Department of Psychology

Faculty

Dr. Duane Jackson
Professor and Chairperson
Ph.D., University of Illinois
Animal Behavior/Experimental Psychology

Research Interests:

  • Learning and behavior in insects
  • Swarm intelligence
  • Human & non-human animal behavior in the zoo setting

 

Dr.  Jann H. Adams
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Indiana University
Clinical Psychology/Social Psychology

Research Interests:

  • John Henryism and elevated cardiovascular reactivity, hypertension and other long-term health consequences
  • Intervention effectiveness in reducing attrition and enhancing performance of African American undergraduates in the STEM fields

 

Dr. Harold Braithwaite
Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Clinical/Community Psychology

Research Interests:

  •  Addiction and homelessness amongst African Americans
  • Health disparities between African American males and other adult populations

 

Dr. Tina R. Chang
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology
Animal Behavior, Environmental Psychology,
Industrial/Organizational Psychology

Research Interests:

  •  Effects of captivity on non-human primate behavior & psychological well-being
  • Evolutionary theory and affordances as predictors of environmental preference in human and non-human primates
  • Application of applied behavior analysis to program evaluation in non traditional work settings

 

Daniel Hummer

Dr. Daniel Hummer
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Michigan
Biological Psychology

Research Interests:

  • Neurobiological mechanisms involved in the synchronization of the circadian clock to the light-dark cycle
  • Development and sexual differentiation of brain and behavior
  • Neuroendocrinology of social behavior

 

Dr. Chris Markham
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Hawaii at Manoa
Behavioral Neuroscience

Research Interests:

  • Neurobiological mechanisms and consequences of social defeat stress
  • Ethological models of fear and anxiety
  • Neuroanatomical circuits mediating defensive and aggressive behaviors

 

Dr. Bryant Marks
Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Michigan
Social Psychology/Cultural Psychology

Research Interests:

  • The psychological impact of the Black College experience
  • The impact of activated stereotypes on performance and behavior
  • Gender stereotypes among African Americans
  • Racial identity as a predictor of academic achievement, self-esteem, and ingroup and outgroup racial attitudes

 

Dr. Yohance Murray
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Michigan
Clinical Psychology

Research Interests:

  • African American's use of social support networks
  • Race and gender differences in disclosure and emotional sharing in psychotherapy
  • African American spirituality and psychological well being

 

David Wall Rice

Dr. David Wall Rice
Associate Professor
Office: Mabritt-Mapp-McBay, Room 203
Phone: (404) 681-7565
Faculty Website: http://www.morehouse.edu/facstaff/drice
Educational Background: B.A. Psychology, Morehouse College; M.S. Columbia University, Journalism; Ph.D. Howard University, Personality Psychology
Areas of Expertise: Personality Psychology and Popular Culture; Achievement and Black Men in the Obama Era; Religious Identity and Expression; Psychology and Self-definition within Hip-Hop Lyricism; The Affirmative Development of Black Men; Personal Narratives and the Self

Research Interests:

  • Identity theory development
  • Discourse, narrative and life-story-tellings as related to identity construction
  • The impact of popular culture on personality correlates and psychological behavior
  • Identity and the negotiation of achievement, particularly among African American males
  • The impact of psycho-social constructs on academic achievement (i.e. race self complexity, multiple- selves, stereotype threat)

 

Dr. Martin Rosenman
Professor
Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Consulting Psychology/Clinical Psychology

Research Interests:

  • Leadership, creative problem solving and decision making
  • Organizational innovation through employee ideas
  • Electronic brainstorming    
  • Scientific discovery

 

Dr. Margaret L. Weber-Levine
Professor
Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony Brook
Physiological Psychology

Research Interests:

  • The uses and effectiveness of complementary and alternative practices in health and illness
  • The effects of nutrition and other environmental factors on brain function and behavior/health psychology
  • Issues in the responsible conduct of science

 

Dr. Sinead N. Younge
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Michigan State University
Ecological –Community Psychology
Specialization: Urban Affairs

Research Interests:

  • Psychosociocultural antecedents of health behaviors
  • STI and HIV prevention and intervention
  • Community based participatory action research
  • Program evaluation
  • Higher education pedagogy

 

Ms. Jeanine D. White
Administrative Assistant
B.A., Morris Brown College
Mass Media Arts