Faculty and Staff

The psychology faculty encourage student development through high academic standards and research mentorship. The multi-talented faculty hold advanced degrees. Areas of expertise include group processes and decision-making, consulting in organizations and behavioral interventions for psychological disorders. Additional specialty areas are mindfulness, judgment and decision-making, organizational behavior management and physiological responses to stress.

Department Chair

Dr. Jeremy A. Shelton
Associate Professor
Phone: 409-880-7839
Office: SBS 203N
Email: sheltonious@gmail.com

Faculty

J. Eli Barclay
Instructor
Email: jarod.barclay@lamar.edu

Dr. Raymond Doe
Associate Professor
Director, Industrial/Organizational Graduate Program
Phone 409-880-8283
Office: SBS 203M
Email: rdoe@lamar.edu

Dr. Jodi Katz
Instructor
Email: jodi.katz@lamar.edu

Dr. Edythe E. Kirk
Associate Professor
Phone: 409-880-7836
Office: SBS 203B
Email: kirkee@lamar.edu

Dr. Martha A. Rinker
Assistant Professor
Phone: 409-880-8296
Office: SBS 203C
Email: marinker@lamar.edu

Jeferson Scheidemandel
Instructor
Email: jhscheidema1@lamar.edu

Dr. Melanie Webb
Instructor
Director, Psychology Clinic
Phone: 409-880-8285
Email: mwebb11@lamar.edu 

Staff

Yolanda Monroe
Administrative Coordinator
yolanda.monroe@lamar.edu
409-880-8285