Faculty

Faculty: Psychology

NAUREEN BHULLAR, PhD

Assistant Professor of Psychology
Ph.D. Virginia Tech University
tel: (610) 499-4379
nbhullar@widener.edu

Research Interests: speech perception, language development, attention, word learning, and memory in infants and preschoolers

Courses Taught: Human Growth and Development I, Statistics

LAWRENCE A. FEHR, PhD
Professor of Psychology
Ph.D. University of Cincinnati
tel: (610) 499-4366
lafehr@widener.edu

Research Interests: "perspective taking" in children, child and elder abuse, stress management

Courses Taught: Developmental Psychology, Personality, Senior Research

DAVID FENDRICH, PhD
Professor of Psychology
Faculty Advisor to Psychology Club and Psi Chi
Ph.D. University of Colorado
tel: (610) 499-1119
dwfendrich@widener.edu

Research Interests: Memory for procedures, Working memory, Implicit memory

Courses Taught: Cognition, Evolutionary Psychology, Senior Research

JOHN P. GALLA, PhD
Professor of Psychology
Ph.D. Dartmouth College
tel: (610) 499-4371
jpgalla@widener.edu

Research Interests: psychophysiology of stress, psychophysiological/psychological etiologies of eating disorders, "perspective taking" in children, child and elder abuse

Courses Taught: Introduction to Psychology, Biological Psychology, Statistics, Senior Research

 


KATHRYN HEALEY, PhD
Professor of Psychology
Ph.D. Bryn Mawr College
tel: (610) 499-4353
knhealey@widener.edu

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 SUZANNE MANNES, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Ph.D. University of Colorado
tel: (610) 499-1119
smannes@widener.edu

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 KAREN ROSE, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychology
tel: (610) 499-4526
kcrose@widener.edu

Research Interests: Aging, fear of falling, media influences on public opinions and attitudes

Courses Taught: Human Growth and Development I & II, Statistics, Psychology of Women, Senior Research in Psychology

LORI SIMONS, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychology
Psychology Practicum and Internship Coordinator
Ph.D. Temple University
tel: (610) 499-4602
lnsimons@widener.edu
www.lorisimons.org

Research Interests: Cultural-based and academic-based service learning, binge drinking and problem gambling, training students and counselors on evidence-based practices for substance use treatment, effectiveness of experiential education programs and community partners' perceptions of experiential education

Courses Taught: Multicultural Psychology, Educational Psychology, Current Issues, Introductory to Psychology, Counseling and Psychotherapy, Psychological Testing, Professional Development Seminar
              
ROSS STEINMAN, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Ph.D. Temple University
tel. (610) 499-4266
rbsteinman@widener.edu

Research Interests: industrial/organizational psychology, consumer behavior, indirect and implicit measures of attitude in the consumer domain, effect of brand transgression on consumer attitude and preference

Courses Taught: Industrial/Organization Psychology, Consumer Behavior, Social Psychology, Statistics

CLIFFORD T. STEWART, PhD
Professor Emeritus of Psychology
Ph.D. University of Denver

Dr. Stewart retired from Widener in 1997.