Psychology at Bates College

10 faculty and 39 courses in Psychology at Bates College.

Faculty

• Todd A. Kahan, Professor of Psychology h-index 15
  Notable: “Individual differences in cortisol levels and performance on a test of executive function in men and women” (2007) · 60 citations
• Amy Bradfield Douglass, Whitehouse Professor of Psychology h-index 14
  Notable: “Policy and procedure recommendations for the collection and preservation of eyewitness identification evidence.” (2020) · 282 citations
• Helen C. Boucher, Professor of Psychology; Co-Chair h-index 13
  Notable: “The relational self revealed: Integrative conceptualization and implications for interpersonal life.” (2006) · 363 citations
• Yunkyoung Garrison, Associate Professor of Psychology h-index 12
  I am interested in exploring psychological well-being and vocational outcomes among people of color and immigrant and refugee communities. I seek to recognize diverse ways of knowing, healing, and growth among communities. In addition, as a
  Notable: “Digital privacy in mental healthcare: current issues and recommendations for technology use” (2020) · 176 citations
• Elena G. Maker Castro, Assistant Professor of Psychology h-index 10
  My research focuses on how adolescents and young adults pursue social change and civic engagement in relation to their developmental trajectories, contexts, and social identities (e.g., their racial-ethnic and gender identities). I use civi
  Notable: ““Constant Stress Has Become the New Normal”: Stress and Anxiety Inequalities Among U.S. College Students in the Time of COVID-19” (2020) · 335 citations
• Ellen F. Finch, Assistant Professor of Psychology h-index 8
  Our personality shapes our experience of the world and can lead us to thrive or struggle. I am particularly fascinated by personality features that contribute to struggle and, when extreme, merit a clinical diagnosis of a personality disord
  Notable: “What Works in the Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder” (2017) · 217 citations
• Katherine M. Mathis, Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology; Co-Chair h-index 6
  Notable: “Conceptual and Lexical Development in Second Language Acquisition” (1997) · 247 citations
• Susan W. Langdon, Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology h-index 5
  Notable: “Illicit use of prescription stimulants among college students: Prescription status, motives, theory of planned behaviour, knowledge and self-diagnostic tendencies” (2008) · 142 citations
• Krista M. Aronson, Professor of Psychology and Associate Dean of the Faculty h-index 5
  Notable: “Acculturation and social attitudes among majority children” (2013) · 31 citations
• Michael Sargent, Associate Professor of Psychology; Co-Chair
  On the ways that people’s collective identities relate to how they think about politics, especially their opinions toward policies. He’s especially interested in racial and ethnic identity as predictors of, and drivers of, po

Courses

• Principles of Psychology PSYC 101
• Introduction to Neuroscience PSYC 160
• Social Psychology PSYC 210
• Psychology of Personality PSYC 211
• Medical Psychology PSYC 215
• Statistics PSYC 218
• Multicultural Perspectives on Mental Health PSYC 225
• Cognitive Psychology PSYC 230
• Philosophy of Mind PSYC 234
• Psychopathology PSYC 235
• Developmental Psychology PSYC 240
• Music and the Embodied Mind PSYC 253
• Cultural Psychology PSYC 260
• Research Methods PSYC 261
• Community-Based Research Methods PSYC 262
• Educational Psychology PSYC 274
• Psychology of Sport, Exercise, and Performance PSYC 275
• Sensation and Perception PSYC 302
• Health Psychology PSYC 303
• Animal Learning PSYC 305
• Psychology of Religion PSYC 312
• Psychology and Law PSYC 317
• Counseling Psychology PSYC 323
• Neuroscience of Vision PSYC 324
• Animal Cognition PSYC 325
• Cognitive Neuroscience/Lab PSYC 330
• Political Psychology PSYC 335
• Forensic Psychology PSYC 336
• Women, Culture, and Health PSYC 343
• Computational Neuroscience PSYC 357
• Physiological Psychology/Lab PSYC 363
• Latinx Psychology PSYC 368
• Racism: A Multilevel Approach PSYC 373
• Liberation Psychology PSYC 377
• Youth Sociopolitical Development PSYC 379
• The Self PSYC 381
• Personality Disorders PSYC 382
• Junior-Senior Seminar in Biological Psychology PSYC 399
• Senior Thesis/Empirical Research PSYC 457A

Roster/catalog compiled from the college’s public directory. Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-02.