NKU Psychology Department Faculty and Staff

Psychology Department
Faculty and Staff

FACULTY:

Perilou Goddard, Ph.D.
Department Chair
343 BEP
(859) 572-5463
goddard@nku.edu
www.nku.edu/~goddard
Perilou Goddard, Professor and Chairperson, earned her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Indiana University in 1987 and completed a post-doctoral research fellowship at Brown University in 1989. Dr. Goddard teaches courses in abnormal psychology, psychotherapy approaches, addictive behaviors, and writing in psychology. Her research interests include (a) the impact of science training on high school psychology courses; (b) the relationships among stress, coping, drug/alcohol use, and academic achievement; and (c) the impact of professional education about harm reduction approaches to drug/alcohol misuse.

William Attenweiler, Ph.D.
351 BEP
(859) 572-6477
attenweilerb@nku.edu
www.nku.edu/~attenweilerb
Bill Attenweiler, Assistant Professor, earned his Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology at Clemson University in 2002. His teaching interests include Quantitative and I-O Psychology. His research interests are eclectic and he enjoys collaborative research. Please see his web-site for more about Dr. "A."

Mark Bardgett, Ph.D.
Director, Neuroscience Minor
359 BEP
(859) 572-5591
bardgettm@nku.edu
www.nku.edu/~bardgettm
Mark E. Bardgett, Professor, received his Ph.D. in experimental psychology from the University of Missouri-St. Louis in 1991 and completed post-doctoral research in neuropharmacology at the Washington University School of Medicine in 1994. His teaching interests center on courses such as biopsychology and psychopharmacology. His research interests focus on psychopharmacology, behavioral neuroscience, and the behavioral consequences of altered gene expression in laboratory mice.

Robin Myers Bartlett, Ph.D.
349 BEP
(859) 572-5422
bartlettr@nku.edu
Robin M. Bartlett, Associate Professor, earned her Ph.D. in life-span developmental psychology in 2000 from West Virginia University. Dr. Bartlett teaches courses in developmental psychology including child and life-span development. Her research interests are in the areas of child socio-emotional development (e.g., children and families) and law and psychology (e.g., factors influencing children's eyewitness memory).

Carole Beere, Ph.D.
Associate Provost for Outreach and Dean of Graduate Studies
AC 818
(859) 572-5930
http://www.nku.edu/~gradprog/
http://www.nku.edu/~nkuope/
beerec@nku.edu
Carole Beere, Professor, earned her Ph.D. in educational psychology in 1971 from Michigan State University. She taught psychology of women, psychological statistics, and psychological testing for 19 years at Central Michigan University before going into higher ed administration. During her teaching years, she authored three reference books on the measures used in gender-related research. She currently serves as Associate Provost for Outreach and Dean of Graduate Studies.

Paul Bishop, Ph.D.
369 BEP
(859) 572-5312
www.nku.edu/~pbishop
pbishop@nku.edu
Paul Bishop, Associate Professor, obtained his Ph.D. in 1972 fom Ohio University in clinical psychology. Dr. Bishop teaches courses in abnormal psychology, human sexuality, and psychological testing. He conducts research in the area of human sexuality and maintains a part-time clinical practice.

Kim Breitenbecher, Ph.D.
357 BEP
(859) 572-5519
www.nku.edu/~breitenbeche
breitenbeche@nku.edu
Kim Breitenbecher, Assistant Professor, earned her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Ohio University in 1995. Dr Breitenbecher teaches courses in clinical psychology, including abnormal psychology and personality psychology. Her research interests are in the area of sexual assault, specifically sexual assault prevention and the revictimization of assault survivors.

Mei Mei Burr, Ph.D.
Assistant Chair
345 BEP
(859) 572-5314
www.nku.edu/~burri
burri@nku.edu
Mei Mei Burr, Assistant Chair, earned her Ph.D. in school psychology from the University of Cincinnati in 1994. Dr. Burr worked as a school psychologist for five years before deciding to teach at the college level. Dr. Burr oversees the advising in the department and meets with transfer students and majors over 30 hours. In 2005, she won the university's Outstanding Academic Advisor Award. In addition to advising, she teaches Introduction to Psychology and Behavior Modification.

