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Kinney, Lori Jean
Administrative Assistant III

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Mailing Address: PSYC Dept. PO Box 43644, Lafayette, LA, 70504
Physical Address: PSYC Dept. Girard Hall Rm 213
Attention To: 110 East University Avenue, Lafayette, LA 70503
(337) 482-6597
(337) 482-6587 Fax
lorijean.kinney1@louisiana.edu | psychology@louisiana.edu

Brooke Breaux Breaux, Brooke, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor


Honors B.S., University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2005
Ph.D., Cognitive Science, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2013

  • Language and Cognition
  • Death-related Language
  • Lexical Semantics
  • Metaphor
  • Psycholinguistics

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P.O. Box 43644
Lafayette LA 70504
Girard Hall, Room 222B
Phone: 337/482-6584
E-Mail: brooke.breaux@louisiana.edu

Brown, Amy, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Department Head


B.A., Centenary College of Louisiana, 1999
Ph.D., Social Psychology, Miami University, 2006
Postdoctoral training at the Research Institute on Addictions, University of Buffalo, 2006-2009

  • Social Perceptions of Sexual Violence
  • Bystander Intervention against Sexual Violence
  • Alcohol and Sexual Violence
  • Stigma

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P.O. Box 43644
Lafayette LA 70504
Girard Hall, Room 214
Phone: 337/482-6594
E-Mail: amy.brown@louisiana.edu

Caramillo-Hatch, Erika, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

B.S. in Psychology, University of Mary Washington, 2010
M.S. in Psychology, University of Louisiana - Monroe, 2013
Ph.D in Psychology, University of Southern Mississippi, 2017

  • Behavioral neuroscience
  • Psychopharmacology
  • Learning and memory
  • Alzheimer's disease
  • Comparative animal models

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P.O. Box 43644
Lafayette LA 70504
Girard Hall, Room G302A
Phone: 337/482-6596
E-Mail: erika.caramillo-hatch@louisiana.edu

 

Christie Charles

Charles, Christie, Ph.D.
Master Instructor


B.S., Psychology, University of Southwestern Louisiana, 1999
M.S., General/Experimental Psychology, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2003
Ph.D., Organizational Psychology, Walden University, 2017

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P.O. Box 43644
Lafayette LA 70504
Girard Hall, Room 313A
Phone: 337/482-5725
E-Mail: christie.charles@louisiana.edu

Eggenberger, Andrea, Ph.D.
Instructor

B.S., Psychology, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2008
M.S., Applied Psychology, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2010
Ph.D., Educational Research Measurement & Evaluation, Louisiana State University, 2024

  •     Community College Teaching and Instruction
  •     Community College Faculty Professional Development
  •     Community College student motivation and persistence
  •     Active Listening skills
  •     Working Memory processes

P.O. Box 43644
Lafayette LA 70504
Girard Hall, Room 313E
Phone: 337/482-6591
E-Mail: andrea.eggenberger@louisiana.edu

Gibson, Lori, M.S.
Senior Instructor


B.S., Psychology, McNeese State University, 1996
M.S., Psychology, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2002

  • Identifying Potentially Contentious Litigants in Child Custody Cases
  • Forensic Psychological Assessment
  • Chronic Pain and Mood Disorders

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P.O. Box 43644
Lafayette LA 70504
Girard Hall, Room 207
Phone: 337/482-6592
E-Mail: lori.gibson@louisiana.edu

Gibson, Sara, M.S.
Instructor

B.S. in Psychology, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2014
M.S. in Psychology, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2016

  • Consent and Communication
  • Sexual Education
  • Sexual Health

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P.O. Box 43644
Lafayette LA 70504
Girard Hall, Room 212
Phone: 337/482-6072
E-Mail: sara.gibson@louisiana.edu

 

LaCour, Mark, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

B.A., (Honors), Philosophy, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2011
M.S., General-Experimental Psychology, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2016
Ph.D., Experimental Psychology, Texas Tech University, 2021

  • Cognitive/quantitative psychology
  • Judgment, decision-making, and belief processes
  • Public health communication, vaccine hesitancy

