May 08, 2024  
National University Q2 Addendum B-2 (formerly NCU) 
    
National University Q2 Addendum B-2 (formerly NCU) [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

JFK School of Psychology & Social Sciences


Faculty

Michelle Ackerman
Professor
Ph.D., Psychology
The University of Alabama at Birmingham 
E mackerman@nu.edu

Valerie Alexander
Faculty Emerita
Ph.D., Counseling Psychology 
University of Pittsburgh 
E valexand@nu.edu 

Cheryl Anisman
Professor
Ph.D., Educational and Clinical Psychology 
Wayne State University
E canisman@nu.edu

Sally Archer-Jones
Professor
Ph.D., Social Work
Virginia Commonwealth University 
E archerjones@nu.edu

Melissa Arias Shah
Professor
Ph.D., Family Therapy
Nova Southeastern University - Fort Lauderdale  
E mariasshah@nu.edu

John Balch
Postdoctoral Fellow, Cognitive Neuroscience
E jbalch@nu.edu

Elizabeth Banks
Professor
Ph.D., Marriage and Family Therapy
Syracuse University 
E ebanks@nu.edu

Douglas Barba
Professor
Ph.D., Health & Human Performance/Psychology 
University of Florida 
E dbarba@nu.edu

Jane Barden
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Social Service Administration
University of Chicago 
E jbarden@nu.edu

Renee Barragan
Associate Faculty
Ph.D., Psychology 
Walden University
E rbarragan@nu.edu

Zvi Bellin
Professor
Ph.D., Counselor Education 
Loyola College, Maryland
E zbellin@nu.edu

Mary Blackwell
Professor
Ph.D., Experimental Psychology
DePaul University Chicago 
E mblackwell@nu.edu

Charles Burack
Professor
Ph.D., English
University of California, Berkeley 
E cburack@nu.edu

Judith Cannon
Professor
Ph.D., Marriage and Family Counseling
Texas Woman’s University 
E jcannon4@nu.edu

Sarah Carroll
Professor
Ph.D., Clinical Psychology
The Wright Institute 
E scarroll2@nu.edu

Craig Chalquist
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Depth Psychology
Pacifica Graduate Institute
E cchalquist@nu.edu

Sharon Christensen
Presidential Appointment
Psy.D., Clinical Psychology 
John F. Kennedy University 
E schristensen@nu.edu

Julie Costello
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Marriage and Family Therapy
Northcentral University
E jcostello@nu.edu

Tia Crooms
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Counseling and Counselor Education
North Carolina State University - Raleigh
E tcrooms@nu.edu

Lauren Fix
Professor
Ph.D., Marriage and Family Therapy
University of Louisiana at Monroe 
E lfix@nu.edu

J. Roland Fleck
Faculty Emeritus
Ed.D., Educational Psychology & Research Design 
University of Georgia 
E rfleck@nu.edu

Jamie Franco-Zamudio
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Psychology 
University of California, Santa Cruz 
E jfrancozamudio@nu.edu

Darron Garner
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Juvenile Justice
A&M University – Prairie View, Texas 
E dgarner@nu.edu

Adia Garrett
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Applied Development Psychology
 University of Maryland, Baltimore County
E agarrett@nu.edu

Michael Gerson
Assistant Professor
Psy.D., Clinical Psychology 
Argosy University 
E mgerson@nu.edu

Valerie Glass
Professor
Ph.D., Human Development
 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University-Blacksburg 
E vglass@nu.edu

Joel Goodin
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Educational Psychology
Florida State University  
E jgoodin@nu.edu

Kalana Greer
Assistant Professor
Psy.D., Clinical Psychology
John F. Kennedy University 
E kgreer@nu.edu

Javier Guevara
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Industrial Engineering and Management
Tokyo Institute of Technology 
E jguevara@nu.edu

 

Douglas Haldeman
Professor
Ph.D., Counseling Psychology 
University of Washington
E dhaldeman@nu.edu

Julie Hayden
Instructor
M.A., Sport Psychology 
John F. Kennedy University 
E jhayden@nu.edu

Gregory Helbick-White
Faculty Emeritus
Ph.D., Psychology
University of California, Los Angeles
E gwhite@nu.edu

Gary Hoeber
Professor
M.A., Psychology 
Sonoma State University
E ghoeber@nu.edu

Debora Holt
Professor
Ph.D., Social Work
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa 
E dholt@nu.edu

Robyn Hudson
Professor
Ph.D., Education, Curriculum & Instruction 
Virginia Tech - Blacksburg  
E rhudson@nu.edu

Paul Jenkins
Professor
Psy.D., Clinical Psychology 
Alliant International University
E pjenkins@nu.edu

Jacob Kaminker
Professor
Ph.D., Clinical Psychology 
Sofia University 
E jkaminker@nu.edu

Lisa Kelledy-Jamieson
Professor
Ph.D., Family Therapy
Nova Southeastern University - Fort Lauderdale 
E lkelledy@nu.edu

Grayson Kimball
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Psychology
Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center - San Francisco 
E gkimball@nu.edu

Kathryn Klock-Powell
Professor
Ph.D., Marriage and Family Therapy
University of Georgia - Athens 
E kklockpowell@nu.edu

Michael Knerr
Professor
Ph.D., Couple and Family Therapy
The Ohio State University - Columbus 
E mknerr@nu.edu

