Department Administration
Temilola Salami, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department Chair, and Director, weTHRIVE Lab
Email: tesalami@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-5266
Office: Don Clark 244
https://wethrivelab.weebly.com/
Research Interests
Racial/ethnic health disparities; trauma; race-related stress; prevention and intervention development; human trafficking; first responder mental health; sociocultural risk and protective factors that impact psychological health
Barney D. Williams, Ph. D.
Lecturer III and Assistant Chair
Email: bdwilliams@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-5222
Office: Don Clark 221
Marquel Smith
Administrative Associate III
Email: mssmith@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-5263
Office: Don K. Clark 242
Jaelyn Johnson
Academic Advisor for students with last names A – B
Email: jdjohnson@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-5982
Office: Evans 309
Samantha Branch
Academic Advisor for students with last names C – J
Email: slbranch@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-5945
Office: Don Clark 209
Fred Bragg
Academic Advisor for students with last names K – Z
Email: fabragg@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-5904
Office: Don Clark 245
Program Faculty
Veda E. Brown, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor
Email: vebrown@pvamu.edu
Office: Don Clark 221
Carl E. Carey, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor
Email: cecarey@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-5263
Research Interests
Achievement motivation, life-span development, learning and cognition, student success
Paula Chrishon, Ph.D.
Lecturer I
Email: pmchrishon@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-5268
Office: Don Clark 253
Research Interests
Narcissistic Personality Disorder, vulnerable/covert characteristics, and the development of Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder following narcissistic abuse
Stacie Craft DeFreitas, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Email: scdefreitas@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-5223
Office: Don Clark 256
Research Interests
African American community, youth of color, positive psychology, mental health, academic achievement
Marsha HoSang
Faculty Lecturer I
Email: mahosang@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-3675
Office: Don Clark 213
Research Interests
Developmental Mathematics success, Animal welfare standards, Food safety and quality, Environmental stimulants and Cancer
Ruth Imose, Ph.D.
Adjunct
Email: ruimose@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-5213
Office: Don Clark 221
Research Interests
Diversity in the workplace, the impact of dissimilarity at work, well-being
Anne Lippert, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Email: amlippert@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-5267
Office: Don Clark 219
Research Interests
Knowledge representation, Text analysis, Forensic psychology, Educational technology
Peter A. Metofe, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Email: pametofe@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-5224
Office: Don Clark 255
Research Interests
Role Ambiguity and Job Satisfaction; Development and Application of Statistical Models in Psychology; The Prediction of Academic Performance; The prediction of Job Performance; Development and Validation of Career Inventories; Personnel Selection; Transfer of Training in Organizations; Organizational Change and Development
Stephen A. Morris, Ph.D.
Instructor
Email: samorris@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-5218
Research Interests
Clinical Depression, Emotional Eating, Psychological Impact of Gastric Bypass Surgery, and Post Gastric Bypass Psychological Success
Ioana R. Mot Abdo, Ph.D.
Lecturer I
Email: irabdo@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-5264
Office: Don Clark 214
Research Interests
Culture and cross-cultural differences in cognition
Jay Murphy, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Email: jemurphy@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-5220
Office: Don Clark 214
Research Interests
Interested in traumatic memories and PTSD; Police and Community relations; Police involved fatalities; and Issues in Education
Aashir Nasim, Ph.D.
Affiliate Faculty
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Email: provost@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-2175
Joseph Pelletier, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of the Practice and Undergraduate Program Coordinator
Email: jppelletier@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-5217
Office: Don Clark 250
Research Interests
Social identity, prejudice, subjective group dynamics, police/civilian interaction, perceptions of violence, pornography and aggression
Rahsheda Perine, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Practice and Director of the Psychology Training Clinic
Email: rdperine@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-5238
Office: Don Clark 112
Research Interests
The effects of social media on African-American girls and women
Dahl Rollins, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor
Email: darollins@pvamu.edu
Research Interests
ADHD and school referral
Early childhood assessment (autism)
Cherry Sawyerr, PsyD
Assistant Professor of the Practice
Email: chsawyerr@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-5263
Office: Don Clark 251
George Scott
Research Interests
Advancing precision cognitive medicine, brain health, and psychological well-being through examining the interplay of genetics, neuroendocrine biomarkers, cognitive ability, and psychosocial determinants of health
John Starne
Adjunct Professor
Email: jrstarne@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-3297
Bridgett Tate, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Email: brtate@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-5263
Office: Don Clark 231
Research Interests
Trauma-informed care, multicultural psychology, and neurodevelopment disorders
Michelle Wiggins, Ph.D.
Adjunct Instructor
Email: mlwiggins@pvamu.edu
Phone: (936) 261-5263
Office: Don Clark 221
Research Interests
Community mental health, culturally responsive care for underserved and at-risk populations