(773) 442-5840
Dr. Rachel Birmingham-Hoel
Rachel
S.
Birmingham-Hoel
Ph.D.
Associate Professor - Affiliated Faculty of Psychology
Justice Studies
Child Advocacy Studies
College of Arts and Sciences
(773) 442-4709
Expertise
• Child Abuse and Family Violence • Child and Adolescent Development • Patterns of Family Interaction
Courses Taught
Parenting Psychology
Child Psychology
Adolescent Psychology
Developmental Psychopathology
Child Advocacy Internship Seminar
Developmental Lifespan Counseling
Introduction to Social Justice
Lifespan Development
Advanced Child and Adolescent Development
Theories of Human Development and Family Studies
Social Justice in Chicago
Human Rights
Research Interests
I was trained as a Developmentalist, specializing in attachment, parent-child relationships, the development of executive functioning and academic outcomes across early and middle childhood. In particular, I examined the role of early parent-child relationships and children’s home environment in the development of healthy social and emotional development. My current research focuses on childhood adversity, family violence exposure and sibling abuse. Specifically, my research examines how experiences of early childhood abuse shape attitudes surrounding family violence in adulthood.
Education

• Ph.D. Human Development & Human Studies, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, 2013
• M.S. Family, Youth & Community Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 2007
• B.A. Sociology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 2005

Additional Information

International Teaching Experience

(2019) NEIU International Studies Faculty Leader: Human Rights Study Tour to Geneva, Switzerland, Rome, Italy

(2018) NEIU International Studies Faculty Leader: Human Rights Study Tour to Geneva, Switzerland 

(2016) NEIU International Studies Faculty Co-Leader: Human Rights Study Tour to Geneva, Switzerland

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Christine
Callahan
Ph.D.
Instructor
Psychology
Expertise
Child Advocate
Sexual Violence Victim’s Advocate
Domestic Violence Victim’s Advocate
Education

M.A. and Ph.D. University of Illinois at Chicago

B.A. The Ohio State University

Background

Courses Taught

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Survey of Psychology
  • Stats and Research Methods
  • Research Lab: Test and Measurement
  • Industrial/Organizational Psychology
  • Psychology of Personality
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Consumer Psychology
Office Hours
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By appointment.
Lorilene Cuevas wearing a black top looks toward the camera
Lorilene
L.
Cuevas
Student Services Coordinator, Instructor
Psychology
College of Arts and Sciences
(773) 442-5842
Courses Taught
Lifespan Development
Survey of Psychology
General Psychology
Child Psychology
Adolescent Psychology
Geropsychology
Psychosocial Development of Aging
Service Learning
Research Interests
Perceptions and Stereotypes Aging
Education

M.A. University of Chicago, 2009

B.A. Northeastern Illinois University, 2006

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Amanda A. Dykema-Engblade
Amanda
A.
Dykema-Engblade
Associate Professor, Interim Associate CAS Dean
Psychology
College of Arts and Sciences
Expertise
Social Psychology/Small Group Performance and Decision Making, and Psychology of Food.
Courses Taught
General psychology
Social Psychology
Social Psychology Lab
Psychology of Food
Service Learning
Research Interests
Transactive Memory Systems; Impression formation as a function of diet and food type (e.g., “healthy” versus “unhealthy”)
Education

M.A. and Ph.D. - Loyola University, Chicago

B.S. - Grand Valley State University

Selected Publications

Sánchez-Johnsen, L., Dykema-Engblade, A., Rosas, C., Calderon, L.,Rademaker, A., Nava, M., & Hassan, C. (2022). Mexican and Puerto Rican Men’s Preferences Regarding a Healthy Eating, Physical Activity and Body Image Intervention, Nutrients (Special Issue: Cardiometabolic Health in Relation to Diet and Physical Activity: Experimental and Clinical Evidence), 14(21). 

Sánchez-Johnsen, L., Dykema-Engblade, A., Nava, M., Rademaker, A., & Xie, H. (2019). Body Image, Physical Activity and Cultural Variables among Latino Men. Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action.

