Psychology Faculty
Fisher faculty are dedicated, highly credentialed professionals who consistently make the advancement of scholarship in their respective fields a top priority.
Associate Professor
Areas of Interest: Interrelationships between stigma, health, and wellbeing; the psychology of weight; pedagogical research
![Kimberly McClure-Brenchley](/media/sized-image-library/headshots-160-x-160/headshots-k-m/McClure-Brenchley_Kimberly.jpg)
Professor and Chair, Psychology Department, Criminology and Criminal Justice
Areas of Interest: Individual and group decision making; improving teamwork; organization development
![Timothy Franz](/media/sized-image-library/headshots-160-x-160/headshots-d-f/Franz_Timothy.jpg)
Assistant Professor
Areas of Interest: impact of technology on cognition; self-regulation in motivation; mindset, persistence, and quitting
![Sara Goodman](/media/sized-image-library/headshots-160-x-160/headshots-g-j/Goodman_Sara.jpg)
Associate Professor and Associate Dean, School of Arts and Sciences
Areas of Interest: Mindfulness. Application of mindfulness in the classroom, mindfulness and college student well-being and academic success, mindfulness and diversity
![Melissa Goodwin (Ghera)](/media/sized-image-library/headshots-160-x-160/headshots-g-j/Goodwin_Melissa.png)
Associate Professor
Areas of Interest: Evaluative conditioning, configural learning and pedagogical research
![Laura Phelan](/media/sized-image-library/headshots-160-x-160/headshots-n-r/Phelan_Laura.jpg)
Visiting Assistant Professor
Areas of Interest: Developmental psychology, parent-child relationships, adolescent autonomy development
![Jessica Robinson](/media/sized-image-library/headshots-160-x-160/headshots-n-r/Robinson_Jessica.jpg)