Rebecca S. Allen, Professor
204 Osband Hall | (205) 348-9891 | rsallen@ua.edu
Research Interests
- cultural dynamics (race/ethnicity; rural/urban) of healthcare decision making
- interventions to reduce the stress of individuals, family, and professional caregivers within the context of advanced chronic or terminal illness
- clinical training
Accepting Students
Stanley L. Brodsky, Professor Emeritus
364-C Gordon Palmer Hall | (205) 348-1920 | sbrodsky@ua.edu
http://sbrodsky.people.ua.edu/
Research Interests
- expert witness testimony
- jury selection
Accepting Students
Jennifer Cox, Assistant Professor
255-A Gordon Palmer Hall | (205) 348-7908 | jennifer.m.cox@ua.edu
Research Interests
- the interplay between psychological assessment and the legal system
- conceptualization and assessment of psychopathic personality (psychopathy)
- influence of psychological expert testimony on legal decision making
- how legal decision makers understand and consider psychopathy evidence during the trial process
Accepting Students
Martha R. Crowther, Professor – Family, Internal, & Rural Medicine, CCHS
258-A Gordon Palmer Hall | (205) | mrcrowther@ua.edu
Research Interests
- mental health & aging
- health disparities & aging
Accepting Students
James C. Hamilton, Associate Professor
375 Gordon Palmer Hall | (205) 348-0189 | jchamilt@ua.edu
http://jchamilt.people.ua.edu/
Research Interests
- motivational explanations for excessive medical illness behavior
- dynamics of the victim role
- social psychology of death attitudes and death acceptance
Accepting Students
Matthew Jarrett, Associate Professor, Director of Clinical Training
364-B Gordon Palmer Hall | (205) 348-0629 | majarrett@ua.edu
http://majarrett.people.ua.edu/
Research Interests
- developmental psychopathology
- ADHD
- anxiety disorders
Accepting Students
Lauren Kois, Assistant Professor
407A Gordon Palmer Hall | (205) 348-7802 | lekois@ua.edu
Research Interests
– Forensic mental health assessment, particularly competence to stand trial and criminal responsibility
– Competence restoration programming
– Forensic mental health heeds assessment, program and policy evaluation
Accepting Students
Kenneth Lichstein, Professor
387 Gordon Palmer Hall | (205) 348-4962 | lichstein@ua.edu
http://lichstein.people.ua.edu/
Research Interests
- behavioral sleep medicine
Accepting Students
John Lochman, Professor, Doddridge Saxon Chair in Clinical Psychology, Director of Center for Prevention of Youth Behavior Problems
383 Gordon Palmer Hall | (205) 348-7678 | jlochman@ua.edu
http://jlochman.people.ua.edu/
Research Interests
- prevention
- intervention research
- child aggression
Accepting Students
Patricia A. Parmelee, Professor and Director of Alabama Research Institute on Aging
207 Osband Hall | (205) 348-1499 | pparmelee@ua.edu
http://aria.ua.edu/patricia-parmelee/
Research Interests
- the interrelations of physical and mental health
- quality of long-term care, and particularly staffing issues in residential care settings
- interventions to support family caregivers
Accepting Students
Sarah Ryan, Clinical Assistant Professor, UA-ACTS Program Director, Administrative Director of Autism Services
Child and Family Research Center | (205) 348-9133 | ryan029@ua.edu
Accepting Students
Randall T. Salekin, Professor
352 Gordon Palmer Hall | (205) 348-6619 | rsalekin@ua.edu
http://rsalekin.people.ua.edu/
Research Interests
- psychopathy
- callous unemotional traits
- treatment of psychopathy
- treatment of interpersonal callousness
Accepting Students
Karen L. Salekin, Associate Professor
406 Gordon Palmer Hall | (205) 348-5083 | ksalekin@ua.edu
http://ksalekin.people.ua.edu/
Accepting Students
Forrest R. Scogin Jr., Professor Emeritus
367-C Gordon Palmer Hall | (205) 348-1924 | fscogin@ua.edu
Research Interests
- mental health and aging
- psychotherapy research
- depression
Accepting Students
Clayton Shealy, Associate Clinical Professor, Director of the Psychology Clinic
McMillan (Psychology Clinic) | (205) 348-5000 | cshealy@ua.edu
Accepting Students
Lynn Snow, Professor
210 Osband Hall | (205) 348-3655 | lsnow@ua.edu
Accepting Students
Beverly E. Thorn, Professor Emeritus
417-D Gordon Palmer Hall | (205) 348-5024 | bthorn@ua.edu
Research Interests
- assessment and treatment of persistent painful conditions
- health behaviors
- living with chronic illness
Accepting Students
Theodore S. Tomeny, Assistant Professor
254-A Gordon Palmer Hall | (205) 348-7906 | theodore.s.tomeny@ua.edu
Research Interests
- intellectual and developmental disabilities
- autism spectrum disorder
Accepting Students