Faculty
Loisa Bennetto
Associate Professor (Clinical, Developmental)
Director of Clinical Training
(585) 275-8712
Professor Bennetto's research interests focus on the neuropsychology of autism and other developmental disorders. Her work in this area has examined executive functioning, memory, imitation, and motor skills in children and adolescents with autism with the goal of exploring underlying factors that influence the development of social relatedness, communication skills, and academic functioning.
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.
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.
Dale W. McAdam
Professor
(585) 275-4802
Professor McAdam's primary interests are teaching, teaching psychology, general psychology, history of psychology, and human biopsychology.
David J. McDowell
Assistant Professor (Developmental)
(585) 275-8711
Professor McDowell's areas of research include relations between family and peer systems with an emphasis on emotion socialization and emotional competence. Another major focus of research is father involvement and the effects of fathers on children's social development.
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)
(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.
Sheree L. Toth
Director, Mt. Hope Family Center
Associate Professor
(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)
Department Chair, CSP
(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.