Instructional, Visiting & Research Staff

Biswas, Sudipta. (Sudipta.Biswas@asu.edu, SCOB 231). Instructor, Behavioral Neurosci. PhD, Jawaharlal Nehru Univ., India 2003. Teaching Courses : Neuroanatomy, Psychopharmacology, Physiological Psychology, Biological Basis of Behavior. Current Research interests: Neuroanatomy and neurochemistry of drug abuse, sleep deprivation and sleep disorders.

Cavanaugh-Toft, Carolyn. (dr.c@asu.edu, 727-7247, room PSY 293). Instructor, clinical, PhD, Arizona State University, 1996. Current interests include: eating disorders, particularly bulimia and compulsive overeating; psychological factors related to successful outcomes in patients pursuing bariatric surgery; depression; anxiety; and relationship issues.

Gibbs, Patrice. (patrice.gibbs@asu.edu). Instructor.

Groth, Gary. (gary.groth@asu.edu, 727-6608, room PSYN 344). Instructor, social, PhD, Arizona State University, 1991. Current interests: effectiveness of teaching techniques.

Hart-Stravers, Wendy. (WHartStravers@gmail.com) Instructor, clinical. PhD, Arizona State University, 1992. Current Interests: clinical work specializing in children and adolescents

Lynch, Christa (christa.s.lynch@asu.edu, 727-7988, room PSY 246C) Lecturer.  PhD, Arizona State University, 2007.  Current interests: Perceptions of self-efficacy, goal orientation theory, scale validation.

Kupfer, Anne  (anne.kupfer@asu.edu) is currently a Faculty Research Associate in the Dept of Psychology here at Arizona State University studying children's normal socioemotional development.  She obtained her undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Florida in Gainesville, Fl in the Experimental Analysis of Behavior with a minor in comparative animal behavior.  She worked with autistic and developmentally delayed children and adolescents in Massachusetts for almost 14 years before retiring from human services and moving to Arizona.  Her research interests include adjunctive behavior, verbal behavior, emotional behavior/behavior regulation and the application of basic research to applied issues.

Olmsted, Maureen. (Maureen.olmsted@asu.edu). Faculty Research Associate (Zautra/Davis lab), social/health, Ph.D., SUNY Stony Brook, 1997.

Losoya, Sandra. (sandra.losoya@asu.edu,965-5505, room PSYN 375. Research Assistant Professor (Pathways to Desistance research project), developmental.  PhD, University of Oregon. Current research interests: adolescent risk and resilience, cultural influences on child and adolescent development and substance use, emotional regulation/disregulation, child psychopathology.

Neidert, Greg. (gregory.neidert@asu.edu). Instructor.

Palmer, Michael. (mpalmer@asu.edu). Lecturer.

Ruehlman, Linda S. (lindar@asu.edu, 965-5601, PSYN 330). Instructor, social, PhD, Arizona State University, 1986. Current interest: Current interest: chronic pain, development of online self-help programs, assessment of fitness motivation, and studies involving goal construal and pursuit.

Short, Robert. (robert.short@asu.edu, 727-7443, room PSY 227). Instructor/Program Director for pro-seminar study abroad course in cross-cultural psychology, social, PhD, Claremont Graduate University, 1999. Current interest: Intergroup relations, social identity and cross-cultural psychology.

Szeli, Eva. (eszeli@asu.edu, room PSY 328). Lecturer. Ph.D., University of Miami, J.D., University of Miami School of Law, 1999. Current interests include: psychology and law, mental health law, international human rights and mental disability, and the teaching of undergraduate psychology.

Weeden, Jason. (jason.weeden@asu.edu). Post-Doctoral Research Associate (Kenrick/Neuberg lab). PhD, University of Pennsylvania, 2003. Current research interests: Evolutionary psychology; politics; religion; mating behavior.