College of Arts and Sciences

Department of Psychology

Graduate Research

Marisa Tomalá-Mealy M.A. Social Psychology
Current research includes investigations of cross-cultural patterns in North and South America.

Paula Barraza M.A. student in Engineering Psychology
Equation reading and its application to assistive technologies in the USER Lab.

Heidi C. A. Biron M.A. Cognitive Psychology
Received Master's degree in 2000. Title of Thesis: "The Process of Learning Through Writing".

Gary D. Bond, M. A. Cognitive Psychology
Trust and deception in interactive dyads and teams; effects of context and aging on decision-making; learning and transfer.

Gregg Bromgard, M.A. Social Psychology
Recent works include Emotional Displays in Social Bargaining Games as well as studies that prime the Private and Collective Self.

Jenny Brown M.A. Social Psychology
Recent work involves several developmental/social projects as well as projects involving personality, social cognition and the self.

Tammy Calvano M.A. Social Psychology
Reactance theory and trust.

Olena Connor M.A. student Engineering Psychology
Measuring knowledge in medical domain.

Mark Davis M.A. student Social/Biopsychology
Prejudice reduction.

Janie DeJoode M.A. student Engineering Psychology
Team behavior and workload in the CERTT Laboratory. HCI: understanding failure to attach files in e-mail tasks

Jamie Gorman M.A. Engineering Psychology
Team cognition, team communications in the CERTT Laboratory.

Rebecca Keith M.A. student Engineering Psychology
The effects of leadership on team cognition in a synthetic task environment, CERTT Laboratory.

Skye Lee Pazuchanics M.A. Engineering Psychology
3D Displays and Assistive technologies.

Lausanne Renfro-Fernandez M.A. Social Psychology
Attitudes, prejudice, stereotypes.

Allyson Roe MS Psychology
Current research includes affect and behavior, guilt and morality.

Deborah C. Russell M.A. student Biopsychology/Cognitive Psychology
Current research includes emotion, non-verbal behavior, game theory, beauty, and evolution.

If you are a member of the NMSU Psy. Dept., and you would like to include your research on this page, send an email to Dr. McDonald . Please include your field(s) of study and any current projects.