Leadership
Claire St. Peter
Department Chair and Eberly Family Professor for Outstanding Public Service, Behavior Analysis
2122 Life Sciences Building
Childhood Adversity, Relapse
Karen Anderson
Associate Department Chair; Associate Professor, Behavior Analysis
2118 Life Science Building
Addiction, Decision Making
Melissa Blank
Associate Professor, Behavioral Neuroscience; Director of Graduate Training; Coordinator of Behavioral Neuroscience Program
2214 Life Sciences Building
Addiction, Relapse, Rural Health
Elizabeth Levelle
Teaching Associate Professor; Director of Advising & Student Success
elizabeth.levelle@mail.wvu.edu
1206 Life Sciences Building
Sharon Tenenholz
Teaching Associate Professor; Director of Undergraduate Studies
Faculty
Brennan Armshaw
Service Assistant Professor; Assistant Director of Graduate Training
1218 Life Science Building
Aging, Rural Health
Ryan Best
Assistant Professor, Life-Span Developmental Psychology
2110 Life Sciences Building
Aging, Decision Making
Mariya Cherkasova
Assistant Professor, Behavioral Neuroscience
mariya.cherkasova@mail.wvu.edu
2128 Life Science Building
Addiction, Decision Making
Hilary DeShong
Associate Professor, Clinical Psychology; Director of Clinical Training
1226 Life Sciences Building
Personality, Personality Pathology
Barry Edelstein
Eberly Family Distinguished Professor of Clinical Psychology
1214 Life Sciences Building
Aging
Amy Fiske
Professor, Clinical Psychology
2208 Life Science Building
Aging, Rural Health
Kathryn Kestner
Assistant Professor, Behavior Analysis; Coordinator of Behavior Analysis Program
2104 Life Sciences Building
Decision Making, Relapse
Elisa Krackow
Associate Professor, Clinical Child Psychology
1220 Life Sciences Building
Kevin Larkin
Professor, Clinical Psychology
2220 Life Sciences Building
Graduate student opening 2026-27
Stephanie McWilliams
Service Associate Professor, Clinical Psychology; Director, Quin Curtis Center
1234 Life Science Building
Tracy Morris
Eberly Distinguished Professor for Leadership Development; Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs
210 Stewart Hall
Kathleen Morrison
Assistant Professor, Behavioral Neuroscience Psychology
kathleen.morrison@mail.wvu.edu
2102 Life Sciences Building
Melanie Page
Professor; Associate Vice President for Research of Scholarly and Creative Activity
886 Chestnut Ridge Road, Room 408C
Julie Patrick
Professor, Life-Span Developmental Psychology
2226 Life Sciences Building
Hannah Rea
Assistant Professor, Clinical Child Psychology
2222 Life Sciences Building
Graduate student opening 2026-27
Michelle E. Roley-Roberts
Assistant Professor, Clinical Child Psychology
michelle.roleyroberts@mail.wvu.edu
1232 Life Science Building
Childhood Adversity, Mental Healthcare Disparities, Trauma and Suicide Interventions
Graduate student opening 2026-27
JoNell Strough
Professor, Life-Span Developmental Psychology; Coordinator of Life-Span Developmental Program
2202 Life Sciences Building
Nicholas Turiano
Associate Professor, Life-Span Developmental Psychology
2212 Life Sciences Building
