LeeDixon,Ph.D.,UniversityofTennessee
Interests:Interpersonalrelationships;forgiveness;
self-forgiveness;commitment;relationship
satisfaction;religiousorientation;attachment
style;relationship-contingentself-esteem
CLINICAL-SOC
GregElvers,Ph.D.,PurdueUniversity
Interests:Cognitivepsychology;embodied
cognition;perception;motioninducedblindness
GENERAL-CP
MaryFuhs,Ph.D.,UniversityofNotreDame
Interests:Developmentalpsychology,cognitive
developmentandearlyinterventionGENERAL-CD
JacksonGoodnight,Ph.D.,IndianaUniversity
Interests:Youthconductproblems;temperament
andpersonality;parentandpeerinfluence;sociocontextualdisadvantageCLINICAL-CD
RonaldKatsuyama,Ph.D.,VanderbiltUniversity
Interests:Perceptualandcognitivedevelopmentin
children;schema-directedprocessesinreading;
programevaluationGENERAL-CD
KeriBrownKirschman,Ph.D.,Universityof
Kansas
Interests:Pediatricpsychology;injuryprevention
andhealthpromotion;psychosocialaspectsof
burninjury;clinicalchildpsychologyCLINICALCD;BIO
BenjaminKunz,Ph.D.,UniversityofUtah
Interests:Cognitivepsychologyandcognitive
neuroscience;visualsensationandperception;
embodiedcognition;humanfactors;virtualreality
andhuman-computerinteractionGENERAL-CP
R.MatthewMontoya,Ph.D.,UniversityofNorth
Carolina
Interests:Interpersonalattraction,close
relationships,intergrouprelations,prejudiceand
discrimination,evolutionarytheory,
psychophysiology,socialcognitionGENERAL-SOC
WilliamMoroney,Ph.D.,St.John’sUniversity
Interests:Questionnaires;human
factors/ergonomicsGENERAL-CP
ErinO’Mara,Ph.D.,UniversityofTennessee
Interests:SocialPsychology;self&identity;social
cognition;self-enhancement;attractionandmatechoice;interpersonalrelationshipsGENERAL-SOC
CarolynRoeckerPhelps,Ph.D.,UniversityofIowa
Interests:Children'saggressionandstrategiesfor
copingwithaggressionbypeers,sexual
revictimization;familyconflict;childhood
psychopathology.Currentlyonadministrativeleave.
CLINICAL-CD
University of Dayton
Graduate Programs
in Psychology
RogerReeb,Ph.D.,VirginiaCommonwealth
University
Interests:Psychopathology,stressandcoping;
homelessness;self-efficacytheory;health
psychology;interdisciplinaryparticipatory
communityactionresearch;service-learning
pedagogyCLINICAL-COM,BIO
DarioRodriguez,Ph.D.,JohnJayCollegeof
CriminalJustice&TheGraduateCenter,CUNY
Interests:Eyewitnessidentificationevidence;juror
decision-making;socialcognition;falsememories
CP,SOC
JulieWalsh-Messinger,Ph.D.,LongIsland
University
Interests:Emotionprocessinginseriousand
persistentmentalillness;negativesymptoms;
olfaction;sexdifferencesinpsychopathology;
epigenetics;cognitiveandpersonalityassessment
CLINICAL-BIO
CatherineLutzZois,Ph.D.,WayneStateUniversity
Interests:Psychopathy;women'sissues(i.e.,rape,
intimatepartnerviolence,genderdifferencesin
representationoftheself);interpersonalattraction;
socialcognitionandself-conceptCLINICAL-SOC;
COM
Dr.CatherineZois
DirectoroftheClinicalM.A.Program
[email protected]
937-229-2164
Dr.ErinO’Mara
DirectoroftheGeneralM.A.Program
[email protected]
937-229-2161
Formoreinformation,visitourwebsiteat
https://www.udayton.edu/artssciences/academics/psyc
hology/grad/index.php
ProgramMission
Faculty
WeofferMaster’sprogramsinGeneralPsychology
andClinicalPsychology.Botharesmall,selective
programswiththeaimoffacilitatingourstudents’
admissionintoaPh.D.programinpsychology.As
such,weprovideextensiveexperienceinstatistics
andresearchmethods,andmultipleopportunities
forbothcollaborativeandindividualresearch
projects.
