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Psychological Science and Counseling Faculty and Staff

The department’s faculty are recognized for our outstanding teaching, research, and advising, having won awards in all three. The faculty also come from diverse backgrounds, cultures and concentrations of psychology. Therefore, students should not have any problems finding a faculty member to match up with and receive mentoring in all areas.

Department Chair

Dr. Nicole Knickmeyer
Chair & Professor, Counseling Psychology
knickmeyern@apsu.edu
 
Cecelia J. Mandrell
Academic Assistant to the Chair
mandrellc@apsu.edu
 
Concetta Leggio
Administrative Assistant, Counseling and Counseling Psychology
leggioc@apsu.edu
 
Alisha Horn
Departmental Academic Advisor
horna@apsu.edu 
 

Undergraduate Program Faculty

Dr. Jessica Hatz
Associate Professor, Social Psychology
hatzj@apsu.edu
 
Dr. Kevin Harris
Associate Chair & Professor, Cognitive/Experimental Psychology
harrisk@apsu.edu
 
Dr. Brian Hock
Professor, Biological Psychology
hockb@apsu.edu
 
Dr. Rong Huang
Assistant Professor, Developmental Psychology
huangr@apsu.edu
 
Dr. Emily Pica
Associate Professor, Forensic Psychology
picae@apsu.edu
 
Dr. Caitlin Shaw
Assistant Professor, Social/Experimental Psychology
shawc@apsu.edu
 

MS in Industrial/Organizational Psychology Faculty

Dr. Adriane M.F. Sanders
Associate Professor, MSIO Program Coordinator, Industrial-Organizational Psychology
sandersam@apsu.edu
 
Dr. Uma Iyer
Professor, Industrial-Organizational Psychology
iyeru@apsu.edu
 

MS in Counseling Graduate Program Faculty

Dr. Eva Gibson
Associate Professor, Counselor Education and Supervision
gibsone@apsu.edu
 
Dr. LeAnn Wills
Assistant Professor, Counselor Education and Supervision
willsl@apsu.edu
 
Dr. Lara Strate
Assistant Professor, Counselor Education and Supervision
stratel@apsu.edu
 
Dr. Joshua Simpson
Assistant Professor, Counselor Education and Supervision
simpsonj@apsu.edu
 

PsyD In Counseling Psychology Faculty

Dr. Erica Adkins
Assistant Professor, Director of Training
Counseling Psychology
adkinse@apsu.edu
 
Dr. Mehak Kapoor
Assistant Professor, Counseling Psychology
kapoorm@apsu.edu 
 
Dr. Valerie Leake
Retired, Affiliated
Counseling Psychology
leakev@apsu.edu
 
Dr. Daniel McKelvey
Associate Professor, Counseling Psychology
mckelveyd@apsu.edu
 

Professors Emeritus

Dr. Stephen Truhon
Professor Emeritus, Developmental Psychology
truhons@apsu.edu

Dr. Stuart Bonnington
Professor Emeritus, Counseling
bonningtons@apsu.edu

Dr. Charles "Buddy" Grah
Professor Emeritus, Cognitive Psychology
grac@apsu.edu
 
Dr. LuAnnette Butler
Professor Emeritus, Counseling
butlerl@apsu.edu