Nov 28, 2024  
2023-2024 Graduate Catalog 
    
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Psychology Faculty


Chair

Kearney, Christopher A.

Distinguished Professor; B.A., State University of New York at Binghamton; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Albany. Rebel since 1990.

Graduate Coordinators

Benning, Stephen D. (Clinical) 

Associate Professor; B.A., Rice University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota. Rebel since 2012.

Barchard, Kimberly A. (Quantitative)

Professor; B.S., Simon Fraser University; M.A., Ph.D., University of British Columbia. Rebel since 2001.

Rennels, Jennifer (Psychological and Brain Sciences)

Professor; B.S., Ithaca College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin. Rebel since 2003.

Graduate Faculty

Allen, Daniel N.

Distinguished Professor; B.A., Moody Bible Institute; M.S., Eastern Washington University; Ph.D., University of South Dakota. Rebel since 1999.

Barnes, Lianne 

Assistant Professor in Residence; B.A., University of Nevada, Reno, Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles. Rebel since 2019.

Christensen, Kara

Assistant Professor; A.B., University of Chicago; M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State University.  Rebel since 2022.

Copeland, David

Associate Professor; B.A., Cleveland State University; Ph.D., University of Notre Dame. Rebel since 2006.

Cummings, Andrew 

Associate Professor in Residence; B.A., Ithaca College, Ph.D., University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Rebel since 2015.

Donohue, Bradley C. 

Distinguished Professor; B.A., University of Kansas; Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University. Rebel since 1998.

Gunawan, Kris

Assistant Professor-in-Residence; B.A. California State University, Fullerton, Ph.D., University of Nevada, Las Vegas.  Rebel since 2020.

Hannon, Erin E.

Professor; B.A., New College of Florida; Ph.D., Cornell University. Rebel since 2007.

Heavey, Christopher L.

Professor; B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles. Rebel since 1992.

Hines, Dustin 

Assistant Professor; B.S., University of Lethbridge; Ph.D., University of British Columbia. Rebel since 2017.

Hines, Rochelle M. 

Associate Professor; B.S., University of Lethbridge; Ph.D., University of British Columbia. Rebel since 2015.

Hurlburt, Russell T. 

Professor; B.S.E., Princeton University; M.S., University of New Mexico; Ph.D., University of South Dakota. Rebel since 1976.

Hyman, James M. 

Associate Professor; B.S., Virginia Commonwealth University; Ph.D., Boston University. Rebel since 2014.

Kayl, Andrea

Assistant Professor in Residence; B.A., University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Ph.D., University of Nevada, Las Vegas.  Rebel since 2022.

Kraus, Shane 

Assistant Professor; B.S. California State University, Fresno; Ph.D., Bowling Green State University. Rebel since 2019.

Liboro, Renato (Rainier) 

Assistant Professor; B.S., University of the Philippines, Ph.D., Wilfrid Laurier University, Rebel since 2019.

Meana, Marta

Professor; B.A., M.A., Ph.D., McGill University. Rebel since 1997.

Millar, Murray 

Associate Professor; B.A., Graceland University, Ph.D., University of Georgia.  Rebel since 1990.

Nelson, Paul

Associate Professor in Residence; B.A., Hendrix College, Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz.      Rebel since 2015.

Parks, Colleen M. 

Associate Professor; B.A., Trinity University; M.S., Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology. Rebel since 2008.

Pasinski, Amanda

Assistant Professor in Residence; B.A., Ph.D., University of Nevada, Las Vegas.  Rebel since 2019.

Paul, Michelle G. 

Professor in Residence; B.A., Colgate University; Ph.D., University of Vermont. Rebel since 2004.

Renn, Brenna

Assistant Professor; B.A., University of Puget Sound, Ph.D., University of Colorado.  Rebel since 2020.

Robnett, Rachael. 

Associate Professor; B.A., University of Northern Iowa; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz. Rebel since 2013.

Short, Nicole

Assistant Professor; B.A., University of California, Berkeley; M.S., Ph.D., Florida State University.  Rebel since 2022.

Snyder, Joel S.

Professor; B.A., University of California, San Diego; Ph.D., Cornell University. Rebel since 2007.

Ullman, Joanne

Assistant Professor in Residence; B.S., Montclair State University; M.A., Fairleigh Dickinson University; Ph.D., University of Nevada, Las Vegas.  Rebel since 2022.

Wong, Gloria

Assistant Professor; B.S., University of California, San Diego, Ph.D., University of California, Davis.  Rebel since 2017.

Professors Emeriti

Ferraro, Douglas P.

Emeritus Professor; A.B., M.A., Ph.D., Columbia University. UNLV Emertius 1996-2008.

Kern, Jeffrey M.

Emeritus Associate Professor; B.A., Queens College; Ph.D. State University of New York at Stony Brook. UNLV Emeritus 1990-2011.

Knapp, Terry J.

Emeritus Professor; B.A., B.S., University of Iowa; M.A., University of Northern Iowa; Ph.D., University of Nevada, Reno. UNLV Emeritus 1976-2007.