Craven, M., Keefer, L., Rademaker, A., Dykema-Engblade, A., & Sánchez-Johnsen, L. (2018). Social Support for Exercise as a Predictor of Weight and Physical Activity Status among Puerto Rican and Mexican Men: Results from the Latino Men’s Health Initiative. American Journal of Men’s Health.

Sanchez-Johnson, L., Craven, M., Nava, M., Alonso, A. Dykema-Engblade, A., Rademaker, A., & Xie, H. (2017). Cultural Variables Underlying Obesity in Latino Men: Design, Rational, and Participant Characteristics from the Latino Men’s Health Initiative. Journal of Community Health (pg 1-13).

Tindale, R.S., Smith, C.M., Dykema-Engblade, A., Kluwe, K. (2012).  Good and bad group performance: Same process - different outcomes.  Submitted to Group Processes and Intergroup Relations (GPIR): Special Issue in Tribute to Jim Davis.

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Maureen W. Erber
Maureen
W.
Erber
Ph.D.
Professor, Interim Chair
Psychology
College of Arts and Sciences
(773) 442-5843
Expertise
Social Psychology
Courses Taught
Survey of Psychology
First year Experience: Psychology
General Psychology
Social Psychology
Social Psychology Lab
Theories of Intimate Relationships
Research Interests
Trust and Fairness, Intimate Relationships, Stereotype application, and Counterfactual thinking about death
Education

M.A. and Ph.D. University of North Carolina at Greensboro

B.A. University of Hawaii

 

Selected Publications

Erber, R., & Erber, M.W. (2024). Intimate Relationships: Issues, theories, and research, 4th ed., Routledge.

Erber, R., Erber, M.W., & Poe, J.R. (2004). Mood regulation and decision making: Is irrational exuberance really a problem? In J. Carillo & I. Brocas (Eds.) Psychology and Economics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Erber, M.W. & Erber, R.  (2001). The role of motivated social cognition in the regulation of affective states.  In J.P. Forgas, Handbook of Affect and Social Cognition.  Mahwah, N.J.:  Erlbaum.

Erber, M. W. & Erber, R. (July 2017). Mate Choice Copying in Humans. Poster presented at the 18th General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology. Granada, España.

Erber, M., Rueckert, L., Dykema-Engblade, A., Merchant, C., & Cuevas, L. (2015). Collaborative and active learning strategies promote critical thinking across psychology curriculum. Symposium presented to the Society for the Teaching of Psychology Division at the Midwestern Psychological Association 87th Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL.

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Alvin David Farmer
Alvin
David
Farmer
Jr.
Associate Professor
Psychology
Gerontology
African and African American Studies
College of Arts and Sciences
(773) 442-5849
Expertise
Clinical Psychology
Courses Taught
Abnormal Psychology
Psychology of Personality
Psychopathology of Childhood
Theory and Methods of Individual Therapy
Introduction to Group Therapy
Laboratory of Research Methods: Personality Development
Research Interests
High-risk youth and the mental health interventions with children, specifically disruptive behavior disorders and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Education

Ph.D. The Pennsylvania State University

B.A. Morehouse College

Selected Publications

Abdul-Adil, J., Drozd, O., Irie, I., Riley, R, Silas, A., Farmer, Jr. A., & Tolan, P. (2009).  University-community mental health center collaboration: Encouraging the dissemination of empirically-based treatment and practice. The Community Mental Health Journal, 46(5), 417-422.

Sarah Pekoc, MA., Jaleel Abdul-Adil, PhD., Alvin Farmer, PhD (2017). Treating Violence Exposure: A Case Study Using Community and Evidenced-Based Practices in Chicago. Poster session presented at the Cultural Impact Conference at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology.

Jaleel Abdul-Adil, A. David Farmer Jr., Gibson, L., & Liza Suarez, (2018). Hip-Hop H.E.A.L.S. (H3) Clinical Intervention Manual for Child Trauma and Community Violence Exposure (First Edition). 

Jaleel Abdul-Adil, A. David Farmer Jr., & Liza Suarez, (2018). Hip-Hop H.E.A.L.S. (H3) Prevention Manual for Child Trauma and Community Violence Exposure (First Edition).

