Psychology

Holly Hackett, PH.D.

Professor and Department Chair, Psychology

Masters of Experimental Psychology from New  Mexico State University
Doctor of Philosophy in Social Psychology from New Mexico State University

Teaching Responsibilities: General Psychology, Human Sexuality, Social Psychology, Theories of Personality, and Senior Thesis
Research Interests:  Romantic relationships and trait attributions
Advising Areas:  Psychology

Office: HSB 234
Phone:  417-625-9835
E-mail:  hackett-h@mssu.edu

Anthony Adamopoulos, PH.D.

Professor of Psychology

Master of Arts from The University of Kansas
Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology from The University of Kansas (Cognitive w/Quantitative Minor)

Teaching Responsibilities:   General Psychology, Research Methods in Psychology, Experimental Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, and Senior Thesis
Advising Areas:  Psychology

Office: HSB 232
Phone: 417-625-9618
E-mail: adamopoulos-a@mssu.edu

Joseph Boomer, PH.D.

Associate Professor of Psychology

Master of Arts from the University at Buffalo, the State University of New York
Doctor of Philosophy in Cognitive Psychology from the University at Buffalo, the State University of New York

Teaching Responsibilities: General Psychology, Experimental Psychology, Junior Seminar, Introduction to Neuroscience and Senior Thesis

Research Interests: Learning and Perception, Categorization, Metacognition and Consciousness

Office: HSB 228
Phone: 417-659-4056
Email: boomer-j@mssu.edu

Amy Kay Cole, PH.D.

Professor of Psychology

Master of Arts from Kent State University
Doctor of Philosophy from Kent State University

Teaching Responsibilities:  Abnormal Psychology, Clinical and Counselling Psychology, Personal Adjustment, General Psychology

Advising Areas:  Psychology

Office: HSB 230
Phone: 417-625-9621
E-mail: cole-a@mssu.edu 

Casey Cole, PH.D.

Professor of Psychology

Master of Arts from Kent State University
Doctor of Philosophy from Kent State University

Teaching Responsibilities:  Statistics in the Behavioral Sciences, Conditioning and Learning, Fundamentals of Operant Conditioning, Senior Thesis

Research Interests: Animal Learning and Memory

Advising Areas: Psychology

Office: HSB 229
Phone: 417-625-9619
E-mail: cole-c@mssu.edu

Karen Kostan, PH.D.

Professor of Psychology

Teaching Responsibilities:   General Psychology, Sensation and Perception, Animal Behavior, Physiological Psychology, Junior Seminar, and Experimental Psychology
Advising Areas:  Psychology

Office: HSB 231
Phone: 417-625-3069
E-mail:  kostan-k@mssu.edu

Shannon Wittig, PH.D.

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Master of Arts in Developmental Psychology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham
Doctor of Philosophy in Lifespan Developmental Psychology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham

Teaching Responsibilities: General Psychology, Child Development, Adolescent Development, Adult Development and Aging, and Educational Psychology

Research Interests: Parent-Child Relationships, Maternal and Paternal Differences/Similarities, Teacher-Student Relationships, Student Success, Evocative Effects

Advising Areas: Psychology

Office: HSB 227
Phone: 417-625-9776
Email: wittig-s@mssu.edu