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

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
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