41 faculty and 36 courses in Psychology at University of Connecticut.
- Seth Kalichman, Professor h-index 98
Professor Kalichman’s research focuses on all aspects of the global AIDS pandemic. He devotes all of his research time to behavioral and social aspects of AIDS in the US and South Africa. His research is committed to developing and testing
Notable: “Sexual Sensation Seeking and Sexual Compulsivity Scales: Validity, and Predicting HIV Risk Behavior” (1995) · 807 citations
- Blair Johnson, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor h-index 73
Dr. Johnson specific research deals with health promotion, specifically exercise, mindfulness, and music performance anxiety. He also studies social structure dealing with the role of community attitudes and stigma levels underlying other p
Notable: “Gender and leadership style: A meta-analysis.” (1990) · 2,534 citations
- Fumiko Hoeft, Professor and Campus Dean h-index 54
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Notable: “Failure of Anterior Cingulate Activation and Connectivity With the Amygdala During Implicit Regulation of Emotional Processing in Generalized Anxiety Disorder” (2010) · 554 citations
- Jeffrey Burke, Associate Professor h-index 46
Dr. Burke’s interests involve understanding the etiology, developmental course and outcomes related to oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. His work includes a focus on irritability a
Notable: “Oppositional Defiant and Conduct Disorder: A Review of the Past 10 Years, Part I” (2000) · 1,197 citations
- Amy Gorin, Professor and Vice Provost for Health Sciences h-index 45
Treatment strategies to improve long-term weight loss and maintenance Motivational and environmental processes that affect weight control Social influences on weight, eating, and physical activity Publications Gorin, A. A., Raynor, H. A., N
Notable: “A Self-Regulation Program for Maintenance of Weight Loss” (2006) · 840 citations
- Gerry Altmann, Professor h-index 44
Dr. Altmann studies how individuals incrementally build representations of the events described by unfolding language. He uses a mix of behavioral methods (predominantly eye-tracking) and neuroscientific methods when conducting his research
Notable: “Incremental interpretation at verbs: restricting the domain of subsequent reference” (1999) · 1,727 citations
- Inge-Marie Eigsti, Professor h-index 44
Dr. Eigsti’s research addresses a fundamental challenge of autism: how complex behavioral constructs, such as social communication abilities, are linked to mechanistic neurocognitive processes. Much of her work examines low-level (often, no
Notable: “Prolonged institutional rearing is associated with atypically large amygdala volume and difficulties in emotion regulation” (2009) · 904 citations
- James Magnuson, Professor h-index 42
Neurobiology and psychology of language, processing, development, and disorders of spoken and written language Computational models as theory-building tools Developing comprehensive understanding of language and learning over the lifespan f
Notable: “Tracking the Time Course of Spoken Word Recognition Using Eye Movements: Evidence for Continuous Mapping Models” (1998) · 1,604 citations
- Roslyn Fitch, Professor h-index 38
Dr. Fitch’s studies rodent models of developmental disability and neonatal brain injury and developmental disability. He research interests also include: Modulating effects of hormones and experience Neuroprotection Teaching Undergrad
Notable: “Neurobiological Basis of Speech: A Case for the Preeminence of Temporal Processing” (1993) · 937 citations
- Edward Large, Professor h-index 37
Auditory Neuroscience Music Psychology Dynamical systems Research Psychophysics fMRI EEG Publications Representative Lerud, K. D., Kim, J. C., Almonte, F. V. & Large, E. W. (in press). Mode-locking neurodynamics predict human auditory b
Notable: “The dynamics of attending: How people track time-varying events.” (1999) · 1,366 citations
- James Dixon, Professor and Director of Ecological Psychology h-index 37
Dr. Dixon’s research includes the study of self-organization in perception, action, and cognition. He also has an interest in the study of thermodynamic origins of behavior. Other interests are: Complex behavior in non-living dissipat
Notable: “Statistical and computational models of the visual world paradigm: Growth curves and individual differences” (2008) · 539 citations
- Dean Cruess, Professor h-index 35
Dr. Cruess conducts research within the subfields of Clinical Psychology, Health Psychology, and Personality Psychology. His research involves understanding how psychosocial and physiological factors impact thoughts, emotions, behaviors and
Notable: “A case for establishing complicated grief as a distinct mental disorder in DSM-V” (2004) · 334 citations
- Marianne Barton, Clinical Professor and Director of the Psychological Services Clinic h-index 34
Dr. Barton’s research includes the study of early parent-child relationships. She also has interest in early detection of autism spectrum disorders and developmental trajectories in Autism. Teaching Undergraduate: Personality Theory E
