24 faculty and 28 courses in Psychology at Vassar College.
- Hadley Bergstrom, Associate Professor h-index 26
Notable: “The basolateral amygdala γ‐aminobutyric acidergic system in health and disease” (2015) · 171 citations
- Hadley C. Bergstrom, Associate Professor of Psychological Science h-index 26
Notable: “The basolateral amygdala γ‐aminobutyric acidergic system in health and disease” (2015) · 171 citations
- Dara N. Greenwood, Associate Professor of Psychological Science h-index 21
Notable: “Recovery and Relapse in Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa: A 7.5-Year Follow-up Study” (1999) · 430 citations
- Abigail A. Baird, Professor of Psychological Science on the Arnhold Family Chair h-index 20
Notable: “Effects of Gaze on Amygdala Sensitivity to Anger and Fear Faces” (2003) · 443 citations
- Allan D. Clifton, Associate Professor of Psychological Science and Director of Independent Studies h-index 20
Focus on ways to improve the assessment of personality, with an emphasis on maladaptive expressions of personality. He is currently working on a series of studies investigating the cross-situational consistency of personality, using social
Notable: “Internet interventions: In review, in use, and into the future.” (2003) · 364 citations
- Michele M. Tugade, Professor of Psychological Science on the William R. Kenan Jr. Chair h-index 15
Notable: “Resilient Individuals Use Positive Emotions to Bounce Back From Negative Emotional Experiences.” (2004) · 3,900 citations
- Michele Tugade, Professor h-index 15
Notable: “Resilient Individuals Use Positive Emotions to Bounce Back From Negative Emotional Experiences.” (2004) · 3,900 citations
- Debra M. Zeifman, Professor of Psychological Science h-index 13
Es on the parental hormones implicated in infant caregiving. Using infant simulators as a tool for probing caregiving, Professor Zeifman and her co-authors have recently examined men’s testosterone responses, women’s sympathetic nervous sys
Notable: “Sex and the psychological tether.” (1994) · 411 citations
- Debra Zeifman, Professor h-index 13
Es on the parental hormones implicated in infant caregiving. Using infant simulators as a tool for probing caregiving, Professor Zeifman and her co-authors have recently examined men’s testosterone responses, women’s sympathetic nervous sys
Notable: “Sex and the psychological tether.” (1994) · 411 citations
- Lori Alison Newman, Associate Professor of Psychological Science h-index 12
Notable: “Lactate Produced by Glycogenolysis in Astrocytes Regulates Memory Processing” (2011) · 480 citations
- Lori Newman, Associate Professor h-index 12
Notable: “Lactate Produced by Glycogenolysis in Astrocytes Regulates Memory Processing” (2011) · 480 citations
- Bojana Zupan, Associate Professor of Psychological Science h-index 12
Notable: “Temporal Control of Conditioned Responding in Goldfish.” (2005) · 142 citations
- Kevin Holloway, Professor h-index 12
The androgen and opioid mediation of conditioned sexual behaviors. Current research interests include exploring the effects of the opiate antagonist naloxone on the acquisition, performance, and extinction of learned sexual behaviors. Re
Notable: “THE NATURE OF SEXUAL REINFORCEMENT” (1993) · 76 citations
- Kevin S. Holloway, Professor and Chair of Psychological Science h-index 12
The androgen and opioid mediation of conditioned sexual behaviors. Current research interests include exploring the effects of the opiate antagonist naloxone on the acquisition, performance, and extinction of learned sexual behaviors. Re
Notable: “THE NATURE OF SEXUAL REINFORCEMENT” (1993) · 76 citations
- Carolyn F. Palmer, Associate Professor of Psychological Science h-index 10
Notable: “The Quantitative Description of Action Disorganisation after Brain Damage: A Case Study” (1991) · 249 citations
- Jannay Morrow, Associate Professor of Psychological Science h-index 9
Exploring processes underlying mood disorders; coping with negative emotion and stress, and mental control processes. In particular, her work examines social and individual factors in affective and cognitive regulation; as well as s
Notable: “A prospective study of depression and posttraumatic stress symptoms after a natural disaster: The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.” (1991) · 2,636 citations
- Thomas Kim, Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychological Science h-index 8
Focus broadly on treatments for depression, and more specifically, on patient-reported outcome measures and predictive modeling of mental health treatment outcomes. He also specializes in providing cognitive behavioral therapy for depressiv
Notable: “Relative effectiveness of tricyclic antidepressant versus monoamine oxidase inhibitor monotherapy for treatment-resistant depression” (2019) · 191 citations
- Rebecca Peretz-Lange, Assistant Professor of Psychological Science h-index 8
Notable: “Developmental shifts toward structural explanations and interventions for social status disparities” (2021) · 59 citations
- J. Mark Cleaveland, Associate Professor of Psychological Science h-index 6
Notable: “Control of vocal repertoire by reward in budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus).” (1997) · 52 citations
- Payton Small, Assistant Professor of Psychological Science h-index 5
Notable: “Diversity Initiatives and White Americans’ Perceptions of Racial Victimhood” (2021) · 53 citations
- John Mark Cleveland, Associate Professor
- Maurey Levitz, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychological Science
- Nicholas A. de Leeuw, Senior Lecturer in Psychological Science
- Sue Trumbetta, Professor of Psychological Science
Clinical psychology and psychopathology, differential psychology, and lifespan development. Trumbetta’s current research explores adolescent personality and psychopathology indicators as predictors of important life outcomes through
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.