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Department of Behavioral Sciences
105 Sociology Building
University of Tennessee at Martin
Martin, TN 38238
Local 731.881.7520
Chair: Cynthia H. West cwest@utm.edu

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Psychology Faculty & Staff

The permanent psychology faculty consists of six full-time teaching faculty.
Donna Brewer
Program Resource Specialist
Office: 104 Sociology
Phone: 731-881-3520
Susan Buckelew, Ph.D., Auburn University.
Associate Professor of Psychology
Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Health Service Provider
Board Certified in Clinical Psychology
Teaching interests: Clinical Psychology and Psychopathology.

Research interests: Coping with Disability; Pain Management; Rehabilitation Psychology; Aging; Cognitive Coping Strategies (Hope and Optimism); and Psychological Assessment.
S. Denise Connell, M.A., East Tennessee State University
Lecturer of Psychology
Teaching interests:  Drugs and Behavior, Human Relations, and Developmental Psychology.

Research interests:  Substance Abuse in Adolescents; Prenatal and Early Childhood Development; Maternal Bonding Issues.

Brian Johnson, M.A., University of Northern Iowa
Lecturer of Psychology
Teaching interests: Social Psychology, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Human Relations, Research Methods and Statistics

 

Research interests: Intergroup Dynamics; Work-Related Issues; People's Perception of and Knowledge About Industrial-Organizational Psychology.

Angie MacKewn, Ph.D., York University
Associate Professor of Psychology
Teaching interests: Evolutionary Psychology, Health Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Research Methods.

Research interests: Health and Behavior Change; Body Image; Etiology of Autism; Sleep Quality and Cognitive Performance; Estrogen and Anxiety on Spatial Ability.
Michelle Merwin, Ph.D., Michigan State University
Professor of Psychology
Teaching interests: Clinical Psychology, and History of Psychology.

Research interests: Existential-Humanistic Psychology (Rollo May and Abraham Lincoln), Acute effects of cardiovascular exercise on cognition (Hypofrontality, divided attention, and problem solving), Aggressive driving and personality.
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Joseph Ostenson, Ph.D., Brigham Young University

Psychology Lecturer

Certified Family Life Educator

 

Teaching Interests: Experimental Psychology and Developmental Psychology

Research Interests: Marriage Psychology; Marriage Education; Measurement in Marital Therapy; Marital Conflict Resolution; Sexuality; Sex Education; Philosophy of Social Science.