Applied Cognitive Psychology: User Experience
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Division of Behavioral & Organizational Sciences
Welcome to the Division of Behavioral & Organizational Sciences
The Division of Behavioral & Organizational Sciences (DBOS) is a national leader in applied psychological science, preparing graduates in theoretical and practical psychology, evaluation, and human resource scholarship to solve pressing challenges within increasingly diverse communities and organizations. Our students examine the significant contributions of psychology and related fields to the amelioration of societal problems and formulation of public policy.
The Division of Behavioral & Organizational Sciences offers master’s and doctoral degrees in several areas of applied psychology, including Applied Social Psychology, Organizational Behavior, Evaluation & Applied Research Methods, Applied Cognitive Psychology, Positive Psychology, and Health Behavior Research. Curriculum emphasizes research on psychological, social, and organizational concepts relevant to policy issues, as well as development of methodological skills for collecting and analyzing information in field settings. We offer renowned programs in Evaluation & Applied Research Methods and Human Resource Development that serve to augment research in these areas. DBOS students also gain critical hands-on experience through projects, internships, and jobs at such cutting-edge research institutes as the Claremont Evaluation Center and Institute for Research on Social Issues.
We are training the next generation of talented behavioral and organizational scientists, psychologists, evaluators, and human resource professionals for positions in research, teaching, administration, and more. DBOS graduates are highly sought after and typically find rewarding employment at academic institutions, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and private-sector businesses.
Dean: Michelle Bligh
123 E. 8th Street • Claremont, CA 91711 • 909-621-8084 • Fax 909-621-8905
Michelle Bligh
Dean, School of Social Science, Policy & Evaluation
Professor of Organizational Behavior
Cognitive Psychology
PhD in Psychology
Evaluation
MA in Psychology
Organizational Behavior and Evaluation
MA in Psychology
Positive Developmental Psychology and Evaluation
MA in Psychology
Positive Organizational Psychology and Evaluation
MA in Psychology
Evaluation & Applied Research Online
MS in Evaluation & Applied Research
Evaluation & Applied Research Methods
PhD in Psychology
Human Resources
MS in Human Resource Management
Positive Human Resource Development
MS in Human Resource Management
Preparation Course in Human Resource Management
Leadership
MA in Leadership
Organizational Behavior
Organizational Behavior and Evaluation
MA in Psychology
PhD in Psychology
Positive Developmental Psychology
Positive Developmental Psychology and Evaluation
MA in Psychology
Positive Developmental Psychology
PhD in Psychology
Positive Health Psychology
MA in Positive Health Psychology
Positive Organizational Psychology
Positive Organizational Psychology and Evaluation
MA in Psychology
Positive Organizational Psychology
PhD in Psychology
Social Psychology
MA in Psychology
PhD in Psychology
Core Faculty
Eusebio Alvaro
Full Research Professor
Research Interests
Social Influence Processes, Health Promotion, Disease Prevention & Medicine
Tarek Azzam
Senior Visiting Fellow
Research Interests
Social Research and Methodologies, Policy & Program Evaluations, Data Visualization and Evaluation
Tiffany Berry
Full Research Professor
Research Interests
Educational Program Evaluation, K–12 Educational Curricula, Comprehensive School Reform
Michelle Bligh
Dean, School of Social Science, Policy & Evaluation
Professor of Organizational Behavior
Research Interests
Leadership, Organizational Culture, Charismatic Leadership
Kendall Cotton Bronk
Professor of Psychology
Research Interests
Adolescent Moral Development, Positive Youth Development
Andrew Conway
Professor of Psychology
Research Interests
Intelligence, Working Memory, Statistics
William Crano
Oskamp Chair, Distinguished Professorship in Psychology
Research Interests
Social Influence, Effects of persuasive information on drug addiction and HIV/AIDS, Minority and majority relationships to health information
Stewart I. Donaldson
Distinguished University Professor
Executive Director, Claremont Evaluation Center
Executive Director, The Evaluators' Institute (TEI)
Research Interests
Positive Organizational Psychology, Health/Well-Being & Positive Functioning Across Cultures, Program Design & Re-Design, Culturally Responsive Theory-Driven Measurement & Evaluation
Leslie Fierro
Senior Research Fellow
Research Interests
Evaluation Policy in the Design, Conduct, and Use of Program Evaluations
Cindi Gilliland
Clinical Full Professor of Human Resource Management
Director, Human Resource Management
Research Interests
Social Innovation, Resilience & Well-Being, Diversity and Inclusion
Stephen Gilliland
University Professor
Research Interests
Organizational Justice, Employee Attitudes and Motivation, Leadership
M. Gloria González-Morales
Associate Professor of Psychology
Research Interests
Work stress; work-life issues; workplace victimization and incivility; relational practices and cultures; diversity; positive organizational interventions to enhance well-being and performance.
