Clinical Psychology Faculty

Debra Crisp, Ph.D., University of Memphis
Affiliated with the University Counseling & Testing Center
Research/Clinical Interests: Cross-cultural Supervision, Satisfaction and Mutuality among African American Women, Developmental Issues of African American Gay Males, Burn-out Among Rape Crisis Center Volunteers. Licensed in Counseling Psychology.

Richard Greer, Ph.D., University of Missouri Research/Clinical Interests: Psychotherapy, Psychology of the College Student. Licensed in Counseling Psychology.

Rick Grieve, Ph.D., University of Memphis
Coordinator, Clinical Psychology Master’s Program
Research/Clinical Interests: Health Psychology, Eating Disorders, Male Body Issues, Muscle Dysmorphia, Sport Psychology, Sport Fan Behavior, Personality and Intellectual Assessment. Licensed in Clinical Psychology.

Melissa Hakman, Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
Research/Clinical Interests: Kinship Care, Parenting Strategy Efficacy, Interactive Effects on Child Behavior, and Children and Families. Licensed in Clinical Psychology.

Libby Jones, Ph.D., University of Georgia
Research/Clinical Interests: Early Intervention, Social-Emotional Development, Assessment Issues. Licensed in School Psychology.

Sally Kuhlenschmidt, Ph.D., Purdue University
Research/Clinical Interests: Professional Training, Intellectual Assessment, Behavior Modification, Gerontology. Licensed in Clinical Psychology.

Karl Laves, Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia
Affiliated with the University Counseling & Testing Center
Research/Clinical Interests: Creating Positive Views of Self Despite Harsh Parenting, Jealousy as a Measure of Development, Self Psychology. Licensed in Counseling Psychology

Carl Myers, Ph.D., Iowa State University
Research/Clinical Interests: Autism, Pre-school Children, Parenting Strategies, Early Literacy. Licensed in School Psychology.

Bill Pfohl, Psy.D., Rutgers University
Research/Clinical Interests: School Violence, School Safety, Emotional Intelligence, Childhood Psychological Disorders. Licensed in both Clinical and School Psychology

Phil Pegg, Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University
Research/Clinical Interests: Insight and Introspection, Self- and Other Awareness, Ethnic Identity, Interpersonal Theory, Behavioral Medicine, and Health Anxiety.. Licensed in Clinical Psychology.

Retta Poe, Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia
Associate Dean for Academic Programs, College of Education and Behavioral Sciences
Research/Clinical Interests: Career Development, Academic and Career Advising, Personality Theories, Women's Issues, Teaching of Psychology. Licensed in Clinical Psychology.

Brian Van Brunt, Ed.D., University of Sarasota/Argosy Affiliated with the University Counseling & Testing Center (Director) Research/Clinical Interests: Counselor Training and Education, Ethics, Assessment and Evaluation, Revitalization of the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT). Licensed in Counseling Psychology.