Gary Francois
Gary Francois

Gary Francois - Szold Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Psychology

B.A., MA., Washington University 

Ph.D., Texas Christian University

Research Interests: Conditioning & Learning; Stress, Motivation

e-mail: gfrancoi@knox.edu

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Heather Hoffmann

Heather Hoffmann - Professor of Psychology & Department Chair

B.A., Lafayette College;

M.A., Ph.D. State University of New York at Binghamton

Research Interests: Neural basis of learning and development; Human Sexuality

e-mail: hhoffman@knox.edu


Tim Kasser

Tim Kasser - Associate Professor of Psychology

B.A., Vanderbilt University 

M.A., Ph.D., University of Rochester

Research Interests: Values, Materialism, Personality, Well-Being

e-mail: tkasser@knox.edu

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Gail Ferguson - Assistant Professor of Psychology

B.A., Williams College

M.A., Ph.D., Bowling Green State University

Research Interests: Development of Self and Identity in Adolescents;  Clinical Psychology

e-mail: gmfergus@knox.edu



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Frank McAndrew - Cornelia H. Dudley Professor of Psychology

B.S., King's College 

Ph.D., University of Maine

Research Interests: Environmental Psychology; Evolutionary Social Psychology

e-mail: fmcandre@knox.edu

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Kelly Shaw

Kelly Shaw - Instructor of Psychology

B.A., Knox College 

M.A., Ph.D. (candidate), Purdue University

Research Interests: Gender; Stereotyping and Prejudices

e-mail: kshaw@knox.edu


Alex Varakin

Alex Varakin - Assistant Professor of Psychology

B.A., James Madison University;

M.A., Kent State University,

Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

Research Interests: Visual Cognition; Attention; Awareness

e-mail: avarakin@knox.edu

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William James - Visiting Professor Emeritus of Psychology

A.B., M.D., Harvard University

Research Interests: Consciousness, Emotion, The Self

e-mail: wjames@afterlife.net