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Krista M. Aronson

Professor of Psychology and Associate Dean of the Faculty

Psychology, Dean of the Faculty’s Office

karonson@bates.edu | 207-786-6088

psychology, psychometric assessment

Helen C. Boucher

Professor of Psychology

Psychology Co-Chair

hboucher@bates.edu | 207-786-6395

cross-cultural differences in self-related processes (US vs. East Asia comparisons), cultural psychology, ego depletion model, meaning in life, meaning maintenance model, money priming, naive dialecticism, positive psychology, psychology of social class, self-concept, self-esteem, self-regulation, social psychology, terror management theory

Lauren E. Dattilo

Visiting Lecturer in Psychology

Psychology

ldattilo@bates.edu

Amy Bradfield Douglass

Whitehouse Professor of Psychology

Psychology

adouglas@bates.edu | 207-786-6182

eyewitness testimony, interviewing eyewitness, jury decision-making, memory, social influence, social psychology

Ellen F. Finch

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Psychology

efinch@bates.edu | 207-786-6186

borderline personality disorder, Clinical Psychology, emotion regulation, nonsuicidal self-injury, pathological narcissism, personality disorders, psychotherapy, stigma

Yunkyoung Garrison

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Psychology, Asian Studies, American Studies

ygarriso@bates.edu | 207-786-6195

Asian American psychology, Clinical Supervision, community engagement, Counseling Psychology, immigrant and refugee mental health, Posttraumatic growth, Race and Racism, Refugee work and well-being, Social Class and Classism, the myth of meritocracy, The Myth of Meritocracy

Todd A. Kahan

Professor of Psychology

Psychology

tkahan@bates.edu | 207-786-6180

attention, cognitive psychology, human memory, psycholinguistics, psychological models of word reading, visual perception

Susan W. Langdon

Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology

Psychology

slangdon@bates.edu

body image, bullying, psychology, respect (definition and experiences), substance use (alcohol and psychostimulants)

Elena G. Maker Castro

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Psychology

emakercastro@bates.edu | 207-786-6307

Adolescent Development, Critical consciousness, Emerging Adulthood, School contexts, Sociopolitical Development, Youth wellbeing

Katherine M. Mathis

Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology

Psychology Co-Chair

kmathis@bates.edu

automaticity of lexical and semantic processing, bilingual memory representation, cognitive psychology, effects of implicit processing on preferences, object and scene recognition, object perception

Michael Sargent

Associate Professor of Psychology

Psychology Co-Chair

msargent@bates.edu | 207-786-6277

implicit social cognition, intergroup cognition, political psychology, political psychology, social cognition, social psychology

Staff

Brian T. Pfohl

bpfohl@bates.edu

Assistant in Instruction
207-786-8314

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June 4, 2026

‘Be You, Bravely’: Stephanie Kelley-Romano’s Baccalaure…

Each year the graduating class at Bates picks a faculty or staff person to offer the Baccalaureate Address. The Class of 2026 selected Professor of Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies Stephanie Kelley-Romano.

June 4, 2026

‘A beautiful thing’: Stalwarts on the sidelines at Bates Comm…

For many, Commencement is a one-and-done visit. For others in the audience — local alumni, retirees, and Lewiston friends — it’s an annual touchstone, rich with memories, friendships, and purpose.

June 4, 2026

Picture Story: Commencement 2026

On Sunday, May 31, 2026, 480 Bates students became Bates alumni, ready to face uncertainty with the support of the lessons they’ve learned at Bates, both in and out of the classroom.