Department of Psychology

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Name & Synopsis	Contact Info	Photo
Maysa DeSousa Chair of the Psychology Department, Associate Professor of Psychology Interests Scarcity Health disparities Subjective indicators of socioeconomic status Maternal and child health	mdesousa@springfield.edu (413) 748-3075
Matt Brubaker Director of Undergraduate Psychology Program, Associate Professor of Psychology Interests Memory and learning Attention and decision making Age-based stereotype threat Situational factors that impact cognitive performance	mbrubaker@springfield.edu (413) 748-3472
Rachael Cavallaro Assistant Professor of Psychology Interests Existential Psychology Eudaimonic Well-being Authenticity Psychology of the Self Cultural Psychology	rcavallaro@springfield.edu
Sean DeMartino Director of Counseling Psychology PsyD Program, Assistant Professor of Psychology Interests Developmental and complex trauma Suicide prevention Gender role stress and identity Supervision and training of trauma-informed practices	sdemartino@springfield.edu (413) 748-3816
Michael Gale, PhD Associate Professor of Psychology Interests Racial health disparities Bi/multiracial experience and identity Multicultural training Social justice Clinical supervision	mgale2@springfield.edu (413) 748-3627
Tatiana Gray Assistant Professor of Psychology Interests Couples LGBTQ+ Relationships Intimacy Proactive Interventions	tgray@springfield.edu (413) 748-3265
Chris Hakala Executive Director, Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship, Professor of Psychology Interests Cognitive psychology, including psycholinguistics and factors that impact teaching and learning	chakala@springfield.edu (413) 748-4732
Elizabeth M. Morgan Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, Professor of Psychology Interests Adolescent and emerging adult sexual and romantic relationship development Sexual orientation/identity development Narrative identity studies and methodologies	emorgan2@springfield.edu (413) 748-3301
Shirley Sbriscia Administrative Associate	ssbriscia@springfieldcollege.edu (413) 748-3592
Michael A. Surrette Professor of Psychology Interests Competencies in Conflict Management and Mediation Factors Related to Group Development and Group Performance Talent Acquisition and Talent Management	msurrette@springfield.edu (413) 748-3091
Anya Verriden Visiting Assistant Professor of Counseling and Psychology	averriden@springfield.edu
Juan Zhong Associate Professor of Psychology Interests Emerging and young adulthood Mixed methods research Developmental cultural psychology	jzhong@springfield.edu (413) 748-3593