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holly hackett, ph.d.Dr. Holly Hackett Photo


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, Senior Thesis

Research Interests: Romantic relationships and trait attributions

Advising Area: Psychology

Office: HSB 234
Phone: 417-625-9835
E-mail: hackett-h@mssu.edu

 

anthony adamopoulos, ph.d.Dr. Anthony Adampoulos Photo


Professor of Psychology

Master of Arts in Experimental Psychology from The University of Kansas
Doctor of Philosophy in Cognitive Psychology (w/Quantitative Minor) from The University of Kansas

Teaching Responsibilities: General Psychology, Research Methods in Psychology, Experimental Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Educational Psychology, Senior Thesis

Advising Area: Psychology

Office: HSB 232
Phone: 417-625-9618
E-mail: adamopoulos-a@mssu.edu

 

joseph boomer, ph.d.Dr. Joseph Boomer Photo


Associate 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, Senior Thesis

Research Interests: Learning and Perception, Categorization, Metacognition and Consciousness

Advising Area: Psychology

Office: HSB 228
Phone: 417-659-4056
Email: boomer-j@mssu.edu

 

amy kay cole, ph.d.Dr. Amy Kay Cole Photo


Professor of Psychology

Master of Arts from Kent State University
Doctor of Philosophy from Kent State University

Teaching Responsibilities: Abnormal Psychology, Clinical and Counseling Psychology, Personal Adjustment, General Psychology

Advising Area: Psychology

Office: HSB 230
Phone: 417-625-9621
E-mail: cole-a@mssu.edu 

 

casey cole, ph.d.Dr. Casey Cole photo


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 Area: Psychology

Office: HSB 229
Phone: 417-625-9619
E-mail: cole-c@mssu.edu

 

Karen kostan, ph.d.Dr. Karen Kostan Photo


Professor of Psychology

Teaching Responsibilities: General Psychology, Sensation and Perception, Animal Behavior, Physiological Psychology, Junior Seminar, Experimental Psychology, Senior Thesis

Advising Area: Psychology

Office: HSB 231
Phone: 417-625-3069
E-mail:  kostan-k@mssu.edu

 

shannon wittig, ph.d.Dr. Shannon Wittig Photo


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, Educational Psychology

Research Interests: Parent-Child Relationships, Maternal and Paternal Differences/Similarities, Teacher-Student Relationships, Student Success, Evocative Effects

Advising Area: Psychology

Office: HSB 227
Phone: 417-625-9776
Email: wittig-s@mssu.edu

 

jeane elliott


Administrative Assistant

Office: HSB 241
Phone: 417-625-9315
E-mail: elliott-j@mssu.edu