Below are faculty and key personnel involved with the CyberPsychology program.
Darlene Colson, Ph.D.
Interim CyberPsychology Program Coordinator
Office: Virtual
Phone | email: 757-301-1127 | dgcolson@nsu.edu
Expertise: Clinical psychology
Intersts: Positive psychology; Resilience, Ethics
Courses Taught: Experimental psychology, Positive psychology, Psychology Seminar
Capstone Research: Available for research mentorship
Scott Debb, LPC, Ed.D.
Professor & Director of the Cyberpsychology Research Lab
Department Office: Brown Hall, Room 216.11
Lab Office: MCAR Cybersecurity Research Complex, 605K Cyberpsychology Lab
Phone | email: 757-823-8943 | smdebb@nsu.edu
Expertise: Social Psychology, Clinical Mental Health / Telehealth Counseling (Licensed Professional Counselor), Adlerian Psychology
Intersts: Cyberpsychology, Quality of Life, Reslience, Conflict analysis, Translation science (linguistic cross-cultural assessment)
Courses Taught: Intro cyberpsychology courses, Cyberpsychopathology, Consumer & Media Cyberpsychology, Virtuality, Cognition, Cyberpsychology Internship, Advanced Cyberpsychology Research, Cyberpsychology Capstone
Capstone Research: Available for research mentorship
Andrew Franklin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Assistant Director of Clinical Trainng (VCPCP)
Office: BMH 216.17
Phone | email: 757-823-2241 | asfranklin@nsu.edu
Expertise: Clinical Psychology, Health Psychology, Predictors of Academic Success for African American Student
Intersts: Cyberpsychology, Psychology of Religion, African American college student experience, first-generation college student experiences and Psychological Testing
Courses Taught: Intro cyberpsychology courses
Capstone Research: Available for research mentorship
Karen Holmes, Ph.D.
Professor, Department Chair
Office: BMH 216.08
Phone | email: 757-823-9055| kyholmes@nsu.edu
Expertise: Social Psychology
Intersts: Research methods, Social Psychology
Courses Taught: Intro cyberpsychology courses
Capstone Research: Available for research mentorship
Demarrah Jameson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office: BMH 216.12
Phone | email: 757-823-8573 | dejameson@nsu.edu
Expertise: Health psychology
Intersts: Health psychology
Courses Taught: Intro cyberpsychology courses
Capstone Research: Available for research mentorship
Erica Russell, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Office: BMH 216.10
Phone | email: 757-823-2228| erussell@nsu.edu
Expertise: Licensed Psychologist, Counseling Psychology, Child, adolescent, and family therapy; case management
Intersts: Underserved and marginalized groups, First Generation College Graduates, Black women
Courses Taught: Intro cyberpsychology courses
Capstone Research: Available for research mentorship
Stacey Thayer, Ph.D.
Adjunct Faculty
Office: Virtual
Phone | email: by request | thayer@nsu.edu
Expertise: Forensic cyberpsychology, Cybersecurity, Virtuality, Gaming
Intersts: Remote work environments and organizational culture, Insider threats and cybersecurity, Burnout/urgency culture and technology
Taught: Forensic Cyberpsychology, Virtuality, Human-Computer Interaction, Research Methods
Capstone Research: Available for research mentorship
Azar Nik (formerly Eftekhar), Ph.D.
Adjunct Faculty
Office: BMH 216.12
Phone | email: by request | aeftekhar@nsu.edu
Expertise: CyberPsychology, Personality and Individual Differences, Motivations, Self-presentation, Online behaviors, Social Media Behavior
Intersts: Personality and Individual Differences, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Applied Cyberpsychology, Clinical Psychology
Courses Taught: Virtuality, CyberCognition Cyberpsychology Research
Capstone Research: Available for research mentorship