Learn more about our College of Liberal Arts and Sciences faculty and their areas of expertise:

Political Science

Psychology

Political Science

• American Government: Christine Kelleher Palus, Colleen A. Sheehan, Matthew R. Kerbel
• American Political Theory: Colleen A. Sheehan
• Central Intelligence Agency: David M. Barrett
• Classical Political Theory: Thomas W. Smith
• Congress: David M. Barrett
• Congressional Incumbents: Lara Brown
• Constitutional Law: Robert W. Langran
• East Asian Economy and Politics: A. Maria Toyoda
• Foreign Aid: A. Maria Toyoda
• Foreign Policy: Hafeez Malik
• International Political Economy: Lowell S. Gustafson
• International Relations Theories: Lowell S. Gustafson
• Japanese Politics: A. Maria Toyoda
• Jurisprudence: Colleen A. Sheehan
• Latin American Politics: Lowell S. Gustafson
• Liberalism: Thomas W. Smith
• Literature and Politics: Thomas W. Smith
• Local Government: Craig M. Wheeland
• Lyndon Baines Johnson: David M. Barrett
• Nationalism: Hafeez Malik
• National Elections: Lara Brown
• National Security and Intelligence Issues: David M. Barrett
• Pakistan: Hafeez Malik
• Politics and Literature: Colleen A. Sheehan
• Politics and Religion: Thomas W. Smith
• Political Economy of Finance: A. Maria Toyoda
• Political Parties:Lara Brown
• Politics and the Media: Matthew R. Kerbel
• Presidents: David M. Barrett, Lara Brown
• Public Administration: Craig M. Wheeland
• Public Administration and Management: Christine Kelleher Palus
• State and Local Politics: Christine Kelleher Palus
• Supreme Court: Robert W. Langran
• The Presidency: Matthew R. Kerbel
• United States Congress: David M. Barrett
• United States Presidents: David M. Barrett, Lara Brown
• U.S. - Russian Relations with the Middle East and South Asia: Hafeez Malik
• Urban Politics: Craig M. Wheeland, Christine Kelleher Palus
• Vietnam War: David M. Barrett
• Women in Politics: Christine Kelleher Palus

Psychology

• Animal Cognition: Michael F. Brown
• Animal Learning: Michael F. Brown
• Body Image: Patrick M. Markey
• Cognitive Neuropsychology: Irene P. Kan
• Cognitive Neuroscience: Irene P. Kan
• Diagnosis of Mental Disorders: John E. Kurtz
• Early Childhood Education and Care:Pamela Blewitt
• Evolutionary Theories of Attraction: Rebecca J. Brand
• Gender Differences and Similarities: Nicole M. Else-Quest
• Interpersonal Relationships: Patrick M. Markey
• Memory and Cognition: Irene P. Kan
• "Motionese" or Infant-Directed Action: Rebecca J. Brand
• On-line Interactions: Patrick M. Markey
• Personality: John E. Kurtz
• Personality Development: John E. Kurtz
• Practice in Learning and Memory: Thomas C. Toppino
• Psychology of Women: Nicole M. Else-Quest
• Psychological Testing and Assessment:John E. Kurtz
• Quality of Child Care and its Effects on Early Language and Literacy: Pamela Blewitt
• Romantic Relationships: Patrick M. Markey
• Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Learning: Nicole M. Else-Quest
• Self-conscious Emotions: Nicole M. Else-Quest
• Sex Differences in Emotional Displays: Rebecca J. Brand
• Sexual Behaviors: Patrick M. Markey
• Spatial Learning and Cognition: Michael F. Brown
• Television and Infant Development: Rebecca J. Brand
• Violent Video Games: Patrick M. Markey
• Visual Perception of Reversible Ambiguous Figures: Thomas C. Toppino
• Vocabulary Development: Rebecca J. Brand
• Young Children's Acquisition of Vocabulary: Pamela Blewitt

About Villanova University
Villanova University is a co-educational Roman Catholic institution founded by the Order of Saint Augustine in 1842. The University offers a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate degree programs through four colleges: the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Villanova School of Business, the College of Engineering, and the College of Nursing, as well as the Villanova School of Law. With a total enrollment that surpasses 10,000 undergraduate, graduate, and law students, Villanova is the oldest and largest Catholic university in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.