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Faculty/Staff

Psychology Department Faculty/Staff

Irene Strasser

607-753-4219 (Office Phone)
Email (Work Email)

Title(s):

Department Chair
Associate Professor

Department(s):

Psychology Department

Additional Info:

Education: Ph.D., Developmental Psychology, University of Vienna
Publications
Research interests : Dr. Strasser's research spans Lifespan Development, with a focus on adult development and aging, Cultural Psychology, decolonizing psychology, and the politics of care and care work. Her methodological interests lie in qualitative inquiry and mixed methods research. She currently serves as a member of the Executive Committee of the Society for Qualitative Inquiry in Psychology, a section of Division 5 of the American Psychological Association (APA).

Katherine Bonafide

607-753-4935 (Office Phone)
Email (Work Email)

Title(s):

Associate Professor

Department(s):

Psychology Department

Additional Info:

Education: Ph.D. Clinical Psychology, Syracuse University (2015); APPIC Pre-doctoral Clinical Internship, SUNY Upstate Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences (2015); M.S., Clinical Psychology, Syracuse University (2012); M.A., Counseling Psychology, Boston College (2008); B.S., Psychology, Lehigh University (2006)
Publications
Teaching Interests: I primarily teach elective courses in the area of clinical and counseling psychology. I also enjoy teaching and developing courses in clinical health psychology that provide experiential learning opportunities for students. Courses regularly taught: Abnormal Psychology, Clinical Health Psychology, Orientation to Clinical Professions in Psychology, Applying Research Methods in Psychology
Research Interests: My research broadly focuses on health promotion and disease prevention. I have primarily focused on sexual risk reduction among adolescents and young adults. My work in that area has spanned HPV vaccine acceptance and uptake, parent-child sex communication, and most recently, a mixed methods investigation of emerging adult communication about sex-related topics as associated with sexual health outcomes. My current area of investigation explores socio-emotional correlates of COVID-19 exposure.

Megan Boyle (she/her)

Email (Work Email)

Title(s):

Assistant Professor

Department(s):

Psychology Department

Additional Info:

Education: Ph.D. in Disability Disciplines, Utah State University; M.S. in Applied Behavior Analysis and Organizational Behavior Management, Florida Institute of Technology; B.S. in Psychology, Western Michigan University
Research interests: I'm interested in improving human behavior across a variety of contexts. I research severe challenging behavior of children and adolescents with developmental disabilities, including elopement (bolting and wandering). I also research indirect effects of interventions, including the fact that sometimes behavior worsens in unchanged contexts (behavioral contrast). I have interests in sustainability, especially those concerning responsible and effective pest control. I also have interests in improving humans' relationships with their companion animals, particularly cats.
Certification: Board Certified Behavior Analyst-Doctoral

Elizabeth Carter

Title(s):

Adjunct Lecturer

Department(s):

Psychology Department

Andrew R. Craig

6077532742 (Office Phone)
Email (Work Email)

Title(s):

Adjunct Lecturer

Department(s):

Psychology Department

Elaine M DeRado

607-753-4219 (Office Phone)
Email (Work Email)

Title(s):

Administrative Assistant 1

Department(s):

Psychology Department

Additional Info:

Education: : B.A., Sociology, SUNY Potsdam

Leslie G Eaton

607-753-2079 (Office Phone)

Title(s):

Professor

Department(s):

Psychology Department

Jennifer Erickson

Title(s):

Adjunct Lecturer

Department(s):

Psychology Department

Kaitlin M. Flannery

607-753-4284 (Office Phone)
Email (Work Email)

Title(s):

Associate Professor

Department(s):

Psychology Department

Additional Info:

