Faculty/Staff

Faculty

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Andrew Herbert Department Chair/ Associate Professor	Ph.D., University of Western Ontario Research Interests: Perception, Cognitive Neuroscience Email: amhgss@rit.edu Phone: 585-475-4554 Office: 01-2323 Spring Office Hours: Wednesdays 10am - 12pm
Brian Barry Associate Professor	Ph.D., Syracuse University Email: bpbgss@rit.edu Phone: 585-475-2401 Office: 01-3153 Spring Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 12pm - 1pm
Joseph S. Baschnagel Assistant Professor	Ph.D., University at Buffalo, SUNY Research Interests: Attention, Smoking Behavior, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychophysiological Measurement Email: jsbgsh@rit.edu Phone: 585-475-4187 Office: 01-2354 Spring Office Hours: Mondays 12pm - 1pm Tuesdays 10am – 11am
Robert Bowen Lecturer	Ph.D., University of Rochester Email: rjb7481@rit.edu Phone: 585-475-2841 Office: 01-2346 Spring Office Hours: Tuesdays 2pm - 4pm
Kirsten Condry Assistant Professor/ Undergraduate Coordinator	Ph.D., University of Minnesota Research Interests: Child Development, Perceptual & Cognitive Development, Media Influences on Children Email: kxcgsh@rit.edu Phone: 585-475--4556 Office: 01-2382 Spring Office Hours: Wednesday 10pm-12pm
Caroline DeLong Assistant Professor	Ph.D., University of Hawaii Research Interests: Human & Animal Cognition, Perception, Animal Bioacoustics Email: cmdgsh@rit.edu Phone: 585-475-4191 Office: 01-2359 Spring Office Hours: Wednesdays 10am - 12pm
Nicholas DiFonzo Professor	Ph.D., Temple University Research Interests: Rumor, Forgiveness Email: nxdgss@rit.edu Phone: 585-475-2907 Office: 01-2363 Spring Office Hours: Wednesdays 2pm - 4pm
John E. Edlund Assistant Professor	Ph.D., Northern Illinois University Research Interests: Evolutionary, Social, & Forensic Psychology Email: John.Edlund@rit.edu Phone: 585-475-7475 Office: 01-2355 Spring Office Hours: Mondays & Wednesdays 10am-12pm
Suzanne Bamonto Graney Associate Professor Graduate Program Director/Internship Coordinator	Ph.D., University of Oregon Research Interests: Literacy Development & Reading Disabilities Email: sbggsp@rit.edu Phone: 585-475-2765 Office: 01-3380 Spring Office Hours: By Appointment Only
Roger Harnish Professor	Ph.D., Oklahoma State University Research Interests: Hemispheric Specialization Email: rwhgss@rit.edu Phone: 585-475-2402 Office: 01-2351 Spring Office Hours: None, on sabbatical
Rhiannon Hart Assistant Professor	Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh Research Interests: Memory, Neuroscience, Bias, Executive Control Email: rxhgsh@rit.edu Phone: 585-475-6773 Office: 01-2388 Spring Office Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays 10am - 11:50am
Arturo Kiyama Visiting Assistant Professor	Email: axkgsp@rit.edu Phone: 585-475-4752 Office: 01-3254 Spring Office Hours: Wednesdays 2pm – 4pm Thursdays 4pm – 6pm
Jennifer Lukomski Associate Professor	Ph.D., University of Arizona Email: jalgsp@rit.edu Phone: 585-475-2416 Office: 01-3374 Spring Office Hours: Tuesdays 1pm – 2pm Thursdays 1pm – 2pm & 4pm - 5pm
Scott P. Merydith Professor	Ph.D., Kent State University Research Interests: Personality Assessment, History of Psychology Email: spmgsp@rit.edu Phone: 585-475-7980 Office: 01-3376 Spring Office Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays 2pm-3pm
Vincent Pandolfi Associate Professor	Ph.D., Hofstra University Licensed Psychologist in New York State Research Interest: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Developmental Disabilities & Co-Occurring Emotional & Behavioral Disorders, Psychometrics Email: vxpgla@rit.edu Phone: 585-475-2875 Office: 01-3378 Spring Office Hours: Wednesdays 2pm – 4pm Thursdays 12pm – 2pm
Esa Rantanen Associate Professor	Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University Research Interests: Human Factors in Complex Systems, Human Performance Measurement & Modeling, Mental Workload, Decision-Making, Human Error & Reliability Email: emrgsh@rit.edu Phone: 585-475-4412 Office: 01-2353 Spring Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 2pm - 4pm
Gail Rothman-Marshall Associate Professor	Ph.D., University at Buffalo NTID Liason Email: garncd@rit.edu Phone: 585-475-6371 Office: 01-2386 Spring Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 2:30pm – 3:30pm Wednesdays 2pm – 7pm Fridays 2pm – 4pm
Lindsay S. Schenkel Assistant Professor	Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln Research Interests: Developmental Psychopathology, Serious Mental Illness, Social Cognition Email: lssgsh@rit.edu Phone: 585-475-2422 Office: 01-2342 Spring Office Hours: Tuesdays 2pm – 4pm Thursdays 11am – 12pm & 3pm - 4pm
Tywanquila Walker Assistant Professor	Ph.D., Cornell University Research Interests: Child Development, Early Childhood Interventions, Language Development, Family and Dyadic Interactions Email: tlwgsh@rit.edu Phone: 585-475-3953 Office: 01-2350 Spring Office Hours: Mondays 9am - 11am Thursdays 2pm - 4pm
Staff Office: 01-2309 Email: psychdept@rit.edu Hours of Operation: Monday – Thursday 8:30am – 4:30pm Friday 9am-5pm
Cathy Corts Staff Assistant	Email: cscgla@rit.edu Phone: 585-475-6204 Hours: Tuesday - Thursday 8:30am – 4pm
Alicia Johnson Staff Assistant	Email: amjgla@rit.edu Phone: 585-475-6701 Hours: Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm
Renee Walker Staff Assistant	Email: rawgla@rit.edu Phone: 585-475-7265 Hours: Monday - Wednesday 8:30am-3pm

