Psychology at Denison University

14 faculty and 40 courses in Psychology at Denison University.

Faculty

• Robert Weis, Professor h-index 21
  Notable: “Development and initial validation of the Parent Behavior Inventory.” (1999) · 210 citations
• Nestor Matthews, Professor, Chair of Neuroscience h-index 16
  Notable: “Vehicle Detection and Recognition in Greyscale Imagery” (1995) · 108 citations
• Erin Henshaw, Professor h-index 15
  Notable: “Conceptualizing mental health care utilization using the health belief model.” (2009) · 178 citations
• Susan Kennedy, Associate Professor h-index 14
  Focused in two general areas of behavioral neuroscience and psychopharmacology. The first area is concerned with how animals' behavioral responses to stimulant drugs such as amphetamine might abe modified by previous drug experien
  Notable: “Prevention and Early Intervention of Anxiety Disorders in Inhibited Preschool Children.” (2005) · 510 citations
• Nida Bikmen, Professor h-index 9
  Notable: “Exploring dual identification among Muslim‐American emerging adults: A mixed methods study” (2007) · 156 citations
• Kristina Steiner, Associate Professor h-index 9
  Notable: “Vicarious memories” (2015) · 138 citations
• Seth Chin-Parker, Associate Professor h-index 8
  Notable: “The effect of category learning on sensitivity to within-category correlations” (2002) · 88 citations
• Gina Annunziato Dow, Associate Professor, Chair of Psychology, Alford Coordinator for Service Learning h-index 7
  Notable: “Episodic memory in 16- and 20-month-old children: Specifics are generalized but not forgotten.” (1994) · 138 citations
• Sarah L. Hutson-Comeaux, Associate Professor, Director of Organizational Studies h-index 4
  1) gender differences in social behavior, (2) the social influence processes used to change others' attitudes and behavior, and (3) the personalities of attorneys. Gender Differences First, I am interested in gender differences in
  Notable: “Gender-Emotion Stereotypes Are Context Specific” (1999) · 114 citations
• Ashley Schiffer, Visiting Assistant Professor
• Bethany Klynn, Professor of Practice
• Cody Brooks, Associate Professor
  Focus on the basic learning and memory processes that influence treatment (e.g., of anxiety or substance abuse disorders) and the relapse of unwanted behaviors after treatment. He is interested in understanding those processes that can chan
• Franne Kamhi, Assistant Professor
• Sydney Green, Assistant Professor

Courses

• Introduction to Psychology PSYC 100
• Introductory Topics in Psychology PSYC 199
• Research Methods and Statistics PSYC 200
• Field Experience in Psychology PSYC 202
• 200-level Special Topics courses PSYC 206
• 200-level Special Topics Research Course PSYC 207
• Development in Infancy and Childhood PSYC 210
• Research in Development in Infancy and Childhood PSYC 211
• Social Psychology PSYC 220
• Research in Social Psychology PSYC 221
• Psychology of Music PSYC 224
• Organizational Psychology PSYC 230
• Research in Organizational Psychology PSYC 231
• Theories of Personality PSYC 240
• Research in Personality Psychology PSYC 241
• Adolescence PSYC 245
• Research in Adolescence PSYC 246
• Psychopathology PSYC 250
• Research in Psychopathology PSYC 251
• Cultural Psychology PSYC 265
• Research in Cultural Psychology PSYC 266
• Health Psychology PSYC 270
• Research in Health Psychology PSYC 271
• Psychology of Diversity PSYC 280
• Self Regulation PSYC 284
• Psychology of Thinking PSYC 290
• Research in PSYC of Thinking PSYC 291
• Intermediate Topics in Psychology PSYC 299
• Seminars PSYC 300
• Psychopharmacology PSYC 305
• 300-level Special Topics courses PSYC 306
• Psychology of Learning PSYC 310
• Research in Psychology of Learning PSYC 311
• Development of Children with Special Needs PSYC 315
• Culture and Human Development PSYC 320
• Cognitive Psychology PSYC 330
• Research in Cognitive Psychology PSYC 331
• Sensation and Perception PSYC 340
• Research in Sensation and Perception PSYC 341
• Biological Psychology PSYC 350

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.