Pamela G. Banks, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus

Clinical Psychology, University of Southern Mississippi, 1985

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

1. Social psychology
2. Perceptions of ingroups and outgroups
3. Ingroup and outgroup relationships
4. Social decision-making