Maggie Manges

Assistant Professor

Department of Psychology

College of Liberal Arts

mxmgla@rit.edu

Office Hours

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:00-1:00

Office Location

EAS-2386

Maggie Manges

Assistant Professor

Department of Psychology

College of Liberal Arts

Bio

Margaret (Maggie) Manges, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of psychology at the Rochester Institute of Technology. She completed her postdoctoral fellowship at the Ohio State University Early Psychosis Intervention Center (EPICENTER), and her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology at the University at Buffalo, SUNY. Dr. Manges' research focuses on high risk outcomes, such as bullying, sexual violence, substance use, and suicide, among the LGBTQ+ community and people with early episode psychosis. In particular, she aims to understand symptom variance, barriers to care, and treatment gaps for LGBTQ+ youth and young people with emerging psychosis. She is also deeply committed to the development and dissemination of prevention and intervention science. Her scholarship and dedication to the field of psychology has garnered awards from her university and from professional organizations, including the Ph.D. Excellence Award, the Excellence in Research, Scholarship, and Creativity Award, and the American Psychological Association Division 44 Rising Star Award in Leadership and Advocacy.

mxmgla@rit.edu

Select Scholarship

Journal Paper

Manges, Margaret E., Joseph A. Jaeger, and Courtney R. Doxbeck. "Examining Substance Use and Suicide Risk among Sexual Minority and Heterosexual Youth." Substance Use & Misuse 60. 8 (2025): 1099-1108. Web.

Manges, Margaret E., et al. "Rates of Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviours Across the Psychosis Continuum: A Comparison of Clinical High-Risk, First-Episode and Longstanding Psychosis Samples." Early Intervention in Psychiatry 19. (2025): 1-7. Web.

Currently Teaching

PSYC-101

Introduction to Psychology

3 Credits

Introduction to the field of psychology. Provides a survey of basic concepts, theories, and research methods. Topics include: thinking critically with psychological science; neuroscience and behavior; sensation and perception; learning; memory; thinking, language, and intelligence; motivation and emotion; personality; psychological disorders and therapy; and social psychology.

PSYC-255

Behavioral Science Research Methods

3 Credits

This course introduces the fundamentals of quantitative and qualitative research methods to equip students to understand and critically assess behavioral science research literature. Students learn about empirically-grounded approaches to knowledge, ethical issues in research, experimental and non-experimental methods, threats to validity and generalizability, general protocols for data-analysis, and standard formats for reporting research.

PSYC-302

Foundational Counseling Skills

3 Credits

This course provides students a hands-on opportunity to practice the basic counseling microskills which underlay psychotherapy and other relationships in the helping professions such as reflective listening, nonverbal communication, and asking effective questions. Note that this course is NOT intended to enhance students’ own psychosocial function, nor is it sufficient to prepare students to offer real-life therapeutic interventions. Rather, it is designed to introduce foundational skills for undergraduates who intend to pursue a graduate degree in counseling or a related field. Students will learn a range of nondirective clinical techniques in addition to an introduction to simple behavioral intervention concepts. Ethical principles and the importance of diversity-supportive practice will be emphasized throughout. All students will be expected to learn about these techniques, attempt them in role-plays, and analyze their own and others’ performance.

PSYC-502

Seminar in Psychology

3 Credits

This course is intended for students in the psychology major to integrate material covered in earlier courses and examine broad topics in Psychology. The specific topics covered will vary from semester to semester. This course is an opportunity for faculty and students to examine issues that transcend sub-disciplines in psychology. Students will read original research and examine influential theories relevant to the topic.

PSYC-510

Senior Project in Psychology

3 Credits

This course is intended for students in the psychology major to demonstrate experimental research expertise, while being guided by faculty advisors. The topic to be studied is up to the student, who must find a faculty advisor before signing up for the course. Students will be supervised by the advisor as they conduct their literature review, develop the research question or hypothesis, develop the study methodology and materials, construct all necessary IRB materials, run subjects, and analyze the results of their study. This course will culminate in an APA style paper and poster presentation reporting the results of the research. Because Senior Project is the culmination of a student’s scientific research learning experience in the psychology major, it is expected that the project will be somewhat novel, will extend the theoretical understanding of their previous work (or of the previous work of another researcher), and go well beyond any similar projects that they might have done in any of their previous courses.