Kevin J. Corcoran, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Arts & Sciences
401 SL
(859) 572-5494
http://www.nku.edu/~artscience/staff/corcoran.html
corcorank1@nku.edu
Kevin Corcoran, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, earned his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Connecticut in 1984. Throughout his career his work has focused on choice behaviors, especially those which involve addictive behaviors. He has served as the Dean of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Psychology at Northern Kentucky University since June 1, 2006. Prior to his arrival at NKU, he was Head of the Department of Psychology at the University of Cincinnati from 1999-2006, where he was also Professor of Psychology.

Kathleen Fuegen, Ph.D.
347 BEP
(859) 572-5787
www.nku.edu/~fuegenk1/
fuegenk1@nku.edu
Kathleen Fuegen, Assistant Professor, earned her Ph.D. in social psychology in 2002 from the University of Kansas. Her teaching interests include industrial-organizational psychology, social psychology, attitudes, and stereotyping and prejudice. Her research interests include stereotyping, selection and performance appraisal, and work-family balance.

George Goedel, Ph.D.
144 BEP
(859) 572-5574
goedel@nku.edu
Professor and former Chairperson; received his Ph.D. in experimental psychology in 1973 from Southern Illinois University. Dr. Goedel teaches courses in biopsychology, consumer psychology, cognitive psychology, and experimental methods. He conducts research in the area of human learning and memory and the use of microcomputers in teaching and research.

Heather Hatchett, Ph.D.
Freshman Specialist
340 BEP
(859) 572-1396
www.nku.edu/~hatchetth
hatchetth@nku.edu
Heather Park Hatchett is a lecturer/advisor/freshman specialist. She graduated from the University of Mississippi in 2000 with a degree in clinical psychology. Dr. Hatchett teaches introduction to psychology as well as personality psychology. Her main research interest is men's underutilization of mental health services. Dr. Hatchett's secondary research interest is personality trait models and the relationbship between traits and attitudes towards psychotherapy.

David Hogan, Ph.D.
365 BEP
(859) 572-5117
www.nku.edu/~hogan
hogan@nku.edu
Associate Professor, obtained his Ph.D. in 1979 from the University of Kentucky in experimental psychology. Dr. Hogan teaches courses in the psychology of learning, comparative psychology, and experimental methods. He maintains an active research program studying classical conditioning, operant conditioning, and problem solving in animals.

Douglas Krull, Ph.D.
353 BEP
(859) 572-6653
www.nku.edu/~krull
krull@nku.edu
Professor, received his Ph.D. in social psychology in 1990 from the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Krull's teaching interests include courses in social psychology and cognitive processes. His research interests include social inference, attribution, cross-cultural differences and similarities in judgment processes, and stereotyping.

Angela Lipsitz, Ph. D.
373 BEP
(859) 572-6508
lipsitz@nku.edu
Professor, received her Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1983. In addition to introductory psychology, Dr. Lipsitz teaches courses in social psychology and gender. Her current research interests include late-adolescent sexual behavior and the image of psychology in film.

George Manning, Ed.D.
BEP 144
(859) 572-5443
www.nku.edu/~manningg
manningg@nku.edu
Professor, was awarded his Ed.D. from the University of Cincinnati in 1970. Dr. Manning teaches courses in organizational psychology, personal adjustment, and humanistic psychology. He is active as a consultant to business, industry, and government in the area of organizational development and his current interests include the changing meaning of work, leadership development, and coping skills for personal and social adjustment.

Mary Markivich

Lecturer

Cyndi McDaniel, Ph.D.
BEP 355
(859) 572-6321
www.nku.edu/~mcdaniel
mcdaniel@nku.edu
Professor, earned her Ph.D. in experimental psychology in 1979 from the University of Cincinnati. Dr. McDaniel teaches courses in perception, cognitive processes, research tools, and labs in cognition and perception. Her research interests include human learning and problem solving, the development of expertise, and applications of computers.