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**If you cannot make an instructors office hours, please contact them by email for an appointment.**

Andrew Herbert
Department Chair/
Associate Professor

Ph.D., University of Western Ontario

Research Interests: Perception, Cognitive Neuroscience
Email: amhgss@rit.edu
Phone: 585-475-4554
Office: 01-2323

Spring Office Hours:
Wednesdays 10am - 12pm

Brian Barry

Brian Barry
Associate Professor

Ph.D., Syracuse University

Email: bpbgss@rit.edu
Phone: 585-475-2401
Office: 01-3153

Spring Office Hours:
Tuesdays and Thursdays 12pm - 1pm

Joseph S. Baschnagel
Assistant Professor

Ph.D., University at Buffalo, SUNY

Research Interests: Attention, Smoking Behavior, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychophysiological Measurement
Email: jsbgsh@rit.edu
Phone: 585-475-4187
Office: 01-2354

Spring Office Hours:
Mondays 12pm - 1pm
Tuesdays 10am – 11am

Robert Bowen
Lecturer

Ph.D., University of Rochester

Email: rjb7481@rit.edu
Phone: 585-475-2841
Office: 01-2346

Spring Office Hours:
Tuesdays 2pm - 4pm

Kirsten Condry
Assistant Professor/ Undergraduate Coordinator

Ph.D., University of Minnesota

Research Interests: Child Development, Perceptual & Cognitive Development, Media Influences on Children
Email: kxcgsh@rit.edu
Phone: 585-475--4556
Office: 01-2382

Spring Office Hours:
Wednesday 10pm-12pm

Caroline DeLong
Assistant Professor

Ph.D., University of Hawaii

Research Interests: Human & Animal Cognition, Perception, Animal Bioacoustics
Email: cmdgsh@rit.edu
Phone: 585-475-4191
Office: 01-2359

Spring Office Hours:
Wednesdays 10am - 12pm

Nicholas DiFonzo
Professor

Ph.D., Temple University

Research Interests: Rumor, Forgiveness
Email: nxdgss@rit.edu
Phone: 585-475-2907
Office: 01-2363

