The major and minor in psychology are offered at the Newark College of Arts and Sciences and University College-Newark. For students who excel in the major, the opportunity is available to earn the distinction of honors in the major in psychology.

Chair: Vanessa LoBue
Vice-Chair: Gretchen Van de Walle

Graduate Director: Elizabeth Tricomi

Undergraduate Director: Ramona Ross  

Professors:

Paul Boxer, B.A., Williams; Ph.D., Bowling Green

Mauricio R. Delgado, B.A., Wesleyan; M.S., Ph.D., Pittsburgh

Stephen José Hanson, B.S., Ph.D., Arizona State 

Kent D. Harber, B.A., Pitzer; Ph.D., Stanford

Barry R. Komisaruk, B.S., CUNY (City College); Ph.D., Rutgers

Vanessa LoBue, B.S., Carnegie Mellon; M.S., Ph.D., Virginia

Associate Professors:

William W. Graves, B.A., Hampshire College; Ph.D., Iowa

Luis M. Rivera, B.S., Baruch College; Ph.D., Massachusetts

Elizabeth Tricomi, B.S., Cornell; M.S., Ph.D., Pittsburgh

Gretchen A. Van de Walle, B.A., Swarthmore; Ph.D., Cornell

Assistant Professors:

Samantha J. Heintzelman, B.A., College of Saint Benedict; M.A., Ph.D., Missouri

Kimele Persaud, B.S., Delaware State; Ph.D. Rutgers

Miriam Rosenberg-Lee, B.S., McGill (Canada); M.S., Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon

Karen Smith, B.A., Ph.D, Chicago

Teaching Faculty:

Jamil Bhanji, B.S., Stanford, Ph.D., Texas

Jamie Gorman, B.A., Montclair State; Ph.D., Rutgers

Ellen L. Halpern, B.A., Rochester; M.S.C.I.S., Boston University Metropolitan College; M.A., Ph.D., New School for Social Research

Gerard A. LaMorte III, B.A., Rutgers; M.A., William Paterson; Psy.D., Eisner Institute for Professional Studies

Research Faculty:

Michael W. Shiflett, B.A., California (Berkeley); Ph.D., Cornell

Emeritus Faculty:

Colin Beer, B.S., Otago (New Zealand); Ph.D., Oxford; Emeritus

Alan L. Gilchrist, B.A., Portland State; M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers; Emeritus

Kenneth Kressel, B.A., CUNY (Queens College); Ph.D., Columbia; Emeritus

Harold I. Siegel, B.A., Ph.D., Rutgers; Emeritus

Please visit the departmental website for the most up-to-date information about major and minor requirements and current courses.