Faculty and Staff
Colonel Scott T. Frein, Ph.D.
Professor
Ph.D. - University of California Davis
Specialty: Cognitive Psychology (with emphasis on the interaction of memory and attention with emotion), Positive Psychology
412 Carroll Hall
540-464-7097
freinst@vmi.edu
Colonel James T. Gire, Ph.D.
Department Head
Professor
Ph.D. - McMaster University
Specialty: Psychology of Aging, Substance Abuse with Emphasis in Alcohol and Tobacco, Cross-Cultural / International Psychology
406 Carroll Hall
540-464-7194
girejt@vmi.edu
Major L. Janelle Gornick, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. - University of Montana
Specialty: Political Psychology (with emphasis on leadership, rhetoric, cognitive complexity and conflict)
206 Carroll Hall
540-464-7078
gornicklj@vmi.edu
Major Matthew S. Jarman, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. - Claremont Graduate University
Specialty: Positive psychology (with emphasis on meditation/mindfulness and problem solving), social psychology (with emphasis on entrepreneurship and group change in complex social systems), and organizational behavior (with emphasis on leadership in complex social systems).
306 Carroll Hall
540-464-7233
jarmanms@vmi.edu
Colonel Keith A. Kline, Ph.D.
Professor
Ph.D. - University of Tennessee
Specialty: Biopsychology and Psychophysiology
404 Carroll Hall
540-464-7464
klineka@vmi.edu
Lieutenant Colonel Glenn R. Sullivan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Ph.D. - Pacific Graduate School of Psychology
Specialty: Abnormal Psychology and Psychological Assessment
405 Carroll Hall
540-464-7474
sullivangr@vmi.edu
Alicia S. Wheeler
Administrative Assistant
403 Carroll Hall
540-464-7194
wheeleras@vmi.edu
Major Sara S. Whipple, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. - Cornell University
Specialty: The effects of poverty and associated risk factors on children's development with a specific focus on educational outcomes.
413 Carroll Hall
540-464-7239
whippless@vmi.edu