UWF - Department of Psychology

Members of our faculty are active in a variety of professional organizations such as the American Psychological Association, the American Psychological Society, the Society for Human Resource Management, the Southeastern Psychological Association, the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, the Society for Industrial-Organizational Psychology (SIOP), and the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback. Faculty members also serve as journal editors and as reviewers for grant proposals and journal articles. They have also won awards for teaching, research, and professional service.

Our faculty members teach and conduct research in areas of psychology such as:

Health
Developmental
Cognition
Neurocognition
Forensic
Social and Organizational
Human Factors
Pediatric and Family
Substance Abuse and Addictions

For more details on faculty teaching, research, and professional service accomplishments, see individual faculty pages below.

Faculty
	Frank Andrasik, Professor Education: M.S., Ohio University; Predoctoral Internship, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Research; Ph.D., Ohio University Specialties: Clinical Psychology, Behavior Therapy, Behavioral Medicine, Pain and Stress Disorders, Applied Psychophysiology Research Interests: Assessment and nonpharmacological treatment of stress and pain disorders, with a particular focus on recurrent headache conditions; Novel applications of biofeedback; Telehealth Phone Number: (850) 474-3298 Office location: Building 41, Room 106 Email Address: fandrasik@uwf.edu Website: http://uwf.edu/fandrasi
	James Arruda, Associate Professor Education: M.A., & Ph.D., University of Rhode Island; Postdoctoral Training: Brown University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Specialties: Cognitive and Neural Models of Attention, Psychophysiology, Neuropsychology, Psychometrics, Research Methods, and Statistics Research Interests: Sustained Attention, Electrophysiological Correlates of Cognition and Behavior, Assessment of Mood State, Electroencephalography, Multivariate Statistics, Univariate Statistics Phone Number: (850) 474-2361 Office location: Bldg 41, Rm 232 Email Address: jarruda@uwf.edu Website: http://uwf.edu/jarruda
	Ronald W Belter, Associate Professor Education: M.S., Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville 1976: Ph.D., Saint Louis University, 1983 Specialties: Clinical Child Psychology, Pediatric Psychology Research Interests: Child & adolescent assessment, impact of natural disasters on children & families, involuntary commitment decisions, pediatric psychology Phone Number: (850) 474-2791 Office location: Bldg 41, Rm 210 Email Address: rbelter@uwf.edu Website: http://uwf.edu/psych/faculty/belter.html
	Joan D Duer, Associate Professor Education: M.A., University of Florida; Ph.D. University of Florida Specialties: Clinical Psychology, Behavioral Medicine Research Interests: Master's level professional issues, Women's Health Phone Number: (850) 474-2359 Office location: Bldg 41, Rm 246 Email Address: jduer@uwf.edu Website: http://uwf.edu/psych/faculty/duer.html
	Douglas Friedrich, Professor, Provost Emeritus Education: M.A., Central Michigan University; Ph.D., Iowa State University Specialties: Lifespan Development, Adulthood and Aging, Developmental Methodology, Professional Ethics Research Interests: Intra-individual variation and aging, psychological well-being, multivariate developmental methodologies Phone Number: (850) 857-6039 Office location: Bldg 41, Rm 212 Email Address: dfriedri@uwf.edu Website: http://uwf.edu/psych/faculty/friedrich.html
	Jay E Gould, Associate Professor Education: M.A., University of California, Los-Angeles, Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles Specialties: Biological Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Comparative Psychology, Sensation/Perception, Experimental Psychology Research Interests: Neuroelectrophysiological Correlates of Cognition,Behavior and Cognition of Captive Apes Phone Number: (850) 474-2290 Office location: Bldg41, Rm 216 Email Address: Jgould@uwf.edu Website: http://uwf.edu/psych/faculty/gould.html
	Jane S. Halonen , Professor and College of Arts and Sciences Dean Education: M.S., University of Wisconsin (Milwaukee), Ph.D., University of Wisconsin (Milwaukee) Specialties: Clinical psychology Research Interests: Assessment, critical thinking, and faculty development Phone Number: (850) 474-2112 Office location: Bldg 11, Rm 203 Email Address: jhalonen@uwf.edu Website: http://uwf.edu/cas/dean.cfm
	Rosemary (Lowe) Hays-Thomas, Professor Education: M.A., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Specialties: Personnel and Organizational Psychology, Social Psychology, Organizational Development, Management of Diversity Research Interests: Work Force Diversity, Pay Equity, Gender and Work Phone Number: (850) 474-2354 Office location: Bldg 41, Rm 233 Email Address: rlowe@uwf.edu Website: http://uwf.edu/rlowe
