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E. Amy Janke PhD
Chair, Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Director, Master's Program in Health Psychology
e [dot] janke [at] usciences [dot] edu | 215.596.8517
Dr. Janke's research targets the intersection of health behaviors, psychosocial risk factors, and chronic disease with a recent focus in the area of pain and obesity. Pain is a common problem that rarely presents itself in isolation....
Rebecca A. Costantini, PhD
rcostantini [at] usciences [dot] edu | 215-895-8902
Dr. Costantini studies the communicative and spatial dynamics of contested organizations. Her research examines how organizational identity/identification is communicatively constituted in sites of conflict, messiness, and innovation. Dr....
Ashley Brooke de Marchena, PhD
a [dot] demarchena [at] usciences [dot] edu | 267-295-3138
Professor de Marchena’s research focuses on the behavioral presentation of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). She is broadly interested in communication in ASD, including pragmatic language, nonverbal communication, and language acquisition....
Kenneth Leibowitz MA
k [dot] leibow [at] usciences [dot] edu | 215.596.8902
During his 30+ years at the University of the Sciences, Ken Leibowitz has conducted over 150 presentations, workshops and train-the-trainer sessions at national, state, and local professional meetings. Much of his work has focused on enhancing...
Alysson E. Light, PhD
a [dot] light [at] usciences [dot] edu | 215-596-8564
Dr. Light’s research focuses on the self-concept and self-regulation. One line of research explores factors that contribute to feelings of uncertainty about oneself, with a focus on life experiences and close relationships as sources of...
Stephen Moelter PhD
Director, Undergraduate Program in Psychology
Co-Director, Neuroscience Program
Director, University Honors Program
s [dot] moelte [at] usciences [dot] edu | 215-596-7534
Dr. Moelter has been studying brain function and dysfunction since 1991 when he was an undergraduate research assistant in a visual neuroscience laboratory at Penn State University. Dr. Moelter earned his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at...
Pamela Zubow Poe, PhD, MPH, CHES
Director, Graduate Certificate in Health Education and Communication
p [dot] poe [at] usciences [dot] edu | 215-895-1136
Dr. Poe is a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES). Her research and teaching at University of the Sciences focus on the many ways in which effective health communication strategies and health education practices can lead to...
Vinaya Rajan, PhD
Interim Associate Dean, Misher College of Arts and Sciences
Pre-Health Director
v [dot] rajan [at] usciences [dot] edu | 215-596-8588
Dr. Rajan’s research focuses on early childhood cognitive and brain development. One line of her research examines the development of episodic memory, which involves the ability to recall events from a specific time and place. Another line...
Michelle Ramirez PhD, MPH
m [dot] ramirez [at] usciences [dot] edu | 215.596.8548
Dr. Ramirez is a medical anthropologist who received her PhD from the University of Iowa, and her MPH from Portland State University in Portland, OR. She has conducted field work in many parts of Mexico and the U.S. and specializes in women...
Joseph W Ruane PhD
j [dot] ruane [at] usciences [dot] edu | 215.596.8906
My life has been spent understanding and experiencing the awesomeness of the world around us, and wanting everyone to be able to enjoy life as equals in an ever changing universe. As a professor of sociology I am able to study the various...
Jessica M. Sautter PhD
j [dot] sautter [at] usciences [dot] edu | 215.895.1155
Dr. Sautter’s research and teaching at USciences integrate social sciences and health sciences. Her research examines social patterns in health outcomes and health care utilization among U.S. adults, military veterans, older adults in...