Faculty and Staff

All members of Roanoke's psychology faculty hold the highest degree in their field. Courses are taught by professors and the average class size is 18, ensuring that students receive one-on-one attention and develop strong working relationships with faculty.

Faculty who teach in Roanoke's psychology department hold doctorates from such institutions as Princeton University, Vanderbilt University, Florida Atlantic University, Penn State University, the University of Delaware, the University of Georgia, the University of North Carolina and Virginia Tech.

Their areas of expertise and research interests include individual differences in personality and cognitive influences on social behavior, music and personality, memory, paraphilias, childhood and adolescent cognition, the history of psychology and issues in cognition such as thinking and decision making, memory processes and human-computer interaction.

Dr. Galdino F. Pranzarone, Professor of Psychology
Dr. Pranzarone joined the department in 1972. He received the B.S. ('66) from Loyola University, and the M.A. ('68) and Ph.D. ('72) from George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University. He is certified by the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists as a sex educator and holds an Advanced Certificate in rational­emotive-behavior therapy (REBT). His interests are in physiological psychology, human sexuality, and stress management.

Dr. Jan H. Lynch, Professor of Psychology
Dr. Lynch joined the department in 1980. She received the B.S. ('76) from Columbus College, and the M.A. ('78) and Ph.D. ('80) from the University of Georgia. She holds a Certificate in Gerontology from the University of Georgia and is a member of Sigma Xi. Her interests are in gerontology and cognition.

Dr. Charles E. Early, Professor of Psychology
Dr. Early joined the department in 1988. He received the A.B. ('66) from Grove City College, an M.S. Ed. ('74) from the University of Southern California, an M.A. ('76) from Western Washington University, and the Ph.D. ('79) from the Pennsylvania State University. He is a member of Phi Kappa Phi, and has interests in the history of psychology and learning.

Dr. Curt R. Camac, Professor of Psychology and Department Chair
Dr. Camac joined the department in 1986. He received the B.S. ('80) in criminal justice and the M.A. ('85) and Ph.D. ('86) in psychology from the University of Delaware. He is a social psychologist whose interests are in social dilemmas and social interdependence, in which he has established a program of research. See Personal Page

Dr. Mary Camac, Associate Professor of Psychology
Dr. Mary Camac came to Roanoke College in 1992. She received the B.A. ('80) from the University of Delaware, and the M.A. ('82) and Ph.D. ('85) in psychology from Princeton University. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi. Dr. Camac's interests are in memory, critical thinking, and scientific reasoning, in which she has developed a program of research.

Dr. Angela Allen, Teaching Associate in Psychology
Dr. Allen began teaching at Roanoke College 1997. She received the B.A. ('86) from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and the Ph.D. ('92) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her interests are in psychopharmacology and abnormal psychology.

Dr. Christopher Buchholz, Associate Professor of Psychology

Dr. Buchholz joined the department in 2004. He recieved the B.S. in psychology from Virginia Tech ('93), the M.A. from Appalachian State ('98), and the Ph.D. from Florida Atlantic ('02). His research and teaching interests include social psychology and personality.

Dr. Denise R. Greene, Assistant Professor of Psychology

Dr. Greene joined the department in 2007. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Averett University with a B.S. in Psychology. She earned her M.S. (2004) and her Ph.D. (2006) from Virginia Tech where she specialized in developmental and biological psychology. She is a member of Alpha Chi and Phi Kappa Phi. Her research interests include cognitive and frontal lobe development from infancy through early adulthood. Her current research program examines the impact of technology on cognitive and social skills.

Dr. Edward Whitson, Associate Professor

Dr. Whitson joined the department as a full time member in 2009. Priorly, he served as the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs for over 15 years. Before coming to Roanoke College he was a tenured Associate Professor at the State University of New York at Geneseo. Dr. Whitson received a BS from Pensylvania State University, a M. Ed from Antioch Graduate School and the MA and Ph. D. in clinical psychology from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Dr. Whitson is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. His teaching and research interests focus on personality and positive psychology.

Dr. David Nichols, Assistant Professor

Dr. Nichols came to the department in 2009. Previously Dr. Nichols completed a post-doctoral position at the Vision Research Centre at York University in Toronto. Dr. Nichols completed the BA, MA and PhD at Florida Atlantic University. Dr. Nichols teaching and research interests are in Sensation and Perception and Cognitive Neuroscience among other areas.