Department of Psychology

Faculty Research

 

Rainer Diriwächter, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Psychology

Email: rdiriwae@callutheran.edu
Phone: 805-493-3442
Office: Swenson 207

Expertise

  • Ganzheitspsychologie (German Holistic Psychology)
  • History of German Psychology
  • Emotional Experience
  • Cultural Psychology
  • Microgenesis

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Marylie Gerson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Psychology

Email: mgerson@callutheran.edu
Phone: 805-493-3444
Office: Swenson Building, Room 211

Current research interests:

  • understanding identity development and building openness to diversity
  • resilience
  • the ability to thrive in the face of stressors

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Steven C. Kissinger, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychology

Email: kissinge@callutheran.edu
Office: SWEN 241

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Jodie Kocur, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Email: jkocur@callutheran.edu
Phone: (805)493-3441
Office: SWEN 240

Current Research Interests:

  • developmental origins of the experience and expression of anger,
  • the impact of parental physical aggression on children

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Julie M. Kuehnel, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychology

Email: kuehnel@callutheran.edu
Phone: 805 493 3454
Office: SWEN 237

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Seth A. Wagerman, Ph.D

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Email: wagerman@callutheran.edu
Phone: (805) 493-3974
Office: Swenson 238

Research expertise includes

  • Theoretical underpinnings of Academic Entitlement; its measurement and correlates 
  • Personality correlates of Academic Achievement; ways to include it in the admissions process
  • Accuracy in personality judgment, and its moderators 
  • Conceptualization/assessment of traits, behaviors, and situations
  • Q-Sort Methodology and Exploratory Factor Analysis 

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