Psychology Faculty
| Carolyn M. Pepper Chair – Associate Professor Course and Treatment of Depression Clinical Psychology Ph.D. at Stony Brook University, State University of New York at Stony Brook 1995 Pre-doctoral Internship 1994-1995, Tufts University School of Medicine/Boston Department of Veterans Affairs Psychology Internship Consortium | (307) 766-2951 cpepper@uwyo.edu | |
| Karen Bartsch Professor Conceptual development (theory of mind) Development of social cognition Moral development B.S. at Colorado State University, Fort Collins 1981 B.A. at Oxford University, UK, 1983 Ph.D. at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1988 | (307) 766-2942 bartsch@uwyo.edu | |
| George L. Blau Professor Psychology and Law; UW Casper College Center; Psychology and Law; the insanity defense; laws that effect mental health practitioners Experimental Psychology Ph.D., University of Wyoming, 1974 J.D., University of Wyoming, 1979 UW/CC Center | (307) 268-2274 geoblau@uwyo.edu | |
| Anne Bowen Professor HIV prevention; behavioral medicine; pediatric psychology Clinical Psychology M.S. (Microbiology) at Suny-Upstate Medical Center M.S. (Experimental Psychology) at Idaho State Univ. Pre-doctoral Internship at Brown University Internship Consortium Ph.D. (Clinical Psychology) at West Virginia University, 1990 | (307) 766-4327 abowen@uwyo.edu | |
| Charles Ksir Professor Emeritus Psychopharmacology; drug policy Ph.D. at Indiana University 1971 | (307) 766-6199 cksir@uwyo.edu | UW Experts Page | |
| William E. MacLean, Jr. Professor - Director of Clinical Training Mental retardation and pediatric psychology Clinical Psychology Ph.D. at George Peabody College for Teachers of Vanderbilt University 1980 M.S. at George Peabody College for Teachers of Vanderbilt University 1978 B.S. at Emory University 1976 | (307) 766-2944 maclean@uwyo.edu | |
| Narina Nunez Professor Applied developmental including delinquency prevention, child maltreatment, psychology and law B.A. at SUNY at Cortland 1982 M.S. at Cornell University 1984 Ph.D. at Cornell University 1987 | (307) 766-6718 narina@uwyo.edu | |
| David Estes Associate Professor Optimal Development Ph.D. at University of Michigan, 1986 | (307) 766-2941 estes@uwyo.edu | |
| Walter D. Scott Associate Professor Depression; therapeutic empathy; self-efficacy; goals and self-regulation Clinical Psychology 1996 Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago 1995 Clinical Psychology Internship, University of Washington School of Medicine 1993 M.A., University of Illinois at Chicago 1989 B.A., San Diego State University | (307) 766-4889 wscott@uwyo.edu | |
| Brett Deacon Assistant Professor Understanding and treating anxiety disorders; science and pseudoscience in mental health research and practice Clinical Psychology Ph.D., Northern Illinois University 2002 Predoctoral Intern, Minneapolis VA Medical Center 2001-2002 M.A., Northern Illinois University 1999 B.A., Truman State University 1996 | (307) 766-3317 bdeacon@uwyo.edu | |
| Matt J. Gray Associate Professor Traumatic Stress Clinical Psychology Not currently accepting graduate students Ph.D. at University of Mississippi 2000 M.S. at Drake University 1995 B.A. at Creighton University 1993 | (307) 766-2927 gray@uwyo.edu | |
| Cynthia Hartung Assistant Professor Disruptive behavior disorders; gender & ethnicity differences in child psychopathology Clinical Psychology Ph.D. at University of Kentucky, 1998 Pre-doctoral internship at the University of Chicago Medical Center, 1997-1998 M.S. at University of Kentucky, 1993 B.A. at University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1990 | (307)766-6106 chartung@uwyo.edu | |
| Daren C. Jackson Assistant Professor Biological and cognitive aspects of emotion regulation; frontal lobe function Experimental Psychology Ph.D. at University of Wisconsin-Madison 2004 M.S. at University of Wisconsin-Madison 1999 B.A. at University of Oregon 1992 | (307) 766-6304 daren@uwyo.edu | |
| Michael Johns Assistant Professor Social identity threat; group-based emotions; prejudice reduction; terror management Experimental Psychology Ph.D. at University of Arizona 2005 M.A. at University of Colorado, Colorado Springs 1999 B.A. at University of California, Santa Cruz 1995 | (307) 766-3442 mjohns1@uwyo.edu | |
| Christine McKibbin Assistant Professor Aging Serious Mental Illness Health Promotion Intervention Development Clinical Psychology Ph.D. University of North Texas, Denton, Texas 1997 M.S. University of North Texas, Denton, Texas 1994 B.S. Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 1991 | (307) 766-2943 cmckibbi@uwyo.edu | |
| Suzanna L. Penningroth Assistant Professor Prospective memory; Cognitive aging Ph.D. at University of Illinois at Chicago 1995 M.A. at University of Illinois at Chicago 1993 B.S. at University of Washington 1989 Attended Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington 1984-1986 | (307) 766-4323 spenning@uwyo.edu | |
| Scott Freng Academic Professional Lecturer Prejudice and stereotyping; Teaching effectiveness Experimental Psychology Not currently accepting graduate students Ph.D at University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2001 M.A. at University of South Dakota, Vermillion 1998 B.S. at Black Hills State University, Spearfish, South Dakota 1995 | (307) 766-2955 sfreng@uwyo.edu |
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