Psychology at University at Buffalo (SUNY)

35 faculty and 0 courses in Psychology at University at Buffalo (SUNY).

Faculty

• John Roberts, Associate Professor h-index 64
  Psychosocial and cognitive processes in risk for depression; impact of physical environment including green space, air pollutants and ambient temperature on mental health
• Jennifer Read, SUNY Distinguished Professor, Chair h-index 54
  Contributors and consequences of harmful drinking; intersection of trauma (including sexual trauma) and substance use; PTSD-alcohol use disorder comorbidity
• Craig Colder, SUNY Distinguished Professor, Director of Graduate Studies h-index 53
  Individual, family, and community influences on child and adolescent aggression and substance abuse
• Larry Hawk, Professor, Coordinator of Research Advancement h-index 45
  Smoking and vaping; cessation; treatment mechanisms; psychophysiology; reinforcement; cognition and motivation/emotion
• Leonard Simms, Professor h-index 43
  Applied and basic psychological assessment; dimensional models of personality and psychopathology; item response theory applications to personality measures and computerized adaptive testing
• Jamie M. Ostrov, Professor h-index 40
  Subtypes of aggression and victimization; developmental psychopathology; applied developmental psychology
• Julie Bowker, Professor h-index 33
  Individual differences in socioemotional behaviors (e.g.,social withdrawal, aggression); peer relationships and friendships; internalizing problems
• Peter Pfordresher, Associate Dean, Professor h-index 33
  Sensorimotor integration in sequence production; singing accuracy; the role of auditory feedback in production; the relationship between music and language
• Kenneth DeMarree, Associate Professor h-index 32
  Attitudes; metacognition; listening; self; emotion
• Shira Gabriel, Professor h-index 30
  Social self; intimacy seeking and social comparison; need to belong
• Michael J. Poulin, Associate Professor h-index 29
  Prosocial motivation; meaning; physical and psychological adjustment to stress and trauma
• Kathleen A. Parks, Senior Research Scientist h-index 29
  Women’s substance use and misuse; victimization; drinking contexts
• Lora Park, Professor h-index 25
  Self/identity; contingencies of self-worth; motivation; well-being; interpersonal processes
• Paul Meyer, Associate Professor h-index 25
  Behavioral and neurophysiological responses to food- and drug-associated stimuli
• Rebecca Schwartz-Mette, Associate Professor, Associate Director of Clinical Training h-index 23
  Social context and peer socialization of depression, self-injury, and suicide; interpersonal behavior; ethics and professional training issues
• Ann-Marie Torregrossa, Associate Professor, Behavioral Neuroscience Area Head h-index 22
  Taste; feeding; food choice
• Alexis Thompson, Clinical Assistant Professor h-index 21
  Substance abuse; maternal behavior; pain behavior
• Matthew Paul, Associate Professor h-index 20
  Neuroendocrine regulation of reproductive and social development; biological rhythms; sex differences
• Gregory Loney, Assistant Professor h-index 12
  Behavioral pharmacology and neural circuitry of motivated behavior; polysubstance abuse; obesity and overeating
• Federica Bulgarelli, Assistant Professor h-index 11
  Language development; acoustic variability; word learning; statistical learning; bilingualism
• Sarah Taber-Thomas, Clinical Associate Professor, Director Psychological Services Center h-index 7
  Dissemination and implementation of evidence-based treatments for children; parenting; child maltreatment; disruptive behavior disorders
• Joyce Lacy, Clinical Associate Professor h-index 5
  Memory; pattern separation; cognitive neuroscience
• Hollen Reischer, Visiting Assistant Professor h-index 5
  Narrative identity; ethics; ego integrity; self-transcendence; gerontology
• Andres Buxo-Lugo, Assistant Professor
• David W. Shucard, Professor of Neurology, Pediatrics and Psychology
  Neural basis of attention, cognition, and cognitive control in healthy and impaired individuals; clinical neurophysiology; clinical and experimental neuropsycholgy
• Ericka Nus, Clinical Assistant Professor
  Hierarchical models of personality; measurement of personality; assessment of interpersonal relationships, particularly dating and marital relationships
• Kim Chaney, Assistant Professor
  Social psychology; lay theories of prejudice; prejudice confrontations; allyship behavior; stigma
• Mark Seery, Professor, Social-Personality Area Head
  Stress and coping; the self; motivation; psychophysiology
• Micheal Dent, Professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Cognitive Area Head
  The effects of age, sex, and noise on acoustic communication in mice
• Rebecca Ashare, Professor, Clinical Area Head, Director of Clinical Training
  Substance use in medical (HIV, cancer) and psychiatric (depression, serious mental illness) comorbidities; cannabis use for symptom management; serious illness communication
• Rebecca Cipollina, Assistant Professor
  Social psychology; stigma and health; identity disclosure; concealable identities; health disparities; LGBTQ+
• Sandra Murray, Professor, Associate Chair
  Close relationships; self-esteem; motivated cognition
• Scott Wersinger, Clinical Assistant Professor
  Comparative behavioral endocrinology; sex differences in the brain and behavior; STEM education
• Tim Pruitt, Clinical Assistant Professor
  Multimodal imagery; vocal imitation; music and language sensorimotor processes; psychophysiology of performance
• Wendy Quinton, Clinical Professor, Director Psychology Honors Program
  Prejudice, discrimination, and stigma; social identity; stress and coping; international students

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 2026-07-01.