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Psychology Department
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Dr. Gary Alderman
(AldermanG@Winthrop.edu.),
a school psychologist, is one of our native South Carolinians. He
grew up in Charleston, and was awarded his doctorate from the
University of South Carolina. His specialty areas include behavioral
intervention, reading instruction and interventions, curriculum-based
measurement, counseling with school-aged children, and working with
students with emotional disabilities. He teaches courses in Applied
Behavior Analysis, Curriculum-Based Assessment and Academic
Intervention, Techniques of Therapeutic Psychology, Advanced Seminar
in School Psychology, and Trainee and Internship courses. |
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Dr. Leigh Armistead
(ArmisteadL@Winthrop.edu), grew up in Western New York but has lived in Charlotte for many years. He graduated from Winthrop’s school psychology program and then earned his doctorate at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Armistead’s specialty areas include early intervention for reading disabilities and positive behavior support programs. He teaches courses in behavioral analysis & intervention, children's exceptionalities, and psychoeducational assessment for intervention, and also supervises school psychology trainees and interns.
Dr. Armistead's web page is here. |
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Dr.
Eurnestine Brown,
(BrownE@Winthrop.Edu), a
developmental psychologist, grew up on the east coast and received her
doctoral degree from the University of Pittsburgh. She completed a
MacArthur Foundation post-doctoral fellowship at the National Institutes
of Health before beginning her research and teaching career. Her
specialty areas include adolescent pregnancy and prenatal development;
parental socialization practices and early childhood social development,
Head Start, cultural diversity and resiliency. Dr. Brown teaches
general psychology, developmental psychology, HMXP and family diversity.
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Dr. Tim Daugherty
(DaughertyT@Winthrop.edu),
a clinical psychologist, grew up in the Midwest but has put down roots
in the South. He earned a doctorate from the University of Miami
and interned at the Medical University of South Carolina. His specialty
areas include psychopathology, assessment, family dynamics, therapy process,
posttraumatic stress and developmental disabilities. Dr. Daugherty's
primary role at Winthrop is as Associate Dean of University College and
Director of the Touchstone Core. Find out more through his
web page. |
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Dr. Cheryl
Fortner-Wood (FortnerC@Winthrop.edu) hails from Charleston, SC. She holds a
doctorate in Child Development and Family Studies from Purdue
University. Her research focuses on early
development, in particular the long term effects of early
relationships and child care quality. Dr.
Fortner-Wood's community service includes consulting on attachment in
adoption and advocating for early care and education at the state
level. Dr. Fortner-Wood received the College of Arts &
Sciences Outstanding Advisor Award in 2005. She is also
the Director of Winthrop's McNair Scholars Program. Click here for Dr.
F-W's
web
page. |
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Dr.
Tracy
Lambert Griggs
(GriggsT@Winthrop.edu)
grew up in southwest Virginia.
She obtained her doctoral degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology
from The University of Georgia. Dr. Griggs'
research interests lie in the areas of career development, career
management, work-family conflict, workplace health, generational
differences at work and work-related issues faced by underrepresented
populations. She teaches courses in general psychology, statistics,
industrial-organizational psychology and career development for
psychology majors.
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Dr. Matt Hayes (HayesM@Winthrop.edu)
spent his formative years in Albuquerque, NM, then moved to Texas where
he received his doctorate in Experimental Psychology with a focus on
Cognitive psychology from Texas Tech University. He is particularly
interested in learning, memory, and undergraduate teaching and
learning. He teaches general psychology,
cognitive psychology, and research methods in
psychology. Dr. Hayes is also the advisor for the
Psychology Club. |
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Dr. Kathy Lyon
(LyonK@Winthrop.edu) is a Kentucky native whose
doctorate was awarded by George Washington University. Besides teaching
in her specialty areas of sensation and perception, memory,
neuropsychology,
perceptual development, she teaches general psychology and learning:
cognition. Dr. Lyon also serves as the director of
Winthrop's Honors
Program. |
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Dr. Antigo Martin-Delaney
(MartinA@Winthrop.edu), a North Carolina native,
earned her doctoral degree in school psychology from Virginia Polytechnic
and State University. Her areas of expertise include transition issues
for handicapped persons, program planning, vocational assessment for school
age populations, and multicultural issues. Dr. Martin-Delaney teaches general
psychology, practica in behavioral analysis
& intervention, seminar in school psychology, techniques of psychoeducational
assessment, and consultation &
indirect services. |
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Dr.
