University of North Texas 
Faculty & Staff
Behavioral Science Faculty
Heidemarie Blumenthal Ph.D.
Professor - Will not be accepting graduate students during this cycle.
Adriel Boals Ph.D.
Professor - Will not be accepting graduate students during this cycle.
Donald Dougherty Ph.D.
Professor, Senior Associate Dean for Research Strategy- Accepting Graduate Students
Kimberly Kelly Ph.D.
Associate Professor - Will not be accepting graduate students.
Yolanda Flores Niemann Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus - Will not be accepting graduate students.
Ryan Olson Ph.D.
Associate Professor - Will not be accepting graduate students during this cycle.
Anthony J. Ryals Ph.D.
Director, Behavioral Science Program and Associate Professor - Accepting Graduate
Students
Danica Slavish Ph.D.
Associate Professor - Will not be accepting graduate students during this cycle.
Clinical Psychology Faculty
David Cicero Ph.D.
Director, Clinical Psychology, Director of the Center for Psychosocial Health Disparities
Research, and Professor - Accepting Graduate Students
Ateka A. Contractor Ph.D.
Associate Chair for Research and Professor - Accepting Graduate Students
Alisa Garner Ph.D.
Assistant Professor - Will not be accepting graduate students during this cycle.
Holly Levin-Aspenson Ph.D.
Assistant Professor - Accepting Graduate Students
Craig Neumann Ph.D.
Professor - Will not be accepting graduate students during this cycle.
Jennifer Schwartz Ph.D.
Director, Psychology Clinic, Clincial Professor - Will not be accepting graduate students.
Samuel Spencer Ph.D.
Assistant Professor - Will not be accepting graduate students during this cycle.
Counseling Psychology Faculty
Irais Anderton Chavez Ph.D
Clinical Assistant Professor - Will not be accepting graduate students during this
cycle.
Kayla Balcom Ph.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor - Will not be accepting graduate students during this
cycle.
Joshua Hook Ph.D.
Director, Counseling Psychology, Professor - Accepting Graduate Students
Trent Petrie Ph.D.
Director, Center for Sport Psychology and Athlete Mental Health, Professor - Accepting
Graduate Students
DC (Chiachih) Wang Ph.D.
Professor - Interim Chair - Will not be accepting graduate students during this cycle.
Ed Watkins Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus - Will not be accepting graduate students.
Professional Faculty
Lisa Manriquez Ph.D.
Associate Chair of Academics, Director of Undergraduate Programs, and Senior Lecturer
Administrative Staff
