Faculty
Chairperson
Research
Research interests
- Transgression and Forgiveness in Friendship and Romantic Relationship
- Interethnic Dating/Marriage
- Resilience and Satisfaction in Close Relationships
- Competition in Friendships
Faculty
Research
Research interests
- Cognitive aging
- Neuropsychology
- Remediation of cognitive decline and potential gene-environment interactions
- Measurement of normal versus pathological changes with age and mental health
- Developmental characteristics in parenting and healthy development
Assistant Professor
Psychology
Liberal Arts 390
508-999-8382
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Research
Research interests
- Health behavior change
- Enhancing treatment outcomes for eating disorders and obesity
- Clinical training
Associate Professor / Faculty Director of the Honors College
Psychology
Claire T. Carney Library 227
508-999-9206
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Research
Research interests
- Health behaviors
- Social support
- Relationships
- Health attitudes
Assistant Teaching Professor
Psychology
Liberal Arts 392H
508-999-8831
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Research
Research interests
- Decolonization of psychology (teaching, mental health)
- Multicultural issues (e.g., cross-racial/ethnic solidarity)
- Data disaggregation on mental health issues for Asian Americans
Professor
Psychology
Liberal Arts 384
508-910-6954
elizabeth.richardson@umassd.edu
Research
Research interests
- Adolescent & young adult health risk behaviors
- Growth, resilience & wellness
- Equine assisted learning
- Mindful parenting
Associate Teaching Professor
Psychology
Liberal Arts 358
508-999-8381
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Research
Research interests
- Externalizing Childhood Behaviors
- Evidence-Based Treatments
- Treatment Dissemination and Implementation
- Autism Spectrum Disorders
Research
Research interests
- Transgression and Forgiveness in Friendship and Romantic Relationship
- Interethnic Dating/Marriage
- Resilience and Satisfaction in Close Relationships
- Competition in Friendships
Research
Research interests
- Emotion Perception
- Emotion and Moral Judgments
- Development of emotion categories across cultures
Assistant Teaching Professor
Psychology
Liberal Arts 347
508-999-8341
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Research
Research interests
- Political Polarization
- Motivated Reasoning
- Social Support and Health Related Behaviors
- Psychology of Peak Performance
- Morality
Associate Teaching Professor
Psychology
Liberal Arts 388
508-999-8361
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Research
Research interests
- Developmental psychopathology
- Emotional development
- Affective physiology
- Development of aggressive behavior
- Social relationships in childhood
Research
Research interests
- Transfer in educational settings
- Creativity in engineering design
- Insight problem solving
- Individual differences
- Skill learning and transfer
Research
Research interests
- Personality
- Motivation
- Autonomy support