Dec 03, 2024  
National University Volume 87-2 Catalog - September 2024 
    
National University Volume 87-2 Catalog - September 2024

JFK School of Psychology & Social Sciences


Faculty

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lindsay Wright
Professor
PsyD in Clinical Psychology
Antioch University New England
lwright@nu.edu