All Experts

All Experts

Hilary DeShong

Field: Clinical Psychology

Topics: psychology, personality disorders, personality , assessment and measurement

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Dr. DeShong an associate professor in the Department of Psychology. Her research focuses on using the five-factor model of general personality to conceptualize, distinguish, and better understand personality disorders and personality constructs like psychopathy and Machiavellianism. She also investigates how personality can influence engagement in adaptive and maladaptive behaviors and…

Mary E. Dozier

Field: Clinical Psychology

Topics: behavioral interventions, clinical psychology, geropsychology, hoarding disorders, object attachment, psychology

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Dr. Mary Dozer is a Clinical Psychologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology.  Her research interests include geropsychology, hoarding disorder, and behavioral interventions to address psychopathology across the lifespan. Her current research focuses on hoarding disorder in older adults. She is available for commentary and analysis on these and related topics.

Allison Jaeger

Field: Cognitive Psychology

Topics: psychology, education , spatial thinking , stem

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Dr. Allison Jaeger (Berena) is an assistant professor of Cognitive Psychology. Her research interests are situated at the intersection of cognitive psychology and education. Her research explores how individual differences in cognitive capacities such as spatial thinking impact STEM learning and reasoning and how educational materials and instructions can be designed to support all types…

Michael Nadorff

Field: Clinical Psychology

Topics: depression, nightmares, insomnia, sleep

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Dr. Michael Nadorff is a professor of psychology and also directs the clinical psychology PhD program. His research focuses on the association between sleep difficulties, nightmares, and suicidal behavior. He is available for commentary and analysis on these and related topics.
 

Dr. Tara Sutton

Field: Sociology

Topics: children and youth, families, gender , intimate partner violence, sexual assault, marginalized groups, sexual identity

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Tara E. Sutton, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in Sociology, Gender Studies affiliate, and African American studies affiliate at Mississippi State University. Dr. Sutton's work on perpetration and victimization incorporates queer criminology and feminist criminology perspectives. Specifically, her research addresses child abuse, sexual assault, intimate partner violence, and the cycle of…