Background

Child and Family Clinical Psychologist

Additional Information

Dr. Farmer is a licensed clinical psychologist who provides clinical services to children and families. His goal is to develop clinical interventions that address the mental health outcomes of violence exposure and trauma and is especially interested in examining evidence-based clinical interventions with Disruptive Behavior Disorders and trauma and violence exposure.

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Michael
Fleischer
Instructor
Psychology
College of Arts and Sciences
773-442-5836
Expertise
My official expertise is in Industrial Organizational Psychology with and emphasis on Psychometrics. However I would argue it is more on figuring out solutions for problems that are present by asking questions that will provide insight into the problems.
Courses Taught
PSYC 100 Survey of Psychology
PSYC 110 Life Span Development
PSYC 302 Statistics and Research Methods II
PSYC 365 Industrial Psychology
PSYC 370 Theories of Learning
PSYC 380 Happiness
Research Interests
Good questions and interesting areas of research. Specifically I am currently focusing on increasing engagement and retention in college students. Through engaging alternative methods of teaching and creating groups or mini cohorts for new students.
Education

Ph.D.   Illinois Institute of Technology

M.S.     Illinois Institute of Technology

B.A.     Northeastern Illinois University

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Lisa Hollis Sawyer
Lisa
A.
Hollis-Sawyer
Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Psychology; Gerontology Faculty, Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies Affiliate Faculty, Instructor in the Master of Public Health Degree Program.
Psychology
College of Arts and Sciences
(773) 442-5846
Expertise
Gerontology, Psychology, Women and Gender Studies, Tests and Measurements, Public Health, Program Assessment.
Courses Taught
PSYC 401 Gerontology:An Overview
PSYC 402 Developmental Processes in Later Life
PSYC 406 Aging and the Family
PSYC 408 Research methods in Gerontology
PSYC 420 Seminar in Proposal Writing
PSYC 434 Aging Services Network
PSYC 455 Seminar in Aging
PSYC 307 Psych Tests and Measurements
PSYC 308 Psych Tests and Measurements Lab
PSYC 312 Psych Development of Women
PSYC 324 Geropsychology
PSYC 360 Social Psychology
PSYC 365 Industrial Psychology
PSYC 397 Service Learning
PH 470 Research Methods
Research Interests
Dr. Hollis-Sawyer’s research interests range from lifespan human development and intergenerational eldercare to aging women’s mental and physical health. She has authored/co-authored eight textbooks and authored/co-authored 59 scholarly publications. Many of these publications reflect a focus on aging and health outcomes. She is the co-Chair of the APA. Division 35 Committee on Women and Aging. In 2017, she received the APA Division 35’s Florence L. Denmark award for her research on women and aging. She has co-written a 2015 book on women’s positive health entitled “Women and Positive Aging: An International Perspective,” and published an edited 2020 APA book entitled “Older Women Who Work: Resilience, Choice, and Change.” She is a co-author of a 2020 book entitled "Adult Development and Aging."
Education

The University of Akron, Akron OH

Selected Publications

Hollis-Sawyer, L. (2021). Differential treatment of older workers due to COVID-19 accommodations: Potential issues of ageism and age discrimination. Journal of Elder Policy, 1(3), 155-174. https://doi.org/10.18278/jep.1.3.6

Patrick, J., Hayslip, B., & Hollis-Sawyer, L. (2020).  Adult development and aging. Sage.

Sawyer, T., Nebl, P., & Hollis-Sawyer, L. (2020). Black belt statistics: A competency-based approach (plus SPSS and R). Cognella.

Cole, E., & Hollis-Sawyer, L. (Editors) (2020). Older women who work: Resilience, choice, and change. APA Books.

Hollis-Sawyer, L. (2020). Use it or lose it: Older women and civic engagement. In Cole, E., & Hollis-Sawyer, L. (Editors), Older women who work: Resilience, choice, and change. APA Books.

Additional Information

Selected Professional Awards

Recipient of the 2021 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Titles for Older Women Who Work: Resilience, Choice, and Change (APA Books, 2020).

Recipient of the 2017 British Medical Association (BMA) “Highly Commended” book   recognition designation for the Hollis-Sawyer, L. A., & Dykema-Engblade, A. (2016). Women and positive aging: An international perspective. Academic Press book. Awarded at the BMA Award Ceremony in London, UK on September 11, 2017.  

