Faculty and Staff

Cay Anderson-Hanley

Assistant Professor of Psychology
Ph.D., The University at Albany, State University of New York

Clinical psychology with interests in health psychology, gerontology, and clinical neuropsychology. She teaches courses in abnormal psychology, psychotherapy, health psychology, and seminars in clinical neuropsychology.

Suzanne Benack

Professor of Psychology
Ph.D., Harvard University

Adolescence and early adulthood, moral and epistemological thought, ego development. She teaches courses in personality psychology, psychotherapy, and seminars in adolescence and moral development.

George Bizer

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Associate Professor of Psychology
Ph.D., Ohio State University (Columbus)

Social psychology with a focus on attitude formation and strength. He teaches courses in social psychology, industrial-organizational psychology, statistics, research methods, and political psychology.

Daniel Burns

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Professor of Psychology
Ph.D., The University at Binghamton, State University of New York

Cognitive psychology with special interests in memory. He teaches courses in statistics, research methods, memory and thinking, and advanced courses in memory, cognition, and methodology.

Christopher Chabris

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Ph.D., Harvard University

Cognitive Psychology/cognitive neuroscience, with a special interest in individual differences in cognitive abilities. He teaches classes in cognitive psychology, neuroscience, statistics, and individual differences.

Kenneth DeBono
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Gilbert R. Livingston Professor of the Behavioral Sciences
Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Psychology of persuasion, psychology of religion, motivations underlying religious beliefs.
He teaches courses in social psychology, statistics, and psychology of religion.

Gail Donaldson

Lecturer
M.A., New School for Social Research

Personality. She teaches courses in personality, abnormal psychology, and the psychology of women.

Florian Fessel

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Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology

Ph.D., University of Illinois

Social psychology

Joshua Hart
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Assistant Professor of Psychology
PhD, University of California, Davis

Personality and social psychology, with an emphasis on processes related to close relationships, self-esteem, worldviews (i.e., belief systems), and their interplay. He teaches courses in introductory psychology, personality, psychology of emotion, and a seminar on “Love and Death.”

Susan Hoffman

Departmental Secretary,

Bailey Hall 308 ext. 6257

Rudy Nydegger

Professor of Psychology and Management
Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis

Clinical Psychology. He teaches courses in abnormal psychology and industrial/organizational psychology.

Stephen Romero

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Associate Professor of Psychology
Ph.D., University of Colorado

Cognitive function after brain injury, role of memory in the acquisition of cognitive skills, neurological basis of numerical processing. He teaches courses in neuroscience, sensation & perception, and statistics.

Linda Stanhope

Professor of Psychology
Ph.D., University of Virginia

Parents´ discipline styles, children´s temperaments, and the development of altruism. She teaches courses in developmental psychology, educational psychology, statistics, and seminars on children and families.

Tina Sutton '02

Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology
Ph.D., The University at Albany, State University of New York

Cognitive Psychology, with a special interest in the processing of emotion words, the influence of emotion on attention, and language representation within and across languages. She teaches courses in Cognitive Psychology, including Memory and Thinking and Psychology of Language, as well as Introductory Psychology, Statistics, and Research Methods.

Carol Weisse

Professor of Psychology, Director of Health Professions
Ph.D., Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Medical psychology, pain management/treatment, and stress. Carol is the director of the Pre-Health Professions Program at Union. She teaches courses in neuroscience, health psychology, and a seminar in brain and behavior.

