Faculty

Renae Franiuk, PhD
Renae Franiuk, PhD

Professor of Psychology Office Phone: 630-844-3692
Email: rfraniuk@aurora.edu Areas of expertise: Social psychology, psychology of gender, violence against women, romantic relationships Education: PhD, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
MA, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
BS, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Sara Johnson, PhD
Sara Johnson, PhD

Associate Professor of Psychology Office Phone: 630-844-3680
Email: sjohnson@aurora.edu Areas of expertise: Social psychology, psychology of gender, psychology and religiosity Education: PhD, Social and Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Northern Illinois University
MA, Social and Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Northern Illinois University
BA, Psychology and Music, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

David Rudek, PhD
David Rudek, PhD

Professor of Psychology, Chair of the Psychology Department Office Phone: 630-844-7857
Email: drudek@aurora.edu Areas of expertise: Early childhood cognitive growth, evolutionary psychology, skepticism Education: PhD, Developmental Psychology, Loyola University Chicago
BA, Psychology, Saint Louis University Favorite thing about AU: "Small class sizes that allow working closely with students."

Matthew Schalles, PhD
Matthew Schalles, PhD

Assistant Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience Office Phone: 630-844-6531
Email: mschalles@aurora.edu Areas of expertise: Neuroscience, cognition, behavior, sensory physiology, motor planning Education: PhD, Cognitive Science, University of California San Diego
MS, Cognitive Science, University of California San Diego
BA, Psychology, Creighton University Favorite thing about AU: "The commitment to student education and involvement in research." View LinkedIn Profile

Terry Shapiro, PhD
Terry Shapiro, PhD

Associate Professor of Psychology Office Phone: 630-844-4893
Email: tshapiro@aurora.edu Areas of expertise: Clinical/counseling psychology, individual/marital/family therapy, career counseling