Michigan Technological University

Department of Cognitive and Learning Sciences

Psychology Faculty Listing

Psychology Faculty

Susan L. Amato-Henderson

Associate Professor of Psychology, Cognitive and Learning Sciences

Director and Academic Advisor, Psychology Undergraduate Program

Graduate Program Director, Cognitive and Learning Sciences

906-487-2536
slamato@mtu.edu
Meese Center 103

Research Interests

  • Motivation Science
  • Self-Efficacy
  • Impact of Values on Behavior
  • Cognitive Dissonance
  • Individual Differences in STEM Learning

Bradley H. Baltensperger

Department Chair, Cognitive and Learning Sciences

906-487-2460
brad@mtu.edu
Meese Center 107

Research Interests

  • STEM Learning and Teaching
  • Teacher Professional Development
  • Earth Science Education

Edward T. Cokely

Associate Professor of Psychology, Cognitive and Learning Sciences

906-487-2062
ecokely@mtu.edu
Meese Center 211

Research Interests

  • Judgement and Decision Making
  • Cognitive Abilities, Expertise, and Individual Differences
  • Risk Literacy, Numeracy, and Risk Communication
  • Industrial / Organizational Psychology

Myounghoon "Philart" Jeon

Assistant Professor of Psychology, Cognitive and Learning Sciences

906-487-3273
mjeon@mtu.edu
Meese Center 207

Research Interests

  • Human-Computer Interaction/ Interaction Design
  • Auditory Displays/ Sonification
  • Affective Computing/ Emotional Design
  • Automotive User Interfaces
  • Assistive Technology for Special Populations

William A. Kennedy

Associate Professor, Cognitive and Learning Sciences

University Ombuds Officer

Research Interests

  • Neuroscience of Learning and Memory
  • Educational Reform and Redesign
  • Persuasion and Attitude Change

Gary S. Kilpela

Instructor, Cognitive and Learning Sciences

906-487-2204
gskilpel@mtu.edu
Meese Center 202

Melissa Luse

Instructor, Cognitive and Learning Sciences

Research Interests

  • Psychiatric Rehabilitation
  • Addiction
  • Resiliency in Children and Adult Children of Alcoholics
  • Supported Education and Classroom Accommodations for Students with Disabilities

Shane T. Mueller

Assistant Professor of Psychology, Cognitive and Learning Sciences

906-487-1159
shanem@mtu.edu
Meese Center 203

Research Interests

  • Computational Modeling
  • Recognitional Decision Making
  • Perceptual and Memory Processes
  • Representations of Cultural Knowledge

Peter Stacy

Instructor, Cognitive and Learning Sciences

Department of Cognitive and Learning Sciences

Harold Meese Center
Houghton, MI 49931

Ph. 906-487-2460
Fax: 906-487-2468
Email: cls@mtu.edu

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906-487-1885

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