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P.O. Box 43644
Lafayette LA 70504
Girard Hall, Room 313B
Phone: 337/ 482-6070
Email: mark.lacour@louisiana.edu

Li, Manyu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Jack & Gladys Theall/BORSF Professor in Liberal Arts


B.S.Sc (Hons), Psychology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2008
M.S., Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, 2011
Ph.D, Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, 2014

  • Community psychology, place attachment
  • Cross-cultural psychology, immigration
  • Education and teaching strategies
  • Sexuality and gender studies

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P.O. Box 43644
Lafayette LA 70504
Girard Hall, Room 222C
Phone: 337/482-6601
E-Mail: manyu.li@louisiana.edu

Lin, Hung-Chu, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Professor
Chair, Institutional Review Board
SLEMCO/LEQSF Regents Professor in Liberal Arts
Sponsored Collaborator, Pediatric Newborn Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School


D.D.S., School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, 1988
Board Certified Specialist, Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, Taiwan, 1990
M.A., Developmental Psychology, University of Connecticut, 2002
Ph.D., Developmental Psychology, University of Connecticut, 2006

  • Development of Emotions
  • Parenting
  • Attachment Relationships
  • Adverse Childhood Experiences
  • Developmental Disabilities

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P.O. Box 43644
Lafayette LA 70504
Girard Hall, Room 211
Phone: 337/482-6586
E-Mail: hung-chu.lin@louisiana.edu

Valanne MacGyvers

MacGyvers, Valanne, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor


B.S., Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, 1986
Ph.D., Developmental Psychology, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, 1993
Post-Doctoral Fellowship at UCLA, Educational Psychology, 1992-1994

  • The interface between social and emotional development and cognitive development, or social cognition.
  • Achievement Motivation, especially the role of mindset in the prediction of academic excellence. Current research focuses on College and Graduate Achievement.
  • The role of mindset in understanding of psychological problems in adolescents, including depression, anxiety and eating disorders.
  • Secondary Research interest is in adverse childhood experiences, particularly child sexual abuse.
  • Adolescence
  • Identity formation
  • Parental influences on development.
  • Measurement development

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P.O. Box 43644
Lafayette LA 70504
Girard Hall, Room 202C
Phone: 337/482-6588
E-Mail: valanne.macgyvers@louisiana.edu

Michael, Robert, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Graduate Coordinator, Psychology M.S. Program

B.Sc. Psychology, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, 2009
B.Sc. Hons (1st class) Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, 2010
Ph.D. Psychology, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, 2016

  • Cognitive biases
  • Psychology and the law
  • Expectancy effects
  • Statistical cognition

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P.O. Box 43644
Lafayette LA 70504
Girard Hall, Room 202B
Phone: 337/482-6585
E-Mail: robert.michael@louisiana.edu
 

Rick Perkins

Perkins, Rick, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Louisiana Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, University of New Mexico, 2001
 

P.O. Box 43644
Lafayette LA 70504
Girard Hall, Room 209
Phone: 337/482-6593
E-Mail: david.perkins@louisiana.edu

Emily Sandoz

Sandoz, Emily, Ph.D.
Professor

Emma Louise LeBlanc Burguieres/BORSF Endowed Professor of Social Sciences
Louisiana Licensed Clinical Psychologist


Honors Baccalaureate, Psychology, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2002
M.S., General/Experimental Psychology, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2003
Clinical Internship, Southeast Louisiana Veterans' Healthcare System, New Orleans, LA
Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, University of Mississippi, 2010

  • Psychological Flexibility as a Model for Psychological Health and Well Being
  • Behavior Analysis of Complex Human Behavior

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P.O. Box 43644
Lafayette LA 70504
Girard Hall, Room 202A
Phone: 337/482-1479
E-Mail: emily.sandoz@louisiana.edu

Simon, Michelle, M.S.
Instructor

B.S. in Psychology, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2016
M.S. in Psychology, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2018

  • Adolescent Development & Sexuality
  • The Role of the Internet in Development
  • Sexuality Education

