Faculty
Walden’s School of Psychology features a distinguished faculty of scholars, researchers, and professionals with public and private sector experience who share a commitment to teaching. They blend academic theory with first-hand knowledge to enrich your learning experience and to broaden your perspectives on the latest issues and best practices. Learn more about the specific credentials and profiles of the faculty members here.Administration
| Dr. Marilyn Powell | Interim Associate Dean |
Faculty
| Angeleque Akin-Little | B.A., San Francisco State University M.A., Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi |
| Paul Anderer | B.A., University of Colorado at Denver Psy.D., University of Denver |
| Barbara Backlund | B.A., M.A., Ph.D., New Mexico State University |
| Cherie Tyler Balkcom | B.S., Union College M.S., Psy.D., University at Albany, State University of New York |
| Augustine Barón | B.A., Loyola University New Orleans M.A., Psy.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Patti Barrows | B.S., University of Massachusetts Amherst M.S., Ph.D., Texas Tech University |
| Carl Bartling | B.S., Northeast Missouri State University B.S., University of Missouri M.S., Ph.D., Kansas State University |
| Eugene I. Bender | B.A., Brooklyn College M.S.W., Columbia University Ed.D., Jewish Theological Seminary of America |
| Alethea Bennett-Baker | B.A., Chicago Institute and University M.A., Antioch University Ph.D., Union Institute and University |
| Silvia Bigatti | B.A., San Diego State University Ph.D., San Diego State University, University of California, San Diego |
| Margaret Bly Turner | B.S., State University of New York M.Psyc., Pennsylvania State University Ph.D., Oklahoma State University |
| Jacqueline Bock | B.A., Albertson’s College of Idaho B.Ed., M.Ed., University of Alaska Anchorage Ph.D., Walden University |
| Craig Boswell | B.S., Weber State University M.S., Ph.D., Utah State University |
| Valerie Bradley-Holliday | B.S.W., Northern Michigan University M.S.W., Wayne State University |
| Gary J. Burkholder | B.S.E., University of Washington B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Rhode Island |
| Pat Carmoney | B.A., M.A., Central Michigan University Ph.D., Florida State University |
| James L. Carroll | B.S., Michigan State University M.A., Central Michigan University Ed.D., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey |
| Stephanie Cawthon | B.A., M.A., Stanford University Ph.D., University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Ivonne Chirino-Klevans | B.A., M.S., Georgia College & State University M.B.A., Universidad de las Americas, Mexico Ph.D., Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico |
| Charlton Coles | B.S., Georgia State University M.S., Ph.D., University of Florida |
| Christos Constantinidis | B.S., University of Athens Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University |
| Carlos Contreras | B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin |
| Derrick Copper | B.A., University of Colorado M.Ed., Cambridge College Ph.D., Walden University |
| Carole Corcoran | B.A., Wittenberg University M.A., Ph.D., Miami University |
| Ruth Crocker | B.S., St. Joseph’s College M.L.S., University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee M.S., University of Wisconsin–Stout Ph.D., Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center |
| Kathryn L. Dardeck | B.S., Boston University M.A., University of Massachusetts Amherst Ed.D., University of Massachusetts |
| Gwynne Dawdy | B.A., New Mexico State University M.S., University of New Mexico M.A., Western New Mexico University Ph.D., Capella University |
| John Deaton | B.A., M.A., San Diego State University Ph.D., Catholic University of America |
| Tom Diamond | B.A., The Evergreen State College M.A., Ph.D., California School of Professional Psychology |
| C. Thomas Diebold | B.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri |
| David Dillon | B.A., Judson College B.A., Aurora University M.S., Ed.D., Northern Illinois University |
| Donna DiMatteo-Gibson | B.A., University of San Diego M.S., Ph.D., California School of Professional Psychology |
| Marlo Ellis Dipadova | B.S.W., University of West Florida M.S., Psy.D., Carlos Albizu University |
| William Disch | B.A., California State University, San Marcos M.A., Ph.D., University of Rhode Island |
| Elizabeth Dizney | B.A., Southwest Missouri State University Ph.D., Forest Institute of Professional Psychology |
| Bernadette Dorr | B.A., Temple University M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State University |