Vanieca Kraus
Professor
Ph.D., Human Development
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University-Blacksburg 
E vkraus2@nu.edu

Madia Levin
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Organizational Behavior
University of Pretoria, South Africa 
E mlevin@nu.edu

Pamelyn MacDonald
Professor
Ph.D., Developmental Psychology
University of Houston 
E pmacdonald@nu.edu

Patrick McNamara
Professor
Ph.D., Psy Behavioral Neuroscience
Boston University 
E pmcnamara@nu.edu

Matthew Mock
Professor
Ph.D., Clinical Psychology 
California School of Professional Psychology 
E mmock@nu.edu

Melinda Mull
Professor and Chair
Ph.D., Psychology
University of Toledo-Toledo
E mmull@nu.edu

Maureen O’Hara
Faculty Emerita
Ph.D., Clinical Psychology
The Union Institute and University
E mohara@nu.edu 

Tracy Oliver
Professor
Ph.D., Family Therapy
Nova Southeastern University-Fort Lauderdale 
E toliver@nu.edu

Jan Parker
Professor
Ph.D., Psychology
Alliant International University
E jparker@nu.edu

Ron Perry
Associate Professor
Psy.D., California Southern University 
E rperry@nu.edu

Donald Posson
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Psychology
Northcentral University
E dposson@nu.edu

Patricia Postanowicz
Professor
Ph.D., Marriage and Family Therapy
The Florida State University - Tallahassee 
E ppostanowicz@nu.edu

Mark Purcell
Professor
Psy.D., Clinical Psychology 
California Institute of Integral Studies 
E mpurcell@nu.edu

Valerie Radu
Professor
Ph.D., Social Welfare
Case Western Reserve University - Cleveland
E vradu@nu.edu

Robbin Rasbury
Professor
Psy.D., Clinical Psychology 
California School of Professional Psychology 
E rrasbury@nu.edu

Sherry Rieder Hammond
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Clinical Division, Psychology Department
University of Illinois at Chicago
E sriederhammond@nu.edu

David Servino
Professor
Ph.D., Marriage and Family Therapy
Texas Tech University - Lubbock
E dservino@nu.edu

Brenda Shook
Professor
Ph.D., Biological Psychology 
Brandeis University 
E bshook@nu.edu

Tara Signs
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Family Therapy
Texas Woman’s University – Denton
E tsigns@nu.edu

Craig Smith
Professor
Ph.D., Marriage and Family Therapy
Brigham Young University 
E csmith5@nu.edu

Donna Smith
Professor
Ph.D., Conflict Analysis and Resolution
Nova Southeastern University 
E dsmith5@nu.edu

Erika Smith-Marek
Professor
Ph.D., Marriage and Family Therapy
Kansas State – Manhattan  
E esmithmarek@nu.edu

Krista Speicher
Associate Professor
DMFT, Marriage and Family Therapy
Argosy University – Denver Colorado 
E kspeicher@nu.edu

Tom Steiner
Professor
Ph.D., Psychology
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
E tsteiner@nu.edu

Mary Streit
Professor
Ph.D., Applied Psychology
Hofstra University-Hempstead 
E mstreit@nu.edu

Asha Sutton
Professor and Co-Chair
Ph.D., Human Development and Family Studies
Michigan State University - East Lansing 
E asutton@nu.edu

Charles Tatum
Faculty Emeritus
Ph.D., Experimental Psychology 
University of New Mexico 
E ctatum@nu.edu

Lisa Teeter
Professor
Ph.D., Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Purdue University 
E lteeter@nu.edu

Brian Tilley
Professor and Co-Chair
Ph.D., Counseling Psychology 
Iowa State University 
E btilley@nu.edu

Jennifer Todd
Assistant Professor
D.H.S., Health Sciences
Indiana State University
E jtodd2@nu.edu

Melissa Trevathan
Professor
Ph.D., Counseling Psychology
University of Houston 
E mtrevathan@nu.edu

Peter Van Oot
Professor
Ph.D., Psychology 
Penn State University
E pvanoot@nu.edu

Amanda Veldorale-Griffin
Professor
Ph.D., Marriage and Family Therapy
The Florida State University - Tallahassee 
E aveldoralegriffin@nu.edu

Henry Venter
Professor
Ph.D., Psychology 
Rand Afrikaans University
E hventer@nu.edu

Daimon Verace
Professor
Ph.D., Saybrook University
E dverace@nu.edu

Eric Vogel
Professor
Psy.D., Clinical Psychology 
John F. Kennedy University 
E evogel@nu.edu

Allyson Washburn
Professor
Ph.D., Psychology 
Johns Hopkins University 
E awashburn@nu.edu

Demaris Washington
Presidential Appointment
Ph.D., Clinical Psychology 
Alliant International University 
E dwashington@nu.edu

Victoria Wengrzynek
Professor
Ph.D., Sport Psychology 
Liverpool John Moores University
E vwengrzynek@nu.edu

Jamie Wernsman
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Clinical Psychology
DePaul University  
E jwernsman@nu.edu

Mark White
Professor
Ph.D., Human Ecology - Specialization: Marriage and Family Therapy
Kansas State University - Manhattan 
E mwhite2@nu.edu

Susan Williams
Professor
Ph.D., Clinical Psychology 
University of Rhode Island 
E swilliams@nu.edu

Monica Wilson
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Social Psychology 
American University 
E mwilson2@nu.edu

Lindsay Wright
Professor
E lwright@nu.edu