Professor of Psychology
Education
Ph.D. in Psychology, University of Missouri-Kansas City
Master of Community Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg
B.S. in Psychology, Michigan State University
Teaching and Research Interests / Recent Publications or Scholarly Output
Dr. Culley teaches a number of courses in psychology, including Introduction to General Psychology, Psychology of Adjustment, Community Psychology, Environmental Psychology, Psychology of Women, Ethics & Professional Issues in Psychology, and Program Development & Grant-Writing. Dr. Culley’s program of research is focused on individual, community, organizational, and institutional responses to environmental hazards. She specializes in citizen participation in environmental decision-making and the links between individual transformation and larger community and social change processes. In particular, she investigates psychosocial responses to environmental disputes, how citizen participation processes are shaped by power dynamics, and how community psychologists can inform change efforts aimed at the human-caused environmental crises related to global climate change. She has also written about the history and content of the scholarly literature of community psychology. Dr. Culley has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, regularly presents her work in scholarly venues, and has supervised numerous students’ undergraduate research and service learning projects in partnership with community partners. She has also mentored several students in the honors program.
