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Psychology Department Directory
Faculty
Adjunct Professors
Staff & Administration
Student Employees
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Stefania Ashby

Assistant Professor
Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience, Psychology
1024 KMBL, 801-422-4888
Faculty Profile
stefania_ashby@byu.edu
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Scott Baldwin

Professor, Director of Clinical Training
Clinical Psychology
268 TLRB, 801-422-9756
Faculty Profile, Lab Page
scott_baldwin@byu.edu
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Wendy Birmingham

Associate Professor/Department Chair
Applied Social Psychology, Health Emphasis
1054 KMBL, 801-422-1648
Faculty Profile, Lab Page
wendy_birmingham@byu.edu
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Travis Blackwelder

Visiting Assistant Professor
Applied Social Psychology
1094 KMBL, 801-422-4056
Faculty Profile
travis_blackwelder@byu.edu
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Scott Braithwaite

Professor
Clinical Psychology, Applied Social Psychology, Health Emphasis
268 TLRB, 801-422-8583
Faculty Profile
srbraithwaite@byu.edu
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Gary Burlingame

Professor
Clinical Psychology
1082 KMBL, 801-422-7557
Faculty Profile, Lab Page
gary_burlingame@byu.edu
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Adriene Cavallini

Associate Professor
Clinical Psychology
244 TLRB
Faculty Profile
adriane_cavallini@byu.edu
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Derin Cobia

Assistant Professor
Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology
1036 KMBL, 801-422-9497
Faculty Profile
derin_cobia@byu.edu
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Kara Duraccio

Assistant Professor
Clinical Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Health Emphasis
288 TLRB, 801-422-2314
Faculty Profile
kara_duraccio@byu.edu
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Shawn Gale

Professor
Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology
1126 KMBL, 801-422-9757
Faculty Profile
shawn_gale@byu.edu
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Ed Gantt

Professor
Applied Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology
1086 KMBL, 801-422-9785
Faculty Profile
ed_gantt@byu.edu
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Sam Hardy

Professor
Developmental Psychology, Applied Social Psychology, Health Emphasis
1040 KMBL, 801-422-7138
Faculty Profile, Lab Page
sam_hardy@byu.edu
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Dawson Hedges

Professor
Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience, Health Emphasis
1130 KMBL, 801-422-6357
Faculty Profile
dawson_hedges@byu.edu
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Julianne Holt-Lunstad

Professor
Applied Social Psychology, Health Emphasis
1124 KMBL, 801-422-1324
Faculty Profile, Lab Page
julianne_holt-lunstad@byu.edu
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Chad Jensen

Professor, Department Chair
Clinical Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Health Emphasis
223 TLRB, 801-422-5958
Faculty Profile, Personal Site
chad_jensen@byu.edu
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Blake Jones

Associate Professor
Developmental Psychology, Health Emphasis
1092 KMBL, 801-422-6363
Faculty Profile
blakejones@byu.edu
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Melissa Jones

Associate Professor, Associate Director of Clinical Training
Clinical Psychology
272 TLRB, 801-422-6480
Faculty Profile
melissa_jones@byu.edu
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Daniel Kay

Associate Professor
Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology
1090 KMBL, 801-422-7949
daniel_kay@byu.edu
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Michael Larson

Professor
Clinical Psychology, Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience, Health Emphasis
244 TLRB, 801-422-6125
Faculty Profile, Lab Page
michael_larson@byu.edu
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Steven Luke

Associate Professor
Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience, Developmental Psychology
1062 KMBL, 801-422-5978
Faculty Profile, Lab Page
steven_luke@byu.edu
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Rebecca Lundwall

Assistant Professor
Developmental Psychology, Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience
1064 KMBL, 801-422-5977
Faculty Profile, Lab Page
rebecca_lundwall@byu.edu
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Rebekka Matheson

Assistant Professor
Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience
1030 KMBL, 801-422-2954
Faculty Profile
rebekka_matheson@byu.edu
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Tricia Merkley

Assistant Professor
Developmental Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience
293 TLRB, 801-422-7658
Faculty Profile
tricia_merkley@byu.edu
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Jenae Nelson