Philip Moberg, Ph.D.
BEP 371
(859) 572-1913
mobergp1@nku.edu
Assistant Professor, obtained his Ph.D. from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in Industrial & Organizational Psychology. His research interests include workplace bullying, leader social-cognitive skills, and workplace motivation

Roland Peckham
348 BEP
(859) 572-1438
peckhamr1@nku.edu

Lecturer, earned his M.S. in Psychology from Radford University in 2001. Currently in the process of completing his Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology from Xavier University. He teaches Introduction to Psychology and Psychology of Race and Gender. His research interests include left-handedness and the assessment and treatment of juvenile sex offenders.

Jeffrey Smith, Ph. D.
Director, MSIO Program
BEP 363
(859) 572-5317
www.nku.edu/~smithj
smithj@nku.edu
Associate Professor, obtained his Ph.D. in 1988 from Colorado State University in experimental psychology. Dr. Smith teaches courses in experimental methods, industrial/organizationl psychology, human factors, and environmental psychology. His research interests include social conflict over renewable resources (commons dilemma), the effects of the physical environment on behavior, and human factors.

James Thomas, Ph.D.
BEP 367
(859) 572-5313
www.nku.edu/~thomas
thomas@nku.edu
Professor, earned his Ph.D. in developmental psychology from the University of Virginia in 1976. Dr. Thomas teaches courses in child, adult, and lifespan development as well as the department's required course in Career Planning for Psychology Majors. His research in the area of applied developmental psychology focuses on the development of vocational identity in college students.

Juliann Young, Ph.D.
BEP 346
(859) 572-1484
boskoyoungj@nku.edu
Lecturer, earned her BA in Psychology from the University of Kentucky in 1997, her MA in Social Psychology from Miami University in 2002, and is in the process of completing her Ph.D. in Social Psychology. She teaches courses in Social Psychology, Cross-Cultural Psychology, and Introduction to Psychology. Her research interests include cross-cultural adaptation, students in transition, and student adaptation in novel learning environments.

STAFF:

	Debbie Kelly Department Secretary BEP 337 (859) 572-5310
		Erin Miller Administrative Assistant BEP 337 (859) 572-5311