Recipient of the 2017 American Psychological Association Division 35 Denmark Women  and Aging Award. Awarded at the APA Conf. in Washington, DC on August 5, 2017.   

Recipient of the 2014 American Psychological Association (APA) Division 20 Mentorship Award in Adult Development and Aging. Awarded at the APA Conference in      Washington, DC on August 9, 2014.    

Recipient of the 2014-2018 Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE) Program of Merit Award (as Gerontology Coordinator). Awarded at the AGHE Conference in Denver, CO on March 1, 2014.    

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Chris Merchant
Christopher
R.
Merchant
Associate Professor
Psychology
College of Arts and Sciences
(773) 442-5884
Expertise
Suicidal ideation and depression among adolescents and young adults; identity development in young adulthood
Courses Taught
Abnormal Psychology (Psych 340)
Psychology of Personality (Psych 330)
Senior Seminar
General Psychology
Psychosocial Advocacy for Developmental Maladjustment
The Performative Self (in Science Technology Engineering Arts & Math Curriculum
Research Interests
Identity development among young adults; Depression; Suicidal ideation; Interpersonal connectedness; Internet use; Social networking
Education

Ph.D. from University of Michigan
B.S. in Psychology from Morehouse College

Selected Publications

Erber, M., Rueckert, L., Dykema-Engblade, A., Merchant, C., & Cuevas, L. (2015). Collaborative and active learning strategies promote critical thinking across psychology curriculum. Presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association-Society for the Teaching of Psychology. Chicago, IL.

Merchant, C., Erber, M., Rueckert, L., Adams, S., & Polyashuk, Y. (2014). Cyber peer-led team learning in a statistics and research methods class. Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Teaching of Psychology, Chicago, Illinois, May, 2014.

Ghaziuddin, N, Merchant, C.R., Dopp, R., & King, C.A (2014).  A naturalistic study of suicidal adolescents treated with an SSRI: Suicidal ideation and behavior during 3-month post-hospitalization period.  Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 11, 13-19.

King, C.A., Kerr, D.C., Passrelli, M.N., Ewell-Foster, C., & Merchant, C.R. (2010). One-year follow up of suicidal adolescents: Parent history of mental health problems and time to post-hospitalization attempt, Journal of Youth and Adolescence, DOI 10.1007/s10964-009-9480-2.

Merchant, C.R., Kramer, A., Joe, S., Venkataraman, S., & King, C.A. (2009).  Predictors of multiple suicide attempts among suicidal Black adolescents, Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 39(2), 115-124.

King, C.A., & Merchant, C.R. (2008).  Social and interpersonal factors relating to adolescent suicidality: A review of the literature, Archives of Suicide Research, 12(3), 181-196.

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Yelena Polyashuk wearing a green shirt
Yelena
Polyashuk
Instructor
Psychology
College of Arts and Sciences
(773) 442-5853
Expertise
Industrial/Organizational Psychology, in which knowledge of psychological principles is applied in the workplace.
Courses Taught
PSYC 100 Survey of Psychology
PSYC 200 General Psychology
PSYC 202 WIP: Statistics and Research Methods I
PSYC 360 Social Psychology
PSYC 365 Industrial Psychology
PSYC 393 Seminar in the Teaching of Psychology
Research Interests
My research is in the field of Industrial/Organizational Psychology with a special interest in leadership, work relationships, communication, as well as ethnic and gender influences.
Education

Ph.D. in Psychology from Illinois Institute of Technology

M.S. In Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Illinois Institute of Technology

B.S. in Psychology from Loyola University Chicago

Selected Publications

Polyashuk, Y. (in press). Z-Scores. POGIL Activity Clearinghouse.

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Linda Rueckert
Linda
Rueckert
Professor
Psychology
College of Arts and Sciences
(773) 442-5841
Expertise
Cognitive Neuropsychology
Courses Taught
General Psychology
Statistics and Research II
Theories of Learning
Cognitive Psychology
Social Neuroscience
Cognitive Lab
Research Interests
My recent research has focused on the neuropsychology of empathy and embodied cognition. I’ve also conducted research into how students learn about and understand statistics.
Education

Ph.D. and M.A. - University of Chicago

B.S. - University of Michigan

Selected Publications

Jaimes, G., Diaz, R., Portillo, M., & Rueckert, L. (2021). The evaluation of facial expressions and emotions. Presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science (online, May, 2021).

