The Department of Psychology faculty members have diverse interests, but are all dedicated to providing excellence in education. Core clinical faculty are listed below. The department has other full-time faculty who work with students in the clinical psychology program. General areas of expertise include clinical and child clinical psychology, social psychology, developmental psychology, experimental psychology, statistics and research design, perception, cognition, learning and human factors.

Kirschman, Keri Brown, Ph.D., University of Kansas, 2003
Interests: Child psychopathology and psychotherapy; pediatric injury prevention and health promotion; psychosocial aspects of burn injury; positive psychology and child development.

Korte, John, Ph.D., Purdue University, 1973
Interests: Clinical psychology; psychotherapy process and outcome; personality development; program evaluation.

Phelps, Carolyn Roecker, Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1994
Interests: Clinical psychology; child psychopathology; family conflict; stress, coping and aggression in children and adolescents; psychological assessment.

Reeb, Roger, Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University, 1993
Interests: Clinical psychology; psychopathology; health and pediatric psychology; self-efficacy theory; stress and coping; cognitive assessment; service-learning.

Rye, Mark, Ph.D., Bowling Green State University, 1998
Interests: Clinical psychology; forgiveness and mental health; religion and coping; ethics in psychotherapy; program evaluation.

Zois, Catherine Lutz, Ph.D., Wayne State University, 1997
Interests: Clinical psychology; women’s issues; personality assessment; social cognition; perceived social support; interpersonal attraction.

For other faculty in the Department of Psychology, click here.