Psychology Faculty

Ellen Furlong

Associate Professor of Psychology

(Cognitive)

Dog & zoo animal cognition; Zoo animal welfare; Evolution of cognition; Decision-making

Contact: (309) 556-3415 — efurlong@iwu.edu

Abigail Kerr

Associate Professor

(Behavioral Neuroscience & Learning and Memory)

Behavioral and neuroanatomical effects of experience following stroke in a mouse model; The role of vascular remodeling in behavioral outcome (i.e., recovery) after stroke

Contact: (309) 556-3803 — akerr@iwu.edu

Linda Kunce

Associate Professor

(Clinical)

Autism Spectrum Disorders; Child psychopathology; Family issues; Intervention and high-functioning individuals; Attachment processes; Application of psychology in sustaining the self, society, and environment

Contact: (309) 556-3663 — lkunce@iwu.edu

Mignon Montpetit

Associate Professor

(Life-Span Development)

Adult development and aging; Stress and coping (e.g., personality, social support, community factors); Research methods and statistics; Cultural influences on development

Contact: (309) 556-3365 — mmontpet@iwu.edu

Marie Nebel-Schwalm

Assistant Professor

(Clinical)

Improving body image and reducing mental health stigma

Contact: (309) 556-3432 — mnebelsc@iwu.edu

Brad Sheese

Professor of Psychology

(Development)

Cognitive neuroscience; Therapeutic and educational applications of virtual reality

Contact: (309) 556-1341 — bsheese@iwu.edu

Jason Themanson

Professor

(Neuroscience)

Relationship between neural activity and pitch perception in baseball; Self-regulation and action monitoring: Neural activity during cognitive tasks and social interactions

Contact: (309) 556-3109 — jthemans@iwu.edu

Amanda Vicary

Department Chair and Associate Professor

(Social)

Crime and the criminal justice system; People’s interest in crime books and podcasts; Impact of crime TV shows

Contact: (309) 556-3614 — avicary@iwu.edu

Joe Williams

Associate Professor

(Neuroscience)

Biological and neural mechanisms of physical and social pain; The role of the hippocampus, amygdala and frontal lobes in learning and memory; Effects of alcohol on learning and memory

Contact: (309) 556-3006 — jwilliam@iwu.edu