Arthur Frankel, Ph.D.
Arthur Frankel, Ph.D.
Professor | Psychology
Dr. Frankel has been a member of the Department of Psychology since 1978. He currently teach courses focusing on social psychology, the psychology of prejudice, psychology and the law, and critical thinking and decision making. His more recent research, which has been published in the journal Sex Roles and presented at national and regional conferences, has focused on how gender role expectations are likely to inhibit women’s attempts to safeguard their sexual health and contribute to misunderstandings between men and women. He has also collaborated with many undergraduates over the last several years on problems that are of mutual interest resulting in research studies that have been presented at regional and national psychology conferences.
Kaitlin Gabriele-Black, Ph.D.
Kaitlin Gabriele-Black, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, McAuley Scholar | Psychology
Dr. Katie Gabriele-Black is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Salve Regina University. Her research and expertise focuses on the intersections of sexuality, gender and evangelical Christianity. She has written and presented extensively on being LGBTQ+ in evangelical Christian families and on queer student engagement on evangelical Christian college campuses. She has also conducted research and published in the areas of same-sex parenting, adoptive parenting, religion and faith, education, and trans- and gender-nonconforming adolescents and college students. Her current mixed methods study, funded by grants from the American Psychological Association and the Spencer Foundation, explores the experiences of faculty and staff on Evangelical Christian college campuses who are working to support LGBTQ students.
Ilana Haliwa, Ph.D.
Ilana Haliwa, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor | Psychology
Dr. Ilana Haliwa’s research centers on mindfulness and mindfulness-based practices in the promotion of both psychological and physiological wellbeing. She received her Ph.D. in Behavioral Neuroscience from West Virgina University, her Master’s Degree in Public Health from Nova Southeastern University, and her B.S. in Psychology from University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Recent publications include, “Risk and protective factors for college students’ psychological health during the COVID-19 pandemic,” in Journal of American College Health, “Predictors of change in mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic” in Journal of Affective Disorders, and “Exploring facets of the mindful personality: Dispositional mindfulness and the Big Five” in Personality and Individual Differences.