Faculty
Harold A. Dengerink,
Ph.D.
Chancellor, WSU Vancouver
Phone: (360) 546-9581
Office: VADM 230B
Research: Experimental personality; audition; stress and
other effects on hearing.
Armando Estrada, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Experimental-Industrial/Organizational
(360) 546-9716
E-mail: estrada@vancouver.wsu.edu
Office: VCLS 208C
Research: Industrial/Organizational Psychology: harassment,
prejudice, and discrimination in the workplace
Courses: Industrial Psychology (Psych 306), Organizational Psychology (308), Diversity in Organizations (309), Statistics (Psych
311)
John
P. Garofalo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Clinical-Adult
Phone: (360) 546-9717
E-mail: garofalo@vancouver.wsu.edu
Office: VCLS 208E
Research: Psychological comorbidity; psychosocial oncology;
behavioral medicine; personality & health.
Courses: Experimental Methods in Psychology (Psych 312), Health Psychology (Psych 320), Abnormal (Psych 333), Assessment of Dual Diagnosis (Psych 342) Clinical Community
Psychology (Psych 440),
Susan
Ingram, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor, Experimental-Physiological
Phone: (360) 546-9748
E-mail: ingram@vancouver.wsu.edu
Office: VCLS 308V
Research: Neural mechanisms of opiate and psychostimulant
addictions.
Courses: Biology of Women (Biol 407)
Randall
Kleinhesselink, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Experimental-Social
Phone: (360) 546-9723
E-mail: kleinhes@vancouver.wsu.edu
Office: VCLS 208D
Research: Perception of environmental risks; cross-cultural
research; mental health courts.
Courses: Personality (Psych 321), Social (Psych 350), Motivation (Psych 470).
Stephen
Lakatos, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Associate Chair, Experimental-Sensation/Perception
Phone: (360) 546-9743
E-mail: lakatos@vancouver.wsu.edu
Office: VCLS 208A
Research: Perception and mental representation of environmental sounds.
Courses: Statistics (Psych 311), Experimental Methods in Psychology (Psych 312), Perception (Psych
384), Cognition and Memory (Psych 490)
Marsha
Michels, M.S.
Academic Coordinator and Instructor
Phone: (360) 546-9451
E-mail: michels@vancouver.wsu.edu
Office: VCLS 208B
Advisor for the following programs:
B.S. Psych
B.A. Soc Sci - Psych major concentration
B.A. Soc Sci - HRM/PP option
HRM/PP Certificate
Courses: Psychology Practicums (Psych 445), Psychology
Internships (Psych 496), Psychology of Language (Psych 492).
Michael
Morgan, Ph.D.
Professor, Experimental-Physiological
Phone: (360) 546-9726
E-mail: morgan@vancouver.wsu.edu
Office: VCLS 208V
Research: Neural mechanisms of pain modulation and
morphine tolerance.
Courses: Experimental Methods in Psychology (Psych 312), Introduction to Physiological (Psych 372), History
of Psych (Psych 401), Advanced Physiological Psychology (Psych 473).
Tahira Probst , Ph.D.
Associate Professor; Experimental-Industrial/Organizational
Phone: (360) 546-9746
E-mail: probst@vancouver.wsu.edu
Office: VCLS 208K
Research: Antecedents and consequences of job insecurity;
job attitudes; workplace diversity; cross-cultural effectiveness of human resource
practices; employee safety.
Courses: Industrial/Organizational (Psych 306), Cultural Diversity in Organizations (Psych 309), Statistics (Psych
311), Tests & Measures (Psych 412)
Elizabeth
Soliday, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Clinical-Child
Phone: (360) 546-9727
E-mail: soliday@vancouver.wsu.edu
Office: VCLS 208P
Research: Adjustment to pediatric & parental chronic illness, including
kidney disease and cancer; psychological interventions for illness - related
distress. Courses: Human Sexuality (Psych 230), Developmental Psychology (Psych 361), Behavioral Disorders of Children and Adolescents (Psych 464), Basic Helping Skills (Psych 444)
Instructors
Kathryn Becker-Blease, Ph.D.
(360) 546-9145
E-mail: kblease@vancouver.wsu.edu
Office: VCLS 208U
http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/fac/becker-b/home.htm
Research: Developmental psychology: sexual abuse
in childrenCourses: Introductory Psychology (Psych 105), Psychology of Womden (Psych 324), Undergraduate Practicum
(Psych 445).
Bill
Griesar, Ph.D.
Phone: (360) 546-9145
E-mail: bgriesar@pacifier.com
Office: VCLS 208U
Courses: Physiological Psych (Psych 372), Advanced Physiological Psych (Psych
473), Cognition & Memory (Psych 490), Affective Neuroscience (Psych 409)
Donna Johns, Ph.D.
E-mail: john7406@pacificu.edu
Office: VCLS 308A Phone: (360) 546-9151
Course: Self Control (Psych 328), Historical Development of Psychology (Psych 401), Cultural Issues In Psychology (Psych 403)
Graduate Students/Post-Doctoral Fellows
Michelle Cyr - Graduate Student
E-mail: shaiagipsie@gmail.com
Office: VCLS 108
Research: Physiological Psychology
Maja Graso - Graduate Student
E-mail: majagraso@gmail.com
Office: VCLS 160G
Research: Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Tara Macey, Ph.D. - Post Doctoral Fellow
E-mail: macey@vancouver.wsu.edu
Phone: (360) 546-9090
Paul Meyer, Ph.D. - Post Doctoral Fellow
E-mail: meyerp@vancouver.wsu.edu
Phone: (360) 546-9090
Shital Pavawalla - Graduate Student (Pullman/Visiting)
E-mail: spavawalla@wsu.edu
Office: VCLS 108
Research: Clinical Psychology
Adrianne Wilson - Graduate Student (Neuroscience)
Office: VCLS 108
Research: Physiological Psychology
Department Staff
Janet DeWitt, Secretary Senior
Phone: (360) 546-9720
Email: dewittj@vancouver.wsu.edu
Office: VCLS 208