Psychology at Kenyon College

17 faculty and 40 courses in Psychology at Kenyon College.

Faculty

• Linda Smolak, Professor Emerita of Psychology h-index 50
  Notable: “Female athletes and eating problems: A meta-analysis” (2000) · 566 citations
• Michael Levine, Professor Emeritus of Psychology h-index 44
  Notable: “The effect of experimental presentation of thin media images on body satisfaction: A meta‐analytic review” (2001) · 1,768 citations
• Sarah Murnen, Samuel B. Cummings Professor of Psychology h-index 37
  Gender roles, body image, sexuality Education 1988 — Doctor of Philosophy from SUNY Center Albany 1984 — Bachelor of Science from Bowling Green St Univ Bwlng Gr, Phi Beta Kappa Courses Recently Taught IS: Queer Community Online
  Notable: “The effect of experimental presentation of thin media images on body satisfaction: A meta‐analytic review” (2001) · 1,768 citations
• Allan Fenigstein, Professor Emeritus of Psychology h-index 22
  Self-consciousness, paranoia, evolution of human sexuality, prejudice and genocide Education 1974 — Doctor of Philosophy from Univ Texas Austin 1969 — Bachelor of Arts from Brooklyn College Kenyon Address Gambier , Ohio 43022
  Notable: “Public and private self-consciousness: Assessment and theory.” (1975) · 3,735 citations
• Andrew Engell, Associate Professor of Psychology h-index 20
  Cognitive and social neuroscience, perception of social agents, face processing, human neuroscience methods Education 2008 — Doctor of Philosophy from Princeton University 2005 — Master of Arts from Princeton University 2001 &md
  Notable: “The Neural Bases of Cognitive Conflict and Control in Moral Judgment” (2004) · 2,643 citations
• Margaret Stevenson, Associate Professor of Psychology h-index 15
  Aimed at exploring the experiences of marginalized populations within the justice system through methodologically rigorous research rooted in social psychological theory. In one branch of research, for instance, she has examined how juv
  Notable: “Psychological mechanisms underlying support for juvenile sex offender registry laws: prototypes, moral outrage, and perceived threat” (2010) · 89 citations
• Irene Lopez, Pamela G. Hollie Chair in Global Challenges & Professor of Psychology h-index 14
  Cross-cultural psychopathology, phenotype, global learning Education 2005 — Doctor of Philosophy from Kent State University 1998 — Master of Arts from Kent State University 1991 — Bachelor of Arts from Vassar College Cours
  Notable: “Best Practices in Conceptualizing and Measuring Social Class in Psychological Research” (2012) · 589 citations
• Leah Dickens, Associate Professor of Psychology h-index 11
  Social psychology, positive psychology, emotions Education 2015 — Doctor of Philosophy from Northeastern University 2012 — Master of Arts from Northeastern University 2009 — Bachelor of Arts from Connecticut College, summa
  Notable: “Gratitude as moral sentiment: Emotion-guided cooperation in economic exchange.” (2010) · 314 citations
• Patrick Ewell, Associate Professor of Psychology h-index 10
  Social psychology, new and emerging media, research design Courses Recently Taught Data Analysis: Seeing w/ Data INDS 100 In this course, students will gain experience analyzing, interpreting, and critiquing quantitative claims and communic
  Notable: “Data quality in online human-subjects research: Comparisons between MTurk, Prolific, CloudResearch, Qualtrics, and SONA” (2023) · 1,339 citations
• Dana Krieg, Professor of Psychology h-index 8
  Es on transitions along the developmental path. She is particularly interested in the transition from high school to work or college, emerging adulthood, parenting and the development of family over the course of young adulthood. She has re
  Notable: “Mathematics, vocabulary, and reading development in Chinese American and European American children over the primary school years.” (2000) · 197 citations
• Tabitha Payne, Associate Professor of Psychology h-index 7
  Cognitive psychology, methods in cognitive psychology Education 2003 — Doctor of Philosophy from Georgia Institute of Tech 1997 — Master of Science from Univ Tennessee Chattanooga 1995 — Bachelor of Arts from The Ohio Stat
  Notable: “The Generality of Working Memory Capacity: A Latent-Variable Approach to Verbal and Visuospatial Memory Span and Reasoning.” (2004) · 1,692 citations
• Aashna Aggarwal, Assistant Professor of Psychology h-index 2
  Es on understanding how racialization impacts identity development and well-being for international students of color in the U.S. In addition, she conducts research related to creating nuanced understandings of South Asian and South Asian A
  Notable: “Colorblind Racial Ideology, Sense of Belonging, and Racism-Related Stress in Asian Indian International Students” (2020) · 14 citations
• Andrea White, Assistant Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience h-index 1
  Focus on identity development in emerging adulthood and midlife. She and her students have studied the influence of identity processes on political beliefs, religiosity and spirituality. White is particularly interested in the ways which so
  Notable: “Strategy transitions during cognitive skill learning in younger and older adults: Effects of interitem confusability” (2007) · 10 citations
• Becky Gallagher, Animal Caretaker and Laboratory Technician
• Courtney Jones, Assistant Professor of Psychology
  Multiracial identity development, critical multiracial theory, qualitative methods Education 2025 — Doctor of Philosophy from Northwestern University 2021 — Master of Arts from Northwestern University 2015 — Bachelo
• Melina Singh, Teacher-Scholar Postdoctoral Science Fellow and Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology
  Psychology and public policy, intersectionality, reproductive justice Education 2023 — Doctor of Philosophy from Univ of California Santa Cruz Courses Recently Taught Introduction to Psychology PSYC 100 Psychology is the study of beha
• Paula Millin-Lipnos, Professor of Psychology
  Learning and memory, with a particular interest in the complex interplay between those processes and pharmacological drug effects. Millin's earlier work involved the study of conditioned opiate effects in rodent models. More recent

Courses

• Introduction to Psychology PSYC 100
• General Psychology PSYC 110
• Statistical Analysis in Psychology PSYC 200
• Cognitive Psychology PSYC 201
• Psychology of Language PSYC 206
• Drugs and Behavior PSYC 208
• Social Mind, Social Brain PSYC 210
• Adult Psychopathology and Social Suffering PSYC 221
• Child Development PSYC 223
• Educational Psychology PSYC 224
• Social Psychology PSYC 225
• Cross-Cultural Psychology PSYC 227
• Latine Psychology PSYC 228
• Health Psychology PSYC 230
• Positive Psychology PSYC 231
• Psychology and the Law PSYC 233
• Environmental Psychology PSYC 235
• Human Sexual Behavior PSYC 244
• Psychology of Women & Gender PSYC 246
• Research Methods in Psychology PSYC 250
• Qualitative Methods in Psychology PSYC 260
• Animal Cognition PSYC 275D
• Learning and Motivation PSYC 303
• Language Disorders PSYC 307
• Cognitive Neuroscience PSYC 310
• Adult Development PSYC 322
• The Scientific Study of Personality PSYC 326
• Media Psychology PSYC 333
• Helping Professions in Psychology PSYC 342
• Children, Psychology and the Law PSYC 343
• Adolescence PSYC 348
• Stereotyping, Racism and Prejudice PSYC 349
• Psychology in Context PSYC 350
• Multicultural Identities PSYC 360
• Advanced Research Methods in Human Neuroscience PSYC 410
• Advanced Research in Psychology Laboratory PSYC 450
• Psychology Senior Seminar PSYC 475
• Psychology Senior Practicum PSYC 476
• Individual Study PSYC 493
• Senior Honors PSYC 497Y

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.