Psychology Faculty

SUSAN E. BECKER
Professor of Psychology
email: sbecker@mesastate.edu

B.A. (Psychology), Reed College, 1984; M.A. (Clinical Psychology), University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, 1988; Ph.D. (Clinical Psychology), University of Arizona, 1997. Dr. Becker´s research interests include change processes and program evaluation. She teaches courses in counseling, including Counseling Processes and Group Processes.

 

BRUCE A. BISHOP
Assistant Professor of Psychology
email: bbishop@mesastate.edu

B.A. (Political Science), Colorado State University, 1980; M.A. (Clinical Psychology), University of Arizona, 1996; Ph.D. (Clinical Psychology), University of Arizona, 2001. Prior to entering academia, Dr. Bishop was an independent practitioner in psychotherapy and psychological assessment. He remains active as a trainer in ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training). Dr. Bishop’s research interests include resistance and non-adherence in treatment, and processes of change in therapy. He teaches General (Introductory) Psychology, Career Development, Psychological Interviewing, Abnormal Psychology and Psychology of Personality.

 

CHRISTIAN J. BUYS
Professor of Psychology
email: cbuys@mesastate.edu

B.A. (Psychology), Hope College, 1966; Ph.D. (Social Psychology), University of Colorado, 1970. Dr. Buys´ research interests include cross-cultural psychology, small group behavior, and Colorado history. He has recently published several photographic history books of Colorado. In addition to introductory psychology, he teaches Social Psychology, Cross-Cultural Psychology, and Psychology of Religion.

 

KAREN E. FORD
Professor of Psychology
email: kford@mesastate.edu

B.A. (Psychology), Mississippi College, 1974; M.S. (Experimental Psychology), Northeast Louisiana University, 1976; Ph.D. (Experimental Psychology), University of Mississippi, 1980. Dr. Ford teaches General Psychology, Psychology of Learning, Psychology of Learning Laboratory, Quantitative Research Methods, and Biopsychology. Her research interests include animal learning and psychopharmacology.

Visit Dr. Ford´s homepage at http://www.mesastate.edu/~kford

 

MYRA D. HEINRICH
Professor of Psychology
email: heinrich@mesastate.edu

B.S., 1971; M.A., 1975; Ph.D. (Experimental Psychology), University of North Dakota, 1980. Dr. Heinrich´s research interests center around memory and cognition and various topics in the areas of psychology of women and sex comparisons. She teaches Human Growth and Development, Child Psychology, Psychology of Women, Experimental Psychology, Experimental Psychology Laboratory, and Memory and Cognition. She is currently developing a course in comparative psychology.

 

JESSICA HERRICK
Professor of Psychology
email:jherrick@mesastate.edu

B.S. (Psychology), 1989; M.A. (Psychology), 1992; Ph.D. (Developmental Psychology), 1994, The University of Wyoming. Dr. Miller´s research interests include early childhood cognitive development and special issues related to female athletes. She teaches Human Growth and Development, Psychology of Adolescence and Young Adulthood, Psychology of Adulthood, Sport Psychology, and General Psychology.

 

HARRY A. TIEMANN
Professor of Psychology
email: tiemann@mesastate.edu

B.A. (Psychology), 1958; M.A. (Social Psychology), 1965, University of Colorado; Ph.D. (Industrial/Organizational Psychology), Colorado State University, 1973. Dr. Tiemann is currently conducting research on jury selection, in addition to the use of social-psychological principles in the court room. He teaches Systems and Theories of Psychology, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Environmental Psychology, Sensation and Perception, Topics in Psychology, and Drugs and Human Behavior.

 

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