Meet our faculty

Teaching professors
Christopher Blair
Christopher Blair
Teaching Assistant Professor
(775) 682-8508
cblair@unr.edu
MSS 230
1146
Teaching professors
Brittany Avila
Brittany Avila
Teaching Assistant Professor and Academic Advisor she/her/hers
(775) 682-6124
brittanyavila@unr.edu
MSS 405
1146
Clinical Psychology
Lorraine Benuto
Lorraine Benuto
Assistant Professor
(775) 682-8688
dr.benuto@gmail.com
MSS MSS 326
1149
Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Marian Berryhill
Marian Berryhill
Associate Professor
(775) 682-8692
mberryhill@unr.edu
MSS 409
1148
Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Gideon Caplovitz
Gideon Caplovitz
Associate Professor; Director of Cognitive and Brain Sciences Program
gcaplovitz@unr.edu
MSS
1148
Behavior Analysis Teaching professors
Bethany Contreras
Bethany Contreras
Assistant Professor She/her/hers
bethanycontreras@unr.edu
MSS 212
1150 1146
Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Michael Crognale
Michael Crognale
Professor, Department Chair
(775) 682-8690
mcrognale@unr.edu
MSS 438
1148
Social Psychology
Deborah Davis
Deborah Davis
Professor
(775) 682-8682
debdavis@unr.edu
MSS 422
1145
Teaching professors
Genevieve Debernardis
Genevieve Debernardis
Teaching Associate Professor & Academic Advisor
(775) 682-8664
psyvice@unr.edu
MSS 401
1146
Clinical Psychology
Melanie Duckworth
Melanie Duckworth, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology; Associate Dean, College of Science; Co-Director NevadaTeach; Director of WiSE
(775) 784-4591
melanied@unr.edu
DMSC 423
1149
Teaching professors
Edward Ester
Edward Ester
Assistant Professor He/him/his
(775) 784-6828
eester@unr.edu
MSS 228
1146
Clinical Psychology
Jane E. Fisher
Jane E. Fisher
Professor
(775) 682-8705
fisher@unr.edu
MSS 317
1149
Clinical Psychology
William Follette
William Follette
Professor
(775) 682-8699
follette@unr.edu
MSS 333
1149
Emeritus faculty
Alan Fruzzetti
Alan Fruzzetti
Professor Emeritus
aef@unr.edu
MSS 321
1147
Behavior Analysis
Patrick Ghezzi
Patrick Ghezzi
Professor Emeritus
patrickg@unr.edu
MSS
1150
Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Sarah Haigh
Sarah Haigh
Assistant Professor
(775) 682-9885
shaigh@unr.edu
MSS 424
1148
Behavior Analysis
Linda Hayes
Linda Hayes
Professor
(775) 682-8696
lhayes@unr.edu
MSS 210
1150
Behavior Analysis
Steven C. Hayes
Steven C. Hayes
Foundation Professor He, him, his
(775) 784-6828
hayes@unr.edu
MSS 240
1150
Clinical Psychology
Holly Hazlett-Stevens
Holly Hazlett-Stevens
Associate Professor
(775) 682-8702
hhazlett@unr.edu
MSS 331
1149
Behavior Analysis
Ramona Houmanfar
Ramona Houmanfar
Professor, Director of Behavior Analysis Program
(775) 682-8693
ramonah@unr.edu
MSS 232
1150
Teaching professors
John Houser
John Houser
Teaching Assistant Professor & Academic Advisor
(775) 682-6740
psyvice2@unr.edu
MSS
1146
Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Jeffrey Hutsler
Jeffrey Hutsler
Associate Professor
775-682-8694
jhutsler@unr.edu
MSS 414
1148
Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Fang Jiang
Fang Jiang
Associate Professor
(775) 784-6828
fangj@unr.edu
MSS 403
1148
Clinical Psychology
Cynthia Lancaster
Cynthia Lancaster
Assistant Professor
(775) 784-6828
cynthialancaster@unr.edu
MSS 120C
1149
Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Mark Lescroart
Mark Lescroart
Assistant Professor
(775) 682-6807
mlescroart@unr.edu
MSS 406
1148
Behavior Analysis
Matthew Lewon
Matthew Lewon
Assistant Professor
(775) 682-8681
mlewon@unr.edu
MSS 225
1150
Behavior Analysis
Matthew Locey
Matthew Locey
Assistant Professor
(775) 682-7606
mlocey@unr.edu
MSS 237
1150
Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Paul MacNeilage
Paul MacNeilage
Assistant Professor
(775) 682-8312
pmacneilage@unr.edu
MSS 407
1148
Clinical Psychology
William O'Donohue
William O'Donohue
Professor, Director of Victims of Crime Treatment Center, Director of Psychological Services
(775) 750-6082
Wto@unr.edu
EJCH 239
1149
Emeritus faculty
Robert Peterson
Robert Peterson
Professor Emeritus
peterson@unr.edu
1147
Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Jacqueline Snow
Jacqueline Snow
Associate Professor
(775) 682-8688
snow@unr.edu
MSS 420
1148
Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Lars Strother
Lars Strother
Associate Professor
(775) 682-8678
lars@unr.edu
MSS 404
1148
Emeritus faculty
Duane Varble
Duane Varble
Professor Emeritus
cndvarble@sbcglobal.net
1147
Emeritus faculty
William Wallace
William Wallace
Emeritus Professor
wallace@unr.edu
1147
Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Michael Webster
Michael Webster
Foundation Professor
(775) 682-8691
mwebster@unr.edu
MSS 408
1148
Clinical Psychology
Mariann Weierich
Mariann Weierich
James K. and Lois Merritt Mikawa Distinguished Associate Professor of Psychology
(775) 682-8659
mweierich@unr.edu
MSS 321
1149
Behavior Analysis
W. Larry Williams
W. Larry Williams
Professor Emeritus
larryw@unr.edu
MSS
1150
Social Psychology
Yueran Yang
Yueran Yang
Assistant Professor
(775) 682-8655
yuerany@unr.edu
MSS 225
1145