Notable: “The Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers: An Initial Study Investigating the Early Detection of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders” (2001) · 1,544 citations
- Robert Astur, Associate Professor h-index 34
Robert’s training is in the memory of neurobiology with an emphasis on the hippocampus and amygdala. He’s worked with rodents, monkeys, apes, and humans, and uses tasks that are highly translational. He’s currently working
Notable: “A characterization of performance by men and women in a virtual Morris water task:” (1998) · 518 citations
- Vicki Magley, Professor and Director of Industrial and Organizational Psychology h-index 32
Current Interests Sexual harassment coping at individual and organizational levels Workplace incivility interventions and climate Occupational health, gender and stress Teaching Undergraduate Courses PSYC 2600: Industrial/Organizational Psy
Notable: “Incivility in the workplace: Incidence and impact.” (2001) · 1,928 citations
- James Chrobak, Department Head and Professor h-index 32
Dr. Chrobak is currently focused on 1) describing variation in neuronal synchronization across the septotemporal axis of the hippocampus, 2) how that variation is altered by environmental phenomenon, the animals behavior as well as pharmaco
Notable: “Temporal structure in spatially organized neuronal ensembles: a role for interneuronal networks” (1995) · 880 citations
- Nicole Landi, Professor and Director of Developmental Psychology h-index 31
Dr. Landi studies reading and language development using cognitive neuroscience approaches (ERP, MRI, neuroimaging genetics). Her other interests include: Reading Reading and Language Disorders Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Neuroimag
Notable: “The relationship between phonological and auditory processing and brain organization in beginning readers” (2012) · 157 citations
- Etan Markus, Professor and Associate Department Head of Graduate Studies h-index 27
Brain basis of behavior, focusing on rats. Specifically: Memory formation Aging Hippocampal system Navigation Social Interactions Research Synopsis The broad goal is understanding how an experience gets “turned into” a memory. The lab focus
Notable: “Spatial information content and reliability of hippocampal CA1 neurons: Effects of visual input” (1994) · 416 citations
- Robert Henning, Associate Professor h-index 24
Dr. Henning specifically studies the idea of teamwork using the cybernetic theory which was developed by K.U smith. This is when social behavior is understood to be various modes of yoked motor sensory control. He is also integrally involve
Notable: “Frequent short rest breaks from computer work: effects on productivity and well-being at two field sites” (1997) · 352 citations
- Marie Coppola, Professor h-index 23
Dr. Coppola studies language acquisition and language creation as well as the relationship between language and cognition, as revealed by D/deaf individuals who vary in their experience with language. She is particularly interested in how e
Notable: “A Neural Dissociation within Language: Evidence that the Mental Dictionary Is Part of Declarative Memory, and that Grammatical Rules Are Processed by the Procedural System” (1997) · 814 citations
- Chi-Ming Chen, Associate Professor h-index 21
Prof. Chen is interested in translating neurophysiological knowledge into interventions for neurological and psychiatric disorders. To the greatest extent, he is interested in conducting research that will aid in developing and translating
Notable: “Validation of the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers, Revised With Follow-up (M-CHAT-R/F)” (2013) · 1,047 citations
- Leslie Burton, Professor h-index 21
Dr. Burton’s current research and projects include the studies of the neuroscience of consciousness, as well as gender and cultural differences in cognition and emotion. Her other interests include: Neuropsychology Gender/Cultural/Ind
Notable: “Assessment practices of clinical neuropsychologists in the United States and Canada: A survey of INS, NAN, and APA Division 40 members” (2004) · 818 citations
- Augusto Buchweitz, Associate Professor h-index 20
Early Literacy and EdTech Brain Development Dyslexia Bilingualism Brain Imaging Research Synopsis Dr. Buchweitz research focuses on early literacy and brain development in underrepresented populations (Latin and Central America). More recen
Notable: “Identification of autism spectrum disorder using deep learning and the ABIDE dataset” (2017) · 999 citations
- Kimberly Cuevas, Associate Professor h-index 19
Dr. Cuevas examines the development of basic and higher-order cognitive skills from infancy through early childhood, identifying the mechanisms and contextual factors that shape them. Drawing on developmental psychobiology and neuroscience
Notable: “Using EEG to Study Cognitive Development: Issues and Practices” (2012) · 276 citations
- Arielle Keller, Assistant Professor h-index 18
Dr. Keller’s research program aims to understand attention as a core element of human cognition by bridging ideas and perspectives across cognitive, clinical, computational, and developmental neuroscience. Attention is essential for nearly