	Perilou Goddard, Ph.D. Department Chair 343 BEP (859) 572-5463 goddard@nku.edu www.nku.edu/~goddard Perilou Goddard, Professor and Chairperson, earned her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Indiana University in 1987 and completed a post-doctoral research fellowship at Brown University in 1989. Dr. Goddard teaches courses in abnormal psychology, psychotherapy approaches, addictive behaviors, and writing in psychology. Her research interests include (a) the impact of science training on high school psychology courses; (b) the relationships among stress, coping, drug/alcohol use, and academic achievement; and (c) the impact of professional education about harm reduction approaches to drug/alcohol misuse.
	William Attenweiler, Ph.D. 351 BEP (859) 572-6477 attenweilerb@nku.edu www.nku.edu/~attenweilerb Bill Attenweiler, Assistant Professor, earned his Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology at Clemson University in 2002. His teaching interests include Quantitative and I-O Psychology. His research interests are eclectic and he enjoys collaborative research. Please see his web-site for more about Dr. "A."
	Mark Bardgett, Ph.D. Director, Neuroscience Minor 359 BEP (859) 572-5591 bardgettm@nku.edu www.nku.edu/~bardgettm Mark E. Bardgett, Professor, received his Ph.D. in experimental psychology from the University of Missouri-St. Louis in 1991 and completed post-doctoral research in neuropharmacology at the Washington University School of Medicine in 1994. His teaching interests center on courses such as biopsychology and psychopharmacology. His research interests focus on psychopharmacology, behavioral neuroscience, and the behavioral consequences of altered gene expression in laboratory mice.
	Robin Myers Bartlett, Ph.D. 349 BEP (859) 572-5422 bartlettr@nku.edu Robin M. Bartlett, Associate Professor, earned her Ph.D. in life-span developmental psychology in 2000 from West Virginia University. Dr. Bartlett teaches courses in developmental psychology including child and life-span development. Her research interests are in the areas of child socio-emotional development (e.g., children and families) and law and psychology (e.g., factors influencing children's eyewitness memory).
	Carole Beere, Ph.D. Associate Provost for Outreach and Dean of Graduate Studies AC 818 (859) 572-5930 http://www.nku.edu/~gradprog/ http://www.nku.edu/~nkuope/ beerec@nku.edu Carole Beere, Professor, earned her Ph.D. in educational psychology in 1971 from Michigan State University. She taught psychology of women, psychological statistics, and psychological testing for 19 years at Central Michigan University before going into higher ed administration. During her teaching years, she authored three reference books on the measures used in gender-related research. She currently serves as Associate Provost for Outreach and Dean of Graduate Studies.
	Paul Bishop, Ph.D. 369 BEP (859) 572-5312 www.nku.edu/~pbishop pbishop@nku.edu Paul Bishop, Associate Professor, obtained his Ph.D. in 1972 fom Ohio University in clinical psychology. Dr. Bishop teaches courses in abnormal psychology, human sexuality, and psychological testing. He conducts research in the area of human sexuality and maintains a part-time clinical practice.
	Kim Breitenbecher, Ph.D. 357 BEP (859) 572-5519 www.nku.edu/~breitenbeche breitenbeche@nku.edu Kim Breitenbecher, Assistant Professor, earned her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Ohio University in 1995. Dr Breitenbecher teaches courses in clinical psychology, including abnormal psychology and personality psychology. Her research interests are in the area of sexual assault, specifically sexual assault prevention and the revictimization of assault survivors.
	Mei Mei Burr, Ph.D. Assistant Chair 345 BEP (859) 572-5314 www.nku.edu/~burri burri@nku.edu Mei Mei Burr, Assistant Chair, earned her Ph.D. in school psychology from the University of Cincinnati in 1994. Dr. Burr worked as a school psychologist for five years before deciding to teach at the college level. Dr. Burr oversees the advising in the department and meets with transfer students and majors over 30 hours. In 2005, she won the university's Outstanding Academic Advisor Award. In addition to advising, she teaches Introduction to Psychology and Behavior Modification.
	Kevin J. Corcoran, Ph.D. Dean, College of Arts & Sciences 401 SL (859) 572-5494 http://www.nku.edu/~artscience/staff/corcoran.html corcorank1@nku.edu Kevin Corcoran, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, earned his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Connecticut in 1984. Throughout his career his work has focused on choice behaviors, especially those which involve addictive behaviors. He has served as the Dean of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Psychology at Northern Kentucky University since June 1, 2006. Prior to his arrival at NKU, he was Head of the Department of Psychology at the University of Cincinnati from 1999-2006, where he was also Professor of Psychology.
	Kathleen Fuegen, Ph.D. 347 BEP (859) 572-5787 www.nku.edu/~fuegenk1/ fuegenk1@nku.edu Kathleen Fuegen, Assistant Professor, earned her Ph.D. in social psychology in 2002 from the University of Kansas. Her teaching interests include industrial-organizational psychology, social psychology, attitudes, and stereotyping and prejudice. Her research interests include stereotyping, selection and performance appraisal, and work-family balance.
