Psychology Faculty and Staff

Erica Ahlich, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor

251-460-7832 | eahlich@southalabama.edu

Research Interests: The promotion of physical health and sense of wellbeing among adults, with a particular interest in eating behaviors. 

Erika Ahlich Faculty Page

Jordan Albright, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor

251-460-6371 | jalbright@southalabama.edu

Research Interests: Identifying barriers to care in rural communities; Examining individual and organizational factors that impact the delivery of mental health services in schools; Improving care for autistic children.

Jordan Albright Faculty Page

Joseph Currier, Ph.D. | Full Professor |
(251) 460-7819 | jcurrier@southalabama.edu

Research Interests: Spiritually Integrated Mental Healthcare, Military Veteran and First Responder Mental Health, Trauma, Moral Injury, and PTSD, Peer Support and Mental Health Service Utilization

Joseph Currier Faculty Page 

Joshua Foster, Ph.D. | Full Professor
(251) 460-6548 | foster@southalabama.edu

Research Interests: Personality and Individual Differences, Personality Assessment, Latent Variable Analysis

Joshua Foster Faculty Page 

Benjamin D. Hill, Ph.D. | Full Professor
(251) 460-7081 | bdhill@southalabama.edu

Research Interests:  Clinical Neuropsychology, Intra-Individual Variability, Cognitive Disorders

Benjamin D. Hill Faculty Page 

Joshua Isen, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor
(251) 460-7153 | isen@southalabama.edu

Research Interests:  Behavioral Genetics, Adolescence, Externalizing Problems

Joshua Isen Faculty Page 

Dakota Lindsey, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor 

251-460-6371 | drlindsey@southalabama.edu  

Research Interests: Working memory, Serial order, and Individual differences 

Dakota Lindsey Faculty Page

Heidi Lyn, Ph.D. | Associate Professor
(251) 460-6372 | hlyn@southalabama.edu

Research Interests: Nonhuman cognition, Nonhuman communication, Neural and behavioral correlates in nonhuman primates, Intelligence in animals

Heidi Lyn Faculty Page

Sara Hyder McGough, MIS

Project Director
SOAR- Strengthening Opportunities for Achievement and Resilience
UCOM 1508
75 South University Blvd.
Mobile, AL 36608-0002
Office: (251) 460-7882
smcgough@southalabama.edu

Ms. Wanda Milliner | CCP & BBS Secretary
(251) 460-6622 | wmilliner@southalabama.edu

Mrs. Lisa Nash | Psychology Department Secretary
(251) 460-6371 | lnash@southalabama.edu

Laura Powell, Ph.D.| Assistant Professor
(251) 460-6371 | lpowell@southalabama.edu

Research Interests: Distance Education, Teaching of Psychology

Laura Powell Faculty Page 

John (Jack) F. Shelley-Tremblay, Ph.D.| Full Professor, Departmental Chair
(251) 460-6371 | jstremblay@southalabama.edu

Research Interests: Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychophysiology

John F. Shelley-Tremblay Faculty Page 

Phillip N. Smith, Ph.D.| Full Professor,Director of Clinical Training
(251) 460-6371 | pnsmith@southalabama.edu

Research Interests: Suicide, Interpersonal Theory of Suicide, Depression, & Trauma

Phillip N. Smith Faculty Page 

Jamie Spiegel, Ph.D. | Associate Professor

(251) 460-7675 | jspiegel@southalabama.edu

Research Interests: Developmental Psychopathology, Psychopathology and Intervention in Minoritized Populations

Jamie Spiegel Faculty Page

Lisa A. Turner, Ph.D.| Full Professor
(251) 460-6013 | laturner@southalabama.edu

Research Interests:  Developmental, Juvenile & Family Violence

Lisa A. Turner Faculty Page

Phillip Williams

Project Coordinator

Project GRIP

PhillipWilliams@southalabama.edu
251-460-7345
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Mark Yates, Ph.D. | Associate Professor
(251) 460-7872 | myates@southalabama.edu

Research Interests: Cognitive Psychology, Language Processing

Mark Yates Faculty Page 

Kim R. Zlomke, Ph.D. | Full Professor
(251) 460-6569 | zlomke@southalabama.edu

Research Interests: Clinical Psychology, Clinical Child/Pediatric Psychology

Kim R. Zlomke Faculty Page