Faculty

Lori E. James, Ph.D.

Psychology Department Chair, Professor, Cognitive Psychology

(719) 255-4172

ljames@uccs.edu

COLU 4031

Office Hours: Tuesday: 1:30pm-2:30pm or By Appointment

Accepting MA Students Fall 2026

Laith Al-Shawaf, Ph.D.

Professor, Co-Director of Undergraduate Education

(719) 255-4148

laith.al-shawaf@uccs.edu

COLU 4023

Office Hours: Tuesday: 4:30pm-6:00pm or By Appointment

Accepting MA & PhD (Geropsych & Trauma) Fall 2026

Elizabeth Bauer, Ph.D

Assistant Professor, Biopsychology

(719) 255-3774

elizabeth.bauer@uccs.edu

COLU 4043

Office Hours: Monday: 12:15pm-1:15pm or By Appointment

Accepting MA & PhD (Trauma) students Fall 2026

Charles C. Benight, Ph.D.

Professor, Executive Director of the Lyda Hill Institute of Human Resilience

(719) 255-4180

cbenight@uccs.edu

Lyda Hill Institute for Human Resilience

Accepting MA students Fall 2026

Steven L. Bistricky, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Trauma Psychology & Associate Director of Clinical Training

(719) 255-4150

sbistric@uccs.edu

COLU 4027

Office Hours: By Appointment

Accepting MA & PhD (Trauma) students Fall 2026

Frederick L. Coolidge, Ph.D.

Professor, Co-Director of Undergraduate Education

(719) 255-4146

fcoolidg@uccs.edu

COLU 4029

Accepting MA & PhD (Geropsych & Trauma) Fall 2026

Leilani Feliciano, Ph.D.

Professor, Clinical Psychology & Director of Clinical Training

(719) 255-4174

lfelicia@uccs.edu

COLU 4019

Office Hours: By Appointment Only

Accepting MA & PhD (Geropsych) students Fall 2026

Kyrsten Hill, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Geropsychology

(719) 255-4168

khill13@uccs.edu

COLU 4049

Office Hours: By Appointment

Accepting MA & PhD (Geropsych) students Fall 2026

Michael A. Kisley, Ph.D.

Professor

(719) 255-4177

mkisley@uccs.edu

COLU 4013

Office Hours: By Appointment

Accepting MA Students Fall 2026

Andrew Lac, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Quantitative Psychology & Director of Psychological Science Training

(719) 255-4151

alac@uccs.edu

COLU 4025

Office Hours: Monday: 12:05pm-1:05pm, Wednesday: 11:15am-12:15pm & By Appointment

Accepting MA Students Fall 2026

Heather Littleton, Ph.D.

Professor, Director of Research Operations of the Lyda Hill Institute for Human Resilience

(719) 255-3108

hlittlet@uccs.edu

Lyda Hill Institute for Human Resilience, LANE 455

Office Hours: By Appointment

Accepting MA & PhD (Trauma) students Fall 2026

Kristen L. Rudd, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Quantitative Psychology

(719) 255-4181

krudd@uccs.edu

COLU 4041

Office Hours: Monday: 12:00pm-1:00pm & By Appointment

Accepting MA Students Fall 2026

Daniel L. Segal, Ph.D.

Kraemer Endowed Professor of Aging Studies, Clinical Geropsychology

(719) 255-4176

dsegal@uccs.edu

COLU 4015

Office Hours: Thursday: 4:30pm-5:30pm & By Appointment

Accepting MA & PhD (Geropsych) students Fall 2026

Diana Selmeczy, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Developmental Psychology

(719) 255-4179

diana.selmeczy@uccs.edu

COLU 4021

Office Hours: Monday & Wednesday: 1:30pm-3:30pm via Teams

Accepting MA Students Fall 2026

Rachel E. Thayer, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Clinical Neuropsychology

(719) 255-4652

rthayer@uccs.edu

COLU 4033

Office Hours: 11:00am-12:00pm

Accepting MA Students Fall 2026

Joseph Wagoner, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Social Psychology

(719) 255-4175

jwagone3@uccs.edu

COLU 4045

Office Hours: Tuesday & Thursday: 11:00am-12:00pm, Wednesday: 3:00pm-4:00pm

Accepting MA Students Fall 2026

Rachel Weiskittle, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Geropsychology

(719) 255-8027

rweiskit@uccs.edu

COLU 4017

Office Hours: Tuesday: 1:00pm-3:00pm

Accepting MA & PhD (Geropsych) students Fall 2026

Tom Francis, Psy.D.

Associate Teaching Professor

(719) 255-3778

tfranci4@uccs.edu

COLU 4051

Office Hours: Tuesday: 2:00pm-3:30pm or By Appointment

Ryan Leonard, Ph.D.

Assistant Teaching Professor

(719) 255-4885

rleonard2@uccs.edu

COLU 4047

Office Hours: Monday: 12:00pm-1:00pm or By Appointment