| Timothy Duke | B.A., Olivet Nazarene University Psy.D., Forest Institute of Professional Psychology |
| Scott Duncan | B.A., Otterbein College M.A., Morehead State University Psy.D., Florida Institute of Technology |
| Michael R. Durnam | B.S., Montana State University M.A., Hollins College Ph.D., University of Mississippi |
| Cristobal Eblen | B.A., M.A., Marist College Ph.D., Arizona State University |
| Alice Eichholz | B.S., Indiana University M.Ed., Wayne State University Ph.D., New York University |
| Audrey Ellenwood | B.A., Adrian College M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Toledo |
| Leilani Endicott | B.S., Vanderbilt University M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota |
| Mary Enright | B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Jason M. Etchergaray | B.A., University of California, San Diego M.A., Ph.D., University of Houston |
| Venessa Fegley-Villalba | B.A., University of Tampa M.A., John Jay College of Criminal Justice Psy.D., Carlos Albizu University |
| Wyatt Fisher | B.A., University of Colorado M.A., Ph.D., Regent University |
| Rodney Ford | B.A., Michigan State University M.S.W., University of Michigan Ph.D., Walden University |
| Louisa Foss-Pierce | B.A., Ohio State University M.A., Ph.D., Kent State University |
| Frank Fox | B.S., Richmond Professional Institute M.A., University of Southern California Ph.D., University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Ron Fox | B.Ph., Wayne State University M.A., Ph.D., California Institute of Integral Studies |
| Heather Frederick | B.A., San Diego State University M.A., Ph.D., Brandeis University |
| Harris Friedman | B.A., M.A., Emory University Ph.D., Georgia State University |
| Scott Friedman | B.S., Brooklyn College Psy.D., Drexel University |
| Gerald B. Fuller | B.A., Michigan State University M.A., Wayne State University Ph.D., Ottawa University |
| S. Jeffry Geibel | B.S., Geneva College M.A., Slippery Rock University Ph.D., Saybrook Graduate School |
| Matthew Geyer | B.A., Cumberland College M.A., Morehead State University ;Psy.D., Spalding University |
| Martha Giles | B.A., Loretto Heights College M.A., St. Mary’s University Ph.D., Walden University |
| Reba Glidewell | B.A., Arkansas Tech University M.S., Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi |
| Michael Gontarz | B.A., University of Dallas M.S., University of Wisconsin–La Crosse Ed.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania |
| Robert Graham | B.S., Buffalo State College M.S., Canisius College Ed.D., University of Sarasota |
| Jay Grenier | B.A., Alderson-Broaddus College M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State University |
| Roger Gronau | B.S., M.S.Ed., University of Wisconsin–Whitewater Ph.D., Northern Illinois University |
| Michael S. Grunes | B.S., University of Massachusetts Amherst M.A., Ph.D., Hofstra University |
| Mona Hanania | B.A., University of Texas at Austin Ph.D., Auburn University |
| Elizabeth Harper | B.A., Chapman University M.A., Ph.D., Southern Methodist University |
| Sandra Harris | B.A., M.A., California State University M.Ed., Ph.D., Auburn University |
| Barbara Hawley | B.S., Shorter College M.A., University of Phoenix Ph.D., Capella University |
| Matthew Hertenstein | B.A., Luther College M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley |
| Deborah Hickey | B.A., M.A., Chapman University Ph.D., Alliant International University |
| Tony Hobson | B.S., University of La Verne M.A., San Diego State University Ph.D., Walden University |
| Michael Horton | B.A., M.Ed., University of Oklahoma M.R.E., Southern Seminary Ed.D., Texas Tech University |
| Catherine E. James | B.A., Metropolitan State College M.A., University of Colorado Ph.D., Walden University |
| Diana Jeffery | B.S.N., University of Connecticut M.S.N., Yale University M.A., Ph.D., Yeshiva University |
| Rebecca Jobe | B.A., B.S., University of Missouri M.S., Western Illinois University Ph.D., University of Tennessee |
| Clarence Johnson | B.S., Portland State University M.S., University of Southern California Ph.D., Alliant International University |
| Susan Kaz | B.S., Loyola University Psy.D., Illinois School of Professional Psychology |
| Marcel Kerr | B.S., Texas A&M University M.Ed., University of Texas at Brownsville M.A., Ph.D., Texas Tech University |
| Jack Kitaeff | B.A., Brooklyn College M.S., State University of New York Ph.D., University of Mississippi J.D., George Mason University School of Law |
| Chris Kladopoulos | B.A., Stony Brook University M.A., Queens College, The City University of New York |