Rueckert, L., Church, R. B., Avila, A., & Trejo, T. (2017). Gesture enhances learning of a complex statistical concept, Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 2, 1-6. DOI: 10.1186/s41235-016-0036-1

Campos, K. & Rueckert, L. (2017). Facial mimicry and attractiveness. Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL, April, 2017.

Rueckert, L., Branch, B., & Doan, T. (2011). Are gender differences in empathy due to differences in emotional reactivity? Psychology, 2, 574-578.

Rueckert, L. (2011). Gender differences in empathy. In D. J. Scapaletti (Ed.) Psychology of Empathy, Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers.

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Office Hours
Vary by semester
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Saszik
Shannon
Saszik
Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Psychology
College of Arts and Sciences
(773) 442-5839
Expertise
Neuropsychology, Physiological Psychology, Sensation and Perception, Animal Research
Courses Taught
Survey of Psychology
Human Perception
Visual Neuroscience
Physiological Psychology
Physiological Lab
Social Neuroscience
Neuropsychology
Research Interests
My research interests focus on examination of the processing of information in the brain through parallel pathways, and ultimately how that processing impacts behavior and choice. Using both studies that examine the bottom up, data signals that are coded by the sensory receptors and top down, knowledge signals that are based on prior experience, projects in the Neuropsychology Lab address questions related to the interaction between these two systems. My long-term goal is to understand the relationship between data and knowledge to determine how the dependence on one over the other can be altered given changes to both internal (physiological) and external (environmental) cues.
Education

M.A. Experimental Psychology

Ph.D. Neuroscience

 

Selected Publications

Saszik, S. M., & Smith, C. M. (2018). The impact of stress on social behavior in adult zebrafish (Danio rerio). Behavioural pharmacology, 29(1), 53–59.

Saszik, S., & DeVries, S. H. (2012). A mammalian retinal bipolar cell uses both graded changes in membrane voltage and all-or-nothing Na+ spikes to encode light. The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 32(1), 297–307. 

Bilotta, J., Barnett, J. A., Hancock, L., & Saszik, S. (2004). Ethanol exposure alters zebrafish development: a novel model of fetal alcohol syndrome. Neurotoxicology and teratology, 26(6), 737–743. 

Saszik, S., Alexander, A., Lawrence, T., & Bilotta, J. (2002). APB differentially affects the cone contributions to the zebrafish ERG. Visual neuroscience, 19(4), 521–529. 

Saszik, S. M., Robson, J. G., & Frishman, L. J. (2002). The scotopic threshold response of the dark-adapted electroretinogram of the mouse. The Journal of physiology, 543(Pt 3), 899–916.

 

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Naida Silverthorn
Naida
Silverthorn
Ph.D.
Instructor
Psychology
College of Arts and Sciences
(773) 442-5853
Expertise
Youth mentoring; self-esteem development; community- and school-based positive youth development programs; statistical methodology and analysis; program evaluation.
Courses Taught
Statistics and Research Methods II
Service Learning Capstone
Community Psychology
Child Psychology
Adolescent Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Seminar in Drug Abuse
Psychology of Personality
Survey of Psychology
Research Interests
Youth mentoring processes and outcomes; influences on positive youth development and adolescent self-esteem development.
Education

Ph.D. University of Ottawa

B.A. Queen's University, Kingston, ON Canada

Selected Publications

Bavarian, N., Lewis, K. M., Holloway, S., Wong, L., Silverthorn, N., DuBois, D. L., Flay, B. R., & Siebert, C. (2022) Mechanisms of influence on youth substance use for a social-emotional and character development program: A theory-based approach. Substance Use & Misuse, 57(12), 1854-1863. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2022.2120359