Danielle Green
Assistant Professor of Practice
Research Interests
User Experience Research, Product Strategy
Saeideh (Saida) Heshmati
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Research Interests
Human Flourishing Across the Lifespan, Positive Relationships & Love, Longitudinal Analysis
Michael Hogg
Professor of Social Psychology
Chair, Social Psychology Programs
Research Interests
Self and Social Identity; Intergroup Relations and Group Processes; Influence and Leadership; Uncertainty, Radicalization and Extremism
Jeanne Nakamura
Associate Professor
Co-director, Quality of Life Research Center
Research Interests
Engagement, Mentoring, Positive Aging
Kathy Pezdek
Professor of Psychology
Research Interests
Memory & Comprehension, Eyewitness Memory, Autobiographical Memory
Becky Reichard
Associate Professor
Research Interests
Leadership Evaluation, Assessment, and Development; Impact of Leader Development Interventions
P. Wesley Schultz
Senior Research Fellow
Research Interests
Environmental psychology, social psychology, conservation, sustainability, social influence, quantitative methods, big data
Michael Scriven
Distinguished Professor
Research Interests
Philosophy, Mathematics, Evaluation methodologies, Critical thinking, Technology studies, Computer studies
Jason T. Siegel
Professor of Psychology
Research Interests
Social Psychology, Health Psychology, Persuasion
Anna Woodcock
Senior Research Fellow
Research Interests
Identity, Identity balance, Stereotypes, Diversity, STEM, Prejudice, Longitudinal Research, Quasi-Experimental Research, Intervention Evaluation, Theory-driven Interventions, Implicit Bias, Implicit identities
Emeriti Faculty
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Management
Founder, Co-Director, Quality of Life Research Center
Extended Faculty – Social Psychology
Mark Costanzo
Claremont McKenna College
Research Interests
Death penalty, expert testimony, non-verbal communication, social psychology
Jennifer Feitosa
Claremont McKenna College
Research Interests
Culture, Diversity, Organizational Psychology, Statistics, Teams, Teamwork, Workplace Issues and Trends
Allen Omoto
Pitzer College
Research Interests
Social psychology; Volunteerism and prosocial action; Environmental concerns; Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues; Sense of community; Civic engagement and civil society
Adam Pearson
Pomona College
Research Interests
Social psychology of sustainability and climate change, social cognition, intergroup relations, disparities, stereotyping and prejudice
Piercarlo Valdesolo
Claremont McKenna College
Research Interests
Social psychology, moral judgment and behavior
Robin Vallacher
Florida Atlantic University
Research Interests
Dynamical social psychology, action identification, social judgment, self-concept, interpersonal dynamics, conflict and social justice
Extended Faculty – Positive Developmental Psychology
Marjorie Charlop
Claremont McKenna College/Claremont Autism Center
Research Interests
Autism, behavioral psychology of children, child psychopathology
Stacey N. Doan
Claremont McKenna College
Research Interests
Emotional, sociocultural and developmental influences on physical and psychological health; mind-body interaction; the effect of emotions and stress; social relationships
Patricia Smiley
Pomona College
Research Interests
Language development, self-development, achievement motivation
Extended Faculty – Cognitive Psychology
Lise Abrams
Pomona College
Research Interests
Language and memory, speech production, tip-of-the-tongue (TOT) states, cognitive aging, bilingualism
Alison Harris
Claremont McKenna College
Research Interests
Cognitive neuroscience, decision neuroscience, neuroeconomics
Catherine L. Reed
Claremont McKenna College
Research Interests
Cognitive neuroscience, electroencephalography, human behavior and human factors, multisensory perception
Shlomi Sher
Pomona College
Research Interests
Rational and psychological levels of analysis; scientific approaches to the mind-body problem
Patricia Smiley
Pomona College
Research Interests
Language development, self-development, achievement motivation
Sharda Umanath
Claremont McKenna College
Research Interests
Cognition, education, experimental psychology, memory
Megan Zirnstein
Pomona College
Research Interests
Sentence processing, individual differences in reading behavior and comprehension, bilingual language processing, ERPs, eye tracking
Extended Faculty – Organizational Psychology
Jennifer Feitosa
Claremont McKenna College
Research Interests
Culture, Diversity, Organizational Psychology, Statistics, Teams, Teamwork, Workplace Issues and Trends
Ronald Riggio
Claremont McKenna College
Research Interests
Human resources management, innovation, leadership, Non-verbal communication, organizational psychology
Extended Faculty – Human Resource Management
Paola Amaro Alvarez, SPHR, PHRca, ACC
Vice President, Human Capital West Coast
Harbor Distributing, Reyes Beverage Group
Maren Dollwet, PhD
Sr. Human Resource Director
Walmart
Jennifer Jaffe
Chief Talent Officer, Human Resources
Too Faced Cosmetics – Estee Lauder
Scott Kittrell
Internal Consultant – Organizational Performance Management
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Ketan Mhatre, PhD
Visiting Assistant Professor of Organizational Studies, Pitzer College
Scott Schroeder
Professor of Management, School of Business & Communication
Chaminade University
Ron Smedley
President, Founder
Human Resource and Leadership Development
Scott Wheeler, Esq.
Proprietor/Owner
Law Offices of Scott Wheeler
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Admissions Representatives
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Brian Ballesteros
Assistant Director of Admissions
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Programs
Politics, Economics, International Studies
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Director of Admissions
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Programs
Psychology and Positive Health Psychology, Education
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Assistant Director of Admissions
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Programs
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