Faculty and Staff
The psychology faculty encourage student development through high academic standards and research mentorship. The multi-talented faculty hold advanced degrees. Areas of expertise include group processes and decision-making, consulting in organizations and behavioral interventions for psychological disorders. Additional specialty areas are mindfulness, judgment and decision-making, organizational behavior management and physiological responses to stress.
Department Chair
Faculty
Dr. Raymond Doe
Associate Professor
Director, Industrial/Organizational Graduate Program Track
Phone 409-880-8283
Office: SBS 203M
Email: rdoe@lamar.edu
Dr. Melanie Webb
Instructor
Director, Clinical Graduate Program Track & Psychology Clinic Office: Psychology Clinic
Phone: 409-880-8476
Email: mwebb11@lamar.edu
Dr. Martha A. Rinker
Assistant Professor
Phone: 409-880-8296
Office: SBS 203-C
Email: marinker@lamar.edu
Dr. Kristi Lavigne
Assistant Professor
Phone: 409-880-8337
Office: SBS 203-L
Email: klavigne@lamar.edu
Whitney Murdock
Instructor
Phone: 409-880-8842
Office: SBS 203-J
Email: wmurdock@lamar.edu
Dr. Jodi Katz
Instructor
Email: jkatz@lamar.edu
Dr. Jeferson Scheidemandel
Instructor
Email: jhscheidema1@lamar.edu
Dr. Edythe E. Kirk
Adjunct Instructor
Phone: 409-880-7836
Office: SBS 203B
Email: kirkee@lamar.edu
J. Eli Barclay
Adjunct Instructor
Email: jebarclay@lamar.edu
Dr. Steven Travis
Adjunct Instructor
Email: stravis7@lamar.edu
Amber Woods
Adjunct Instructor
Email: amberwoods103@gmail.com