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General Contact Information
Psychological Sciences MA Program
Department of Graduate Psychology and Department of Psychology
70 Alumnae Dr., MSC 7401
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Program Director:
Brian Leventhal, Ph.D.
Department of Graduate Psychology
Office: Lakeview 1126
Phone: 540-568-5004
Email: leventbc@jmu.edu
Staff
| Name | Phone | Room | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guerin, Carl A. Administrative Assistant |
540-568-6439 | guerinca@jmu.edu | Johnston 101 |
| Henriques, Andee Administrative Assistant |
540-568-5352 | henriqas@jmu.edu | Johnston 112 |
| Moroniak, Lisa Part-time Administrative Assistant |
540-268-2556 | moronilr@jmu.edu | Johnston 114 |
Over 20 faculty from both the Department of Psychology and Department of Graduate Psychology contribute to the Psychological Sciences graduate program. The program operates on a mentorship philosophy, where students enter the program based on their fit with a particular faculty member who serves as the student's research advisor. Below is a list of faculty members accepting students in Fall 2025.
Faculty Accepting Students in Fall 2025:
Since Psychological Sciences works on a mentorship model, students are admitted to work with a particular faculty. Here are the current faculty members who are accepting students for the school year 2025-2026.
| Name and Contact | Concentration |
|---|---|
| Blankenship, Benjamin Ph.D. The University of Michigan Office: Miller Hall, 1155 Phone: 540-568-4915 Email: blankebt@jmu.edu |
Concentration: Applied Research Intersection of identity, stigma, and socio-political engagement, particularly within marginalized communities; how internalized stigma, of people feeling negatively about their social identity group, and identity centrality, or how important a social identity group is to one's sense of self, affect political behavior and engagement. |
| Finney, Sara Ph.D., University of Nebraska - Lincoln Office: Lakeview 1128 Phone: 540-568-6757 Email: finneysj@jmu.edu |
Concentration: Quantitative Examinee motivation, emotional reactions to testing, outcomes assessment in student affairs |
| Good, Megan Ph.D., James Madison University Office: Lakeview 1122 Phone: 540-568-7103 Email: good2mr@jmu.edu |
Concentration: Quantitative Exploring student learning and employability outcome connections, learning improvement in higher education, and perceptions of learning in higher education by various stakeholders |
| Hall, Michael Ph.D., SUNY Binghamton Office: Miller Hall 1115 Phone: 540-568-7877 Email: hallmd@jmu.edu |
Concentration: Experimental Auditory Perception Laboratory website Auditory perception and cognition Speech perception Music perception |
| Hathcoat, John Ph.D., Oklahoma State University Office: Lakeview 1120 Phone: 540-568-2516 Email: hathcojd@jmu.edu |
Concentration: Quantitative Assessing Student Learning in Higher Education, Reliability and Validity Issues in Authentic Assessment Practices, Instrument Development, Mixed Methods Research |
| Irons, Jessica Ph.D., Auburn University Office: Miller Hall 1177 Phone:540-568-6565 Email: ironsjg@jmu.edu |
Concentration: Experimental Health risk behavior change; visit my website for more detail: https://cashlab.wixsite.com/cashlab |
| Kush, Joseph Ph.D., University of Virginia Office: Lakeview 1122 Phone: 540-568-7103 Email: kushjm@jmu.edu |
Concentration: Quantitative Multilevel structural equation modeling, causal inference, measurement invariance, moderated nonlinear factor analysis, propensity score methods |
| Leventhal, Brian Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh Office: Lakeview 1124 Phone: 540-568-5004 Email: leventbc@jmu.edu |
Concentration: Quantitative Examinee Disengagement in Testing; Intersectional Approach to Educational Measurement and Assessment; Item Response Tree Models; Response Styles; Bayesian Item Response Theory; |
| Moore, Kethera Ph.D., Saint Louis University Office: Miller Hall 1169 Phone: 540-568-2931 Email: foglerka@jmu.edu |
Concentration: Experimental Research Interests: Memory, Language, Cognitive Aging |
| Owens, Caitlyn Ph.D., North Carolina State University Office: Johnston 202 Phone: 540-568-6835 Email: klotzca@jmu.edu |
Concentration: Applied Research Young Children’s Mental Health, Parenting Interventions, Family Homelessness, ACEs, Trauma, Bridging Gaps Between Research, Clinical Work, and Policy |
| Saville, Bryan Ph.D., Auburn University Office: Miller Hall 1143 Phone: 540-568-2277 Email: savillbk@jmu.edu |
Concentration: Experimental Psychology of passion (specifically, passion for activities), interteaching and other behavioral teaching methods |
| Stokes, Trevor Ph.D., University of Kansas Office: Johnston Hall 119 Phone: 540-568-5067 Email: stokestf@jmu.edu |
Concentration: Behavior Analysis Applied Behavior Analysis, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Parent Child Interaction Therapy and Teacher Child Interaction Training |
| Szwedo, David Ph.D., University of Virginia Office: Johnston 206 Phone: 540-568-3568 Email: szwedode@jmu.edu |
Concentration: Applied Research Romantic relationship development; Emotion regulation, coping, resilience; Young adult independence and success; Attachment in adolescence and young adulthood; Social and relational competence; Online social networking behavior; Social predictors of physical health; Intervention development |
| Zinn, Tracy Ph.D., Auburn University Office: Miller Hall 1167 Phone: 540-568-6309 Email: zinnte@jmu.edu |
Concentration: Applied Research Behavior analysis in industry and education, industrial/organizational psychology, student/faculty interactions, and maternal health issues |
Department of Graduate Psychology
