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Experts - Counseling & Psychology

Arthur D. Anastopoulos
Professor, Psychology
Director, AD/HD Clinic at UNCG
PhD Purdue University
(336) 346-3196, x303, ada@uncg.edu

  • Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Across the Lifespan
  • Diagnostic Assessment of Mental Health Disorders in Childhood
  • Parenting Interventions for Children with Disruptive Behavior Disorders

Renee Newcomer Appaneal
Assistant Professor, Kinesiology
EdD West Virginia University
(336) 256-0280, rrnewcom@uncg.edu

  • Mental Skills for Performance Excellence
  • Coping with Sport Injury
  • Sport and Performance Psychology

Martica Lourdes Bacallao
Assistant Professor, Social work
PhD The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
(919) 360-5814, m.bacallao@uncg.edu

  • Acculturation with Latino/Hispanic families
  • Psychodrama and Sociometry - Action Methods
  • Mental Health Issues with Latino/Hispanic Adolescents

Leandra Bedini
Professor, Community & Therapeutic Recreation
PhD University of Maryland at College Park
(336) 334-3260, bedini@uncg.edu

  • Leisure and Family Caregiving

James M. Benshoff
Professor, Counseling & Educational Development
PhD American University
(336) 334-3424, benshoff@uncg.edu

  • Groups & Group Work
  • College Student Development
  • Nontraditional (Adult) College Students
  • Adolescent & Adult Development
  • Career Counseling, Planning, & Management
  • Counseling Adolescents, Adults, & Couples

Janet Boseovski
Assistant Professor, Psychology
PhD Queen's University
(336) 256-0015, jjboseov@uncg.edu

  • Children's Social Development
  • Children's Personality Judgments and Biases in Reasoning About People
  • Children's Cognitive Development

Cherry Callahan
Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs
PhD The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
(336) 334-5099, cherry_callahan@uncg.edu

  • Responding to Campus Crises
  • Parent-Adolescent Separation

Craig Cashwell
Professor, Counseling & Educational Development
PhD The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
(336) 334-3427, cscashwe@uncg.edu

  • Couple Counseling
  • Spirituality & Mental Health
  • Sexual Addiction

Jenny C. Clapp
Clinical Professor, Parent-Child Nursing
Faculty Advisor, Association of Nursing Students
MSN The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
(336) 334-4895, jcclapp2@uncg.edu

  • Legal Issues in Nursing
  • Understanding Perinatal Grief
  • Pregnancy, Labor and the Delivery Process
  • Maternal-Newborn Nursing in Hospitals
  • Nursing Student Issues

Stephanie Irby Coard
Associate Professor, Human Development & Family Studies
PhD Columbia University
(336) 334-4666, sicoard@uncg.edu

  • Prevention of Conduct Disorder, Aggression and Violence
  • Racial, Ethnic and Cultural Influences on Youth and Families
  • Racial Socialization Processes, Racial Identity Development
  • Intervention Development and Community Dissemination in Diverse Cultural Contexts

Sarah Daynes
Assistant Professor, Sociology
PhD Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris
(336) 334-3688, scdaynes@uncg.edu

  • Memory and Commemoration
  • Birdwatching and Birding
  • Wine and the wine industry (in N.C. and around the world)

Jennifer Etnier
Associate Professor, Kinesiology
PhD Arizona State University
(336) 334-3037, jletnier@uncg.edu

  • Physical Activity and Cognitive Performance
  • Physical Activity and ADHD
  • Physical Activity and Dementia

Melissa Floyd
Associate Professor, Social work
PhD Virginia Commonwealth University
(336) 334-4073, mftaylo2@uncg.edu

  • Mental Illness
  • Mental Health Policy
  • Involuntary Mental Health Treatment
  • Human Services Values and Ethics

Diane L. Gill
Professor, Kinesiology
Linda Arnold Carlisle Distinguished Excellence Professor, Women's and Gender Studies
PhD University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
(336) 334-4683, dlgill@uncg.edu

  • Sport and Exercise Psychology
  • Physical Activity and Quality of Life/Psychological Well-Being
  • Physical Activity and Health Promotion

