Psychology Faculty & Staff
Our faculty publish broadly and frequently. In addition, they have received many awards including Grants from the Spencer Foundation, NIH, NSF, and AT&T. More details about these accomplishments may be found at iindividual faculty's website. By way of brief introduction, here are summaries of the members of the Psychology faculty.
Department Chair
Mary Ann Foley
Professors
John Berman
Professor of Psychology
B.A., Xavier University
M.A., Ph.D., Northwestern University
Tisch Learning Center 150
518-580-5317
jberman@skidmore.edu
Research interests: cross-cultural psychology, especially perceptions of fairness and applied social science methodology
Hugh Foley
Professor of Psychology
B.A., St. John Fisher College
Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony Brook
Tisch Learning Center 101
518-580-5308
hfoley@skidmore.edu
Research interests: perception and memory, with specific interests in context effects on judgment, face perception and recognition, and the role of effort in memory.
Mary Ann Foley
Professor of Psychology
Chair, Department of Psychology
Class of 1948 Professor for Excellence in Teaching
B.A., Nazareth College of Rochester
Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony Brook
Tisch Learning Center 142
518-580-5302
mfoley@skidmore.edu
Research interest: the study of cognitive processes in a variety of contexts; most recently, the study of children's memory confusions, the role of imaginal processing in remembering, factors influencing face recognition, and the study of perceptual closure processes
Robert M. Oswalt
Professor of Psychology
B.A., DePauw University
M.A., Ph.D., Louisiana State University
Tisch Learning Center 152
518-580-5311
moswalt@skidmore.edu
Research interests: blood-donor and organ-donor motivation, the desensitization of traumatic memories by eye-movement, and sexual behavior among college students, including AIDS and date rape.
Sheldon Solomon
Professor of Psychology
Courtney and Steven Ross Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies
B.A., Franklin and Marshall College
M.A., Ph.D., University of Kansas, Lawrence
Tisch Learning Center 153
518-580-5312
ssolomon@skidmore.edu
Research interest: the psychological functions of self-esteem and the effects of specific political and economic institutions on mental health
Visiting Professor
Virginia Murphy-Berman
Visiting Professor of Psychology
B.A., Pennsylvania State University
M.A., Ph.D., Northwestern University
Tisch Learning Center 133
518-580-5545
vberman@skidmore.edu
Research interests: cross-cultural psychology, especially as it applies to perceptions of fairness, children's rights and construals of the self
Associate Professors
Denise Evert
Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., Gettysburg College
M.A., Wesleyan University
M.A., Ph.D., Princeton University
Tisch Learning Center 149
518-580-5303
devert@skidmore.edu
Research interests: the neuropsychology of attentional processing
Holley Hodgins
Associate Professor of Psychology
B.S., Roberts Wesleyan College
M.A., St. Bonaventure University
Ph.D., University of Rochester
Tisch Learning Center 154
518-580-5309
hhodgins@skidmore.edu
Research interest: motivational orientation and various social behaviors, including social interaction, perceptions of other people and responses to social predicaments
Flip Phillips
Associate Professor of Psychology
Director, Neuroscience Program
B.F.A., M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State University
Tisch Learning Center 155
518-580-5313
flip@skidmore.edu
Research interest: the perception of solid shape, perception of texture, and the psychology of aesthetics
Assistant Professors
Youngon Choi
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea
M.A., Ph.D., Duke University
Tisch Learning Center 146
518-580-5307
ychoi@skidmore.edu
Research interests: the nature of developing language processing systems by way of a cross-linguistic comparative approach and the interface between language and cognitive development
Beth Gershuny
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., Skidmore College
M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri at Columbia
Tisch Learning Center 145
518-580-5304
gershuny@skidmore.edu
Research interests: anxiety and trauma-related psychopathology, particularly the etiology, pathogenesis, underlying mechanisms, and treatment of general anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder
Rebecca Johnson
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., Georgetown College
M.S., Ph.D., University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Tisch Learning Center 151
518-580-5306
rjohnso1@skidmore.edu
Research interests: the cognitive processes underlying reading in normal and skilled readers and individuals with stroke-induced reading disorders
Hassan López
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., Harvard University
Ph.D., University of Michigan
Tisch Learning Center 156
518-580-5314
hlopez@skidmore.edu
Scholarly interests: the biological basis of sexual attraction, motivation, and courtship in both males and females
Visiting Assistant Professor
Anita Miller
Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., Bucknell University
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Dana Science Center 354
518-580-8307
amiller@skidmore.edu
Research interest: psychophysiology, emotion, and depression across the life span
Support Staff
Carol Lloyd
Department Secretary
Tisch Learning Center 140
518-580-5300
clloyd@skidmore.edu
Our faculty publish broadly and frequently. In addition, they have received many awards including Grants from the Spencer Foundation, NIH, NSF, and AT&T. More details about these accomplishments may be found at iindividual faculty's website. By way of brief introduction, here are summaries of the members of the Psychology faculty.
