Sylvan Alleyne, PhD
Professor of Human Development
HDPES ASA 319
202.806.7522
salleyne@howard.edu

PhD, University of West Indies (Jamaica), Sociology (1987)

Research:  Child development, parenthood and family relationships from national and global perspectives, research in human development, educational research, parents and family coping with several kinds of medical conditions, youth dress and behavior, corporate influences on children's development, obesity among black youth.

Salman Elbedour, PhD
Professor of School Psychology
HDPES ASA 323
202.806.7345
selbedour@howard.edu

PhD, University of Minnesota, Educational and School Psychology (1992)

Research: psychopathology, maltreatment, abuse and neglect of children, children exposed to political unrest, family conflict, school and community violence, and the Israeli-Arab conflict.

Constance Ellison, PhD
Associate Professor of Educational Psychology and Director of Graduate Studies
HDPES ASA 117
202.806.6015
cellison@howard.edu

PhD, Howard University, Developmental Psychology (1988)

Research: Cognition and learning with specific emphasis on socio-psychological relationships, forms of instruction, routines, disciplinary procedures, language usage, educational reform relative to African American children from low-income backgrounds, culturally responsive pedagogy, instruction, and classroom learning

Angela Ferguson, PhD
Assistant Professor of Counseling Psychology
HDPES ASA 321
202.806.6412
adferguson@howard.edu

PhD, University of Maryland College Park, Counseling Psychology (1995)

Research: Therapeutic implications of race, gender and sexual orientation, identity and values in Counseling Psychology

Kimberley Freeman, PhD
Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology
HDPES ASA 305
202.865.0612
kefreeman@howard.edu

PhD, University of Michigan, Educational Psychology (1998)

Research: Achievement motivation, school as a context of development for adolescents, school culture, effective schools, and best practices in Black schools (primary through college)

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Frederick D. Harper, PhD
Professor of Counseling Psychology and Editor-in-Chief, JNE
HDPES ASA 315, HCH 116
202.806.6685
fharper@howard.edu

PhD, Florida State University, Counselor Education (1970)

Research: Biological Bases of Counseling, Counseling Theory Construction (Transcendent Counseling), Drinking Behaviors and Alcoholism Among Women and African-Americans, Maslow's Self-Actualization Psychology (including POI measures), Multicultural Counseling and International Counseling, Psychophysical Outcomes and Therapeutic Uses of Jogging, Psycho-spiritual Aspects of Counseling and Therapy, State-Trait Anxiety and Self-Concept Measures, Therapeutic Poetry/Psycho-poetry

Velma LaPoint, PhD
Professor of Human Development
HDPES ASA 305
202.806.6514
vlapoint@howard.edum

PhD, Michigan State University, Counseling (1977)

Research: Commercial exploitation of children, The Talent Quest Model in School Reform, obesity among Black Adolescent females in the U.S.

Ura Jean Oyemade Bailey, PhD
Professor of Human Development
HDPES ASA 308, HCH 400
202.806.6515
jbailey@cdar.howard.edu

PhD, Tulane University, Psychology (1969)

Research: Early Childhood teacher effectiveness, international development in Africa, Drug Abuse Research, infant mortality

Hakim M. Rashid, PhD
Associate Professor of Human Development
HDPES ASA 306
202.806.0613
hrashid@howard.edu

PhD, University of Michigan (Ann Arbor), Education Psychology (1976)

Research: School reform, culture-based pedagogy in Early Childhood Education, concept of self and self-esteem in Islam, African-American parenting

Gregory Reed, PhD
Assistant Professor of School Psychology
ASA 321
202.806.6412
g_reed@howard.edu

PhD, University of Iowa, School Psychology (2002)

Research: Applied Behavior Analysis; Function-based Assessment/Intervention; Pediatric Feeding Disorders/ Obesity;
Severe Behavior Disorders; Culturally competent Assessment; School Psychology Training

Emmanuel Sikali, PhD
Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology
ASA 302
202.806.5633
esikali@howard.edu

PhD, George Mason University, Data Mining (2005)

Research: Statistical analysis, clustering of large datasets, impact of therapeutic intervention

Veronica Thomas, PhD
Professor of Human Development
ASA 320
202.806.9093
vthomas@howard.edu

PhD, Howard University, Social Psychology (1982)

Ivory Toldson, PhD
Assistant Professor of Counseling Psychology
HDPES ASA 318
202.806.6410
itoldson@howard.edu

PhD, Temple University,Counseling Psychology (2002)

Research: Included co-occurring disorders; Criminal and police psychology; Urban issues in counseling; African American men in the criminal justice system; and psychometric assessment.

James H. Williams, PhD
Associate Professor of Educational Psychology
HDPES ASA 304
202.806.5342
jhwilliams@howard.edu

PhD, University of Iowa, Educational Psychology (1973)

Kamilah Woodson, PhD
Assistant Professor, Counseling Psychology
ASA  302
202.865.0611
kwoodson@howard.edu

PhD, California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University, Clinical Psychology (2002)

Research: Multicultural community psychology, impact of sociocultural factors on psychotherapeutic treatment