Education: Ph.D., Developmental Psychology, University of Connecticut (2017); M.A., Psychology, University of Connecticut (2014); B.S., Psychology, University of Delaware (2012)
Research Interests: Dr. Flannery's research focuses on social and emotional development in adolescence and emerging adulthood. Specifically, her research focuses on characteristics of adolescent friendships, the experience of friendship dissolution, and social media use among adolescents and emerging adults. Dr. Flannery's work is primarily quantitative, with a focus on statistical methodology.
Publications
Teaching Interests: Dr. Flannery teaches courses within the Developmental Psychology domain (Child Psychology, Adolescent Psychology, Lifespan Developmental Psychology, Advanced Developmental Psychology), as well as foundation courses in Psychology (Introductory Psychology, Statistical Methods, Research Methods, Applying Research Methods in Psychology). She earned a certificate in college instruction from the University of Connecticut in 2017.

Bridget O. Hier

(607) 753-5607 (Office Phone)
Email (Work Email)

Title(s):

Psychology in Schools Minor Program Coordinator
Associate Professor

Department(s):

Psychology Department

Additional Info:

Education: Postdoctoral Fellowship, Devereux Center for Effective Schools (2014-15); APPIC Internship, Devereux Center for Effective Schools (2013-14); Ph.D., School Psychology, Syracuse University (2014); M.S., Psychology, Syracuse University (2012) ; B.A., Psychology, North Carolina State University (2009)
Certifications: Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA); School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports Facilitator at Tier I (Pennsylvania)
Research Interests: Dr. Hier’s research focuses on developing effective, efficient instructional practices to improve children’s academic outcomes. Through her applied research, she works to identify practices that can be used preventatively within the general education setting to promote lasting, generalized improvements in children’s writing skills. Dr. Hier is particularly interested in using experimental methods to better understand behavioral models of skill development.
Publications
Dr. Hier's Research Lab - Research in Interventions Targeting Educational Success
Teaching and Clinical Interests: Dr. Hier teaches courses in school psychology, applied behavior analysis, and research methods. Clinically, she specializes in working with schools to provide behavioral and academic services within a multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) framework. At the individual student level, Dr. Hier has expertise in functional behavioral assessment and behavior intervention planning.

David A Kilpatrick

607-753-2041 (Office Phone)
Email (Work Email)

Title(s):

Professor Emeritus of Psychology
Adjunct Lecturer

Department(s):

Psychology Department

Karen Lister

607-753-4223 (Office Phone)
Email (Work Email)

Title(s):

Forensic Psychology Minor Program Coordinator
Associate Professor

Department(s):

Psychology Department

Additional Info:

Education:: Ph. D. in Clinical Psychology, Sam Houston State University; Postdoctoral Fellowship in Forensic Psychology, Eastern Virginia Medical School
Teaching Interests: : Dr. Lister primarily teaches courses related to her specialization in forensic psychology and developed the department's minor in forensic psychology as well as courses related to this specialty. Courses regularly taught: Forensic Psychology, The Psychology of Criminal Behavior, The Psychology of Violence and Victimization, Seminar in Forensic Psychology, and Applying Research Methods in Psychology
Research Interests:: Dr. Lister's research focuses on the media portrayal of psychopathy, how popular media frames mass shootings and intimate partner violence as well as the forensic evaluation of malingering. Dr. Lister's supervision of student research has also included an examination of how radicalization models relate to online fandom communities.

John Lombardo

607-753-4223 (Office Phone)
Email (Work Email)

Title(s):

Adjunct Lecturer

Department(s):

Psychology Department

Dr. Kim Nguyen-Nalpas (she, her, hers)

Email (Work Email)

Title(s):

Visiting Scholar

Department(s):

Psychology Department

Additional Info:

