# Faculty and Staff

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<div id="bkmrk-dr.-asher-pimpleton-">Dr. Asher Pimpleton-Gray</div><div id="bkmrk-department-chair-of-">Department Chair of Psychology and Counseling</div><div id="bkmrk-associate-professor-">Associate Professor of Counseling</div><div id="bkmrk-apimpleton%40astate.ed"><div>[apimpleton@AState.edu](mailto:apimpleton@astate.edu)</div></div>Phone: (870) 972-3064

Office: Education/Communications, 316B

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<div id="bkmrk-dr.-lauren-belt">Dr. Lauren Belt</div><div id="bkmrk-temporary-professor">Temporary Professor</div>Phone: 870-972-3064

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<div id="bkmrk-dr.-barbara-cooper">Dr. Barbara Cooper</div><div id="bkmrk-assistant-professor-">Assistant Professor School Counseling</div><div id="bkmrk-school-counseling-pr">School Counseling Practicum and Internship Coordinator</div><div id="bkmrk-bacooper%40astate.edu"><div>[bacooper@AState.edu](mailto:bacooper@astate.edu)</div></div>Phone: 870-680-4423

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<div id="bkmrk-dr.-savannah-cormier">Dr. Savannah Cormier</div> <span class="h6">(she/her)</span>

<div id="bkmrk-assistant-professor--0">Assistant Professor of Counseling</div><div id="bkmrk-director-of-play-the">Director of Play Therapy Education and Research Center</div><div id="bkmrk-scormier%40astate.edu"><div>[scormier@AState.edu](mailto:scormier@astate.edu)</div></div>Phone: (870) 972-3044

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<div id="bkmrk-dr.-jessica-curtis">Dr. Jessica Curtis</div> <span class="h6">(she/her)</span>

<div id="bkmrk-associate-professor--0">Associate Professor of Psychology &amp; Counseling</div><div id="bkmrk-jcurtis%40astate.edu"><div>[jcurtis@AState.edu](mailto:jcurtis@astate.edu)</div></div>Phone: 870-972-2207

Office: Education/Communications, 308

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<div id="bkmrk-dr.-anthony-%28tony%29-e"><div><div>Dr. Anthony (Tony) Eldridge</div><div>Assistant Professor of Psychology</div><div><div>[aeldridge@AState.edu](mailto:aeldridge@astate.edu)</div></div>Phone: (870) 972-3661</div></div>Office: Education/Communications, 307

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<div id="bkmrk-dr.-qijuan-fang">Dr. Qijuan Fang</div><div id="bkmrk-assistant-professor--1">Assistant Professor of Psychology</div><div id="bkmrk-qfang%40astate.edu"><div>[qfang@AState.edu](mailto:qfang@astate.edu)</div></div>Phone: 870-972-3031

Office: Education/Communications, 307

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<div id="bkmrk-dr.-stephanie-gotay">Dr. Stephanie Gotay</div><div id="bkmrk-assistant-professor--2">Assistant Professor of Counseling</div><div id="bkmrk-sgotay%40astate.edu"><div>[sgotay@AState.edu](mailto:sgotay@astate.edu)</div></div>Phone: (870) 972-3020

Office: Education/Communications, 322

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<div id="bkmrk-dr.-karyn-gunnet-sho">Dr. Karyn Gunnet-Shoval</div><div id="bkmrk-assistant-professor--3">Assistant Professor of Psychology</div><div id="bkmrk-program-coordinator%2C">Program Coordinator, BA Psychology Online</div><div id="bkmrk-kgunnetshoval%40astate"><div>[kgunnetshoval@AState.edu](mailto:kgunnetshoval@astate.edu)</div></div>Phone: 870-680-4424

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<article id="bkmrk-dr.-john-d.-hall-%C2%A0%28h"><div><div><div><div>Dr. John D. Hall</div> <span class="h6">(he/him)</span><div>James &amp; Wanda Lee Vaughn Endowed Professor of Psychology &amp; Counseling</div><div>Coordinator of the Educational Specialist Degree Program in Psychology &amp; Counseling – School Psychology</div><div><div>[jhall@AState.edu](mailto:jhall@astate.edu)</div></div>Phone: (870) 972-3041</div></div></div>Office: Education/Communications, 303

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<article id="bkmrk-dr.-margaret-hance-%C2%A0"><div><div><div><div>Dr. Margaret Hance</div> <span class="h6">(she/her)</span><div>Associate Professor of Psychology</div><div><div>[mhance@AState.edu](mailto:mhance@astate.edu)</div></div>Phone: (870) 972-8335</div></div></div>Office: Education/Communications, 313

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<div>Dr. Yun-Ru Huang</div> <span class="h6">(she/her)</span>

<div>Assistant Professor of Psychology</div><div><div>[yhuang@AState.edu](mailto:yhuang@astate.edu)</div></div>Phone: 870-972-3190

