Dr. David Pan, Chair
Lora Magnum Shields Building, Room 249
Phone: 505-454-3375
E-mail: dpan@nmhu.edu
Psychology Department News
2021
Two new faculty have accepted tenure-track positions with the NMHU Department of Psychology! We welcome Dr. Sarah Tracy and Dr. Thomas Brooks!
2018
Three NMHU Master’s Degree in Psychology graduates accepted in Ph.D. programs
Two NMHU Psychology professors earn tenure
2017
Faculty
Tenure/Tenure-track Faculty*:
Thomas Brooks, Ph.D. (Psychology, Experimental Social-Cognition), Assistant Professor of Psychology, Texas A&M – Commerce
Main Campus – Las Vegas | CV
Email: trbrooks@nmhu.edu
Research interests: Human sexuality, death and dying, fandom studies, trauma-informed care and education
Daniel Chadborn, Ph.D. (Experimental Social Psychology), Assistant Professor of Psychology, Texas A&M – Commerce
Main Campus – Las Vegas | CV
Email: dchadborn@nmhu.edu
Research interests: Social identity, internet fan communities, self-categorization, folklore, sense of community
Lara Heflin, Ph.D. (Clinical Psychology), Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Southern California
Main Campus – Las Vegas | CV
Email: lheflin@nmhu.edu
Research interests: Neuropsychology, health psychology, stress and coping, cancer, brain and head injury
Sarah Tracy, Ph.D. (Counseling Psychology), Assistant Professor of Psychology, New Mexico State University
Email: stracy@nmhu.edu
Farmington Center & Online | CV
Research interests: PTSD and general trauma, depressive disorders, mindfulness, and psychopathy
David Pan, Ph.D. (Clinical Psychology), Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Southern California
Email: dpan@nmhu.edu
Main Campus – Las Vegas | CV
Research interests: Treatment outcomes, anxiety and mood disorders, behavioral interventions, cultural identity, cultural adaptations
*Only tenure/tenure-track faculty members can serve as research advisors for Masters students
Contingent/Visiting Faculty
Nariman Arfai, Ph.D. (Experimental Psychology), University of New Mexico
Email: narfai@nmhu.edu
Rio Rancho Center & Online | CV
Linda LaGrange, Ph.D. (Experimental Psychology), Professor of Psychology, University of Alberta
Main Campus – Las Vegas | CV
Research interests: Hepatoprotective and fetoprotective properties of flavonoids in treatment of alcohol abuse; identification of biological markers of excessive alcohol consumption; biochemical correlates of personality traits/pathology
Affiliated Faculty:
Leon Bustos, M.S. (General Psychology), Director of Highlands Undergraduate Experience (HUE), New Mexico Highlands University
Email: leonbustos@nmhu.edu
Main Campus – Las Vegas | CV
Jean Hill, Ph.D. (Emeriti)
Ian Williamson, Ph.D. (Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs)
Graduate Program Data
Academic Year 2019-2020:
Number of applicants: 13
Number of students admitted: 9
Number of students admitted who accepted offer of admission: 8
Total number of students enrolled in program: 20
Number of students who graduated: 9