Faculty & Staff

Tonya Davis, Ph.D., LPC-S, NCSP

Leatha Bennett, Ph.D.

Shannon LaFramboise, Ph.D.

Department Chair, Associate Professor

Associate Professor

Assistant Professor

Research interests:

Psychological /Psychoeducational Assessment, Biometrics, Health disparities, Technology/Virtual Reality Interventions and Mental Health, Strength-based coaching.

Research interests:

Racial Micro-aggressions, Early language development, School readiness/ Learning Theories

Research Interests:

Influences of diagnosis/mental distress on higher levels of care, perceptions of practicing professionals in the field of psychology, trauma-informed approaches to care and treatment, understanding the impact of trauma, exploring factors influencing domestic violence, and suicide prevention and intervention

Education

B.S., Sociology, Auburn University

M.S., Counseling Psychology, Alabama A&M University

M.A., Educational Psychology/School Psychometry, University of Alabama

Ph.D., School of Psychology, University of Alabama

Education

B.S., Psychology, Tougaloo College

M.S., Developmental Psychology, The Ohio State University

Ph.D., Washington State University

Education

B.S., Psychology/Faulkner University

M.A., Clinical Psychology/Austin Peay State University

Ph.D., Counseling Psychology/Tennessee State University

Courses Taught:

Professional Orientation and Ethics

Counseling Techniques

Personality Assessment

Courses Taught:

Lifespan Developmental

Personality Theories

Courses Taught:

General Psychology

History and Systems 

Seminar in Psychology   

Adrienne Vaughan-Parham

Jo Lauren Weaver, Ph.D., LPC, NCC

Undergraduate Coordinator, Assistant Professor 

Assistant Professor

Research Interests: Retention and Student Success on First Experience HBCU Students, Organizational Development/Consumer Motivation,  Qualitative Measures of Intimacy & Infidelity in Marriage, Implications of Mens Mental Health on Academic Performace, Social Justice Factors Impacting African American Women, Qualitative Measures of Resiliency on Professional Black Women.

Research Interests: Mindfulness-based interventions, adolescent and young adult social media use, restorative justice in schools, perinatal mental health, creativity in counseling and counselor education. 

Education

B.S., Psychology, Oakwood University

M.S., Counseling Psychology, Alabama A&M University

Ed. D., Counseling Psychology

Education

B.A., English, University of Alabama  

M.S., Clinical Mental Health Counseling, University of South Alabama  

Ph.D., Counseling and Counselor Education, University of Florida

Courses Taught:

Behavioral and Inferential Statistics - Elementary Statistics 

Research Psychology

Experimental Psychology

Group Dynamics, Counseling Techniques

Courses Taught: 

Group Dynamics  

Professional Orientation and Ethics 

Psychopharmacology  

Practicum  

Internship I