The Department of Psychology provides a variety of opportunities to work with faculty members in different areas. For your convenience, we have categorized the department into 5 main research focal points. Many of our faculty have interests spanning more than one concentration. These concentrations are as follows:
Individual Differences: Faculty in this area are interested in differences between people and/or in how people relate to one another. Some faculty are interested primarily in problematic functioning and associated interventions (e.g., depression, hostility, narcissism, stress, personality disorders), while others are interested in normal or adaptive functioning (e.g., intelligence, creativity, cultivation of virtues and strengths). Individual differences of interest include personality factors, psychological disorders, and sociocultural variables such as ethnicity and religiosity.
Social Processes: Faculty in this area are interested in how people perceive, influence, and relate to one another. Sample topics include responses to interpersonal transgression, social support incases of serious illness, and social comparison
Cognitive and Perceptual Sciences: Faculty in this area are interested in how people process information and how they perceive the world. Faculty in this area are interested in topics such as memory, perception, and cognitive development. Some specialize in the study of intelligence, including work in the area of mental retardation and developmental disabilities.
Emotion: Faculty in this area all share a common interest in studying emotion. Some emphasize neuroscience and other physiological aspects of emotion, while others focus on the subjective experiences and behavioral tendencies associated with specific emotions or mood states (e.g., depression and suicidality; hostility; forgiveness; giving and receiving altruistic love).
Development and Aging: Faculty in this area are interested in how people develop across the lifespan. A number of our faculty focus specifically on children and adolescents, whether in pediatric settings, on psychopathology, or on the development of creativity in children. Others conduct research relevant to the lives of older adults.
The following table shows this conceptualization of our department:
| Name | Individual
Differences | Social
Processes | Cognitive
&
Perceptual Sciences | Emotion | Aging
&
Development |
| Connell, Arin |
X |
|
|
X |
X |
| Demaree, Heath | X |
- |
- | X |
- |
| Detterman, Doug | X |
- | X |
- | X |
| Dimitropoulos, Anastasia | X |
- | X |
- | X |
| Exline, Julie |
- | X |
- | X |
- |
| Fagan, Joseph | X |
- | X |
- | X |
| Feeny, Norah |
X
|
- |
- |
X
| - |
| Gilmore, Grover (Cleve) |
- |
- | X |
- | X |
| Greene, Robert, Chair |
- |
- | X |
- |
- |
| McCallum, T.J. |
- | X |
- |
- | X |
| Overholser, James, DCT |
X |
- |
- | X |
- |
| Przeworski, Amy |
X
|
- |
- |
X
|
X
|
| Russ, Sandra |
- | X |
- | X | X |
| Short, Elizabeth | X |
X
| X |
X
| X |
| Thompson, Lee | X |
- | X |
- | X |
For more information, click on the faculty member's name to access their personal webpage.
Arin Connell (Ph.D., Emory University), Assistant Professor. internalizing problems, coping skills during adolescence. Email: arin.connell@case.edu
Heath A. Demaree (Ph.D., Virginia Tech), Associate Professor. Cerebral and psychophysiological underpinnings of emotional processing. Email: had4@case.edu
Douglas K. Detterman (Ph.D., University of Alabama), Louis D. Beaumont University Professor, and Director of the Experimental Training Program. Cognition and intelligence in adults, children and the mentally retarded. Email: dkd2@case.edu
Anastasia Dimitropoulos (Ph.D., Vanderbilt University), Assistant Professor. Genetic mental retardation syndromes (e.g., Prader-Willi syndrome), compulsive behavior among individuals with cognitive delay.
Email: anastasia.dimitropoulos@case.edu
Julie J. Exline (Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony Brook), Associate Professor. Social relationships, transgression and forgiveness, moral and religious issues. Email: jaj20@case.edu
Joseph F. Fagan, III (Ph.D., University of Connecticut), Lucy Adams Leffingwell Professor. Development and individual differences in memory, cognition, and perception. Email: jff@case.edu
Norah Feeny (Ph.D., Bryn Mawr College), Associate Professor. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. Email: norah.feeny@case.edu
Grover C. Gilmore (Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University), Professor. Perceptual development and aging, pattern recognition, visual information processing, memory, psychophysics. Email: gcg@case.edu
Robert L. Greene (Ph.D., Yale University), Professor and Chair of the Department. Human memory, cognition, and information processing. Email: rlg2@case.edu
Amy Przeworski (Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University),
Assistant Professor.
