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	Richard J. Millikin Professor of Psychology Chair, Department of Psychology and Family Studies B.A., University of Hawaii, 1972 M.Ed., Mississippi State University, 1986 Ph.D., Mississippi State University, 1992 Richard J. Millikin earned his Ph.D. in counselor education at Mississippi State University in 1992. He is presently serving as the Chair of the Department of Psychology and Family Studies. His research interests are in the areas of aging and ageism and moral processing and decision making. Dr. Millikin teaches Abnormal Psychology (PSY 304), Introduction to Counseling and Clinical Psychology (PSY 408), Applied Statistics (PSY 454), and Human Behavioral Research (PSY 455).
	Dorothy M. Berglund Assistant Professor of Family Studies B.A., New Mexico State University, 1988 M.S., New Mexico State University, 1992 Ph.D., University of New Mexico, 1997 Dorothy M. Berglund earned her Ph.D. in family studies at the University of New Mexico. Her research addresses the impacts of family violence policies and programs on woman abuse survivors, of work stress on women’s experiences of family life, and of PMS on family dynamics. She currently serves as a member of the Certification Review Committee for the National Council on Family Relations Certified Family Life Educator program. Dr. Berglund teaches Human Sexuality and Socialization (FS 330), Management of Family Resources (FS 335), Families and Public Policy (FS 401), Professional Seminar (FS 402), Program Planning and Evaluation (FS 425), and Field Experience in Family Studies(FS 499).
	Patricia L. Donat Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs Professor of Psychology B.A., University of Northern Iowa, 1986 M.S., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1990 Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1995 Patricia L. Donat earned her M.S. in clinical psychology and her Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She is interested in research on violence against women. Most of her professional publications and presentations examine factors contributing to sexual aggression. She currently serves as consulting editor for Psychology of Women Quarterly. Dr. Donat teaches General Psychology (PSY101).
	Holleen R. Krogh Associate Professor of Psychology B.A., University of Texas at Austin, 1991 M.S., The Pennsylvania State University, 1997 Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, 2000 Holleen R. Krogh earned her Ph.D. in developmental psychology from The Pennsylvania State University. She is interested in the development of gender-stereotyped attitudes during childhood. Her research examines the effects of language on children's beliefs about occupations. Dr. Krogh teaches Introduction to APA Style (PSY 201), Human Growth and Development (PSY 206), Child Psychology (PSY 302), Adolescent Development (PSY 328), Psychology of Women (PSY 350), and Gender Development (PSY 425).
	Youn Mi Lee Assistant Professor of Family Studies B.A., Sook Myung Women’s University, Seoul, Korea, 1993 M.A., Sook Myung Women’s University, Seoul, Korea, 1995 Ph.D., University of Georgia, 2006 Youn Mi Lee earned her Ph.D. in Child and Family Development from the University of Georgia. Her specialization areas are intimate partner abuse, cultural diversity, divorce, women's issues, and qualitative research. She is particularly interested in how issues of diversity and gender are reflected in personal stories. Grounded in constructive paradigm, her research examines Korean immigrant women's experience of marital abuse and post-divorce adjustment. Dr. Lee teaches Survey of Family Life (FS 103), Human Growth and Development (PSY 206), Management of Family Resources (FS 335), Marriage and the Family (SOC 305), Parenting in Contemporary Society (FS 468), and Field Experience in Family Studies (FS 499).
	Kenneth G. Polizzi Professor of Psychology B.A., Memphis State University, 1988 M.S., The University of Memphis, 1992 Ph.D., The University of Memphis, 1996 Kenneth G. Polizzi earned his Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from The University of Memphis. He is interested in the assessment of attitudes toward the elderly, as well as instrument development to measure those attitudes. His research examines ways to improve the accuracy of attitude assessment. Dr. Polizzi teaches Educational Measurement (ED 351), Educational Psychology (PSY 360), and Adult Development (FS 421).
	James D. Roth Associate Professor of Psychology B.A., The Pennsylvania State University, 1969 M.A., Ohio State University, 1972 M.A., College of William & Mary, 1980 Ph.D., Harvard University, 1986 Dr. Roth's education is in experimental psychology in general, cognitive science in particular. His research addresses issues in mental imagery, especially how properties of objects that we experience every day influence the way(s) in which we create visual images of them. A secondary interest involves how the perception of another person's personality affects (if at all) our perception of their physical attractiveness. Dr. Roth teaches General Psychology (PSY 101), Physiological Psychology (PSY 320), Sensation and Perception (PSY 340), Cognitive Psychology (PSY 405), Cognitive Neuroscience (PSY 406), Psychology of Criminal Behavior (PSY 407), Industrial and Organizational Psychology (PSY 410), Applied Statistics (PSY 454), and History and Systems of Psychology (PSY 490).

Department of Psychology and Family Studies
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Columbus, MS 39701
(662) 329-7175