| Toni Kladopoulos | B.A., Queens College, The City University of New York M.A., M.A., Ph.D., Graduate Center at the City University of New York |
| Raymond Klein | B.S., M.S., The City College of The City University of New York Ed.D., University at Buffalo, The State University of New York |
| Richard Klein | B.A., Ohio State University M.A., Ph.D., Kent State University |
| Paige Krabill | B.A., Central Connecticut State University M.S., Psy.D., Miami Institute of Psychology |
| David Kriska | B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State University |
| Catherine Kwantes | B.A., Calvin College M.S., Eastern Michigan University M.A., Ph.D., Wayne State University |
| Hannah Lerman | B.A., The City College of the City University of New York M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State University |
| James Leroy | B.A., Northern Michigan University M.A., Ph.D., University of Arizona |
| Maureen J. Levine | B.S., M.A., Central Michigan University Ph.D., Michigan State University |
| Stephen T. Lifrak | B.A., M.S., Ph.D., University of Rhode Island |
| Barry Linden | B.A., University of Denver M.S., California State University , Long Beach Ph.D., University of Wyoming |
| Steven Little | B.S., Tulane University M.S., University of New Orleans Ph.D., Tulane University |
| Lee Ann Lucas | B.A., Hampton University M.A., University of New Haven Psy.D., Wright State University |
| Bobbie Jo Lyman | B.A., University of Washington M.A., Pacific Lutheran University M.A., Ph.D., Fielding Institute |
| Aimee Lyst | B.S., University of Michigan–Flint M.A., University of Detroit Mercy Ph.D., Georgia State University |
| Sandra D. Mahoney | B.A., Metropolitan State College, Denver M.A., Ph.D., Texas Tech University |
| Suzanne Manning | B.S., University of Texas at Arlington M.A., Southern Methodist University M.S., Ph.D., University of North Texas |
| Tracy Marsh | B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz Ph.D., University of Southern California |
| Magy Martin | B.S., M.Ed., Ed.S., Colorado State University Ed.D., University of Tulsa |
| Elizabeth Matthews | B.A., New York University M.A., Teachers College, Columbia University M.Phil., Ph.D., The City University of New York |
| Karen McCurtis-Witherspoon | B.A., Marquette University M.A., Ph.D., Loyola University |
| John Meis | B.A., Rollins College M.S., Ph.D., Florida State University |
| Andrea Miller | B.A., University of Michigan Ph.D., Texas Woman’s University |
| Jamie D. Mills | B.S., North Carolina Central University M.S., Georgia State University Ph.D., University of Georgia |
| AnneMarie Murphy | B.A., University at Albany, State University of New York M.S., Ph.D., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey |
| Nina Nabors | B.S., M.S., Illinois State University Ph.D., University of Florida |
| Padmaja Nandigama | B.S., Osmania University, India M.A., Ph.D., Wayne State University |
| Anthony Napoli | B.S., New York Institute of Technology M.A., St. John’s University Ph.D., Stony Brook University |
| Bonnie Nastasi | B.A., Louisiana State University M.S., University of New Orleans Ph.D., Kent State University |
| Samar Saade Needham | B.Sc.H., Queen’s University M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles |
| Robin Oatis-Ballew | B.A., Fisk University M.S., Ph.D., Howard University |
| Randall Oberhoff | B.S., M.Ed., University of Houston Ph.D., University of Texas |
| Stacy Orr Sprague | B.S.W., University of Western Ontario M.S.W., University of British Columbia Ph.D., Walden University |
| Jordan Orzoff | B.A., DePaul University M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota |
| Karen Osterholm | B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Texas A&M University |
| Lisa Parr | B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Emory University |
| Constance Patterson | B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Illinois State University |
| Rachel Piferi | B.A., The College of William & Mary M.A., Ph.D., University of Tennessee |
| Michael Plasay | B.A., M.A., Loyola College Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi |
| William Poffenberger | B.A., Oakland University M.A., Bucknell University Ph.D., Wayne State University |
| Rita Posner | B.A., M.A., Fairleigh Dickinson University Ph.D., Seton Hall University |
| Anne Pratt | B.A., Goddard College M.A., Ph.D., University of Rhode Island |
| Frances Raphael-Howell | B.S., Howard University M.A., Ph.D., Clark University |
| Sandra Rasmussen | B.S.N., M.A., University of Minnesota M.S.N., Anna Maria College Ph.D., Harvard University |