Notable: “Paying attention to attention in depression” (2019) · 326 citations
- Yulia Bereshpolova, Assistant Research Professor h-index 18
Visual neuroscience State-dependent visual processing Thalamocortical connectivity Research Synopsis: Have you ever wondered how our brain creates a detailed picture of the world around us? It’s an incredible process involving multipl
Notable: “Task difficulty modulates the activity of specific neuronal populations in primary visual cortex” (2008) · 254 citations
- V. Bede Agocha, Assistant Professor in Residence h-index 16
Notable: “The Questionnaire for Eudaimonic Well-Being: Psychometric properties, demographic comparisons, and evidence of validity” (2010) · 711 citations
- Amy Egbert, Assistant Professor h-index 14
Dr. Egbert’s research focuses on how the way that youth cope with and respond to social stressors influences the development of psychopathology, with a particular emphasis on stressors related to some aspect of identity (race, gender
Notable: “Reporting racial and ethnic diversity in eating disorder research over the past 20 years” (2022) · 95 citations
- Matthew Heinly, Assistant Professor in Residence h-index 11
Notable: “WAIS Digit Span-Based Indicators of Malingered Neurocognitive Dysfunction” (2005) · 172 citations
- Eric Lundquist, Assistant Professor in Residence h-index 8
Language And Reading History Of Psychology Statistics Teaching Undergraduate General Psychology I Principles of Research in Psychology Learning Cognitive Psychology History and Systems of Psychology Graduate Analysis of Experiments Quantita
Notable: “Cognitive Profiles of Reading-Disabled Children: Comparison of Language Skills in Phonology, Morphology, and Syntax” (1995) · 389 citations
- Jamie Kleinman, Associate Professor in Residence h-index 7
The focus of Dr, Kleinman’s research interests have shifted from using screening tools to detect autism spectrum disorders in toddlers to determining ways to enhance comprehension of information taught in psychology courses. She is cu
Notable: “The role of the fusiform face area in social cognition: implications for the pathobiology of autism” (2003) · 474 citations
- Alexandra Garr-Schultz, Assistant Professor h-index 7
Identity Self-definition Experiences of Marginalization Underrepresented groups Multiple Identities Authenticity Diversity and Inclusion Equity in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Experimental, Qualitative and Longitudinal a
Notable: ““Mostly White, heterosexual couples”: Examining demographic diversity and reporting practices in relationship science research samples.” (2023) · 84 citations
- Andrew Cortopassi, Assistant Professor in Residence h-index 5
Stigma; self and identity; power; health and well-being Andrew’s research examines the social and structural bases of life chance outcomes (e.g., health and achievement) and of individual and psychological phenomena (e.g., self, identity, a
Notable: “Falling Short of the First 90: HIV Stigma and HIV Testing Research in the 90–90–90 Era” (2020) · 77 citations
- Justin Laplante, Visiting Assistant Professor h-index 1
Dr. Laplante’s research program lies at the intersection of developmental, cultural, and clinical psychology, investigating how meditation and mindfulness shape interpersonal interactions, from dyadic interactions to broader cultural
Notable: “Hybrid brain model accurately predict human procrastination behavior” (2022) · 10 citations
- Silvia Clement-Lam, Assistant Research Professor h-index 1
Dr. Clement-Lam’s research aims to elucidate the mechanisms underlying literacy acquisition, encompassing typical and atypical development, multilingualism, and the influence of socio-cultural contexts on children. She employs a multi
Notable: “Event-related potentials in the “Triangle” framework of reading and developmental dyslexia: a systematic review” (2025)
- Kristen Kling, Assistant Professor in Residence
- Lori Gresham, Assistant Professor in Residence
- Lucas Bandinelli, Assistant Professor in Residence
Dr. Bandinelli’s research focuses on assessing the impact of stressful events throughout development, mainly evaluating aspects of human cognition that are affected by adverse childhood experiences and chronic stress. He seeks to unde
- Nick Audette, Assistant Professor
The raw sensory information that enters our nervous system is often chaotic and overwhelming, yet we effortlessly turn these signals into simple and interpretable knowledge about our surroundings. Dr. Audette’s lab studies how the brain com
- Sarah Gray, Associate Professor
Developmental Psychopathology Early Childhood Mental Health Parent-Child Relationships Stress and Trauma Psychophysiology Research Synopsis Dr. Gray is a licensed clinical psychologist whose research examines the developmental consequences
- Till Frank, Associate Professor
Human Perception, cognition and motor control Dynamical diseases Complex systems, self-organization Modeling, time-series analysis, stochastic, feedback control Teaching Nonlinear physics and dynamical systems theory (graduate) Publications
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.