Renowned researchers from the University of Colorado campuses, the United States, and countries worldwide contribute to the Institute’s Mission

Faculty Research Affiliates

University of Colorado Campuses Faculty Researchers

Adham Atyabi, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department of Computer Science, UCCS

aatyabi@uccs.edu

Laith Al-Shawaf, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Department of Psychology, UCCS

lalshawa@uccs.edu

Steven Berkowitz, Ph.D.

Professor, Psychiatry-Child-CHC

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Steven.Berkowitz@ucdenver.edu

Steven Bistricky, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department of Psychology, UCCS

sbistric@uccs.edu

Arlene Bjugstad, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

College of Public Service, UCCS

abjugsta@uccs.edu

Patrick Brady, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

College of Public Service, UCCS

pbrady@uccs.edu

Zbigniew Celinski, Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor

Department of Physics and Energy Sciences, UCCS

zcelinsk@uccs.edu

Mary Coussons-Read, Ph.D.

Professor

Department of Psychology, UCCS

mcousson@uccs.edu

Johanna Creswell Báez, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

School of Public Affairs, UCCS

jbaez2@uccs.edu

Abby Ferber, Ph.D.

Professor

Department of Sociology, UCCS

aferber@uccs.edu

Stephanie Gangemi, Ph.D., LCSW

Assistant Professor

Department of Social Work, UCCS

sgangemi@uccs.edu

Carolyn Gery, Ed.D.

Instructor

Bachelor of Innovation Program, UCCS

cgery@uccs.edu

Cerian Gibbes, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, UCCS

cgibbes@uccs.edu

David Havlick, Ph.D.

Professor

Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, UCCS

dhavlick@uccs.edu

Lori James, Ph.D.

Professor

Department of Psychology, UCCS

ljames@uccs.edu

Shannon Johnson, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department of Social Work, UCCS

sjohns36@uccs.edu

Chelsea Kilimnik, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Colorado Boulder

chelsea.kilimnik@colorado.edu

Anna Kosloski, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

School of Public Affairs, UCCS

akoslosk@uccs.edu

Rory Lewis, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Department of Computer Science, UCCS

rlewis5@uccs.edu

Colin T. Mahoney, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department of Psychology, UCCS

cmahoney@uccs.edu

Karen S. Markel, Ph.D., SPHR, SHRM-SCP

Professor

College of Business, UCCS

kmarkel@uccs.edu

Kathy Kay Prue-Owens, Ph.D., CCRN, RN

Assistant Professor

Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences, UCCS

kprueowe@uccs.edu

Tom Pyszczynski, Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor

Department of Psychology, UCCS

tpyszczy@uccs.edu

Jane Rigler, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Department of Visual and Performing Arts - Music, UCCS

jrigler@uccs.edu

Kristen Rudd, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department of Psychology, UCCS

krudd@uccs.edu

Sudhanshu Kumar Semwal, Ph.D.

Professor

Department of Computer Science, UCCS

ssemwal@uccs.edu

Henriikka Weir, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

School of Public Affairs, UCCS

hweir@uccs.edu

Xin C. Yee, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UCCS

xyee@uccs.edu

Research Affiliates

Nationwide Researchers working to support the Institute’s Research Mission

Stephanie Agtarap, Ph.D.

Research Scientist

Craig Hospital, Englewood, Colorado

sagtarap@craighospital.org

Russell Elsberry, Ph.D.

Emeritus Distinguished Research Professor

Meteorology, Naval Postgraduate School

elsberry@nps.edu

Matt Gray, Ph.D.

Professor

Department of Psychology, University of Wyoming

gray@uwyo.edu

Brandon Griffin, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Psychiatry, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Brandon.Griffin2@va.gov

Mary Hayden, Ph.D.

Research Professor

Lyda Hill Institute for Human Resilience

mhayden@uccs.edu

Christopher Layne, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

College of Psychology, Nova Southeastern University

clayne@nova.edu

Andrew Smith, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department of Psychiatry, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

andrew.j.smith@hitchcock.org

Julia Whealin, Ph.D.

Informatics Research Psychologist, Clinical Informatics Services Department

VA Pacific Islands Health Care System

julia.whealin@va.gov

Heidi Zinzow, Ph.D.

Professor

Department of Psychology, Clemson University

hzinzow@clemson.edu

Research Collaborators

Nationwide Researchers who collaborate to support the Institute’s Research Mission

RaeAnn Anderson, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

University of North Dakota

raeann.anderson@und.edu

Caroline Beidler, MSW

Consultant

Creative Consultation Services, LLC

carolinemiller.ccs@gmail.com

Emily Dworkin, Ph.D.