Spring Office Hours:
Wednesdays 2pm - 4pm

John E. Edlund
Assistant Professor

Ph.D., Northern Illinois University

Research Interests: Evolutionary, Social, & Forensic Psychology
Email: John.Edlund@rit.edu
Phone: 585-475-7475
Office: 01-2355

Spring Office Hours:
Mondays & Wednesdays 10am-12pm

Suzanne B. Graney

Suzanne Bamonto Graney
Associate Professor
Graduate Program Director/Internship Coordinator

Ph.D., University of Oregon

Research Interests: Literacy Development & Reading Disabilities
Email: sbggsp@rit.edu
Phone: 585-475-2765
Office: 01-3380

Spring Office Hours:
By Appointment Only

Roger Harnish
Professor

Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

Research Interests: Hemispheric Specialization
Email: rwhgss@rit.edu
Phone: 585-475-2402
Office: 01-2351

Spring Office Hours:
None, on sabbatical

Rhiannon Hart
Assistant Professor

Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh

Research Interests: Memory, Neuroscience, Bias, Executive Control
Email: rxhgsh@rit.edu
Phone: 585-475-6773
Office: 01-2388

Spring Office Hours:
Tuesdays & Thursdays 10am - 11:50am

Arturo Kiyama

Arturo Kiyama
Visiting Assistant Professor

Email: axkgsp@rit.edu
Phone: 585-475-4752
Office: 01-3254

Spring Office Hours:
Wednesdays 2pm – 4pm
Thursdays 4pm – 6pm

Jennifer Lukomski

Jennifer Lukomski
Associate Professor

Ph.D., University of Arizona

Email: jalgsp@rit.edu
Phone: 585-475-2416
Office: 01-3374

Spring Office Hours:
Tuesdays 1pm – 2pm
Thursdays 1pm – 2pm & 4pm - 5pm

Scott Merydith

Scott P. Merydith
Professor

Ph.D., Kent State University

Research Interests: Personality Assessment, History of Psychology
Email: spmgsp@rit.edu
Phone: 585-475-7980
Office: 01-3376

Spring Office Hours:
Tuesdays & Thursdays 2pm-3pm

Vince Pandolfi

Vincent Pandolfi
Associate Professor

Ph.D., Hofstra University
Licensed Psychologist in New York State

Research Interest: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Developmental Disabilities & Co-Occurring Emotional &
Behavioral Disorders, Psychometrics
Email: vxpgla@rit.edu
Phone: 585-475-2875
Office: 01-3378

Spring Office Hours:
Wednesdays 2pm – 4pm
Thursdays 12pm – 2pm

Esa Rantanen
Associate Professor

Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

Research Interests: Human Factors in Complex Systems, Human Performance Measurement & Modeling, Mental Workload, Decision-Making, Human Error & Reliability
Email: emrgsh@rit.edu
Phone: 585-475-4412
Office: 01-2353

Spring Office Hours:
Tuesdays and Thursdays 2pm - 4pm

Gail Rothman Marshall

Gail Rothman-Marshall
Associate Professor

Ph.D., University at Buffalo

NTID Liason
Email: garncd@rit.edu
Phone: 585-475-6371
Office: 01-2386

Spring Office Hours:
Tuesdays and Thursdays 2:30pm – 3:30pm
Wednesdays 2pm – 7pm
Fridays 2pm – 4pm

Lindsay S. Schenkel
Assistant Professor

Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Research Interests: Developmental Psychopathology, Serious Mental Illness, Social Cognition
Email: lssgsh@rit.edu
Phone: 585-475-2422
Office: 01-2342

Spring Office Hours:
Tuesdays 2pm – 4pm
Thursdays 11am – 12pm & 3pm - 4pm

Tywanquila Walker

Tywanquila Walker
Assistant Professor

Ph.D., Cornell University

Research Interests: Child Development, Early Childhood Interventions, Language Development, Family and Dyadic Interactions
Email: tlwgsh@rit.edu
Phone: 585-475-3953
Office: 01-2350

Spring Office Hours:
Mondays 9am - 11am
Thursdays 2pm - 4pm