41 faculty and 40 courses in Psychology at University of Kansas.
- Nyla Branscombe, University Distinguished Professor h-index 80
Notable: “Perceiving pervasive discrimination among African Americans: Implications for group identification and well-being.” (1999) · 2,526 citations
- John Colombo, Professor of Psychology, Director Schiefelbusch Life Span Institute h-index 54
Developmental cognitive neuroscience of attention, learning, and executive function in in infancy and early childhood Long-term effects of early experience on development: Developmental research design and quantitative methods Research &mda
Notable: “Habituation revisited: An updated and revised description of the behavioral characteristics of habituation” (2008) · 1,672 citations
- Monica Biernat, Associate Chair, University Distinguished Professor h-index 54
Notable: “Shifting standards and stereotype-based judgments.” (1994) · 431 citations
- Rick Ingram, Professor h-index 50
Depression Depression Risk Show More about Research Teaching — Abnormal Psychology, Psychopathology Clinical Psychology Psychotherapy Show More about Teaching Selected Publications — McGuire, A., Gillath, O., Jackson, Y., &
Notable: “Issues and recommendations regarding use of the Beck Depression Inventory” (1987) · 1,090 citations
- Omri Gillath, Professor h-index 45
And expertise while providing a safe environment to develop the necessary skills for their next steps in life. I mainly teach classes on social psychology, close relationships, attachment, and sexuality. Show More about Teaching Selected Pu
Notable: “Attachment, Caregiving, and Altruism: Boosting Attachment Security Increases Compassion and Helping.” (2005) · 740 citations
- Mark Landau, Professor h-index 44
Revolve around two major themes within social psychology. One focuses on the core motives that drive everyday thought and behavior. He has shown that deep-seated existential concerns (e.g., mortality denial) motivate individuals’ efforts to
Notable: “A metaphor-enriched social cognition.” (2010) · 763 citations
- Carissa Cascio, Professor, Senior Scientist h-index 39
Autism, sensory/perceptual neuroscience, neuroimaging Research — Dr. Cascio directs the Laboratory for Affective Sensory Research (LASR), which is housed in Youngberg Hall on West Campus. The lab is focused on the sensory and associat
Notable: “Social touch and human development” (2018) · 500 citations
- Glenn Adams, Professor h-index 39
Cultural Psychology Historical Consciousness Sociocultural Foundations of Mind Sociocultural Foundations of Ignorance Perception of Racism Cultural-Psychological Foundations of Relationship Truth and Reconciliation in African Settings Show
Notable: “Decolonizing Psychological Science: Introduction to the Special Thematic Section” (2015) · 355 citations
- Ann Davis, Professor of Pediatrics h-index 35
Notable: “Obesity and Related Health Behaviors Among Urban and Rural Children in the United States: Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and” (2011) · 202 citations
- Laura Martin, Associate Professor h-index 33
Notable: “When Things Are Better or Worse than Expected: The Medial Frontal Cortex and the Allocation of Processing Resources” (2006) · 317 citations
- Charlene Muehlenhard, Professor h-index 32
Notable: “Date rape and sexual aggression in dating situations: Incidence and risk factors.” (1987) · 780 citations
- Nancy Hamilton, Professor, Director Clinical Health h-index 27
Sleep Chronic Pain Fibromyalgia Rheumatoid Arthritis Stress Emotion Regulation Show More about Research Teaching — My teaching tools and methods are informed by Bloom’s (1956) taxonomy and department educational goals. Irrespective of
Notable: “Sleep and psychological well-being” (2006) · 188 citations
- Jeffrey Girard, Associate Professor, Program Director BBQ h-index 25
Notable: “BP4D-Spontaneous: a high-resolution spontaneous 3D dynamic facial expression database” (2014) · 735 citations
- Ludwin Molina, Professor, Director Ph.D. Social Psychology h-index 25
Intergroup relations, immigration, national identity, social issues Research — My program of research examines how group identities (e.g., race) and group-based power asymmetries (e.g., high versus low status) influence group relation
Notable: “Decolonizing Psychological Science: Introduction to the Special Thematic Section” (2015) · 355 citations
- Stephen Ilardi, Associate Professor h-index 25
Es on the etiology and treatment of depression. Over the past decade his clinical research team has worked to develop the Therapeutic Lifestyle Change (TLC) treatment protocol based on several modifiable lifestyle factors
Notable: “The role of nonspecific factors in cognitive-behavior therapy for depression.” (1994) · 508 citations
- Eve-Lynn Nelson, Professor of Pediatrics h-index 22
Notable: “Treating Childhood Depression over Videoconferencing” (2003) · 270 citations
