpatrick Associate Professor

•EducationalHistory– Ph.D.- SyracuseUniversity– B.A.- SUNYCortland

•CourseTaught– Childrenwith

Exceptionalities– EducationalPsychology– LearningDisabilities

•ScholarlyInterests– Learningtoread– Dyslexia

Melvyn KingAssociate Professor

•EducationalHistory– Ph.D.- PrincetonUniversity– M.A.- PrincetonUniversity– B.S.- UnionCollege

•CoursesTaught– IntroductoryPsychology– ChildPsychology– AdvancedDevelopmentalPsychology– SeniorSeminar

•ScholarlyInterests– EducationalMaterialsforpsychology– Objectpermanenceininfants– Mousekillingbyrats

Kimberly Kraebel JacksonProfessor

•EducationalHistory– Ph.D.- BinghamtonUniversity– M.A.- BinghamtonUniversity– B.A.- Edinboro University

•CoursesTaught– ApplyingResearchMethodsinPsychology– ChildPsychology– TheCortlandExperience– PetTherapy

•ScholarlyInterests– TheSUNYCortlandInfantLearningand

MemoryProjectisdesignedtoincreaseourunderstandingofhowinfantslearnandremember,examinedifferencesinlearningasafunctionofage,andtoexaminetheroleofsensoryinformationininfantlearningandmemory.

Dr. Jackson’s Students at Transformations Conference

With President Bitterbaum at Transformations Conference

Dr. Jackson’s Lab

John LombardoProfessor

•EducationalHistory– Ph.D.– UniversityofOklahoma– B.A.– St.JohnsUniversity

•CoursesTaught– CounselingPsychology– TheoriesofPersonality– AbnormalPsychology– Psychopharmacology

•ScholarlyInterests– Behavioralandneurophysiologicaleffects

ofexposuretoenvironmentaltoxins,includinganimalmodelsofhyperactivityandimpulsiveness,andaddictivebehavior;alsostressandbehavioralmedicine,hormone-behaviorrelationships.

Benjamin LovettAssociate Professor

•EducationalHistory– Ph.D.- SyracuseUniversity– M.S.- SyracuseUniversity– B.A.- PennsylvaniaStateUniversity

•CoursesTaught– AppliedBehaviorAnalysis– ApplyingResearchMethodsinPsychology– PsychologyofChildrenwithExceptionalities

•ScholarlyInterests– SchoolPsychology– DiagnosisofLearningandAttentionProblems– AppliedPsychometrics

Michie OdleAssociate Professor

•EducationalHistory– Post-doctoralFellow- NeurodevelopmentalDisabilities– JohnsHopkins

UniversitySchoolofMedicine,KennedyKriegerInstitute,1994-1996– Ph.D.– UniversityofTennessee– B.S.– TennesseeTechnologicalUniversity

•CoursesTaught– IntroductoryPsychology– ApplyingResearchMethodsinPsychology– Motivation– SeniorSeminar

•ScholarlyInterests– Developmentalneuroscience,motivation,andself-regulation.

Judith A. OuelletteAssociate Professor

•EducationalHistory– PostdoctoralFellow- IowaStateUniversity– Ph.D.– TexasA&M University– M.S.– TexasA&M University– B.A.– UniversityofCentralFlorida

•CourseTaught– StatisticsforPsychology;AppliedStatistics– SocialPsychology– HealthPsychology

•ScholarlyInterests– Habitsineverydaylife;healthbeliefs,attitudesand

healthbehavior.

Joshua PeckAssistant Professor

•EducationalHistory– Ph.D.- CUNYTheGraduateCenter– M.A.- QueensCollege– B.S.- SUNYCortland

•CoursesTaught– ApplyingResearchMethodsinPsychology– Learning– Neuroscience– Statistics

•ScholarlyInterests– Behavioralandneuralmechanismsunderlying

therelapseofdrug-takinganddrug-seeking.

Dr. Peck’s Lab: Enriched Animal Environment

Dr. Peck’s Students in the lab

Dr. Peck’s Students at Transformations Conference

Jeffrey SwartwoodAssociate Professor

•EducationalHistory– Post-doctoralFellow— TheJohnsHopkinsUniversitySchool

ofMedicine,Pediatrics,KennedyKriegerInstitute– Ph.D.– UniversityofTennessee,Knoxville– M.S.– UniversityofTennessee,Chattanooga– B.A.– UniversityofFlorida

•CoursesTaught– Learning– EducationalPsychology– PositivePsychology– SeniorSeminar

•ScholarlyInterests– Executivefunctionandattentioninchildrenand

youngadults;mindfulnessbasedapproachestoeducation.

Summer Research FellowAshley Martin with Faculty Mentor Dr. Jeffery Swartwood

The effects of the mindfulness, acceptance, & commitment (MAC) protocol on college athletes well-being, sleep, electroencephalogram (EEG), diet, and activity level.

“This summer research fellowship has been a great learning experience for me. I have learned new research protocols and procedures and it has helped me become more independent as a researcher.”

Transformations: President Bitterbaum and a Psychology Student