We strive to create and maintain a supportive climate and daily excellence within the department that encourages professional growth and contributions to the field of psychology.

One of the hallmarks of our program is the collaborative research that takes place between faculty and students.

Please contact any of us if you have questions about studying psychology at Davidson or are interested in learning more about the research and scholarship currently happening in our department.

Department Contacts

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Faculty

Catherine Bagwell

  • Virginia Lasater Irvin Professor of Psychology

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Child and Adolescent Development
  • Developmental Psychopathology
  • Peer Relations and Friendships

cabagwell@davidson.edu

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Catherine Bagwell

Alesha Bond

  • Assistant Professor of Psychology

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Judgment and Decision-Making
  • Categorization
  • Stereotyping

albond@davidson.edu

704-894-2003

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Alesha Bond

Maurya Boyd

  • Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology
Maurya Boyd

Elizabeth Smith Brigham

  • W. Spencer Mitchem ‘59 Director for Innovation & Entrepreneurship | Adjunct Lecturer of Psychology

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Business Strategy
  • Team Leadership & Professional Development
  • Innovation & Entrepreneurship

librigham@davidson.edu

704-894-2646

Jay Hurt Hub for Innovation & Entrepreneurship

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Liz Brigham

Hannah Carlson

  • Postdoctoral Fellow and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Behavior
  • Neuroscience
  • Substance Use

hacarlson@davidson.edu

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Brian Eiler

  • Assistant Professor of Psychology
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Molly Flaherty

  • Assistant Professor of Psychology

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Language Development
  • Sign Languages
  • Cognitive Development

moflaherty@davidson.edu

704-894-2197

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Jessica Good

  • Chair & Associate Professor of Psychology
Jessica Good

Phil Icard

  • Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology
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Wendy King

  • Adjunct Professor of Psychology

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Learning Science
  • Instructional Design

weking@davidson.edu

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Kristi Multhaup

  • Vail Professor of Psychology

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Cognitive Aging
  • Memory
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Julio Ramirez

  • R. Stuart Dickson Professor of Psychology | Director of the Neuroscience Program
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Phia Salter

  • Associate Professor of Psychology

phsalter@davidson.edu

704-894-2992

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Mark Smith

  • Wayne M. & Carolyn A. Watson Professor of Psychology

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Addiction
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Laura Sockol

  • Associate Professor of Psychology

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Anxiety & depression related to pregnancy
Laura Sockol Summer Adviser

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Staff

Samantha Armas

  • Lab Technician, Behavioral Pharmacology Lab
Samantha Armas

Samantha Biancorosso

  • Research Technician, Behavioral Pharmacology Lab

sabiancorosso@davidson.edu

704-894-2891

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Samantha Biancorosso

Cathy Derby

  • Departmental Coordinator

caderby@davidson.edu

704-894-3445

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Salome Hailu

  • Research Lab Technician
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Faculty Emeriti

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