Meet the Faculty and Staff
Our faculty are passionate about the field of psychology and the success of our students. Renowned in their area of expertise, our faculty are researchers, educators and life-long learners.
Arcediano, Francisco (Pako)
Visiting Assistant Professor
arcediano@oakland.edu
Office: 202 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-4612
Escobar, Martha
Professor
marthaescobar@oakland.edu
Office: 124 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2303
Evolutionary; animal models of psychological dysfunction
Kozak, Andrea
Associate Professor
kozak@oakland.edu
Office: 210 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2319
Clinical Health; cardiovascular health
Lewis, Mary. B. Eberly
Associate Professor
eberly@oakland.edu
Office: 208 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2314
Developmental; adolescent pro-social behavior
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Malatesta, Rebecca
Special Instructor
malatest@oakland.edu
Office: 107 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2693
Psychology Student Success Coordinator/Chief Adviser
Industrial/Organizational
Manning, Mark
Assistant Professor
markmanning@oakland.edu
Office: 202 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2343
Social Health; preventative health behaviors
McDonald, Melissa M.
Associate Professor
mmmcdonald@oakland.edu
Office: 204 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-4195
Evolutionary; intergroup conflict
McGinnis, Deb
Associate Professor
mcginnis@oakland.edu
Office: 119 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2310
Developmental; language and aging
Miller, Matt L.
Assistant Professor
mmiller10@oakland.edu
Office: 111 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2301
Quantitative Methods; substance use and abuse
Purcell, Dean
Professor
purcell@oakland.edu
Office: 220 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2305
Perception; visual perception
Parkhill Purdie, Michele
Associate Professor
parkhill@oakland.edu
Office: 137 Dodge Hall
Phone: (248) 370-3247
Social Health; violence against women and LGBTQ individuals; emotion regulation; childhood trauma
Randall, Brandy A.
Professor and Dean of Graduate School
brandall@oakland.edu
Office: 520 O’Dowd Hall
Phone: (248) 370-3169
Raman, Lakshmi
Associate Professor
raman@oakland.edu
Office: 122 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2302
Developmental; children's cognitive development
Shackelford, Todd K.
Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology
shackelf@oakland.edu
Office: 112 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2285
Evolutionary; sperm competition, religion, and sexual coercion
Sifonis, Cynthia
Associate Professor
sifonis@oakland.edu
Office: 222 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-4680
Cognitive; Creative learning, creativity, analogy
Taku, Kanako
Professor
taku@oakland.edu
Office: 123 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2309
Social; post-traumatic growth
Vonk, Jennifer
Professor
vonk@oakland.edu
Office: 211 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2318
Comparative; animal cognition and cognitive development
Welling, Lisa
Associate Professor
welling@oakland.edu
Office: 212 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2915
Evolutionary; hormones and behavior
Williams, Keith
Associate Professor
william9@oakland.edu
Office: 224 Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2308
Biopsychology; addiction and pharmacology
Zeigler-Hill, Virgil
Professor
zeiglerh@oakland.edu
Office: 212A Pryale Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2676
Personality; self-esteem, narcissism, and interpersonal relationships
Arcediano, Francisco
arcediano@oakland.edu
Bergeron, Nicholas
nbergeron@oakland.edu
Bernstein, Paul
bernstein@oakland.edu
Camden, Adrian
acamden@oakland.edu
Delecce, Tara
tdelecce@oakland.edu
Fishta, Sebi
sebifishta@oakland.edu
Meyer, Tina
meyer23@oakland.edu
Şanlı, Esat
esatsanli@oakland.edu
Weekes-Shackelford, Viviana
weekessh@oakland.edu
Adams, Haleigh
haleighadams@oakland.edu
Program: MS
Advisor: Vonk
Akinseye, Abiodun
aakinseye@oakland.edu
Program: PhD
Advisor: Manning
Atak, Selen
selenatak@oakland.edu
Program: PhD
Advisor: Kozak
Benton, Bridget
bnbenton@oakland.edu
Program: MS
Advisor: Vonk
Czmer, Matthew
czmer@oakland.edu
Program: PhD
Advisors: Purdie and Kozak
Dimock, Charles
cdimock@oakland.edu
Program: BA/MS
Advisors: Purdie and Kozak
Elam, Taylor
elam@oakland.edu
Program: PhD
Advisor: Taku
Erck, Brianna
berck@oakland.edu
Program: MS
Advisor: Vonk
Program: PhD
Advisor: Vonk
Hart, Samantha
hart3@oakland.edu
Program: MS
Advisor: Taku
Hicks, Paxton
Advisor: Welling
Kokko, Maria
Advisor: Lewis
Kuskye, Kristin
Advisor: Zeigler-Hill
LaVallee, Jocelyn
jlaVallee@oakland.edu
Program: PhD
Advisor: Zeigler-Hill
LeBlanc, Renee
rmleblanc@oakland.edu
Program: MS
Advisor: Zeigler-Hill
Lunge, Jenna
jmlunge@oakland.edu
Program: PhD
Advisor: Welling
Maricle, Keri
kerimaricle@oakland.edu
Program: PhD
Advisor: McDonald
May, Cassidy
cassidymay@oakland.edu
Program: MS
Advisor: McDonald
McFarland, Ainsley
acmcfarland@oakland.edu
Program: MS
Advisor: McDonald
Meehan, Madeleine
madeleinemeehan@oakland.edu
Program: PhD
Advisor: Shackelford
Melton, Campbell
cjmelton@oakland.edu
Program: PhD
Advisor: Vonk
Morris, Marina
Advisor: Taku
Quay, James
Advisor: Zeigler-Hill
Rice, Jayden
Advisor: Lewis
Romzek, Katie
katherineromzek@oakland.edu
Program: BA/MS
Advisor: Taku
Schoemann, Michael
mcshoemann@oakland.edu
Program: MS
Advisor: Purdie
Sheetz, Katherine
Advisor: Welling
Sobah, Samantha
sobah@oakland.edu
Program: MS
Advisor: Shackelford
Stabile, Vincent
Advisor: Shackelford
Szala, Anna
Advisor: Shackelford
Taylor, Elizabeth
Advisor: Purdie
Wehbe, Yzar
Advisor: Purdie
Danielle Bildson
dbildson@oakland.edu
248-370-2300
Department of Psychology
654 Pioneer Drive
Rochester, MI 48309-4482
(location map)
(248) 370-2300
Fax: (248) 370-4612
Department of Psychology
654 Pioneer Drive
Rochester, MI 48309-4482
(location map)
(248) 370-2300
Fax: (248) 370-4612