Lewis, K. M., Holloway, S. D., Bavarian, N., Silverthorn, N., DuBois, D. L., Flay, B., & Siebert, C. (2021). Effects of Positive Action in elementary school on student behavioral and social-emotional outcomes. The Elementary School Journal, 121(4). https://doi.org/10.1086/714065

Sánchez, B., Pryce, J., Silverthorn, N., Deane, K. L., & DuBois, D. L. (2019). Do mentor support for ethnic-racial identity and mentee cultural mistrust matter for girls of color? A preliminary investigation. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 25(4), 505-514. https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000213   

Silverthorn, N., DuBois, D. L., Lewis, K. M., Reed, A., Bavarian, N., Day, J., Ji, P., Acock, A. C., Vuchinich, S., & Flay, B. R. (2017). Effects of a school-based social-emotional and character development program on self-esteem levels and processes: A cluster-randomized controlled trial. SAGE Open, 7(3), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244017713238

Silverthorn, N., DuBois, D. L., & Crombie, G. (2005). Self-perceptions of ability and achievement across the high school transition: Investigation of a state-trait model. The Journal of Experimental Education, 73(3), 191-218. https://doi.org/10.3200/JEXE.73.3.191-218

 

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Fall 2023
Monday: 10:15-11:15 a.m. at Main Campus
Tuesday and Friday: 9:30-11:00 a.m. via Zoom.
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Masami Takahashi
Masami
Takahashi
Professor
Psychology
College of Arts and Sciences
(773) 442-5845
Expertise
Developmental Psychology, Gerontology
Courses Taught
Master’s Thesis Seminar (G)
Aging and Diversity (G)
Research Designs and Methods (G)
Values, Decision Making, and the Elderly (G)
Meanings of Old Age (G)
Developmental Processes and Aging (G)
Seminar on Wisdom (G)
History of Psychology (UG)
Research Designs and Methods (UG)
Survey of Psychology (UG)
Introductory Psychology (UG)
Introductory Developmental Psychology (UG)
Popular Films and Adult Development (UG)
Psychosocial Development and Aging (UG)
Research Interests
My research interests currently revolve around three areas: (a) definition, open rationalization, and evaluation of psychological strengths in late adulthood (e.g., wisdom, spirituality, religiosity); (b) potential factors of longevity in the Blue Zones, and (c) psychosocial profile of the former kamikaze pilots with implications in other suicide missions around the world.
Education

Ph.D., Spring 1999, Developmental Psychology. Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

M.S., Summer 1990, Psychology. University of Houston-Clear Lake, Houston, TX

B.A., Spring 1988, Psychology. University of Houston-Clear Lake, Houston, TX

Selected Publications

Takahashi, M. & Kato, H. (in press). Psychology of religion in Japan. Cambridge handbook of psychology and religion. New York: Cambridge University Press.

Takahashi, M. (Ed.). (2020). The empirical study of the psychology of religion and spirituality in Japan. San Antonio, TX: Elm Grove.

Takahashi, M. (2019). Relationship between wisdom and spirituality: An expanded theoretical model with mysticism and gerotranscendence. In J. Gluck and R. J. Sternberg (Eds.), The handbook of wisdom (pp. 626-646). New York: Cambridge University Press.

Takahashi, M. (2017). Relational Wisdom and happiness in late adulthood. In A. S. Dick and U. Muller (Eds.), Advancing developmental science: Philosophy, theory, and method. New York: Routledge.

Takahashi, M. (Producer/Director). (2007). Last Kamikaze: Testimonials from the WWIIsuicide pilots. [Motion picture]. United States: phi phenom production (Available from Documentary Educational Resources, Inc., 101 Morse St., Watertown, MA 02472-2554).

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Dr. Andrew Young smiles into the camera.
Andrew
Young
Assistant Professor
Psychology
College of Arts and Sciences
(773) 442-5844
Courses Taught
PSYC 202 Statistics and Research Methods I
PYSC 215 Child Psychology
PSYC 310 Developmental Psychology
PSYC 316 Child Development Lab
PSYC 385 Capstone Seminar
PSYC 396 Senior Seminar in Psychology
Research Interests
My research focuses on the cognitive and social mechanisms underlying children’s learning and cuts across developmental, cognitive, and educational psychology. In particular, I study 1) children’s collaborative and cultural learning, 2) the development of scientific thinking, and 3) applications of psychological science to education.
Education

Ph.D. in Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2016)

B.S. in Psychology & BS in Statistics, Carnegie Mellon University (2006)

 

Selected Publications

Young, A.G. & Shtulman, A. (2020). Children’s cognitive reflection predicts conceptual understanding in science and mathematics. Psychological Science, 31, 1396-1408.