Department Chair
Mary Ann Foley
Professors
John Berman
Professor of Psychology
B.A., Xavier University
M.A., Ph.D., Northwestern University
Tisch Learning Center 150
518-580-5317
jberman@skidmore.edu
Research interests: cross-cultural psychology, especially perceptions of fairness and applied social science methodology
Hugh Foley
Professor of Psychology
B.A., St. John Fisher College
Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony Brook
Tisch Learning Center 101
518-580-5308
hfoley@skidmore.edu
Research interests: perception and memory, with specific interests in context effects on judgment, face perception and recognition, and the role of effort in memory.
Mary Ann Foley
Professor of Psychology
Chair, Department of Psychology
Class of 1948 Professor for Excellence in Teaching
B.A., Nazareth College of Rochester
Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony Brook
Tisch Learning Center 142
518-580-5302
mfoley@skidmore.edu
Research interest: the study of cognitive processes in a variety of contexts; most recently, the study of children's memory confusions, the role of imaginal processing in remembering, factors influencing face recognition, and the study of perceptual closure processes
Robert M. Oswalt
Professor of Psychology
B.A., DePauw University
M.A., Ph.D., Louisiana State University
Tisch Learning Center 152
518-580-5311
moswalt@skidmore.edu
Research interests: blood-donor and organ-donor motivation, the desensitization of traumatic memories by eye-movement, and sexual behavior among college students, including AIDS and date rape.
Sheldon Solomon
Professor of Psychology
Courtney and Steven Ross Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies
B.A., Franklin and Marshall College
M.A., Ph.D., University of Kansas, Lawrence
Tisch Learning Center 153
518-580-5312
ssolomon@skidmore.edu
Research interest: the psychological functions of self-esteem and the effects of specific political and economic institutions on mental health
Visiting Professor
Virginia Murphy-Berman
Visiting Professor of Psychology
B.A., Pennsylvania State University
M.A., Ph.D., Northwestern University
Tisch Learning Center 133
518-580-5545
vberman@skidmore.edu
Research interests: cross-cultural psychology, especially as it applies to perceptions of fairness, children's rights and construals of the self
Associate Professors
Denise Evert
Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., Gettysburg College
M.A., Wesleyan University
M.A., Ph.D., Princeton University
Tisch Learning Center 149
518-580-5303
devert@skidmore.edu
Research interests: the neuropsychology of attentional processing
Holley Hodgins
Associate Professor of Psychology
B.S., Roberts Wesleyan College
M.A., St. Bonaventure University
Ph.D., University of Rochester
Tisch Learning Center 154
518-580-5309
hhodgins@skidmore.edu
Research interest: motivational orientation and various social behaviors, including social interaction, perceptions of other people and responses to social predicaments
Flip Phillips
Associate Professor of Psychology
Director, Neuroscience Program
B.F.A., M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State University
Tisch Learning Center 155
518-580-5313
flip@skidmore.edu
Research interest: the perception of solid shape, perception of texture, and the psychology of aesthetics
Assistant Professors
Youngon Choi
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea
M.A., Ph.D., Duke University
Tisch Learning Center 146
518-580-5307
ychoi@skidmore.edu
Research interests: the nature of developing language processing systems by way of a cross-linguistic comparative approach and the interface between language and cognitive development
Beth Gershuny
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., Skidmore College
M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri at Columbia
Tisch Learning Center 145
518-580-5304
gershuny@skidmore.edu
Research interests: anxiety and trauma-related psychopathology, particularly the etiology, pathogenesis, underlying mechanisms, and treatment of general anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder
Rebecca Johnson
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., Georgetown College
M.S., Ph.D., University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Tisch Learning Center 151
518-580-5306
rjohnso1@skidmore.edu
Research interests: the cognitive processes underlying reading in normal and skilled readers and individuals with stroke-induced reading disorders
Hassan López
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., Harvard University
Ph.D., University of Michigan
Tisch Learning Center 156
518-580-5314
hlopez@skidmore.edu
Scholarly interests: the biological basis of sexual attraction, motivation, and courtship in both males and females
Visiting Assistant Professor
Anita Miller
Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., Bucknell University
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Dana Science Center 354
518-580-8307
amiller@skidmore.edu
Research interest: psychophysiology, emotion, and depression across the life span
Support Staff
Carol Lloyd
Department Secretary
Tisch Learning Center 140
518-580-5300
clloyd@skidmore.edu
