Professor and Department Chair, Psychology
Masters of Experimental Psychology from New Mexico State University
Doctor of Philosophy in Social Psychology from New Mexico State University
Teaching Responsibilities: General Psychology, Human Sexuality, Social Psychology, Theories of Personality, and Senior Thesis
Research Interests: Romantic relationships and trait attributions
Advising Areas: Psychology
Office: HSB 234
Phone: 417-625-9835
E-mail: hackett-h@mssu.edu
Professor of Psychology
Master of Arts from The University of Kansas
Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology from The University of Kansas (Cognitive w/Quantitative Minor)
Teaching Responsibilities: General Psychology, Research Methods in Psychology, Experimental Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, and Senior Thesis
Advising Areas: Psychology
Office: HSB 232
Phone: 417-625-9618
E-mail: adamopoulos-a@mssu.edu
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Master of Arts from the University at Buffalo, the State University of New York
Doctor of Philosophy in Cognitive Psychology from the University at Buffalo, the State University of New York
Teaching Responsibilities: General Psychology, Experimental Psychology, Junior Seminar, Introduction to Neuroscience and Senior Thesis
Research Interests: Learning and Perception, Categorization, Metacognition and Consciousness
Office: HSB 228
Phone: 417-659-4056
Email: boomer-j@mssu.edu
Professor of Psychology
Master of Arts from Kent State University
Doctor of Philosophy from Kent State University
Teaching Responsibilities: Abnormal Psychology, Clinical and Counselling Psychology, Personal Adjustment, General Psychology
Advising Areas: Psychology
Office: HSB 230
Phone: 417-625-9621
E-mail: cole-a@mssu.edu
Professor of Psychology
Master of Arts from Kent State University
Doctor of Philosophy from Kent State University
Teaching Responsibilities: Statistics in the Behavioral Sciences, Conditioning and Learning, Fundamentals of Operant Conditioning, Senior Thesis
Research Interests: Animal Learning and Memory
Advising Areas: Psychology
Office: HSB 229
Phone: 417-625-9619
E-mail: cole-c@mssu.edu
Professor of Pyschology
Teaching Responsibilities: General Psychology, Sensation and Perception, Animal Behavior, Physiological Psychology, Junior Seminar, and Experimental Psychology
Advising Areas: Psychology
Office: HSB 231
Phone: 417-625-3069
E-mail: kostan-k@mssu.edu
Assistant Professor of Psychology and ACACIA Center Director
Master of Science in Behavior Analysis and Therapy from Southern Illinois University
Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology with specialization in Behavior Analysis from Southern Illinois University
Teaching Responsibilities: Introduction to ABA, Philosophical Foundations of ABA, Ethics and Professionalism in ABA; Changing, Strenghtening and Maintaining Behavior; Measurement, Assessment, and Experimental Design in ABA
Research Interests: Language Processes, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Mindfulness, Behavior Change
Office: HSB 226
Phone: 417-625-9876
Email: schmick-a@mssu.edu
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Master of Arts in Developmental Psychology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham
Doctor of Philosophy in Lifespan Developmental Psychology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham
Teaching Responsibilities: General Psychology, Child Development, Adolescent Development, Adult Development and Aging, and Educational Psychology
Research Interests: Parent-Child Relationships, Maternal and Paternal Differences/Similarities, Teacher-Student Relationships, Student Success, Evocative Effects
Advising Areas: Psychology
Office: HSB 227
Phone: 417-625-9776
Email: wittig-s@mssu.edu
Administrative Assistant
Office: HSB 241
Phone: 417-625-9315 OR 417-625-9316
E-mail: hayes-b@mssu.edu
