Pamela G. Banks, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus
Clinical Psychology, University of Southern Mississippi, 1985
Areas of Interest:
1) Diagnosis and treatment of anxiety disorders
2) Violence Prevention and Anger Management
3) Stigma Reduction and mental illness
4) Multicultural competencies
5) Stress Management and health status
Keith Hudson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Counselor Education, Mississippi State University, 2004
Areas of Interest:
1) Treatment modalities
2) Marriage and family issues
3) Adolescent delinquency
4) Multidimensional inflzuences
Theresa Kearns-Cooper, Psy.D., Visiting Assistant Professor
Clinical Psychology, Forest Institute of Professional Psychology, 2003.
Areas of Interest:
1) Multicultural issues
2) Suicide assessment among African Americans
3) Seriously mental ill populations
Dawn McLin, Ph.D., Professor
Education Counseling, Mississippi State University, 2001
Areas of Interest:
1) Unintentional injury and seatbelt use among minority populations
2) Multiculturalism
3) Culturally Competent Mental Health Professional
4) Eating disorders/Obesity among minority populations
5) Program Evaluation
Cheryl Moreland, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Counseling Psychology, University of Southern Mississippi, 1999
Areas of Interest:
1) Racial identity development
2) HIV and risky sexual behaviors
3) Multicultural counseling and therapy
4) Group therapy
5) Clinical supervision
Kaye Sly, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Clinical Psychology, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, 1995.
Areas of Interest:
1) HIV/STD prevention service and research
2) Women’s health disparities
3) Substance abuse treatment and prevention
4) Dual diagnosis
James Broussard, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Clinical Psychology, University at Albany, SUNY, 2017
Areas of Interest: Dr. Broussard’s work involves theoretical and applied efforts to expand the use of technology within behavioral health. His research examines methods that increase access to effective behavioral health interventions for underserved populations (minority, low-income, and rural communities). Dr. Broussard also advocates for the use of experiential learning methods in mHealth and other digital interventions with an emphasis on treating addictive disorders including behavioral addictions (e.g., gambling disorder).
Faith Brown, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Brain and Behavior (Experimental Psychology), University of Southern Mississippi, 2022
Areas of Interest:
1)Social psychology
2)Perceptions of ingroups and outgroups
3)Ingroup and outgroup relationships
4)Social decision-making
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