| Melody Richardson | B.A., Grand Canyon College M.A., University of Nebraska Ph.D., University of Houston |
| Sherry Rieder | B.S., University of Wisconsin–Madison M.A., Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago |
| Joseph Rocchio | B.A., West Virginia University M.A., Marshall University Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh |
| Steven J. Roth | B.A., California State University, Northridge M.A., California Professional School of Psychology Ph.D., Alliant International University |
| Adam Rubenstein | B.A., University of Virginia M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin |
| Thomas Russo | B.A., Drew University M.A., Ball State University Ph.D., Utah State University |
| Kimberly Rynearson | B.A., University of Texas at Austin M.Ed., University of Phoenix M.A., Ph.D., Texas Tech University |
| Sreeroopa Sarkar | B.A., Presidency College, Calcutta, India M.A., University of Calcutta M.S., Ph.D., University at Albany, State University of New York |
| Ellen Schecter | B.A., University of Washington M.S., University of Oregon M.A., Ph.D., Fielding Graduate University |
| John K. Schmidt | B.A., Washington and Lee University M.A., Ph.D., University of Houston |
| Mark W. Scholz | B.A., Thomas Edison State College M.B.A., City University Ph.D., Capella University |
| Susan Seem | B.S., Wilmington College M.A., Kutztown University Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University |
| Linda Seligman | B.A., Brandeis University M.A., Ph.D., Columbia University |
| James Shephard | B.A., Butler University M.A., Ph.D., Kent State University |
| Amy Sickel | B.A., Drew University M.A., Boston College Ph.D., George Washington University |
| George Smeaton | B.A., Macalester College Ph.D., University at Albany, State University of New York |
| Leann Stadtlander | B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State University |
| Avila Steele | B.A., Dillard University M.S., University of Memphis Ph.D., Jackson State University |
| Benita Stiles-Smith | B.S.N., Southern University M.S.N., Loma Linda University Ph.D., Fielding Institute |
| Christopher Susag | B.A., St. John’s University M.A., University of Minnesota Duluth Ph.D., University of Joensuu, Finland |
| Cathy Thompson | B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Texas Tech University |
| Andrew Thrasher | B.S., University of Houston M.A., Texas Tech University Ph.D., Walden University |
| Arcella Trimble | B.A., Spelman College M.S., Georgia State University Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi |
| Jeanne Trimble | M.S., Ph.D., Cornell University |
| Tom Trocchio | B.S., Eastern Michigan University M.S., Wayne State University Ph.D., University of Michigan |
| Barry Trunk | B.A., University of California, Los Angeles Ph.D., Ohio State University |
| Cheryl Tyler-Balkcom | B.S., Union College C.A.S., Psy.D., University at Albany |
| Justine Uselding | B.A., Grinnell College M.A., Ph.D., University of Nebraska–Lincoln |
| Carl Valdez | B.A., University of New Mexico Ph.D., University of Arizona |
| Richard Van Haveren | B.S., Carroll College M.S.Ed., University of Miami Ph.D., Oklahoma State University |
| Roger Van Horn | B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Iowa State University |
| Gordon G. Vessels | B.A., Indiana University Bloomington M.A., Indiana State University Ed.D., University of Georgia |
| Jan Visser | B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Groningen |
| Hahn Vo | B.A., M.Ed., University of Houston Ph.D., Walden University |
| Nicole Wagner | B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State University |
| Richard W. Waite | B.S., Ohio State University M.S., Indiana University Ph.D., University of Michigan |
| Elisabeth Weinbaum | B.A., Capital University M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State University |
| Ellen Williams | B.S., University of Florida M.S., Ph.D., University of Memphis |
| Christopher Willis | B.A., University of Rhode Island M.S., University at Albany, State University of New York Ph.D., University of Rhode Island |
| Debra Rose Wilson | B.A., B.S.N., Lakehead University Ph.D., Walden University |
| Joy Wilson | B.S., Northern Kentucky University M.S., Cincinnati Bible Seminary Ed.D., University of Cincinnati |
| K.H. Wong | M.Sc., Ph.D., Oklahoma State University |
| Miguel Ybarra | B.A., M.A., Texas State University Ph.D., University of Wisconsin |
| Yoly Zentella | B.A., The City College of the City University of New York M.S., New Mexico Highlands University Ph.D., Walden University |
