Pamela G. Banks, Ph.D., Full Professor, Department Chair
Clinical Psychology, University of Southern Mississippi, 1985
Areas of Interest:
1) Diagnosis and treatment of anxiety disorders
2) Violence Prevention and Anger Management
3) Stigma Reduction and mental illness
4) Multicultural competencies
5) Stress Management and health status
Keith Hudson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Counselor Education, Mississippi State University, 2004
Areas of Interest:
1) Treatment modalities
2) Marriage and family issues
3) Adolescent delinquency
4) Multidimensional influences
Theresa Kearns-Cooper, Psy.D., Visiting Assistant Professor
Clinical Psychology, Forest Institute of Professional Psychology, 2003.
Areas of Interest:
- Multicultural issues
- Suicide assessment among African Americans
- Seriously mental ill populations
Dawn McLin, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Education Counseling, Mississippi State University, 2001
Areas of Interest:
1) Unintentional injury and seatbelt use among minority populations
2) Multiculturalism
3) Culturally Competent Mental Health Professional
4) Eating disorders/Obesity among minority populations
5) Program Evaluation
Cheryl Moreland, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Counseling Psychology, University of Southern Mississippi, 1999
Areas of Interest:
1) Racial identity development
2) HIV and risky sexual behaviors
3) Multicultural counseling and therapy
4) Group therapy
5) Clinical supervision
Debra Sue Pate, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Cognitive Psychology, University of California at San Diego, 1982
Areas of Interest:
1) Human cognition
2) Neuropsychology
3) Psycholinguistics
4) History of psychology
5) Caregiver issues
6) Teaching of psychology
Juliette Schweitzer, Ph.D., Visiting Assistant Professor
Clinical Psychology, Jackson State University, 2005
Areas of Interest:
- Biofeedback
- Children and adolescent psychopathology
- Mindfulness therapy
Kaye Sly, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Clinical Psychology, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, 1995.
Areas of Interest:
1) HIV/STD prevention service and research
2) Women’s health disparities
3) Substance abuse treatment and prevention
4) Dual diagnosis
Bryman Williams, Ph.D., Director of Clinical Training
Clinical Psychology, Jackson State University, 2003
Areas of Interest:
1) HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and care
2) Violence among children
3) Adult psychopathology
4) Program evaluation and assessment
5) Multicultural issues