
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

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

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

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

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

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

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