Ronnie S. Grabon
Professor of Practice, Business Administration
MBA Rutgers University
(336) 297-0483, rsgrabon@uncg.edu

  • Work/Life Balance
  • Being a Strategic Human Resources Partner
  • Coaching - What is it and Why Do I Want It?
  • Life (and Career) Transitions

Robert Guttentag
Professor, Psychology
PhD University of Denver
(336) 256-0005, regutten@uncg.edu

  • Odd beliefs

Sherrill W. Hayes
Assistant Professor, Conflict & Peace Studies
PhD Newcastle University, Great Britain
(336) 908-0462, swhayes@uncg.edu

  • Family Law and Dispute Resolution
  • Mediation, Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • International Disputes/Peace Efforts

Heather M. Helms
Associate Professor, Human Development & Family Studies, HDFS
PhD Pennsylvania State University
(336) 256-0129, heather_helms@uncg.edu

  • Marriage
  • Close Relationships
  • Teens and Sex
  • Work and Family Issues

Glenn Hudak
Professor, Educational Leadership & Cultural Foundations
PhD University of Wisconsin-Madison
(336) 334-3465, gmhudak@uncg.edu

  • Psychoanalytical Thought & Education
  • Liberation Theology
  • Critical Pedagogy

Michael J. Kane
Professor, Psychology
PhD Duke University
(336) 256-1022, mjkane@uncg.edu

  • Memory
  • Attention & mind wandering
  • Paranormal belief
  • Intelligence; individual differences in cognition

Alicia B. Kaplan
NC Child Welfare Education Coordinator, Social work
MSW N.C. Agricultural and Technical State University & The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
(336) 256-0446, abkaplan@uncg.edu

  • Child Welfare topics
  • Childhood Trauma

Etsuko Kinefuchi
Assistant Professor, Communication Studies
PhD Arizona State University
(336) 334-5297, e_kinefu@uncg.edu

  • Intercultural Communication, Diversity, and Social Justice
  • Cultural Identity and Identity Negotiation
  • Media representations of cultural groups
  • Diaspora and transnational migration

Steve Kroll-Smith
Professor, Sociology
Katrina Task Force Coordinator, Social Science Research Center
PhD University of Pennsylvania
(336) 540-0333, s_krolls@uncg.edu

  • Disasters and Communities
  • Coping with Disaster
  • Hurricane Katrina and the Remaking of New Orleans

Thomas Kwapil
Professor, Psychology
PhD University of Wisconsin-Madison
(336) 256-0003, t_kwapil@uncg.edu

  • Schizophrenia

Esther M. Leerkes
Associate Professor, Human Development & Family Studies
PhD The University of Vermont
(336) 256-0094, emleerke@uncg.edu

  • infant development
  • temperament
  • attachment
  • parent-child relationships

Todd Lewis
Assistant Professor, Counseling & Educational Development
PhD Kent State University
(336) 334-3422, tflewis@uncg.edu

  • Substance Use Issues Among College Students
  • Theoretical Models of Behavior
  • Adlerian Theory
  • Research Design & Methodology
  • Motivational Counseling Approaches

Stuart Marcovitch
Associate Professor, Psychology
PhD University of Toronto
(336) 256-0020, s_marcov@uncg.edu

  • Cognitive Development
  • Habits and Reflection in Childhood

Emily Marron
Women's Golf Coach, Intercollegiate Athletics
BS Penn State University
(336) 334-5316, elmarron@uncg.edu

  • Golf - Inside the Ropes (Competitive Golfer Mentality)
  • Motivation - How to Get the Most Out of Yourself
  • Your Unlimited Potential - Realizing Your Potential

George F. Michel
Professor, Psychology
PhD Rutgers University
(336) 256-0021, gfmichel@uncg.edu

  • Mind-brain development
  • Evolutionary psychology
  • left-brain, right-brain functions
  • Infant sensory-motor development

Carol A. Mullen
Professor & Department Chair, Educational Leadership & Cultural Foundations
PhD University of Toronto
(336) 336-9865, camullen@uncg.edu