Young, A.G. & Shtulman, A. (2020). How children’s cognitive reflection shapes their understanding of science. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 1247.

Young, A.G., Alibali, M.W., & Kalish, C.W. (2019). Causal learning from joint action:  Collaboration helps first graders, but hinders kindergartners. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 177, 166-186.

Riggs, A.E. & Young, A.G.  (2016). Developmental changes in children’s normative reasoning across learning contexts and collaborative roles. Developmental Psychology, 52, 1236-1246.

Young, A.G., Alibali, M.W., & Kalish, C.W. (2012). Causal learning and disagreement: Others’ hypotheses affect children’s evaluations of evidence. Developmental Psychology, 48, 1242-1253.

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Kristin Wilkens
Kristin
Wilkens
Office Administrator
Psychology

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Office Hours
9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday
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Ruth (Breckie)
B.
Church
Ph.D.
Professor Emerita
Psychology
College of Arts and Sciences
Expertise
Gesture, cognition and learning
Courses Taught
Senior seminar: Special topics
Gesture
Child Psychology
Adolescent Psychology
History of psychology
General Psychology
Child Development Research Lab
Research Interests
The role of gesture production and comprehension in language, thinking, learning and communication.
Education

Ph.D. The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

B.A. Coe College, Cedar rapids, IA

Selected Publications

Church, R.B. (2012). It’s Not Just about Drawing and Language…It’s Really about Reconceptualizing the Roles of Nature and Nurture: Commentary on Cohn. Human Development: 199–204.

 Alibali, M.A., Nathan, M.J., Wolfgram, M.S., Kim, S., Church, R. B. and Knuth, E.(2013). Teachers’ gesture and speech in early algebra lessons: Forging common ground and resolving trouble spots.  ZDM Journal of Education: Special Issue on "Classroom-based interventions in mathematics education.”

 Alibali, M.W., Nathan, M.J., Wolfgram, M.S., Church, R.B., Jacobs, S.A., Johnson, C.V., Knuth, E.J. (2013). How Teachers Link Representations in Mathematics Instruction Using Speech and Gesture: A Corpus Analysis. Cognition and Instruction.

 Church, R.B., Kelly, S.D. and Holcomb, D. (2013). Temporal Synchrony between Speech, Action and Gesture during Language Production. Language and Cognitive Processes.

 Alibali, M.W., Young, A.G., Crooks, N., Yeo, A., Wolfgram, M.S., Nathan, M., Church, R.B., Knuth, E. (2013). Students Learn more when their Teacher has Learned to Gesture Effectively. 

Selected Exhibitions

 

Background

Research Interests: Mechanisms of normal cognitive development, the role of non-verbal behavior as an index of cognitive transition and instability in mathematical and science understanding, with a primary focus on inclusion of undergraduate minority students in her research programs in an effort to promote their entrance into fields that have traditionally underrepresented minorities.

Administration: Dr. R.B. Church has been a PI for a CDC funded grant that implemented and examined the effects of high risk behavior interventions for children of one of the most impoverished housing projects in Chicago and a PI for a number of Spencer Foundation Small grants evaluating the effects of math instruction in middle school-aged children in both public and private schools in the city of Chicago. She has been a Co-PI on two grants (IES and NSF) that examine the role of gesture in mathematics education and a co-PI on the NIH foundation’s Maximizing Access to Research Careers grant.