Mary McKemy
(McKemyM@Winthrop.edu),
a counseling psychologist, grew up in Huntsville, Alabama.
She has her M.A. in Educational Psychology from the University of
Alabama and her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of
Memphis. Her specialty areas
include psychological disorders, assessment, and therapy for children
and adults. Outside of teaching,
you can find her conducting psychological testing and giving seminars.
Dr. McKemy teaches
general psychology, abnormal psychology, personality, and social
psychology.
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Dr. Heidar
Modaresi
(ModaresiH@Winthrop.edu)
has a Ph.D. in experimental psychology from the University of California
at Riverside, and respecialization (Ph.D. equivalent) in clinical psychology
from the University of South Carolina. His specialties include learning
and motivation, aversive conditioning, application of learning principles,
clinical psychology, and health psychology. Dr. Modaresi teaches experimental
psychology, learning and behavior, introduction
to clinical practice, and the undergraduate
internship. |
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Dr. Donna Webster Nelson
(NelsonD@Winthrop.edu),
a native of Maryland, earned her degrees at the University of
Maryland, College Park. She specializes in social/personality
psychology with a special interest
in social cognition, positive psychology and scholarship on the
teaching of psychology. She teaches courses in social, personality,
health and general psychology. Dr. Nelson received the College of
Arts & Sciences Outstanding Advisor Award in 1999. |
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Dr. Joe Prus
(PrusJ@Winthrop.edu),
although a native of New York, earned all of his degrees at the
University of Kentucky, culminating with a Ph.D. in School Psychology.
Dr. Prus is our Department Chair and the Director of our
Graduate Program in School Psychology.
Listed among his specialties are family consultation, developmental
disabilities, low incidence and early childhood
assessment/programming. |
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Dr. Melissa Reeves
(ReevesM@Winthrop.edu)
was raised in Cedar Rapids,
Iowa and completed her graduate work the
University of Denver in
Colorado.
Her initial training as a special education
teacher led her to complete a master’s in counseling psychology and a
Ph.D. in school psychology.
Dr. Reeves specialty areas include
school crisis prevention and intervention,
identification and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder in the
schools, systems level implementation of a Response to Intervention
(RTI) model, and assessment and treatment of emotionally disturbed
students.
She teaches behavioral analysis and
behavior change and supervises school psychology students in their
field-based work.
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Dr. Darren Ritzer
(RitzerD@Winthrop.edu)
grew up in New Jersey. He earned his Ph.D. in
industrial/organizational psychology from Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State University. Before coming to Winthrop, Dr.
Ritzer was a major in the U.S. Army. His research interests
include job stress, human performance, and teaching effectiveness. |
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Dr. Jeff Sinn
(SinnJ@Winthrop.edu),
a native of Nebraska, earned his Ph.D. in organizational psychology
from Old Dominion University. He is interested in organizational
change, mental models, systemic thinking, educational philosophy, and
psychology of religion. He routinely teaches
industrial/organizational psychology and statistics. Dr. Sinn has
useful information for students on
his webpage. |
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Dr. Merry Sleigh
(SleighM@Winthrop.edu) is a
native of Alabama. She earned her Ph.D. in developmental
psychology from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
and did a post-doctoral fellowship at Indiana University. Dr.
Sleigh's research interests include prenatal development,
developmental psychobiology, and comparative psychology.
She received the College of Arts & Sciences Outstanding Advisor
Award in 2008.
Dr. Sleigh is the advisor for Winthrop’s award-winning chapter of Psi Chi -
The National Honor Society in Psychology |
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Dr. Lois Veronen
(LJVeronen@Hotmail.com)
is originally from Detroit
Lakes, Minnesota. She earned her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from North
Texas University. Currently, she teaches Psychology
of Women. Dr. Veronen's interests include PTSD and assault recovery.
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