Office: Education/Communications, 311

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<div><div><div><article><div><div><div>Dr. Kristin Johnson</div><div>Assistant Professor of Psychology</div><div>Executive Director of the RESTORE Hub</div><div><div>[krjohnson@AState.edu](mailto:krjohnson@astate.edu)</div></div>Phone: (870) 972-4844</div></div><div></div></article></div></div></div>[![image-1762527879141.png](https://kb.astate.edu/uploads/images/gallery/2025-11/scaled-1680-/image-1762527879141.png)](https://kb.astate.edu/uploads/images/gallery/2025-11/image-1762527879141.png)

<div><div><div><div>Dr. Loretta Neal McGregor</div><div>Interim Associate Dean</div><div>Professor of Psychology</div><div><div>[lmcgregor@AState.edu](mailto:lmcgregor@astate.edu)</div></div>Phone: (870) 972-3057</div></div></div>Office: Education/Communications, 329D

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<div><div><div>Dr. Allison Paolini</div><div>Assistant Professor of School Counseling</div><div>School Counseling Program Director</div><div><div>[apaolini@AState.edu](mailto:apaolini@astate.edu)</div></div>Phone: (870) 680-4421</div><div></div></div>[![image-1762528068240.png](https://kb.astate.edu/uploads/images/gallery/2025-11/scaled-1680-/image-1762528068240.png)](https://kb.astate.edu/uploads/images/gallery/2025-11/image-1762528068240.png)

<div><div><div>Dr. Emily Raibley</div><div>Assistant Professor of Psychology</div><div><div>[eraibley@AState.edu](mailto:eraibley@astate.edu)</div></div>Phone: 870-680-8110</div></div>Office: Education/Communications, 309

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<div>Mrs. Kristina Sanders <span class="h6">(she/her)</span></div><div>Instructor, School Psychology</div><div><div>[krsanders@AState.edu](mailto:krsanders@astate.edu)</div></div>Phone: 870-972-3164

Office: Education/Communications, 319

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<div>Dr. Blake Sandusky <span class="h6">(he/him)</span></div><div>Associate Professor of Counseling</div><div>Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program Coordinator</div><div><div>[wsandusky@AState.edu](mailto:wsandusky@astate.edu)</div></div>Phone: 870-972-2160

Office: Education/Communications, 321

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</article><div id="bkmrk-meredith-webber">Meredith Webber</div><div id="bkmrk-administrative-speci">Administrative Specialist III</div><div id="bkmrk-mwebber%40astate.edu"><div>[mwebber@AState.edu](mailto:mwebber@astate.edu)</div></div>Phone: 870-972-3064

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<div id="bkmrk-dr.-wayne-wilkinson-"><div><div>Dr. Wayne Wilkinson</div><div>Associate Professor of Psychology</div><div><div>[wwilkinson@AState.edu](mailto:wwilkinson@astate.edu)</div></div>Phone: (870) 972-8129</div></div>Office: Education/Communications, 326

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<div id="bkmrk-dr.-ashley-williams-">Dr. Ashley Williams-Whitley <span class="h6">(she/her)</span></div><div id="bkmrk-assistant-professor--4">Assistant Professor of Counseling</div><div id="bkmrk-awilliamswhitley%40ast"><div>[awilliamswhitley@AState.edu](mailto:awilliamswhitley@astate.edu)</div></div>Phone: 870-972-3171

Office: Education/Communications, 317

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<div id="bkmrk-dr.-karen-yanowitz">Dr. Karen Yanowitz</div><div id="bkmrk-professor-of-psychol">Professor of Psychology</div><div id="bkmrk-b.s.-in-psychology-p">B.S. in Psychology Program Coordinator</div><div id="bkmrk-kyanowitz%40astate.edu"><div>[kyanowitz@AState.edu](mailto:kyanowitz@astate.edu)</div></div>Phone: (870) 972-2573

Office: Education/Communications, 315

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<div id="bkmrk-%C2%A0-dr.-heather-zeng-a"><div><div>Dr. Heather Zeng</div><div>Assistant Professor of School Counseling</div><div><div>[hzeng@AState.edu](mailto:hzeng@astate.edu)</div></div>Phone: 870-680-4422</div><div></div></div>Office: Education/Communications, 316

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Dr. Patrick McNicholas

Visiting Assistant Professor of School Psychology

<pmcnicholas@astate.edu>

Phone: 870-680-8154

Office: Education/Communication, 325

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Dr. Diana Mandina

Assistant Professor of Counseling

<mmandina@astate.edu>

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Dr. Patrice Parkinson

Assistant Professor of Counseling

<pparkinson@astate.edu>

Phone: 870-680-4843

Office: Education/Communication 324

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Rachel Garner

Insturctor of Psychology

<rgarner@astate.edu>

Phone: 870-972-3064

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Dr. John Hollander

Assistant Professor of Psychology

[jhollander@astate.edu](mailto:jhollander@astate.edy)

Phone: 870-972-3282

Office: Education/ Communication, 320