Dr. Bernard Albiniak earned a Ph.D. in 1976 from the University of South Carolina. He teaches courses in substance abuse, statistics, research methods, and health psychology. His research interests involve the cognitive impairments associated with seasonal affective disorder (SAD) as they impact on academic performance. He also is involved in forensic consultation in a variety of criminal proceedings.

Dr. William Hills earned a Ph.D. in 1987 from the University of Georgia, and a M.S.W. in 1993 from the University of South Carolina. He teaches courses in introductory psychology, psychology of aging, and gerontology. He is involved in a community-based project through the Waccamaw Area Agency on Aging, and his work includes analysis of existing and potential service delivery programs for the elderly in the Grand Strand/Waccamaw region.

Dr. William B. King earned a Ph.D. in physiological psychology in 1980 from the University of California, Los Angeles. He teaches courses in physiological psychology, statistics, research methods, animal behavior, behavior genetics, and human neuropsychology. He has conducted research on conditioned taste aversion, and on the effects of amphetamines and LSD on social behavior. His current interests are in methods of teaching undergraduate statistics using open source computer software. Visit Dr. King's web page.

Dr. Megan McIlreavy earned a Ph.D. in Developmental Science from Virginia Tech in 2006. Currently, she is teaching courses in general psychology, developmental psychology, and sensation and perception. Her research interests center around infant and early childhood development. More specifically, she is interested in the development of attention (visual and auditory processes), speech perception, and language development..

Dr. Linda Palm earned a Ph.D. in 1980 from the University of South Florida. She teaches courses in statistics, research methods, child and adolescent psychology, history and systems of psychology, and principles of learning. She has worked in program evaluation in the fields of academic under-achievement and child and adolescent mental health. She has also conducted research in animal learning and human cognition. Visit Dr. Palm's web page.

Dr. Terry F. Pettijohn II earned a Ph.D. in social psychology in 1999 from the University of Georgia. He teaches courses in general psychology, social psychology, and research methods. Dr. Pettijohn has conducted research in the areas of interpersonal attraction, relationships, how environmental conditions influence social preferences, and the psychology of teaching. His current interests include investigations of his environmental security hypothesis related to music preferences and components of physical attraction. Visit Dr. Pettijohn's web page.

Dr. Joan Piroch earned a Ph.D. in 1982 from the University of South Florida. She chairs the Department of Psychology and teaches the senior capstone research course for majors. Her research interests include human learning, memory and cognition, learning process applications in the classroom setting, and stress management.

Dr. Michael Root earned a Ph.D. in 2005 from the University of New Hampshire. He teaches courses in general psychology, cognitive processes, history and systems of psychology, and research methods. He has conducted research on deductive reasoning efficacy during social exchanges. His current research interests include boundary-work in American psychology, 19th and 20th century applications of evolutionary theory in psychology, and effective methods of pedagogy. Visit Dr. Root's web page.

Dr. Kerry A. Schwanz earned a Ph.D. in 2001 from the University of Georgia. She teaches courses in developmental psychology, abnormal psychology, research methods, the psychology of exceptional children, and psychological. testing. Her research interests are in the areas of psychosocial and behavioral predictors of academic success in school-age and college-age students, and academic and social outcomes related to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. She is certified as a Level III School Psychologist in South Carolina.

Dr. Stephanie Wright-Weeks earned a Ph.D. in social psychology in 2002 from North Carolina State University. She teaches courses in research methods, psychology and law, social psychology, theories of personality, general psychology, and psychology of women. She has conducted research on mock jurors' attributions regarding capital mitigation during sentencing in death penalty trials and the effectiveness of different types of mitigation. Her current interests focus on the application of attribution theory to mitigating evidence presented during death penalty trials, as well as attribution applied to attitudes regarding issues of national securiy and terrorism. Visit Dr. Wright-Weeks' web page.