Our Faculty and Staff

Our eleven full-time faculty pride themselves on being available to students. Please do not hesitate to contact any of us for information about the program, to serve as academic advisors, or to inquire about opportunities for senior or summer research.

Faculty:    C | D | H | Q | R | S | W

Staff:    Child Development Center | Department of Psychology

Department of Psychology Faculty

Sharon Carnahan | on sabbatical leave Spring, 2012
Professor
Director, Rollins College Child Development Center
scarnahan@rollins.edu
Phone: 407.646.2548
Johnson Center, Room #181

Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1991
M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1984
B.A., Hope College, 1979

Alice Davidson
Assistant Professor
adavidson@rollins.edu
Phone: 407.646.2129
Bush Science Center, Room #153

Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 2009
M.S., Pennsylvania State University, 2006
B.A., Rhodes College, 2002

Paul Harris
Professor and Chair
pharris@rollins.edu
Phone: 407.628.6316
Johnson Center, Room #185

Ph.D., University of Utah, 1994
M.S., University of Arizona, 1999
M.S., Texas Christian University, 1986
B.A., Knox College, 1984

John Houston
Professor
jhouston@rollins.edu
Phone: 407.646.2099
Johnson Center, Room #177

Ph.D., New York University, 1989
M.A., New York University, 1986
B.A., Georgetown University, 1983

Dr. Jennifer Queen
Associate Professor
jqueen@rollins.edu
Phone: 407.646.2206
Bush 135

Ph.D., Emory University, 2003
M.A., Emory University, 2000
B.A., Washington and Lee University, 1995

Roger Ray | on sabbatical leave Spring, 2012
Professor
rdray@rollins.edu
Phone: 407.646.2278
Johnson Center, Room #183

Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 1969
M.A., University of Wisconsin, 1964
B.A., Rollins College, 1962

David Richard
Professor
dcrichard@rollins.edu
Phone: 407.691.1092
Bush Science Center, Room #151

Ph.D., University of Hawaii, 1999
M.A., University of Hawaii, 1992
M.Ed., Harvard University, 1988
B.A., University of California at San Diego, 1986

Maria Ruiz
Professor
mruiz@rollins.edu
Phone: 407.646.2190
Johnson Center, Room #175

Post Doctoral Fellow, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 1984-1985
Ph.D., University of Florida, 1982
M.A., University of Florida, 1978
M.Ed., University of Florida, 1974
B.A., University of Florida, 1972

Robert Smither
Professor and Acting Dean, College of Arts & Sciences
rsmither@rollins.edu
Phone: 407.646.2237
Johnson Center, Room #187

Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, 1981
M.A., California State University at San Francisco, 1978
B.A., Indiana University, 1971

Steven St. John
Professor
sstjohn@rollins.edu
Phone: 407.691.1153
Bush Science Center, Room #131

Post Doctoral Fellow, University of Maryland Medical School, 2001
Ph.D., University of Florida, 1997
M.S., University of Florida, 1995
B.S., University of Florida, 1993

Suzanne Woodward
Visiting Professor
swoodward@rollins.edu
Phone: 407.646.2224
Johndon Center, 2nd floor

Ph.D., City College

Child Development Center Staff

Mary Davis
Teaching Assistant
mdavis@rollins.edu
Phone: 407.646.2515
Child Development Center

Davis is the teaching assistant at the Child Development Center Laboratory Preschool. As an early childhood specialist with a state-licensed child development associate, she works with the children and undergraduate students at the preschool. Davis has been a director at the BETA Center for children and young women, and assisted in revising the Ages and Stages computer assessment program with Sharon Carnahan.

Diane Terorde Doyle
Early Childhood Specialist
dterordedoyle@rollins.edu
Phone: 407.646.2515
Child Development Center

Doyle is the early childhood specialist at the Child Development Center Laboratory Preschool. With training in child and family studies and psychology, she has worked with young children for the past 20 years, as a teacher, director, and undergraduate instructor. She also teaches at Seminole Community College and UCF in the early childhood education departments. Her interests are in children with special needs and in the social and emotional development of young children.

Department of Psychology Staff

Evelyn DeMello
Animal Care Technician
edemello@rollins.edu
Phone: 407.646.2578
Johnson Center, Room #285A

Evelyn DeMello is the Rollins psychology department's part-time animal care technician. DeMello has diverse research and regulatory experience from lab technologist/supervisor at Mt. Sinai Medical Center's Surgical Cancer Research Laboratory to virology project manager at Goodwin Biotechnology, Inc., to quality assurance administrator at Kos Pharmaceuticals. DeMello volunteers to rescue, rehabilitate, and release indigenous wildlife in Florida. In addition to her work at Rollins, she is also a professional artist.

Vicki Long
Administrative Assistant
vlong@rollins.edu
Phone: 407.646.2227
Johnson Center, Room #182

Vicki Long joined the Rollins College psychology department in 2002. In addition to her work as administrative assistant, she enjoys taking classes at Rollins. Long has been an educational office professional at various colleges and universities for approximately 25 years, most of this time in her home state of North Carolina.  Long loves being around people and promotes a student-friendly atmosphere in the department. She serves on various committees on campus, has played a leadership role in raising funds for suicide awareness, and is an active advocate for her neighborhood and the surrounding community. These effors were recognized with the 2008 Thaddeus Seymour Staff Award for Community Engagement.

Kevin Miraglia
Laboratory Teaching Associate/Animal Care Supervisor
kmiraglia@rollins.edu
Phone: 407.646.2570
Johnson Center, Room #277

Kevin Miraglia is a Rollins College graduate and has been a staff member of the department since 2003. Miraglia supervises the animal lab facilities and is the department's teaching associate. Miraglia's research interests include instructional design and educational technology and he has presented at numerous professional conferences. He also serves on the Rollins College Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee.