Psychology Faculty

Stefania Rene Ashby - Assistant Professor

BS, Brigham Young University, 2011Fardi
MS, University of Oregon, 2016
PhD, University of Oregon, 2021

Scott A Baldwin - Professor

BS, Brigham Young University, 2001
MS, University of Memphis, 2003
PhD, University of Memphis, 2006

Wendy Ann Birmingham - Assistant Professor

BS, Brigham Young University, 2006
MS, University of Utah, 2009
PhD, University of Utah, 2011

Scott Ronald Braithwaite - Associate Professor

BS, Brigham Young University, 2003
MS, Florida State University, 2007
PhD, Florida State University, 2010

Bruce Leonard Brown - Professor

BS, Brigham Young University, 1965
MS, Brigham Young University, 1968
PhD, McGill University, 1969

Gary Michael Burlingame - Professor

BS, Andrews University, 1978
MS, University of Utah, 1981
PhD, University of Utah, 1983

Adriane Cavallini- Associate Clinical Professor

Derin J Cobia - Assistant Professor

BS, Brigham Young University, 2003
MS, St. Louis University, 2005
PhD, St. Louis University, 2008

Shawn D Gale - Associate Professor

BS, Brigham Young University, 1988
MS, Brigham Young University, 1990
PhD, Brigham Young University, 1994

Edwin E Gantt - Professor

BS, Brigham Young University, 1992
MA, Duquesne University, 1994
PhD, Duquesne University, 1998

Sam A Hardy - Associate Professor

BS, Brigham Young University, 1999
MA, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 2002
PhD, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 2005

Dawson Ward Hedges - Professor

BS, Weber State College, 1984
MD, University of Utah, 1988

James Dee Higley - Professor

BS, Brigham Young University, 1980
MS, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1983
PhD, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1985

Julianne Holt-Lunstad - Professor

BS, Brigham Young University, 1994
MS, Brigham Young University, 1998
PhD, University of Utah, 2001

Ramona Ovard Hopkins - Professor

AS, Brigham Young University, 1975
BS, Westminster College, 1988
MS, University of Utah, 1992
PhD, University of Utah, 1996

Chad D Jensen - Associate Professor

BS, Brigham Young University, 2004
MS, University of Kansas, 2008
PhD, University of Kansas, 2011

Blake Lee Jones - Assistant Professor

BA, Brigham Young University, 2002
MA, Purdue University, 2006
PhD, Brigham Young University, 2013

Melissa Kay Jones - Assistant Teaching Professor

BS, Brigham Young University, 2001
MS, University of Maryland, 2004
PhD, University of Maryland, 2006

Daniel Brice Kay - Assistant Professor

BS, Washington State University, 2006
MS, University of Florida, 2009
PhD, University of Florida, 2013

Christopher B Kirwan - Associate Professor

BS, University of Utah, 2001
MA, Johns Hopkins University, 2004
PhD, Johns Hopkins University, 2006

Michael J Larson - Professor

BS, Brigham Young University, 2002
MS, University of Florida, 2004
PhD, University of Florida, 2008

Steven Garet Luke - Associate Professor

BS, Brigham Young University, 2003
MS, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2008
PhD, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2011

Rebecca Allred Lundwall - Assistant Professor

BS, Brigham Young University, 1987
MEd, Brigham Young University, 1990
MS, Rice University, 2011
PhD, Rice University, 2013

Rebekka Matheson - Assistant Teaching Professor

BS, Brigham Young University, 2006
MD, University of Rochester, 2013

Tricia L Merkley - Assistant Professor

BS, Brigham Young University, 2003
PhD, Brigham Young University, 2012
Postdoctoral Fellowship, TIRR Memorial Hermann/Baylor College of Medicine, 2014
Board Certified in Clinical Neuropsychology, 2016

Jared A Nielsen - Assistant Professor

BA, Brigham Young University, 2009
PhD, University of Utah, 2013

Benjamin Mckay Ogles - Professor

BS, Brigham Young University, 1985
PhD, Brigham Young University, 1990

Robert D Ridge - Associate Professor

BS, Brigham Young University, 1987
PhD, University of Minnesota, 1993

Trace Stay- Associate Professor

BS, Brigham Young University, 2012
PhD, Baylor College of Medicine, 2019

Patrick R Steffen - Professor

BS, Brigham Young University, 1993
MS, University of Miami, 1996
PhD, University of Miami, 1998

Dianne Marie Tice - Professor

BA, Case Western Reserve University, 1982
MA, Case Western Reserve University, 1984
PhD, Princeton University, 1987

Juan Valladares - Visiting Assistant Professor

BS, Brigham Young University, 2017
BA, Brigham Young University, 2017
MS, Lehigh University, 2021
PhD, Lehigh University, 2023

Jared Scott Warren - Associate Professor

BS, Brigham Young University, 1996
MA, University of Kansas, 1999
PhD, University of Kansas, 2003

Richard N Williams - Professor

BS, Brigham Young University, 1974
MS, Purdue University, 1978
PhD, Purdue University, 1981

Niwako Yamawaki - Professor

BS, University of Utah, 1995
MS, University of Utah, 1998
PhD, University of Utah, 2002