	Steven J Kass, Associate Professor Education: M.A., University of West Florida, Ph.D., University of Central Florida Specialties: Human Factors, Training, Organizational Psychology, Human Performance Research Interests: Spatial Abilities, Situation Awareness, Boredom and Drowsiness Phone Number: (850) 474-2107 Office location: Bldg 41, Rm 230 Email Address: skass@uwf.edu Website: http://uwf.edu/skass
	Laura Koppes , Professor and Chair Education: M.A., Ph.D, Ohio State University Specialties: Organizational Psychology, Leadership, Work and Life Effectiveness, Group Dynamics, History of Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Training, Organization Change and Development, Human Resources Management, Strategic Thinking and Planning Research Interests: Effective leadership, strategies and solutions for work-life effectiveness, motivation in the workplace Phone Number: (850) 474-3493 Office location: Bldg 41, Rm 253 Email Address: lkoppes@uwf.edu
	Joy Damen Makela, Instructor/Academic Advisor Education: M.A., University of West Florida Specialties: Psychological & Educational Assessment, Developmental Educational Psychology, Organizational Psychology. Office Phone: (850) 863-0729 Office location: Fort Walton Beach Campus, Building 4, Room 457 Email: jdmakela@uwf.edu
	Samuel R Mathews, Associate Professor Education: M.A., University of West Florida, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison Specialties: Developmental Educational Psychology, Research and Design, High Risk Adolescents Phone Number: (850) 474-2033 Office location: Bldg 41, Rm 203 Email Address: smathews@uwf.edu Website: http://uwf.edu/smathews
	William L Mikulas, Professor Education: M.A., University of Michigan, Ph.D., University of Michigan Specialties: Learning, Behavior Modification, Eastern Psychologies, Conjunctive Psychology Phone Number: (850) 474-2971 Office location: Bldg 41, Rm 218 Email Address: wmikulas@uwf.edu Website: http://uwf.edu/wmikulas
	Robert J Rotunda, Associate Professor Education: Ph.D., University of South Carolina Specialties: Clinical Psychology, Sports and Exercise Psychology, Addictions Counseling, Marital and Family Therapy Research Interests: Couples Therapy for Substances Use Disorders, Performance Enhancement Strategies, Domestic Violence and Trauma Issues Phone Number: (850) 474-2294 Office location: Bldg 41, Rm 228 Email Address: rrotunda@uwf.edu Website: http://uwf.edu/rrotunda/psych/
	Sherry Schneider, Assistant Professor Education: M.A.,& Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles Specialties: Organizational Psychology, Social Psychology, Group Dynamics, Leadership, Social-Identity Theory, Social Dilemmas, Organizational Citizenship Phone Number: (850) 474-2357 Office location: Bldg 41, Rm 206 Email Address: sschneider@uwf.edu Website: http://uwf.edu/sschneider
	Claudia J Stanny, Associate Professor Education: M.S., Florida State University; Ph.D., Florida State University Specialties: Human Memory and Cognition, Experimental Psychology, Statistics Research Interests: Memory of everyday life, Autobiographical memory, Eyewitness Memory Phone Number: (850) 474-3163 Office location: Bldg 41, Rm 214 Email Address: cstanny@uwf.edu Website: http://uwf.edu/cstanny
	Fred V Vallianos, Professor, Emeritus Education: M.A., East Carolina University, Ed.D., University of Virginia Specialties: Educational Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Educational and Psychiogical Assessment, and Human Sexuality Email Address: fvallian@uwf.edu Website: http://uwf.edu/psych/faculty/vallianos.html
	Lisa A VanWormer, Assistant Professor Education: Specialties: Research Interests: Phone Number: (850) 857-6217 Office location: Bldg 41, Rm 232 Email Address: lvanwormer@uwf.edu Website: http://uwf.edu/lvanwormer
	Stephen J Vodanovich, Professor Education: Ph.D., Saint Louis University Specialties: Personnel Selection, Research Methodology, Social Psychology, Test Construction, Legal Issues in I/O Psychology Research Interests: Boredom, Workplace Safety, Work Values, Application Blanks, Internet-based Instruction Phone Number: (850) 474-2944 Office location: Bldg 41, Rm 220 Email Address: svodanov@uwf.edu Website: http://uwf.edu/svodanov/vodanovich.html
	Susan E Walch, Associate Professor Education: Ph.D., Medical College of Pennsylvania and Hahnemann University Specialties: Health Psychology, Behavioral Medicine, Psycho-Onocology, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies Research Interests: HIV/AIDS Prevention and Intervention, Psycho-Oncology Phone Number: (850) 474-2273 Office location: Bldg 41, Rm 222 Email Address: swalch@uwf.edu Website: http://uwf.edu/swalch
Staff
	Diana Robinson, Office Manager Phone Number: (850) 474-2354 Office location: Bldg 41, Rm 250 Email Address: drobinso@uwf.edu
	Rick Hicks, Business Systems Specialist Phone Number: (850) 473-7002 Office location: Bldg 41, Rm 244 Email Address: rhicks@uwf.edu
	Faye Colley, Senior Secretary Phone Number: (850) 474-2363 Office location: Bldg 41, Rm 250 Email Address: fcolley@uwf.edu