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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 is Director of the Gerontology Certificate Program. 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 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 mathematical modeling of behavior, methods of teaching statistics, and shyness. Visit Dr. King's web page.

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. Joan Piroch earned a Ph.D. in 1982 from the University of South Florida. She chairs the Department of Psychology and teaches human learning, cognitive processes, sensation and perception, and applied research in psychology. She studies learning process applications in the classroom setting to facilitate learning and retention in students. She also is interested in biofeedback and stress management.

Dr. Michael Root earned a Ph.D. from the University of New Hampshire. He teaches courses in general psychology, cognitive processes, and history and systems of psychology. 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.

Dr. Kerry A. Schwanz earned a Ph.D. in 2001 from the University of Georgia. She teaches courses in research methods, developmental psychology, and exceptional children. Her research interests are in the areas of child psychopathology, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), assessment and intervention of learning and behavior problems, and emotional/behavioral factors related to student achievement. She is certified as a Level III School Psychologist in South Carolina.

Dr. Stephanie W. Weeks earned a Ph.D. in 2002 from North Carolina State University. She teaches courses in research methods, psychology and law, and social psychology. 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 include the effectiveness of the diminished capacity defense and reciprocal modeling of social predictors of and social responses to criminally violent behavior. Visit Dr. Weeks' web page.


For more information about the Psychology Department write to: Dr. Joan Piroch, Chair, Department of Psychology, Coastal Carolina University, P.O. Box 261954, Conway, S.C. 29528, or call 843-349-2271.

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