Psychologists and Researchers in Residence
Alan Silberberg Research Professor-in-Residence CAS | Psychology
My research interests are animal learning, behavioral economics, primatology and smoking. Publications can be seen in Google Scholar as linked from my profile.
Affiliate Faculty
Colin Saldanha Professor CAS | Neuroscience
Hormones are profound modulators of brain structure and function; with influences that span the lifetime of an organism. The muti-faceted and pluripotent neural effects of steroids require that a spec…
Emily Peterson Associate Professor SOE | General Academics & Research
Dr. Emily Grossnickle Peterson is an Assistant Professor in the School of Education and an affiliate faculty member in the Psychology Department and the Behavior, Cognition, and Neuroscience PhD progr…
Emeritus Faculty
James Gray Prof Emeritus
Current Research Interests:
Eating Disorders,
Behavior Therapy,
Psychotherapy,
Abnormal Psychology,
Psychology of Religion
Barry McCarthy Prof Emeritus
Elliott McGinnies Prof Emeritus
Scott Parker Prof Emeritus
Scott Parker began teaching at American University in 1974 and retired in 2017. His primary research activities were in psychophysics, sensory psychology, research methods, and data analysis.
Carol Weissbrod Associate Prof Emerita
Current Research Interests:Affect, Motivation and Identity in Child and Adolescent Athletes, Gender and Affect the Development of Attitudes About Motherhood
Adjunct Faculty
Alayna Berkowitz Adjunct Professorial Lect Counseling Center
Michael Heil Adjunct Associate Professor CAS | Psychology
Dr. Michael Heil is a Psychologist-in-Residence at American University where he teaches both I/O Psychology and Occupational Health Psychology. He is a Senior Consultant with Aon Hewitt’s Talent and …
Ethan Mereish Adjunct Associate Professor CAS | Other Operations and Administration
Ethan Mereish is an Adjunct Associate Professor at American University, Associate Professor at the University of Maryland, College Park, and an adjunct Associate Professor at Brown University. His NIH…
Laurie Paul Adjunct Professorial Lecturer CAS | Psychology
Dr. Laurie Paul is a licensed clinical psychologist practicing in Chevy Chase, MD. She is the 2023 President of the DC Psychological Association.