RESEARCHTHEME:BIO=Biopsychology,Neuropsychology,or
HealthPsychology;CD=ChildorDevelopmental;CP=Cognition
andPerception;COM=CommunityPsychology;SOC=Social
BehaviorandPersonality
AsecondarygoalspecifictoourClinicalPsychology
M.A.programistopreparestudentsforjobsatthe
master’slevelthatdonotrequireclinicallicensure.
Forinstance,previousstudentshavesuccessfully
obtainedpositionsatcommunitymentalhealth
agencies,research-basedpositions,psychological
assessmentpositions,orinprivatepracticeunder
supervision.
WhyChooseGraduateStudyin
PsychologyattheUniversityofDayton?
§ Wearefocusedonenablingstudentstodevelop
theirresearchskillssotheycansuccessfullygain
entryintodoctoralprograms.Toaccomplishthis
goal,ourprogramspossessthefollowing
features:
- Rigorousresearchandstatisticalcoursework
- TherequirementofanempiricalMaster’sthesis
- Strongfacultyresearchprogramsspanninga
widebreadthoftopics
- Opportunitiesforpublicationsand
presentationsunderfacultymentorship
§ Competitivegraduateassistantshipsareavailable
forthestrongeststudents,andstrongeffortsare
madetoprovidesometypeoffundingtoall
students.
§ WeprovidestudentsinourClinicalM.A.program
withcommunityplacementswheretheyreceive
experienceindiagnosticinterviewing,case
management,psychologicalassessment,group
psychotherapy,orindividualpsychotherapy.
JackBauer,Ph.D.,CatholicUniversityofAmerica
Interests:Developmentalandpersonality
psychology;identitydevelopment;creating
meaningandhappinessinlife;lifestories,plans
andtransitions;higherstagesofpersonality
developmentGENERAL-CD,SOC
ResearchThemes
Becauseofourlargenumberoffacultywith
productiveresearchprograms,weareabletooffer
researchopportunitiesorganizedbyfivedistinct
themes:
1. Biopsychology,Neuropsychology,or
HealthPsychology
2. ChildorDevelopmental
3. CognitionandPerception
4. CommunityPsychology
5. SocialBehaviorandPersonality
Theavailabilityoftheseresearchconcentrations
notonlyallowsforstudentstoworkwithmultiple
facultymembersindifferentresearchdomains,but
todevelopexpertisewithinalargerareaof
psychologicalresearch.Thesethemescutacrossthe
twoprograms,andtherefore,workingwithfaculty
outsideofone’schosenprogramisoftenpossible.
AdmissionsStandards
Admissioniscompetitiveandbasedonthequality
oftheoverallapplication.Ifyouarenotan
undergraduatepsychologymajor,aminimumof15
semesterhoursofundergraduatepsychology
courseworkisrequired,includingintroductory
psychology,statisticsandresearchmethodsin
psychology(oratwo-coursesequenceinresearch
methodsinpsychology).Anundergraduategrade
pointaverageof3.2ona4.0scaleisdesirable(both
cumulativeandinpsychology),asisaminimum
scoreGREscoreof300forthecombinedverbaland
quantitativesections.Successfulapplicants
typicallyexceedtheminimumGPAandGRE
requirements.
MelissaBerry,Ph.D.,UniversityofCincinnati
Interests:Socialpsychology;forensicpsychology;
socialcognition;causalattribution;counterfactual
thinking;health-relatedbehaviorsGENERAL-CP,
SOC
JacobBurmeister,Ph.D.,BowlingGreenState
University
Interests:Healthpsychology;heath-relatedstigma;
healthinthemedia;weightlossanddiabetes
preventionCLINICAL-BIO
TracyButler,Ph.D.,UniversityofKentucky
Interests:Neuroscienceandbehavior;
environmentalandphysiologicalfactorsthat
predicthighlevelsofalcoholconsumptionin
preclinicalmodels;neurobiologicalconsequences
ofalcoholand/orstressinmaleandfemale
subjectsGENERAL-BIO
RobertCrutcher,Ph.D.,UniversityofColorado
Interests:Cognitivepsychologyandcognitive
neuroscience;humanmemory;language
processes;improvinghumanmemoryandthinking
skills;verbalreports;computerapplicationsand
learningGENERAL-CP;BIO
SusanDavis,Ph.D.,MiamiUniversity
Interests:Experimental/cognitivepsychology;
memory;aestheticpreferences;preferencefor
faces;changeblindnessinperception;perceptual
andcognitiveillusions;andoverconfidence.
GENERAL-CP