- Tera Fazzino, Associate Professor h-index 22
Notable: “Hyper‐Palatable Foods: Development of a Quantitative Definition and Application to the US Food System Database” (2019) · 164 citations
- Katie Hoemann, Assistant Professor h-index 20
Notable: “Emotion words, emotion concepts, and emotional development in children: A constructionist hypothesis.” (2019) · 345 citations
- Jonathan Brumberg, Chairperson, Professor h-index 18
In the neurological mechanisms underlying speech and communication and their use in brain-machine interfaces (BMI). Show More about Biography Education — Ph.D. in Cognitive and Neural Systems, Boston University, 2008, Boston, MA B
Notable: “Silent speech interfaces” (2009) · 483 citations
- Arian Ashourvan, Assistant Professor h-index 14
Notable: “Applications of Community Detection Techniques to Brain Graphs: Algorithmic Considerations and Implications for Neural Function” (2018) · 136 citations
- Martha Barnard, Clinical Associate Professor h-index 13
Notable: “Treating Childhood Depression over Videoconferencing” (2003) · 270 citations
- Melisa Rempfer, Professor, Director of Clinical Training h-index 13
Areas: • Evidence-based cognitive and psychosocial rehabilitation • Cognitive and psychological factors influencing community/daily life functioning • Assessment (cognitive, functional, performance-based, ecological methods) • Mental health
Notable: “The relations between cognition and the independent living skill of shopping in people with schizophrenia” (2003) · 130 citations
- Sarah Kirk, Director of KU Psychological Clinic h-index 12
In evaluating the graduate training process via outcome and competency based assessment. I am also interested in clinical outcomes, specifically functional outcomes for clients served in our clinic. Show More about Research Teaching &md
Notable: “Emotionally expressive coping predicts psychological and physical adjustment to breast cancer.” (2000) · 774 citations
- Monica Kurylo, Director of Neurorehabilitation Psychology h-index 12
Notable: “Assessing Hostile Automatic Thoughts: Development and Validation of the HAT Scale” (1997) · 72 citations
- Jessica Powers, Assistant Professor, Judy Janes Professor in Addiction Science h-index 12
Ed on substance use across pregnancy and the perinatal period. Dr. Powers’ research program utilizes a multi-method approach (e.g., large national data, qualitative research, laboratory paradigms) to identify pain-related psychological mech
Notable: “Is the Effect of Anhedonia on Smoking Cessation Greater for Women Versus Men?” (2016) · 56 citations
- Stephen Lassen, Associate Professor h-index 8
Notable: “The relationship of school-wide Positive Behavior Support to academic achievement in an urban middle school” (2006) · 349 citations
- Marcus Alt, Assistant Professor h-index 8
Notable: “Burnout and Compassion Satisfaction: Survey Findings of Healthcare Employee Wellness During COVID-19 Pandemic using ProQOL” (2021) · 33 citations
- RaLynn C. Schmalzried, Assistant Teaching Professor h-index 5
Aligns with the Classroom to Career class that I’ve designed and regularly teach. News outlets have regularly reported on the so-called skills gap of recent college graduates not having the skills employers are looking for. I wa
Notable: “The Effects of Aging and Dual Task Demands on Language Production” (2008) · 82 citations
- Ali Calkins-Smith, Associate Director of KU Psychological Clinic; Assistant Professor of Practice h-index 5
Of interest include adherence to treatment recommendations, evidence-based treatment outcomes, and functional improvement in therapeutic interventions. Show More about Research Fraser
Notable: “Poly-victimization and resilience portfolios: Trends in violence research that can enhance the understanding and prevention of elder abuse” (2016) · 64 citations
- Chris Crandall, Professor h-index 3
Notable: “Psychological Science in the Wake of COVID-19: Social, Methodological, and Meta-Scientific Considerations” (2020) · 28 citations
- Marsha McCartney, Associate Teaching Professor h-index 2
Notable: “Using network science to understand statistics anxiety among college students.” (2019) · 53 citations
- Andrea Follmer, Professor, Director of Center for Teaching Excellence
Memory Development Reconstructive memory Traumatic memory Stress and memory Eyewitness memory Cognitive development Learning Teaching Institutional change Show More about Research Teaching — Developmental/Child psychology Child Develo
- Ben Allen, Assistant Professor
- Christie Befort, Associate Professor
- Elizabeth Muenks, Assistant Professor
- Heather Kruse, Assistant Professor
- Jennifer Klemp, Professor
- Jessica Hamilton, Assistant Professor
- Lisa Sanderson Cox, Professor
- Nikki Nollen, Professor
- Susan Marshall, Teaching Professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies
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.