  • mentoring and leadership with respect to students and faculty
  • professional development of developing school leaders
  • departmental cultures of collaboration
  • mentoring and coaching at the national and international level

Marion O'Brien
Professor, Human Development & Family Studies
Director, Family Research Center
PhD The University of Kansas
(336) 256-0527, m_obrien@uncg.edu

  • Childcare
  • Parenting
  • Child Social Development
  • Children With Disabilities & Their Families

Daniel Perlman
Professor, Human Development & Family Studies
PhD Claremont Graduate University
(336) 256-0134, D_perlma@uncg.edu

  • Loneliness

Susan Phillips
Assistant Professor, Communication Sciences & Disorders
PhD University of Maryland
(336) 256-2000, slphilli@uncg.edu

  • Prevention of Hearing Loss in Musicians
  • Genetics of Hearing Loss
  • Mentoring

Christopher Poulos
Associate Professor, Communication Studies
PhD University of Denver
(336) 686-2514, cnpoulos@uncg.edu

  • Communication Ethics
  • Understanding and Working through Conflict
  • Communicating Common Ground - Diversity and Dialogue
  • Family Communication and Family Secrets
  • Communication and Relationships

Marcia L. Rock
Associate Professor, Specialized Education Services
PhD University of Pittsburgh
(336) 256-8640, mlrock@uncg.edu

  • Technology in Teacher Preparation - General and Special Education
  • Positive Behavior Support - Schoolwide, Classwide, Individual Student Systems
  • Strategic Self Monitoring for Students With ADHD
  • Effective Instruction for Students with Emotional and/or Behavior Disorders

Dale Schunk
Professor, Teacher Education & Higher Education
Dean, School of Education
PhD Stanford University
(336) 334-3403, dhschunk@uncg.edu

  • Motivation
  • Observational Learning
  • Self-Regulation

Paul Silvia
Assistant Professor, Psychology
PhD The University of Kansas
(336) 256-0007, p_silvia@uncg.edu

  • Interest & Curiosity
  • Attitudes
  • Group Conflict

Gabriela Livas Stein
Assistant Professor, Psychology
PhD The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
(336) 256-0023, glstein@uncg.edu

  • Latino Mental Health
  • Latino Child and Adolescent Development

Andrew Supple
Associate Professor, Human Development & Family Studies
PhD University of Wisconsin-Madison
(336) 256-0221, ajsupple@uncg.edu

  • Family Dynamics and Child Development, Immigrant and Refugee Families
  • Adolescent Developlment
  • Parenting Adolescents

Deborah J. Taub
Professor, Teacher Education & Higher Education
PhD University of Maryland, College Park
(336) 662-5827, djtaub@uncg.edu

  • College Student Development
  • College Student Transitions
  • College Suicide Prevention
  • College Student Mental Health

Dayna R. Touron
Associate Professor, Psychology
PhD Syracuse University
(336) 256-0410, d_touron@uncg.edu

  • Cognitive Aging
  • Aging and Learning
  • Aging and Metacognition

Ada Vallecorsa
Professor, Specialized Education Services
PhD University of Pittsburgh
(336) 334-3406, alvallec@uncg.edu

  • Learning Disabilities
  • Attention Deficit Disorder
  • Writing Assessment & Instruction for Students With Learning Disabilities
  • Curriculum Based Assessment & Program Evaluation

Kelly Wester
Assistant Professor, Counseling & Educational Development
PhD Kent State University
(336) 334-3430, klwester@uncg.edu

  • Self-Injurious Behaviors
  • Research integrity

Jacquelyn White
Professor, Psychology
Interim Associate Dean for Research, College of Arts & Sciences
PhD Kent State University
(336) 256-0014, jwwhite@uncg.edu

  • Violence Against Women
  • Gender Issues

Scott Young
Professor & Department Chair, Counseling & Educational Development
PhD The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
(336) 334-3464, jsyoung3@uncg.edu

  • Interface of Spirituality, Religion and Counseling/Mental Health
  • Anxiety, Depression and Other Mental Health Concerns
 

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