Faculty

Psychological Science
Department

vassar.edu/psychological-science
Associate Professor and Chair of Psychological Science
Mark Cleaveland wearing a light teal collared shirt and an olive colored jacket against a gray background.
BA, Brown University; PhD, Duke University
Professor of Psychological Science on the Arnhold Family Chair
BA, Vassar College; MA, Harvard University; MA, Boston University; PhD, Harvard University
Associate Professor of Psychological Science
Hadley Creighton Bergstrom wearing a white collared shirt and dark gray sweater against a gray background.
BS, University of Oregon; MA, PhD, George Mason University
Associate Professor of Psychological Science and Director of Independent Studies
BA, Haverford College; MA, PhD, University of Virginia
Associate Professor of Psychological Science and Director of Media Studies
Dara N. Greenwood wearing a blue top and black jacket against a light background.
BA, Wesleyan University; MS, PhD, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Professor of Psychological Science
BA, Franklin and Marshall College; MA, PhD, The University of Texas
Associate Professor of Psychological Science
BA, University of California-Berkeley; PhD, Stanford University
Assistant Professor of Psychological Science
BS, College of William and Mary; MA, PhD, University of New Hampshire
Associate Professor of Psychological Science
Carolyn F. Palmer wearing a black patterned shirt against a light background.
BS, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus; PhD, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Assistant Professor of Psychological Science
Person with long curly brown hair standing in front of a book case.
BA, Wesleyan University; MS, PhD, Tufts University
Assistant Professor of Psychological Science
Man with black hair and a beard smiling - Pictured: Payton Small
BA, University of California-Santa Cruz; PhD, University of California-Santa Barbara
Professor of Psychological Science
BA, Mount Holyoke College; MDiv, Yale University; PhD, University of Virginia
Professor of Psychological Science on the William R. Kenan, Jr. Chair
A headshot of Dr. Michele Tugade, a person with long black hair and a blue dress.
BA, Vassar College; MA, PhD, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Professor of Psychological Science
BS, MA, PhD, Cornell University
Associate Professor of Psychological Science
Bojana Zupan wearing a black shirt and large gold necklace against a light colored background.
BA, Barnard College; PhD, Weill Cornell Medical College

Emeriti

N. Jay Bean , PhD
Professor Emeritus of Psychological Science (1979–2017)
Anne P. Constantinople , PhD
Professor Emerita of Psychology (1967–2004)
Janet M. Gray , PhD
Professor Emerita of Psychological Science (1980–2017)
Richard J. Lowry , PhD
Professor Emeritus of Psychology (1965–2006)