Curricula Vitae in UPS Psychology

Name	Personal Focus	Summary
Dr. Kenneth James Barideaux, Jr. Associate Professor	applying principles of cognition to human learning	Dr. Barideaux received his PhD in Experimental Psychology from the University of Memphis in Memphis, TN. His research program focuses on applying principles of cognition to human learning. More specifically, this work involves investigating the cognitive processes (e.g., memory, attention, and elaborative processing strategies) that interact and influence learning in educational contexts. Dr. Barideaux teaches Research Methods, Intro to Psychology, and Educational Psychology.
Dr. Andrew Beer Professor		Dr. Beer's research interests lie in Personality and Social psychology, specifically impression formation, person perception, and personality assessment.
Dr. James Adam Bunde, PhD Assistant Professor	Health behavior, Experiential avoidance, Altruism	Dr. Bunde received a Ph.D. from the University of Iowa. His scholarly interests involve health behavior, experiential avoidance, values-based action, and altruism. He teaches classes in health psychology, clinical psychology, developmental psychology, and statistics.
Christa Christ Associate Professor		Christa Christ is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology, University of SC Upstate.
Janice Disla Assistant Professor		Dr. Disla first received her B.A. in Psychology from the University of New Hampshire, Durham, later obtaining both her M.A. and Ph.D. in Psychological Sciences from the University of California- Merced. She specialized in developmental psychology and family development. Her scholarly interests include adolescent disclosure, parent-child communication, resiliency, positive child adjustment, family conflict, and cultural differences. Her work has been published in several high-impact journals.
Jennifer Gray Assistant Professor		Jennifer Gray is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology, University of SC Upstate.
Leigh Suzanne Hall Senior Instructor	Communication	Suzanne Hall is an instructor of communication at the University of South Carolina Upstate, where she has taught since 2015. She graduated from Eastern Kentucky University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in broadcasting, and she earned a Master of Arts degree in journalism from Marshall University in 1998. She is currently completing her doctoral studies in health promotion, education and behavior at the University of South Carolina.
Jason Hannay Assistant Professor		Dr. Hannay earned a Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He currently teaches Introduction to Psychology, Introduction to Social Psychology, and Stereotyping/Prejudice. His research explores the ways systemic inequality (both economic and racial) affect people in everyday life.
Dr. Ann Hoover Professor		Dr. Hoover received her Ph.D. in social psychology from Purdue University. Her primary research interests include prejudice, power and gender roles. She teaches Statistics, Social Psychology, Psychology of Women, and Senior Seminar.
Dr. Stefanie M. Keen Professor		Dr. Keen received her Ph.D. from Indiana University in 2003. Her research interests include the psychological effects of traumatic stress (e.g., military trauma, child maltreatment), particularly the co-morbidity of posttraumatic stress disorder and substance use disorders.
Dr. Scott Meek Associate Professor	Psychology	Dr. Meek received a Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina in Experimental Psychology, with a focus on Cognitive Neuroscience. He currently teaches courses in the areas of research methods, sensation and perception, cognitive neuroscience, deception, and the neurological consequences of childhood trauma. His scholarly interests include memory, trust, deception, and the impact of trauma on neurological and cognitive development.
Dr. Susan Elizabeth Ruppel Professor	Psychology