Northeastern Illinois University
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

Office Hours
By email.
Main Campus
Curriculum Vitae
Saba Ayman Nolley
Saba
Ayman-Nolley
Ph.D.
Professor Emerita
Psychology
College of Arts and Sciences
Expertise
Saba Ayman-Nolley is a developmental psychologist with training in educational psychology, early childhood education and developmental psychology- her focus has been on social and social cognitive development. She also works on curriculum development and teacher training especially in spiritual development and culturally and developmentally diverse settings as well as finding effective and efficient ways of doing program evaluation.
Courses Taught
Child Psychology
Adolescent Psychology
Developmental Psychology
General Psychology
Service Learning
Advanced Child Psychology
Art and Psychology
Research Interests
I am interested in the intersection of art and psychology. My research is primarily in how drawing can be a window to the human social mind. Using drawings as a tool working with NEIU students, we have explored various concepts, such as family, friendship, leadership, aging, officers of law, doctors and nurses... we now have thousands of drawings across ages and cultures, to explore and to expand. My expanded area of research is another area of non-verbal communication: gesture. I have explored math learning and teaching through gestures, collaborating with Dr. Church and our NEIU students. I also have theoretical work on development of creativity.
Education

B.A. Psychology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City.

M.A . Early CHildhood education and development, The University of Chicago.

Ph.D.  Developmental and Educational Psychology, The University of Chicago.

Selected Publications

Koumoutsakis, T., Church, R. B., Alibali, M., Singer, M., & Ayman-Nolley, S. (2016). Gesture in instruction: Evidence from live and video lessons. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, 40(4), 301-315. doi:10.1007/s10919-016-0234-z

Liu, L., Ayman, R., & Ayman-Nolley, S. (2012). Children’s image of leadership in China. In Turnbull, S., Case, P., Edwards, G., Schedlitzki, D., & Simpson, P. (Eds.), Worldly Leadership: Alternative Wisdoms for a Complex World, New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.

Ayman Nolley, S., & Ayman, R. (2005). Children’s Implicit Theory of Leadership. Chapter in J.

R. Meindl and Brigit Schyns (2005), Implicit Theories: Essays and Explorations, A Volume in the Leadership Horizons Series, Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.

 Ayman-Nolley, S., & Taira, L. L. (2000). Obsession with the dark side of adolescence: A decade of psychological studies. Journal of Youth Studies, 3 (1), 35-48.

Ayman-Nolley, S. (1999).  A Piagetian perspective on the dialectic process of creativity. Creativity Research Journal, 12 (4), 267-275.

Northeastern Illinois University
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

Office Hours
By email.
Main Campus
Suzanne Gaskins
Suzanne
Gaskins
Ph.D.
Professor Emerita
Psychology
College of Arts and Sciences
Expertise
Developmental psychology, cultural anthropology, developmental importance of play, museum research
Courses Taught
General Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Child Psychology
Culture and Development
Play and Development
Research Interests
Cultural child development, parental ethno-theories, informal learning at home and in museums, language as a cognitive tool, ethnographic critique of universal claims
Education

Ph.D. University of Chicago

B.A. Pomona College 

Selected Publications

Shneidman, L., Gaskins, S., & Woodward, A. (2016). Child‐directed teaching and social learning at 18 months of age: evidence from Yucatec Mayan and US infants. Developmental science, 19(3), 372-381.

Haden, C. A., Jant, E. A., Hoffman, P. C., Marcus, M., Geddes, J. R., & Gaskins, S. (2014). Supporting family conversations and children's STEM learning in a children's museum. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 29(3), 333-344.

Lancy, D. F., Bock, J., & Gaskins, S. (Eds.). (2010). The anthropology of learning in childhood. Rowman Altamira.

Gaskins, S., Haight, W., & Lancy, D. F. (2007). The cultural construction of play. Play and development: Evolutionary, sociocultural, and functional perspectives, 179-202.

Lucy, J. A., & Gaskins, S. (2001). Grammatical categories and the development of classification preferences: A comparative approach. Language acquisition and conceptual development, 257-283.

Northeastern Illinois University
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

Office Hours
By email.
Main Campus
Therese Schuepfer
Therese
Schuepfer
Ph.D.
Professor Emerita
Psychology
College of Arts and Sciences
(773) 442-5836
Courses Taught
Life Span Development
Human Perception
Psychosexual Development
Research Interests
Social - Cognitive Development
Education

Ph.D. in Psychology

Northeastern Illinois University
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

(773) 442-5836
Office Hours
TBA by semester
Main Campus