Our Faculty

Our Faculty

The Department of Psychology & Counseling is comprised of seventeen highly-qualified faculty members. Our faculty are a diverse but overlapping and cohesive group with backgrounds including experimental and professional psychology, counseling, and rehabilitation. Faculty are active in research and grant-writing, dedicated to teaching, and involved in professional organizations. We are supported by a very competent department secretary and a handful of motivated and skilled graduate student assistants.

Psychology & Counseling Faculty 2009

Pictured Above:  (front row) Crystal Easton, Kris Biondolillo, and Amy Claxton,
(back row) John Hall, Irina Khramtsova, Robert Johnson, Latoya Pierce, Amy Pearce,
David Saarnio, Nola Christenberry, and Loretta McGregor.

Kris Biondolillo,Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
e-mail: kdbiondo@astate.edu

Nola Christenberry, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology & Counseling
Coordinator of the MS-College Student Personnel Services
e-mail: nchriste@astate.edu
Amy Claxton,Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
e-mail: aclaxton@astate.edu
Sharon Davis  Sharon Davis, Ph.D.

  Assistant Professor of Psychology and Counseling
  Coordinator of the Masters in Rehabilitation Counseling (MRC) Program
  e-mail: sharondavis@astate.edu
Tom Dodson  Thomas Dodson, Ph.D.

  Associate Professor of Psychology and Counseling
  Coordinator of the MSE School Counseling Program
  e-mail: tdodson@astate.edu

John Hall, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychology & Counseling
Coordinator of the School Psychology Track - Ed.S.- Psychology & Counseling Program
e-mail: jhall@astate.edu
 
D. Lynn Howerton Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
e-mail:  howerton@astate.edu
 

Robert Johnson updated 2009

  Robert Johnson, Ph.D.
  Professor of Psychology
  e-mail:  rjohnson@astate.edu
Craig Jones, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology & Counseling
e-mail:  cjones@astate.edu
Irina Khramtsova, Ed.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
e-mail: ikhramtsova@astate.edu
Loretta McGregor, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Psychology and Department Chair
e-mail: lmcgregor@astate.edu
Lisa Ochs, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Counseling
e-mail: lochs@astate.edu
Amy Pearce, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
e-mail: apearce@astate.edu

Patrick L. Peck, Ed.D.
Associate Professor of Counseling
Coordinator of the Mental Health Counseling Track - Ed.S. in Psychology & Counseling
e-mail:  plpeck@astate.edu

Latoya Pierce, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology and Counseling
e-mail: lpierce@astate.edu
David Saarnio, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
e-mail: dsaarnio@astate.edu

Karen Yanowitz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
e-mail: kyanowitz@astate.edu