The Faculty
Jeremy Heider, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor & Graduate Program Coordinator Educational Background: Social Psychology Research/Areas of Interest: Implicit and explicit racial attitudes and interracial interaction behavior; implicit and explicit sexuality attitudes; the influence of stereotypes on social memory; gender differences in reactions to infidelity Office: ED 215-H Phone: 936.468.1584 E-mail: heiderj@sfasu.edu
Mark Ludorf, Ph.D. - Professor Educational Background: Cognitive/Quantitative Research/Areas of Interest: Cognitive Psychology research interests include selective and divided attention, assessment of meaning representation, word recognition, humor and memory, and age-related changes in attention and memory. Recent teaching developments include a study abroad Office: ED215G E-mail: mludorf@sfasu.edu
Beth Bontempo-Anson, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor Educational Background: Developmental E-mail: bontempob@sfasu.edu
Luis E Aguerrevere, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor Educational Background: Applied Biopsychology Research/Areas of Interest: General interests are neuropsychological assessment, malingering detection, and examination of the contributory factors related to outcome in traumatic brain injury and chronic pain patients. Office: ED 215P Phone: 936.468.1458 E-mail: aguerrev@sfasu.edu
Sarah Savoy, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor Educational Background: Social Development Research/Areas of Interest: Current research interests include weight stigma, cognitive processes that contribute to the development and maintenance of disordered eating behavior, and developmental-ecological models of the impact of victimization on psychosocial adjustment. Office: ED 215F E-mail: savoysc@sfasu.edu
Rhiannon Fante-Konwinski, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor Educational Background: Industrial/Organization and Behavior Analysis Research/Areas of Interest: Current research interests include performance management, systems analysis, computer-based training, behavioral safety, and instructional design. Office: ED 215B Phone: 936.468.1502 E-mail: fanterm@sfasu.edu
Patricia Foster, M.A. - Instructor Educational Background: Learning Research/Areas of Interest: Research interest is focused on academic success of at-risk students. Also social and psychological factors affecting help-seeking behaviors of faculty and students. Office: ED 215E E-mail: fosterpatri@sfasu.edu
Lora Jacobi, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor Educational Background: I/O and Clinical Psychology Research/Areas of Interest: The effects of appearance, obesity, & other extraneous variables on the perception of performance and personnel decisions, including hiring & promotion; understanding the effects of body image & appearance satisfaction on the perception of self & others. Office: ED 215D Phone: 936.468.1407 E-mail: jacobil@sfasu.edu
Dusty Jenkins, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor Educational Background: Developmental Research/Areas of Interest: General interests include adolescent and adult development, romantic relationships, human sexuality, issues pertinent to sexual minorities. E-mail: jenkinsdd1@sfasu.edu
Andrew Terranova, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor Educational Background: Applied Developmental Psychology Research/Areas of Interest: Teaching interests include general psychology, scientific literacy, human sexuality, lifespan development, abnormal psychology, and the psychology of aggression courses. E-mail: terranova@sfasu.edu
Lisa Topp, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor Research/Areas of Interest: Legal Psychology Office: ED 215C Phone: 936.468.1478 E-mail: toppl@sfasu.edu
Current research interests include eyewitness memory and composite construction; more specifically, how the composite construction process can influence a witness' memory for the culprit. Research interests also include eyewitness decision making, focusing on an examination of lineup identification methods and their influence on eyewitness decisions.
Michael Walker, Ph.D. - Associate Professor Educational Background: Clinical/Behavior Analysis Research/Areas of Interest: General interests include behavioral assessment of individuals and systems; clinical interests include attention and memory across the lifespan, learning disabilities and response to trauma. E-mail: mwalker@sfasu.edu
Visiting Assistant Professors
Steven Estrada, Ph.D. - Visiting Assistant Professor Research/Areas of Interest: Cognitive Neuroscience; Biological Psychology Office: 215S E-mail: estradasm@sfasu.edu
Adjunct Faculty
Jana Tiefenwerth, M.S. - Online Instructor Research/Areas of Interest: Human Sexuality E-mail: jtiefenwerth@sfasu.edu
