Faculty and Staff
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Dr. Angela Allen, Lecturer in Psychology Dr. Allen began teaching at Roanoke College 1997. She received a B.A. ('86) from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and a Ph.D. ('92) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her interests are in psychopharmacology and abnormal psychology. |
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Dr. Christopher Buchholz, Associate Professor of Psychology Dr. Buchholz joined the department in 2004. He received a B.S. in Psychology from Virginia Tech ('93), a M.A. from Appalachian State University ('98), and a Ph.D. from Florida Atlantic University ('02). His research interests include Self, Consciousness, Evolutionary Psychology, and Moral Decision Making. |
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Dr. Andrea Burchfield, Visiting Assistant Professor Dr. Burchfield joined the department in 2021. She received a B.S. in Psychology from Radford University, a M.A. and Ph.D. from George Mason University. |
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Dr. Travis Carter, Assistant Professor of Psychology Dr. Carter joined the department in 2017. He received a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Chicago and a Ph.D. in Social and Personality Psychology from Cornell University. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. His research interests reside in the realms of judgment and decision-making, social cognition, and consumer behavior. |
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Dr. Anthony Cate, Assistant Professor of Psychology Dr. Cate joined the department in 2020. He received a B.A. in Psychology from Yale University, a Ph.D. in Psychology from Carnegie Mellon University. His research interest is to investigate the cognitive and systems-‐level neural processes of visual object and scene perception in order to explain aspects of complex cognitive skills, especially memory and reasoning. |
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Dr. Danielle Findley-Van Nostrand, Assistant Professor of Psychology Dr. Findley-Van Nostrand joined the department in 2017. She received her B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. at the University of South Florida. Her research centers on social status and belonging and affiliated aspects of social behaviors, motivation, and the self. |
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Dr. Eyad Naseralla, Visiting Assistant Professor Dr. Naseralla joined the department in 2021. He received a B.A. in Psychology from Texas Tech University, a M.S. and Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology from Saint Louis University. His research interest involves perceptions of victims. |
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Dr. David Nichols, Associate Professor of Psychology, Chair Dr. Nichols joined the department in 2009. Previously Dr. Nichols completed a post-doctoral position at the Vision Research Centre at York University in Toronto. Dr. Nichols completed a B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. at Florida Atlantic University. Dr. Nichol's teaching and research interests are in Sensation and Perception and Cognitive Neuroscience among other areas. |
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Dr. Lindsey Osterman, Associate Professor of Psychology Dr. Osterman joined the department in 2013. She received a B.S. in Psychology ('06) from the University of Southern Mississippi, a M.S. in Social Psychology ('09) and a Ph.D. in Social Psychology with a minor in Biological Psychology ('12) from the University of Oklahoma. Her research focuses on how individual, social, cultural, and ecological factors interact to influence social and personal functioning and well-being. Currently, she is pursuing lines of research on (1) an evolutionary model of suicidal behavior, and (2) the psychosocial and endocrinological effects of parasocial relationships (i.e., the one-sided relationships that people develop with media personalities). |
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Dr. Darcey Powell, Associate Professor of Psychology Dr. Powell joined the department in 2014. She received a B.S. in Psychology ('09) from West Virginia University, a M.S. ('11) from West Virginia University and a Ph.D. ('14 ) in Life-Span Developmental Psychology from West Virginia University. Her research interests center around expectations for and attitudes about adult roles (e.g., parenting, romantic relationships). She is particularly interested in whether expectations align with later experiences and the consequences of nonmatching expectations and experiences. |
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Dr. Brian Shenal, Adjunct Professor Dr. Shenal began teaching at Roanoke College in 2012. He received his B.S. ('95), his M.S. ('98), and his Ph.D. ('01) from Virginia Tech. Dr. Shenal completed his clinical internship and fellowship at the University of Florida. He is a practicing neuropsychologist and an Associate Professor at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine. His research interests include the neuropsychology of emotion, lateralization/cerebral asymmetry, and teleneuropsychology. |
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Dr. Lauren Hagemann, Adjunct Professor Dr. Hagemann received her B.A. in psychology ('06) from Saint Joseph's College and both her M.A. in Mental Health Counseling ('09) and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology ('15) from Yeshiva University in New York City. She is a licensed clinical psychologist currently working within the Primary Care-Mental Health Integration program at the Salem VA Medical Center, specializing in geropsychology and geriatric issues. Her research interests include aging, acceptance and commitment therapy for older adults, mindfulness practices for caregivers, in addition to behavioral management and other best practices associated with dementia care. |
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Ellen M. Dyer, Secretary Ellen has worked at Roanoke College since 2001. She received a B.S. in Business Administration from Longwood University. |