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Psychology Home Courses & Requirements News and Events Department Faculty Recent Publications Students FREUD (Research Participation Link) Alumni Links & Resources	Faculty and Staff Cay Anderson-Hanley Home Page Assistant Professor of Psychology Ph.D., The University at Albany, State University of New York Clinical psychology with interests in health psychology, gerontology, and clinical neuropsychology. She teaches courses in abnormal psychology, psychotherapy, health psychology, and seminars in clinical neuropsychology. Suzanne Benack Professor of Psychology Ph.D., Harvard University Adolescence and early adulthood, moral and epistemological thought, ego development. She teaches courses in personality psychology, psychotherapy, and seminars in adolescence and moral development. George Bizer Home Page Associate Professor of Psychology Ph.D., Ohio State University (Columbus) Social psychology with a focus on attitude formation and strength. He teaches courses in social psychology, industrial-organizational psychology, statistics, research methods, and political psychology. Daniel Burns Home Page Professor of Psychology Ph.D., The University at Binghamton, State University of New York Cognitive psychology with special interests in memory. He teaches courses in statistics, research methods, memory and thinking, and advanced courses in memory, cognition, and methodology. Christopher Chabris Assistant Professor of Psychology Ph.D., Harvard University Cognitive Psychology/cognitive neuroscience, with a special interest in individual differences in cognitive abilities. He teaches classes in cognitive psychology, neuroscience, statistics, and individual differences. Kenneth DeBono More Information Gilbert R. Livingston Professor of the Behavioral Sciences Ph.D., University of Minnesota Psychology of persuasion, psychology of religion, motivations underlying religious beliefs. He teaches courses in social psychology, statistics, and psychology of religion. Gail Donaldson Lecturer M.A., New School for Social Research Personality. She teaches courses in personality, abnormal psychology, and the psychology of women. Florian Fessel Home Page Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology Ph.D., University of Illinois Social psychology Joshua Hart More Information Assistant Professor of Psychology PhD, University of California, Davis Personality and social psychology, with an emphasis on processes related to close relationships, self-esteem, worldviews (i.e., belief systems), and their interplay. He teaches courses in introductory psychology, personality, psychology of emotion, and a seminar on “Love and Death.” Susan Hoffman Departmental Secretary, Bailey Hall 308 ext. 6257 Rudy Nydegger Professor of Psychology and Management Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis Clinical Psychology. He teaches courses in abnormal psychology and industrial/organizational psychology. Stephen Romero More information Associate Professor of Psychology Ph.D., University of Colorado Cognitive function after brain injury, role of memory in the acquisition of cognitive skills, neurological basis of numerical processing. He teaches courses in neuroscience, sensation & perception, and statistics. Linda Stanhope Professor of Psychology Ph.D., University of Virginia Parents´ discipline styles, children´s temperaments, and the development of altruism. She teaches courses in developmental psychology, educational psychology, statistics, and seminars on children and families. Tina Sutton '02 Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology Ph.D., The University at Albany, State University of New York Cognitive Psychology, with a special interest in the processing of emotion words, the influence of emotion on attention, and language representation within and across languages. She teaches courses in Cognitive Psychology, including Memory and Thinking and Psychology of Language, as well as Introductory Psychology, Statistics, and Research Methods. Carol Weisse Professor of Psychology, Director of Health Professions Ph.D., Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Medical psychology, pain management/treatment, and stress. Carol is the director of the Pre-Health Professions Program at Union. She teaches courses in neuroscience, health psychology, and a seminar in brain and behavior.
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Faculty and Staff

Cay Anderson-Hanley

Suzanne Benack

George Bizer

Daniel Burns

Christopher Chabris

Kenneth DeBonoMore Information Gilbert R. Livingston Professor of the Behavioral SciencesPh.D., University of MinnesotaPsychology of persuasion, psychology of religion, motivations underlying religious beliefs.He teaches courses in social psychology, statistics, and psychology of religion.

Gail Donaldson LecturerM.A., New School for Social Research Personality. She teaches courses in personality, abnormal psychology, and the psychology of women.

Florian Fessel

Joshua Hart More Information

Personality and social psychology, with an emphasis on processes related to close relationships, self-esteem, worldviews (i.e., belief systems), and their interplay. He teaches courses in introductory psychology, personality, psychology of emotion, and a seminar on “Love and Death.”

Susan Hoffman

Bailey Hall 308 ext. 6257Rudy Nydegger Professor of Psychology and ManagementPh.D., Washington University in St. Louis Clinical Psychology. He teaches courses in abnormal psychology and industrial/organizational psychology.

Stephen Romero

Professor of PsychologyPh.D., University of Virginia Parents´ discipline styles, children´s temperaments, and the development of altruism. She teaches courses in developmental psychology, educational psychology, statistics, and seminars on children and families.

Tina Sutton '02

Carol Weisse

Kenneth DeBono
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Gilbert R. Livingston Professor of the Behavioral Sciences
Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Psychology of persuasion, psychology of religion, motivations underlying religious beliefs.
He teaches courses in social psychology, statistics, and psychology of religion.

Gail Donaldson

Lecturer
M.A., New School for Social Research

Personality. She teaches courses in personality, abnormal psychology, and the psychology of women.

Joshua Hart
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Bailey Hall 308 ext. 6257

Rudy Nydegger

Professor of Psychology and Management
Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis

Clinical Psychology. He teaches courses in abnormal psychology and industrial/organizational psychology.

Professor of Psychology
Ph.D., University of Virginia

Parents´ discipline styles, children´s temperaments, and the development of altruism. She teaches courses in developmental psychology, educational psychology, statistics, and seminars on children and families.