12 faculty and 24 courses in Psychology and Neuroscience at Colorado College.
- Emily Chan, Dean of the Faculty / Professor h-index 13
Social Psychology; Interpersonal Perception and Self-Presentation; Prejudice and Stereotyping; Conflict and Negotiation; Judgment and Decision Making Evolutionary psychology; Cross-cultural Social Psychology Representative Publications &
- Ryan Maloney, Assistant Professor h-index 7
What makes one individual different from another? Ryan’s interests center on this basic question, using the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster to understand what factors lead individual flies, even with identical genetics and environme
- Jason Weaver, Associate Professor h-index 6
Identity and threat Self-fulfilling prophecies Stereotype threat Consistency motivation Regular Classes PY100 Introduction to Psychology PY202 Research Design in Psychology PY251 Psychological Investigations PY309 Social Psychology
- Christina Ducat, Visiting Instructor
- Evan Orticio, Assistant Professor
- Greg Peters, Visiting Faculty
- John Horner, Professor
Animal learning and adaptation, memory processes, neural networks, irrationality, causal judgments, and the philosophy of science Publications Horner, J. M. , & Tung, S. K. (2011). Playing cards with Thomas Kuhn: A critical reexaminatio
- Kristi Erdal, Professor
Sport psychology issues of concussion, superstition, and stereotyping in athletes; Cross-cultural issues in depression and other mental illness; Depression and anxiety in neurological disorders; Malingering of neuropsychological impairment
- Lori Driscoll, Professor, Chair
Lori's research explores the complex interrelationships between nutrition, environmental conditions, and neurobehavioral development. Using rodents as a model for human neural functioning, she manipulates dietary factors, quality of materna
- Marcela Fernandez-Peters, Assistant Professor
Dr. Fernández-Peters’ research focuses on neural and hormonal mechanisms underlying social communication, particularly the production and perception of vocalizations. The sensitivity of the nervous system to auditory socia
- Tomi-Ann Roberts, Professor
Social psychology of emotion, gender, and the body; psychological consequences of the sexual objectification of women and girls; gender differences in self-evaluation, self-conscious emotions, perceptions of bodily states; philosophy of emo
- Tricia Waters, Professor
Etiology and correlates of depression in females, family systems, cross-cultural psychology, adolescent identity Regular Classes PY451 Final Project PY430 Adolescence PY427 Moral Reasoning in Context PY425 Depression PY413 Developmental Psy
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.