Clinical Psychology

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Dr. Miriam Liss, Department Chair 

mliss@umw.edu

(540) 654- 1552

Mercer 306

Classes Taught:

  • General Psychology
  • Psychopathology
  • Psychology of Women
  • Psychology of Personality
  • First-Year Seminar: Thriving in College – The Science of Positive Psychology
  • Research Seminar in Psychopathology, Personality, or Social Psychology
  • Independent Research

Research Interests: 

  • Psychology of women
  • Objectification
  • Parenting
  • Mindfulness
  • Work-family balance
  • Sensory processing
  • Autism
  • Social media 

Favorite Published Work:

Liss, M., Richmond, K., & Erchull, M. (2019). Psychology of Women and Gender (2nd ed.). Norton.

Favorite Hobbies:

 Singing, community theater, and traveling with family

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Dr. Laura Wilson

lwilson5@umw.edu

(540) 654- 1558

Mercer 316

Classes Taught: 

  • General Psychology
  • Psychopathology
  • Foundations of Clinical Psychology
  • Research Methods in Psychology
  • Research Seminar in Psychopathology, Personality, or Social Psychology
  • Independent Research in Psychology

Research Interests:

  • Immediate and long-term consequences of trauma
  • How survivors conceptualize sexual assault
  • Trauma within the LGBTQ+ community
  • Impact of mass shootings on survivors and communities

Favorite Paper Published:

Walker, H. E., Freud, J. S., Ellis, R. A., Fraine, S. M., & Wilson, L. C. (2019). The prevalence of sexual revictimization: A meta-analytic review. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 20(1), 67-80. https://doi.org/10.1177/1524838017692364

Favorite Hobby:

Backpacking