Educational Background: Ph.D. Critical Social Personality Psychology, City University of New York (2025); M.Ph. CUNY, 2022; M.A. Human Development & Social Intervention, New York University, 2014; B.S., Loyola University Chicago, 2009
Research Interests: Dr. Nguyen-Nalpas’s research focuses on increasing refugees' and immigrants’ agency and resistance to oppressive structural forces. Her research interests are in gender studies (particularly masculinity), complex systems, political war trauma, and decolonizing healing practices. Kim is interested in the different ways in which economic and political forces shape human development. Kim’s previous research involved Afghan refugee women’s adaptation to living in the U.S. and how Vietnamese refugee mothers increased agency. As a former child refugee, Kim has particular insight into issues of identity, race, gender, class, and migration. Kim has developed and facilitated numerous workshops and lectures exploring the origins and interconnectivity of racism, sexism, homophobia, ableism, and classism. At the core, Dr. Nguyen-Nalpas’s work is aimed at exploring issues of power.
Teaching Interests: Dr. Nguyen-Nalpas regularly teaches courses tackling issues related to race, gender, and sexuality. She also enjoys teaching courses related to immigration and genocide.

Dr. Michie L Odle

607-753-4224 (Office Phone)
Email (Work Email)

Title(s):

Associate Professor

Department(s):

Psychology Department

Judith A Ouellette

607-753-2043 (Office Phone)
Email (Work Email)

Title(s):

Professor

Department(s):

Psychology Department

Joshua A Peck

607-753-4217 (Office Phone)
Email (Work Email)

Title(s):

Associate Professor

Department(s):

Psychology Department

Additional Info:

Teaching Interest: Applying Research Methods in Psychology – Learning – Behavioral Neuroscience – Psychopharmacology – Statistical Methods
Educational Background: CUNY- The Graduate Center- Psychology: Ph. D. (2014) Queens College - Psychology: M.S. (2012) State University of New York at Cortland - B.S. (2007)
Scholarly Interest: Behavioral and neural mechanisms underlying the relapse of drug-taking and drug-seeking.

Jeffery N. Swartwood

607-753-2039 (Office Phone)
Email (Work Email)

Title(s):

Associate Professor

Department(s):

Psychology Department

Katherine H. Trotter

Title(s):

Adjunct Lecturer

Department(s):

Psychology Department

Alexandra L Vizgaitis

607-753-2938 (Office Phone)
Email (Work Email)

Title(s):

Assistant Professor

Department(s):

Psychology Department

Additional Info:

Education: Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Binghamton University (SUNY); APPIC Predoctoral Clinical Internship, Syracuse VA Medical Center; M.S., Psychology, Binghamton University (SUNY); B.A., Psychology, Nazareth College
Research interests: My research focuses on personality pathology and maladaptive personality traits. Very broadly, my research aims to contribute to the big-picture question of how we can more accurately define, identify, and understand personality pathology. I study how various intrapersonal and interpersonal processes are associated with personality pathology.
Publications

Xiaoye Xu

607-753-4215 (Office Phone)
Email (Work Email)

Title(s):

Assistant Professor

Department(s):

Psychology Department

Additional Info:

Research Interests: Dr. Xu's research focuses on children’s development in the dynamic family system (e.g., parenting behaviors, family environment). Specifically, her research focuses on the development of children’s self-regulation, outcomes of self-regulation (e.g., prosocial behavior, psychopathology), and how family system could have bidirectional relations with these children’s behaviors. Dr. Xu's work is primarily quantitative, with a focus on different types of statistical methodologies.
Education: Ph.D., Family and Human Development, Arizona State University; M.A., Social Psychology, San Francisco State University; B.A., Psychology, Smith College

Haiyan Zhang

607-753-4937 (Office Phone)
Email (Work Email)

Title(s):

Associate Professor

Department(s):

Psychology Department

Emeritus Faculty

Dr. David Berger, Professor Emeritus of Psychology

Dr. Michael Berzonsky, SUNY Distinguished Professor, Professor Emeritus of Psychology

Dr. Raymond Collings, Professor Emeritus of Psychology

Dr. Kimberly Jackson, Professor Emerita of Psychology

Dr. Melvyn King, Associate Professor Emeritus of Psychology

Dr. Paul Luyben, Professor Emeritus of Psychology