Faculty & Staff Directory
Department of Psychology faculty are teacher-scholars whose dedication to student learning is reflected through university and national accolades, including the SIUE Alumni Association’s Great Teacher Award, Vaughn Vandegrift URCA Research Assistant Mentor Award, and Sigma Alpha Pi Excellence in Teaching Award. Get to know us by reading more below. Our part-time faculty change from semester to semester. If your professor is a part-time lecturer, please check your syllabus for contact information.
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Professors Emeriti

Lynn Bartels
Ph.D., 1991, University of Akron
Specialization: Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Service to SIUE: 1991 - 2023

Erwin Brinkmann (deceased)
Ph.D., 1963, University of Michigan
Specialization: Research Design and Statistical Techniques, Developmental Psychology, School Psychology
Service to SIUE: 1963 - 1991

Robert Daugherty (deceased)
Ph.D., 1963, Wayne State University
Specialization: Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Service to SIUE: 1964 - 1993

Robert Engbretson
Ph.D., 1964, Michigan State University
Specialization: Social Psychology, Communication, Non-Verbal Behavior, Social Influence Processes
Service to SIUE: 1964 - 1995

Eva D. Ferguson
Ph.D., Northwestern University
Specialization: General Psychology
Service to SIUE: Through 2019

Jimmy Hatfield
Ph.D., 1968, Vanderbilt University
Specialization: General Experimental, Industrial/Organizational, Organizational Development, Stress and Stress Management
Service to SIUE: 1977 - 1991

Kenneth Kleinman
Ph.D., 1967, Washington University
Specialization: Psychophysiology, Biopsychology, Brain-Behavior Relationships, Research and Design Evaluation
Service to SIUE: 1969 - 2001

David Kohfeld (deceased)
Ph.D., 1966, University of Illinois
Specialization: Human Information Processing, Mathematical Models of Sensory-Perceptual-Cognitive Processes
Service to SIUE: 1969 - 1996

Emily Krohn
Ph.D., 1980, St. Louis University
Specialization: School Psychology
Service to SIUE: 1981 - 2011

Robert Lamp (deceased)
Ph.D., 1966, Washington University
Specialization: Clinical-Child Psychology, Psychodiagnostics, School Psychology
Service to SIUE: 1969 - 2000

John McCall (deceased)
Ph.D., 1959, University of Minnesota
Specialization: History and Systems, Environmental Psychology, Birth Order Differences in Personality and Ability, Research Design, Computer Applications
Service to SIUE: 1965 - 1989

Robert McLaughlin (deceased)
Ph.D., 1967, St. Louis University
Specialization: Experimental Analysis of Behavior, Behavior Modification, Human Learning, Animal Behavior
Service to SIUE: 1966 - 1989

Frank McMahon (deceased)
Ph.D., 1965, Washington University
Specialization: Clinical Psychology
Service to SIUE: 1965 - 1990

Nicholas Reuterman
Ph.D., 1968, University of Colorado
Specialization: Social Psychology, Attitude Assessment, Juvenile Delinquency
Service to SIUE: 1968 - 2000

Billy Rogers (deceased)
Ph.D., 1972, St. Louis University
Specialization: Psychodiagnostics, Psychotherapy, Personality, Psychopathology, Mental Health Adjustment
Service to SIUE: 1969 - 1997

J. Robert Russo (deceased)
Ph.D., 1963, Pennsylvania State University
Specialization: Group Dynamics, Research Design, Institutional Treatment Program for Delinquents
Service to SIUE: 1963 - 1996

Kathryn Skinner (deceased)
Ph.D., 1959, University of Texas
Specialization: Clinical Psychology, Psychology of Women
Service to SIUE: 1965 - 1984

Fay Starr (deceased)
Ph.D., 1964, University of Texas
Specialization: Multiple Regression Techniques, Human Development, Hypnosis
Service to SIUE: 1967 - 1983

Lawrence Taliana (deceased)
Ph.D., 1958, Purdue University
Specialization: Clinical Psychology, Psychopathology, Psychodiagnostic Processes, Psychology and Law, Ethics and Professional Issues
Service to SIUE: 1959 - 1986

Anthony Traxler (deceased)
Ph.D., 1969, Pennsylvania State University
Specialization: Life-Span Developmental Psychology, Adult Development and Aging, Mental Health and Aging, Elder Abuse and Neglect
Service to SIUE: 1969 - 2007

Richard Walsh (deceased)
Ph.D., 1957, University of Maryland
Specialization: Counseling Psychology
Service to SIUE: 1964 - 1982