Assistant Professor
Psychology
1074 KMBL, 801-422-0163
jenaenelson@byu.edu
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Jared Nielsen

Assistant Professor
Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience
1070 KMBL, 801-422-5294
Faculty Profile, Lab Page
jarednielsen@byu.edu
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Ben Ogles

Professor
Clinical Psychology
268 TLRB, 801-422-8193
Faculty Profile
ben_ogles@byu.edu
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Bob Ridge

Associate Professor
Applied Social Psychology
1034 KMBL, 801-422-7867
Faculty Profile
bob_ridge@byu.edu
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Chelsea Romney

Assistant Professor
Applied Social Psychology, Health Emphasis
1060 KMBL, 801-422-3280
Faculty Profile
chelsea_romney@byu.edu
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Sandra Sephton

D&I Committee Co-Chair (Faculty)

Professor
Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience, Health Emphasis
1052 KMBL, 801-422-5355
Faculty Profile
sandie_sephton@byu.edu
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Daniel Southwick

Visiting Psychology Faculty
High Achievement, Expertise, Practice, Attribution, Mindset
1034 KMBL
danny_southwick@byu.edu
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Trace Stay

Assistant Professor
Vestibulo-Ocular Sensorimotor Processing and Behavioral Adaptation
1050 KMBL, 801-422-9118
stay@byu.edu
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Patrick Steffen

Professor
Clinical Psychology, Applied Social Psychology, Health Emphasis
286 TLRB, 801-422-7757
Faculty Profile
patrick_steffen@byu.edu
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Dianne Tice

Professor
Applied Social Psychology
KMBL 1044, 801-422-7720
Faculty Profile
dianne_tice@byu.edu
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Juan Valladares

Visiting Assistant Professor
Applied Social Psychology
KMBL 1042
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Jared Warren

Associate Professor
Clinical Psychology, Developmental Psychology
291 TLRB, 801-422-5600
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Rebekka Weidmann

Assistant Professor
Social/Personality Psychology
801-422-0203
weidm@byu.edu
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Dawn-Marie Wood

Associate Professor
Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience
Multicultural and Gender Studies
1072 KMBL, 801-422-0374
Faculty Profile
dawn-marie.wood@byu.edu
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Niwako Yamawaki

Professor/Associate Chair
Student Issues
Applied Social Psychology
1144 KMBL, 801-422-8053
Faculty Profile
niwako_yamawaki@byu.edu
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Michael Anderson

Adjunct Professor
mike@joylaneresearch.com
740-987-9392
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Ryan Balagna

Adjunct Professor
rbalagna@gmail.com
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Christine Beck

Adjunct Professor
christine.beck28@gmail.com
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Jenny Bartholomew Brooks

Adjunct Professor
jb46@byu.edu
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Jared Chapman

Adjunct Professor
jared_chapman@byu.edu
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Davey Erekson

Adjunct Professor
801-422-3035
davey@byu.edu
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Kristy Ludwig

Adjunct Professor
801-739-4054
ludwig01@gmail.com
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Marianna Richardson

Adjunct Professor
801-888-2746
mariannari@hotmail.com
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Stuart Spendlove

Adjunct Professor
408-859-0698
stuart.spendlove.phd@gmail.com
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Sandra Shurtleff

Student Programs Administrator
Department of Psychology
Brigham Young University
1097 KMBL, 801-422-4560
sandra_shurtleff@byu.edu
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Jalene McDonald

Business Manager
Department of Psychology
Brigham Young University
1084 KMBL, 801-422-4288
jalene_mcdonald@byu.edu
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Jill Turner

Clinical Psychology Coordinator
Department of Psychology
Brigham Young University
284 TLRB, 801-422-9140
jill_turner@byu.edu
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Emily White

Undergraduate Program Coordinator
Department of Psychology
Brigham Young University
1093 KMBL, 801-422-4251
emily_white@byu.edu
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Front Desk

1001 KMBL
(801) 422-4287
psychology@byu.edu

Psych Student Services

1003 KMBL
(801) 422-5356
psychservices@byu.edu