Faculty Research Interests

Adam L. Arechiga - PsyD, DrPH, Loma Linda University, 2006
• Clinical Health Psychology
• Obesity Management
• Lifestyle Change
• Health Promotion/Preventive Care

Hector M. Betancourt - PhD, UCLA, 1983
• Attribution Theory
• Cross-Cultural Psychology
• Prosocial Behavior
• Conflict and Violence

Kendal C. Boyd - PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary Graduate School of Psychology, 1999
• Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Military Veterans
• Psychology of Religion
• Sports Fan Dynamics
• Statistics/Methodology

Paul E. Haerich - PhD, University of Florida, 1989
• Cognitive Psychology
• Cognitive Neuroscience
• Attention and Affect
• Information Processing and Emotion
• Ionizing Radiation Effects on CNS Function

Richard E. Hartman - PhD, Washington University, 2001
• Behavioral Neuroscience/ Biopsychology
• Development of Learning and Memory Abilities
• Transgenic Animal Models of Neurodegenerative Disease

Sylvia M. Herbozo - PhD, University of South Florida, 2008
• Body Image Development
• Risk Factors for Eating Disorders and Obesity
• Assessment and Treatment of Binge Eating Disorder
• Eating Disorder Behaviors and Bariatric Surgery Outcome

Louis E. Jenkins - PhD, The Pennsylvania State University, 1973 (ABPP, Fellow, Academy of Clinical Psychology)
• Clinical Health Psychology and Behavior
• Clinical Neuropsychology: Brain Behavior Relationships
• Biological Bases of Behavior
• Neuropsychology of Religion and Spirituality

Holly E. R. Morrell - PhD, Texas Tech University, 2007
• Health Psychology
• Advanced Statistics and Methodology
• Theoretical Underpinnings of Adolescent Smoking Initiation
• Negative Affect and Cigarette Smoking

Kelly R. Morton - PhD, Bowling Green State University, 1992 (Joint Appointment with LLU School of Medicine)
• The Relationship Between Early Life Stress, Negative Emotions and Physical Health Outcomes
• Stress and Health
• Social Support and Health
• Religion and Health

Cameron L. Neece - PhD, University of California, Los Angeles, 2011
• Developmental Psychopathology
• Childhood Disorder (emphasis in intellectual disabilities, autism, and disruptive behavior disorders)
• Parenting and Family Processes
• Treatment Outcome Research (specific focus on mindfulness approaches)

Jason E. Owen - PhD, MPH, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2003 
• Behavioral Oncology
• Internet-Based Interventions
• Emotional Expression

David A. Vermeersch - PhD, Brigham Young University, 1998
• Psychotherapy Outcomes
• Quality Management in Psychotherapy
• Effectiveness and Patient-Focused Research
• Psychotherapy Outcome Test Construction