T.J. McCallum (Ph.D., University of Southern California), Assistant Professor. Older Adults; Caregiving; Ethnicity; Stress, Coping and Immunity; Cognitive-Behavioral Stress Reduction; Chronic Disease and Coping; Religiosity and Spirituality. Email: tjm16@case.edu
James C. Overholser (Ph.D., Ohio State University), Professor and Director of Clinical Training. Depression, suicide, personality disorders, cognitive-behavioral therapy, The Socratic method. Email: jxo5@case.edu
Sandra W. Russ (Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh), Professor. Children's play, creativity, affective processes, personality assessment, play therapy. Email: swr@case.edu
Elizabeth J. Short (Ph.D., University of Notre Dame), Professor. Metacognitive and cognitive development in children, ADHD, neuropsychology, cognitive, emotional and social effects of BPD and cocaine-exposure. Email: ejs3@case.edu
Lee A. Thompson (Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder), Associate Professor. Behavior genetics, child development, functional neuroimaging. Email: lat@case.edu
Emeritus Faculty
Donald K. Freedheim (Ph.D., Duke University), Professor Emeritus. Email: dkf@case.edu
Jane W. Kessler (Ph.D., Western Reserve University), Professor Emeritus
Milton Strauss (Ph.D., Harvard University), Professor Emeritus
Secondary Faculty
Richard E. Boyatzis, Ph.D., Professor of Organizational Behavior. Email: richard.boyatzis@case.edu
Dennis D. Drotar (Ph.D., University of Iowa). Professor, (new appointment July 2007 at the University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Pediatrics). Pediatric psychology, psychological adaptation, intervention and development in pediatric illnesses. Email: dxd3@case.edu
Howard R. Hall, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Pediatrics
William C. House, Ph.D., Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Psychiatry
Carolyn E. Landis, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Behavioral Pediatrics
Marian B. Patterson, Ph.D., Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Neurology
Lynn T. Singer, Ph.D., Professor, School of Medicine, Division of General Medical Sciences; Vice Provost
Terry Stancin, Ph.D., Professor, School of Medicine, MetroHealth Medical Center, Pediatrics
Thomas Swales, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, MetroHealth Medical Center, Psychiatry
H. Gerry Taylor, Ph.D., Professor, School of Medicine, Pediatrics
Kathleen Wells, Ph.D., Associate Professor, MSASS
Carol Sue White, Ph.D., Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Psychiatry
Peter J. Whitehouse, Ph.D., Professor, University Hospital, Alzheimer's Center Office, Neurology
Abraham Wolf, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Psychiatry
James Yokley, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Psychiatry
Adjunct Faculty
Laura Abood, Ph.D., Cleveland VA Medical Center
Jane Buder Shapiro, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor
Jennifer L. Butler, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor, Wittenburg University
Cameron Camp, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor, Myers Research Institute
Robert W. Goldberg, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor, VA Medical Center, Cleveland
Susan Knell, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor, Spectrum Psychological Services
Marilyn Malkin, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor, Private Practice
Jeffery D. Rosenbaum, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor, Children's Aid Society & Beech Brook
Philip Safford, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor, Emeritus of Special Education, Kent State University, Interdisciplinary Center and Programs
Jes-James Sellers, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor, University Counseling Services
Jeremy Shapiro, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor, Advanced Therapy Center
Harry J. Sivec, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor, ODMH - Northcoast Behavioral Healthcare
Kenneth M. Weiss, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor, VA Medical Center, Brecksville
Abe Wolf, Ph.D., Associate Director, Adult Outpatient Clinic, MetroHealth Medical Center
Clinical Faculty
Karen Bardenstein, Ph.D., Clinical Instructor, Mark Lovinger, Ph.D. and Associates
Robert Chwast, Ph.D., Clinical Assistant Professor, Rocky River Counseling
Rick Cirillo, Ph.D., Clinical Assistant Professor, Cuyahoga County Board of MR/DD
Carin Cunningham, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, MetroHealth Medical Center
Sandra L. Curry, Ph.D., Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Psychiatry
Lori D'Angelo, Ph.D., Clinical Instructor, Magnolia Clubhouse
Nabil Hassan El-Ghoroury, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist, MetroHealth Medical Center
Mathew A. Fuller, Ph.D., Clinical Instructor, VA Medical Center, Brecksville
Douglas K. Grossman-McKee, Ph.D., Clinical Instructor, Spectrum Co.
Tom M. Hagesfeld, Ph.D., Clinical Assistant Professor, Northcoast Hehavioral Healthcare
William C. Hale, Ph.D., Assistant Director, CWRU University Counseling Services
Leslie Heinberg, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital
Maureen E. Kreick, Ph.D., Clinical Instructor, Private Practice
Maryann L. McGlenn, Ph.D., Clinical Instructor, CWRU University Counseling Services
Britt Nielson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, MetroHealth Medical Center
Richard B. Pazol, Ph.D., Clinical Instructor, University Counseling Services
Joy W. Pengilly-Wyatt, Ph.D., Clinical Instructor, University Counseling Services
David Pincus, Ph.D., Assistant Clinical Professor, School of Medicine, Psychiatry
Ethan Schafer, Ph.D., Instructor, Spectrum Psychological Services
Mike Schoenberg, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, University Hospitals Neurology
Robert Smith, Ph.D., Clinical Assistant Professor, Behavior Management Associates
Terry Stancin, Ph.D., Professor of Pediatric, MetroHealth Medical Center
Terry Tobias, Ph.D., Clinical Assistant Professor, Private Practitioner
Richard Weisberg, Ph.D., Clinical Instructor, Access Behavioral Care
C. Sue White, Ph.D., Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic, MetroHealth Medical Center
Lucene Wisniewski, Ph.D., Clinical Instructor, Cleveland Center for Eating Disorders
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