P.O. Box 43644
Lafayette LA 70504
Girard Hall, Room 313F
Phone: 337/482-1587
Email: michelle.simon1@louisiana.edu


 
Salande, Joseph, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Louisiana Licensed Clinical Psychologist

B.S., Psychology, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2006
M.S., Applied Psychology, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2008
Clinical Internship, Alexandria VA Health Care System, Alexandria, LA
Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Fielding Graduate University, 2018
 

P.O. Box 43644
Lafayette LA 70504
Girard Hall, Room 313D
Phone: 337/482-6590
E-Mail: joseph.salande@louisiana.edu

 

Whitney Storey

Storey, Whitney, M.S.
Senior Instructor

B.S.E., Theatre Education, East Texas Baptist University, 2008
M.S., Psychology, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2012

  • Women’s issues
  • Parenting / Incarceration
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, particularly in relation to Parenting / Anxiety
  • Student success

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P.O. Box 43644
Lafayette LA 70504
Girard Hall, Room G308
Phone: 337/482-6838
E-Mail: whitney.storey@louisiana.edu

Wozencraft, Theresa, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Louisiana Licensed Counseling Psychologist
B.A., Nicholl’s State University
M.S., University of Southern Mississippi
Ph.D., Counseling Psychology, University of Southern Mississippi, 1991

  • Clinical research and treatment of eating disorders and eating-disordered behavior
  • Stress and coping
  • Treatment of disorders in children and adolescents

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P.O. Box 43644
Lafayette LA 70504
222A Girard Hall
Phone: 337/482-6589
E-Mail: theresa.wozencraft@louisiana.edu

Bowman, Patrick, M.S., LPC – S, BCP CC
Adjunct Instructor

License Professional Counselor – Supervisor (LPC – S)
Board Certified Professional Christian Counselor (BCPCC)

B.S. Psychology, Cum Laude, Xavier University, New Orleans, LA
M.S., Psychology, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 1984

Individual, Marriage and Family Therapist at the Acadiana Family Tree Counseling and Education Center
Nurturing Fathers/ Best Dads Facilitator at the Acadiana Family Tree Counseling and Education Center

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P.O. Box 43644
Lafayette LA 70504
Girard Hall, Room 112C
E-Mail: patrick.bowman@louisiana.edu

 

Douglas Hertzock, Raven, M.S.
Adjunct Instructor

M.S., Psychology, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2019

P.O. Box 43644
Lafayette LA 70504
Girard Hall, Room 112C
E-Mail: raven.douglas1@louisiana.edu

Higginbotham, David, M.S.
Adjunct Instructor
Program Specialist/Quality Assurance
Louisiana Workforce Commission - Louisiana Rehabilitation Services

B.S., Psychology, University of Southwestern Louisiana, 1987
M.S., General Experimental Psychology, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2005
M.S., Counselor Education, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2010

P.O. Box 43644
Lafayette LA 70504
Girard Hall, Room 112C
E-Mail: david.higginbotham@louisiana.edu

 

Johnson, Taylar, B.S.
Adjunct Instructor

B.S., Psychology, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2022
M.S., Psychology, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, anticipated, December 2024

PO Box 43644
Lafayette, LA 70504
Girard Hall, Room 112C
E-Mail: taylar.johnson1@louisiana.edu

 

Martin, Kiara, M.S.
Adjunct Instructor
Admissions Counselor at UL Lafayette
 

M.S., Psychology, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2023

P.O. Box 41210
Lafayette, LA 70504
UL Lafayette Welcome Center Building, 2nd Floor
(337) 482-1036
E-Mail: kiara.martin@louisiana.edu

 

Romero, Anna, M.S.
Adjunct Instructor


M.S., Psychology, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2024

PO Box 43644
Lafayette, LA 70504
Girard Hall, Room 112C
E-Mail: anna.romero1@louisiana.edu
 

  Veal, Jon-Patric, M.S.
Adjunct Instructor


M.S., Psychology, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2024

PO Box 43644
Lafayette, LA 70504
Girard Hall, Room 112C
E-Mail: jon-patric.veal1@louisiana.edu