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Kati Corlew

Laura Kati Corlew

Associate Professor of Psychology, Coordinator of Trauma-Informed Emergency Management and Psychology

Dr. Corlew joined UMA in 2014, and has taught a wide variety of Psychology (PSY), Trauma-Informed Emergency Management (TEM), Social Science (SSC), and Interdisciplinary Studies (INT) courses. She is the Coordinator and Club Advisor to the UMA Bangor Community Garden and Labyrinth. Dr. Corlew’s areas of interest and expertise include the psychology of disaster and … Read More
Patrick Cheek

Patrick Cheek

Associate Professor of Psychology

Nonresident parenthood, parental involvement and developmental outcomes, family poverty, family policy, intimate partner violence, rural families, scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL)

My academic training and expertise lie in the areas of family science and developmental psychology (sometimes referred to as “Human Development and Family Studies”). Broadly speaking, I engage in the scientific study of why people change over time, especially in the context of families and relationships. Throughout my professional career, I have been engaged in … Read More
Charles Grunder

Charlie Grunder

Professor Emeritus of Psychology

Charles S. Grunder earned an Ed.D in Foundations of Education from Rutgers University and an M.A. in Psychology from Catholic University. He has done post-doctoral work at the Center for Personal and Career Development at the University of Virginia, where he earned an Ed.S in Counselor Education, and at the Multimodal Therapy Institute in Princeton, … Read More
Zachary Roth

Zachary Roth

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Attitudes; Intergroup Relations; Stereotyping and Prejudice; Psychology of Religion

I am a social psychologist whose work examines the structure of attitudes and ideologies, and how those structures affect prejudice and intergroup behaviors. I joined the Social Science Program faculty at UMA in 2022 and teach a variety of courses in Psychology (PSY). My courses emphasize students’ agency in their education and utilize applied content … Read More