Faculty
Loisa Bennetto
Associate Professor (Clinical, Developmental)
Department Chair, CSP
(585) 275-8712
Professor Bennetto's research interests focus on the neurocognitive bases of autism and other developmental disorders. Her recent work examines the role of multisensory processing in social-communication difficulties and in everyday behaviors, including restricted food preferences.
Mandi Burnette
Assistant Professor (Clinical)
(585) 275-8685
Professor Burnette's research is grounded in developmental psychopathology. Her work focuses on delineating risk factors (e.g., borderline personality, childhood abuse and neglect) for the development and maintenance of antisocial and problematic behavior (e.g., aggression, criminal behavior, substance use, prostitution) in girls and women, with the aim of informing intervention and prevention efforts.
Patrick Davies
Professor (Developmental)
(585) 273-4672
Professor Davies' research interests include, marital conflict, family discord, parental adjustment, child emotion regulation and coping with family stress, child psychosocial maladjustment, and competence.
Edward L. Deci
Professor (Social-Personality, Motivation)
Gowen Professor in the Social Sciences
(585) 275-2461
Professor Deci is interested in human motivation, particularly the nature and development of self-determination.
Andrew Elliot
Professor (Social-Personality, Motivation)
(585) 275-8710
Professor Elliot's research focuses on approach and avoidance motivation, achievement motivation, social motivation, and well being.
Marie-Joelle Estrada
Lecturer (Social-Personality, Relationships)
(585) 276-5274
Dr. Estrada's research focuses on interpersonal relationships – specifically romantic relationship initiation and progression over time.
Jeremy Jamieson
Assistant Professor (Social-Personality)
Dr. Jamieson's research focuses on social stress and decision making, emotion regulation, and risk and uncertainty
Rafael Klorman
Professor (Clinical)
(585) 275-2595
Professor Klorman's research interests include childhood externalizing and learning disorders, executive functions, emotion, psychophysiology, psychopharmacology, and psychopathology.
Professor Klorman cannot accept new graduate students.
Dale W. McAdam
Professor Emeritus
Professor McAdam's primary interests are teaching, teaching psychology, general psychology, history of psychology, and human biopsychology.
Christopher Niemiec
Visiting Assistant Professor (Social-Personality, Motivation)
Professor Niemiec is interested in human motivation, emotion, and personality in social contexts. His research uses self-determination theory to examine the nature and functional significance of autonomy in a variety of life's domains.
Harry Reis
Professor (Social-Personality, Motivation)
(585) 275-8697
Professor Reis' research interests involve social interaction and close relationships.
Ronald D. Rogge
Assistant Professor (Clinical)
(585) 273-3270
Ron Rogge is a clinical faculty member whose research focuses on understanding the early years of marriage.
Richard M. Ryan
Professor (Clinical, Motivation)
Director of Clinical Training
(585) 275-8708
Professor Ryan is interested in human motivation, personality development, psychotherapy and well-being.
Judith Smetana
Professor (Developmental)
(585) 275-4592
Professor Smetana's research interests include social-cognitive development, including moral and social reasoning and development; adolescent-parent relationships and development in cultural contexts; parenting and development of parenting beliefs.
Melissa Sturge-Apple
Assistant Professor (Developmental)
melissa.sturge-apple@rochester.edu
(585) 275-2991 (ext. 257)
Professor Sturge-Apple's research interests include parenting, interparental conflict, and children's socioemotional adjustment; ethological and family systems theories; psychophysiology; quantitative methods.
Sheree L. Toth
Director, Mt. Hope Family Center
Associate Professor (Clinical, Developmental)
(585) 275-2991 (ext. 256)
Dr. Toth's research interests are broadly focused in the field of developmental psychopathology. She is especially interested in examining the effects of maltreatment and parental depression on child development, particularly in the domains of self development and representational capacities. Dr. Toth is also committed to the evaluation of preventive interventions for high risk populations.
Miron Zuckerman
Professor (Social-Personality)
(585) 275-8695
Professor Zuckerman works on topics related to psychology of health, including coping and control beliefs. He is also interested in issues related to data analysis.