Acting Assistant Professor

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine

edworkin@uw.edu

Erika Felix, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Department of Counseling, Clinical, & School Psychology, University of California, Santa Barbara

efelix@ucsb.edu

Eve Gruntfest, Ph.D.

Professor Emerita

Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, UCCS

ecg@uccs.edu

Krystof Kaniasty, Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor

Department of Psychology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

kaniasty@iup.edu

Nancy Kassam-Adams, Ph.D.

Research Professor of Pediatrics

Division of Emergency Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

adamsn@chop.edu

Meghan Marsac, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Department of Pediatrics, University of Kentucky

meghan.marsac@uky.edu

David Pincus, Ph.D.

Professor

Department of Psychology, Chapman University

Pincus@chapman.edu

Thomas Schroeppel, Ph.D.

Trauma Medical Director

UC Health

thomas.schroeppel@uchealth.org

Lisa Taylor-Swanson, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

College of Nursing, University of Utah

lisa.taylor-swanson@nurs.utah.edu

International Research Affiliates/Collaborators

International Researchers who hold Official Institute Appointments and/or Collaborate to support the Institute’s Research Mission

Mark Bosmans, Ph.D.

Senior Researcher

Department of Disasters and Environmental Hazards, Nivel-Netherlands institute for health services research

m.bosmans@nivel.nl

Roman Cieslak, Ph.D.

Professor

Department of Psychology, SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Poland

rcieslak@uccs.edu

Grete Dyb, Ph.D.

Research Professor

University of Oslo, Norway

grete.dyb@nkvts.no

Yannick Hill, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Faculty for Behavioral and Movement Sciences

y.hill@vu.nl

Carol Keane, Ph.D.

Senior Lecturer

College of Health & Human Sciences, Charles Darwin University, Australia

carol.keane@cdu.edu.au

Aleksandra Luszczynska, Ph.D.

Professor

Department of Psychology, SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Poland

aluszczy@uccs.edu

Kotaro Shoji, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

University of Human Environments, Aichi, Japan

kshoji@uccs.edu

Peter G. van der Velden, Ph.D.

Senior Researcher

Centerdata, Tilburg, The Netherlands

pg.vandervelden@centerdata.nl

Research Affiliates / Collaborators

Faculty Research Affiliates

Adham Atyabi, Ph.D.

Laith Al-Shawaf, Ph.D.

Steven Berkowitz, Ph.D.

Steven Bistricky, Ph.D.

Arlene Bjugstad, Ph.D.

Patrick Brady, Ph.D.

Zbigniew Celinski, Ph.D.

Mary Coussons-Read, Ph.D.

Johanna Creswell Báez, Ph.D.

Abby Ferber, Ph.D.

Stephanie Gangemi, Ph.D., LCSW

Carolyn Gery, Ed.D.

Cerian Gibbes, Ph.D.

David Havlick, Ph.D.

Lori James, Ph.D.

Shannon Johnson, Ph.D.

Chelsea Kilimnik, Ph.D.

Anna Kosloski, Ph.D.

Rory Lewis, Ph.D.

Colin T. Mahoney, Ph.D.

Karen S. Markel, Ph.D., SPHR, SHRM-SCP

Kathy Kay Prue-Owens, Ph.D., CCRN, RN

Tom Pyszczynski, Ph.D.

Jane Rigler, Ph.D.

Kristen Rudd, Ph.D.

Sudhanshu Kumar Semwal, Ph.D.

Henriikka Weir, Ph.D.

Xin C. Yee, Ph.D.

Research Affiliates

Stephanie Agtarap, Ph.D.

Russell Elsberry, Ph.D.

Matt Gray, Ph.D.

Brandon Griffin, Ph.D.

Mary Hayden, Ph.D.

Christopher Layne, Ph.D.

Andrew Smith, Ph.D.

Julia Whealin, Ph.D.

Heidi Zinzow, Ph.D.

Research Collaborators

RaeAnn Anderson, Ph.D.

Caroline Beidler, MSW

Emily Dworkin, Ph.D.

Erika Felix, Ph.D.

Eve Gruntfest, Ph.D.

Krystof Kaniasty, Ph.D.

Nancy Kassam-Adams, Ph.D.

Meghan Marsac, Ph.D.

David Pincus, Ph.D.

Thomas Schroeppel, Ph.D.

Lisa Taylor-Swanson, Ph.D.

International Research Affiliates/Collaborators

Mark Bosmans, Ph.D.

Roman Cieslak, Ph.D.

Grete Dyb, Ph.D.

Yannick Hill, Ph.D.

Carol Keane, Ph.D.

Aleksandra Luszczynska, Ph.D.

Kotaro Shoji, Ph.D.

Peter G. van der Velden, Ph.D.