Susan Kuntz, department chair
Professor of Psychology
B.A. Albion College; M.A. University of Vermont; Ph.D. Syracuse University
Dr. Kuntz's undergraduate degree is in Modern-Languages-Spanish, and her master’s in education research. Her doctoral concentration was teaching and curriculum and educational psychology. Her courses include Adolescent and Adult Development, Educational Psychology, Peace and Justice, Gender Studies and Adolescent Psychopathology.
Saint Edmund’s Hall 210
Phone: 802.654.2269
Box 244
E-mail: skuntz@smcvt.edu
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Barry J. Krikstone
Professor of Psychology
B.S. University of Pittsburgh; M.A., Ph.D. Southern Illinois University
Dr. Krikstone's current research interests are the areas of drugs and behavior and ethical issues in psychology; and he teaches courses on these topics. His other courses include General Psychology, Behavior Modification, Physiological Psychology and Mind and Body.
Saint Edmund’s Hall 214
Phone: 802.654.2461
Box 244
E-mail: bkrikstone@smcvt.edu
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Sharon Lamb
Professor of Psychology
B.A. Lawrence University; Ed.M., Ed.D. Harvard University
Dr. Lamb's undergraduate background is in English and music (vocal performance). At Harvard she specialized in counseling and consulting psychology and human development in the Graduate School of Education. Her research interests are girls’ development, blame and responsibility and sexual abuse and victimization. Her courses include, Gender issues in Psychology, Theories of Personality, Emotions and Emotional Development, and the department’s internship practicum
Saint Edmund’s Hall 212
Phone: 802.654.2638
Box 244
E-mail: slamb@smcvt.edu
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Robert J. Lavallee
Professor of Psychology
B.A., M.A., Ph.D. University of Vermont
Dr. Lavallee's area of expertise is experimental psychology. His current interests include psychological assessment and perception. Among his courses are General Psychology, Research Methods, Perception, Psychological Assessment and Computers in Psychology.
Saint Edmund’s Hall 206
Phone: 802.654.2456
Box 244
E-mail: rlavallee@smcvt.edu
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Ronald B. Miller
Professor of Psychology
B.A., Oberlin College; Ph.D. University of Vermont
Dr. Miller’s undergraduate degree is in philosophy, and his graduate concentration was clinical psychology. His research interests are the philosophy of psychology and the theories of psychotherapy. His courses include Abnormal Psychology, Personality Theories, Systems of Psychotherapy, Peace Psychology and graduate courses on clinical intervention and intensive psychotherapy.
Saint Edmund’s Hall 202A
Phone: 802.654.2288
Box 244
E-mail: rmiller@smcvt.edu
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Jeffrey B. Adams
Associate Professor of Psychology
A.B. Gordon College; M.A., Ph.D. State University of New York at Buffalo
Dr. Adams' graduate concentration was social/personality psychology. His research interests are the psychology of religious thought and behavior, pedagogy, and the interface between social and clinical psychology. Among courses he teaches are General Psychology, Psychological Statistics, Research Methods, Social Psychology, Psychology of Religion, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Practicum on Interpersonal Skills.
Saint Edmund’s Hall 202B
Phone: 802.654.2473
Box 244
E-mail: jadams@smcvt.edu
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David Boynton
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., Ph.D. University of Maine
Dr. Boynton's specialty in graduate school was experimental psychology. His research interests include judgment and decision making, gambling behavior, and “connectionist” models of cognitive psychology. His courses include Psychological Statistics, Research Methods, Cognitive Psychology, Psychology of Learning and History of Psychology.
Saint Edmund’s Hall 208
Phone: 802.654.2641
Box 244
E-mail: dboynton@smcvt.edu
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Renee L. Carrico
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.S. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; M.S., Ph.D. University of Massachusetts Amherst
Dr. Carrico’s work focuses on the perceptual-motor and cognitive development of infants and young children. From the development of infant reaching to cognition/action resource conflicts in toddlers, this research reflects her interest in the ways that children use knowledge and perceptions to guide their actions in the world. Her courses include Research Methods, Child Development, and Cognitive Development.
Saint Edmund’s Hall 218
Phone: 802.654.2383
Box 399
E-mail: rcarrico@smcvt.edu
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Carolyn Whitney
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., Castleton State College; M.A., Ph.D. University of Vermont
Dr. Whitney's research interests are in stress and coping, emotional intelligence, transformational leadership and experiential learning. She teaches research methods, social psychology, presocial behavior and helping, and History of Psychology.
Saint Edmund’s Hall 220
Phone: 802.654.2890
Box 244
E-mail: cwhitney@smcvt.edu
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Molly Millwood
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A. University of California, Santa Cruz; M.A., Ph.D. University of Montana
Dr. Millwood's completed a pre-doctoral internship at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Hospital and a postdoctoral clinical fellowship at Stanford University Medical Center. Her research interests are couples/marital therapy and relationship functioning; adult attachment; trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder and emotional numbing; borderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation; infertility, post-pregnancy adjustment and impact of first child on relationship satisfaction. She teaches Introductory Interpersonal/Clinical Skills, Personality Theories and Research Methods. She lives in Bristol with her husband and their Siberian Husky and seven-toed cat. Born and raised in California, she learned to endure winters during several years in Montana. Molly enjoys hiking, cross-country skiing, cooking and bluegrass music, and plans to open a private therapy practice in the Burlington area.
Saint Edmund’s Hall 218
Phone: 802.654.2446
Box 244
E-mail: mmillwood@smcvt.edu