Graduate Advising

The Psychology and Human Factors Graduate program supports and ensures each graduate student receives the individual guidance needed to achieve their academic goals. 

Program Director and Assistant

If you feel your advising needs are not being fully met, we encourage you to speak with the Graduate Director before pursuing a change in advisor. Maintaining open communication can often help address concerns early and support a productive advising relationship.

  • Associate Professor, Psychology and Human Factors
  • Associate Professor, Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology
  • Graduate Program Director, Psychology and Human Factors

Links of Interest

Lab Website

Research Interests

  • Cognitive Aging
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Motor Learning
  • Sensorimotor Control
  • Memory
  • Cognitive Control
Leanna Keleher

Leanna Keleher

  • Administrative Aid, Psychology and Human Factors
  • Graduate Program Assistant

Research

To help expedite degree completion, a student should ideally begin conducting degree research with a faculty research advisor no later than during the senior year. Each student will work with a faculty research advisor who is a member of the Department of Psychology and Human Factors graduate faculty. The advisor’s primary responsibility is to supervise the student’s research and academic and professional growth, as well as to work with the student to develop an academic plan for enrolling in the appropriate courses. 

Intellectual Property

Your Advisor is a member of the faculty with whom you work to design, implement and defend your graduate academic program and thesis. The ideas generated are intellectual property of many (you, your advisor and committee members, and possibly the funding source). Please consider and acknowledge that.

Graduate Student Resources

Graduate students have access to a variety of resources to support their academic experience beyond individualized advising. This page provides quick access to important forms, deadlines, and program information to help students navigate each stage of their graduate studies. You will also find guidance related to research expectations, thesis and dissertation preparation, submission processes, and other major academic milestones. Admissions information and additional program details are available for both prospective and current students to support continued success throughout the graduate journey.