	George Goedel, Ph.D. 144 BEP (859) 572-5574 goedel@nku.edu Professor and former Chairperson; received his Ph.D. in experimental psychology in 1973 from Southern Illinois University. Dr. Goedel teaches courses in biopsychology, consumer psychology, cognitive psychology, and experimental methods. He conducts research in the area of human learning and memory and the use of microcomputers in teaching and research.
	Heather Hatchett, Ph.D. Freshman Specialist 340 BEP (859) 572-1396 www.nku.edu/~hatchetth hatchetth@nku.edu Heather Park Hatchett is a lecturer/advisor/freshman specialist. She graduated from the University of Mississippi in 2000 with a degree in clinical psychology. Dr. Hatchett teaches introduction to psychology as well as personality psychology. Her main research interest is men's underutilization of mental health services. Dr. Hatchett's secondary research interest is personality trait models and the relationbship between traits and attitudes towards psychotherapy.
	David Hogan, Ph.D. 365 BEP (859) 572-5117 www.nku.edu/~hogan hogan@nku.edu Associate Professor, obtained his Ph.D. in 1979 from the University of Kentucky in experimental psychology. Dr. Hogan teaches courses in the psychology of learning, comparative psychology, and experimental methods. He maintains an active research program studying classical conditioning, operant conditioning, and problem solving in animals.
	Douglas Krull, Ph.D. 353 BEP (859) 572-6653 www.nku.edu/~krull krull@nku.edu Professor, received his Ph.D. in social psychology in 1990 from the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Krull's teaching interests include courses in social psychology and cognitive processes. His research interests include social inference, attribution, cross-cultural differences and similarities in judgment processes, and stereotyping.
	Angela Lipsitz, Ph. D. 373 BEP (859) 572-6508 lipsitz@nku.edu Professor, received her Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1983. In addition to introductory psychology, Dr. Lipsitz teaches courses in social psychology and gender. Her current research interests include late-adolescent sexual behavior and the image of psychology in film.
	George Manning, Ed.D. BEP 144 (859) 572-5443 www.nku.edu/~manningg manningg@nku.edu Professor, was awarded his Ed.D. from the University of Cincinnati in 1970. Dr. Manning teaches courses in organizational psychology, personal adjustment, and humanistic psychology. He is active as a consultant to business, industry, and government in the area of organizational development and his current interests include the changing meaning of work, leadership development, and coping skills for personal and social adjustment.
	Mary Markivich Lecturer
	Cyndi McDaniel, Ph.D. BEP 355 (859) 572-6321 www.nku.edu/~mcdaniel mcdaniel@nku.edu Professor, earned her Ph.D. in experimental psychology in 1979 from the University of Cincinnati. Dr. McDaniel teaches courses in perception, cognitive processes, research tools, and labs in cognition and perception. Her research interests include human learning and problem solving, the development of expertise, and applications of computers.
	Philip Moberg, Ph.D. BEP 371 (859) 572-1913 mobergp1@nku.edu Assistant Professor, obtained his Ph.D. from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in Industrial & Organizational Psychology. His research interests include workplace bullying, leader social-cognitive skills, and workplace motivation
	Roland Peckham 348 BEP (859) 572-1438 peckhamr1@nku.edu Lecturer, earned his M.S. in Psychology from Radford University in 2001. Currently in the process of completing his Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology from Xavier University. He teaches Introduction to Psychology and Psychology of Race and Gender. His research interests include left-handedness and the assessment and treatment of juvenile sex offenders.
	Jeffrey Smith, Ph. D. Director, MSIO Program BEP 363 (859) 572-5317 www.nku.edu/~smithj smithj@nku.edu Associate Professor, obtained his Ph.D. in 1988 from Colorado State University in experimental psychology. Dr. Smith teaches courses in experimental methods, industrial/organizationl psychology, human factors, and environmental psychology. His research interests include social conflict over renewable resources (commons dilemma), the effects of the physical environment on behavior, and human factors.
	James Thomas, Ph.D. BEP 367 (859) 572-5313 www.nku.edu/~thomas thomas@nku.edu Professor, earned his Ph.D. in developmental psychology from the University of Virginia in 1976. Dr. Thomas teaches courses in child, adult, and lifespan development as well as the department's required course in Career Planning for Psychology Majors. His research in the area of applied developmental psychology focuses on the development of vocational identity in college students.
	Juliann Young, Ph.D. BEP 346 (859) 572-1484 boskoyoungj@nku.edu Lecturer, earned her BA in Psychology from the University of Kentucky in 1997, her MA in Social Psychology from Miami University in 2002, and is in the process of completing her Ph.D. in Social Psychology. She teaches courses in Social Psychology, Cross-Cultural Psychology, and Introduction to Psychology. Her research interests include cross-cultural adaptation, students in transition, and student adaptation in novel learning environments.