Psychology

Faculty Mentors

Edythe E. Kirk, Ph.D.

Department: Psychology

Email: kirkee@lamar.edu

Research interest: 

  • Behavioral neuroscience/physiological psychology
  • Stress physiology
  • Most topics relevant to psychology/behavioral science

Appropriate majors: 

  • Psychology
  • Biology
  • Nursing
  • Pre-Professional

Jeremy Shelton, Ph.D.

Department: Psychology

Email: sheltonious@gmail.com

Research interests:

  • Thinking processes (both conscious and unconscious)
  • Judgment and decision making
  • Person evaluation (e.g., stereotyping, prejudice, etc.)
  • Meta-cognition and student academic performance
  • Behavioral economics
  • Consumer behavior

Appropriate majors:

  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Business (e.g., Finance, Marketing, etc.)
  • Economics
  • Political Science