The Department of Psychological Sciences welcomed Dr. Robert Wickham to the faculty during its August 2021 retreat. Dr. Wickham received his Ph.D. in Social Psychology, with a minor in Quantitative Methods, from the University of Houston in 2012. 
His research focuses on the development and application of new methodological approaches in psychological research and applied program evaluation research in the area of homelessness intervention. Dr. Wickham brings strong teaching skills and experience mentoring students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. In addition to teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in the department he is slated to teach IH 702 for in the Interdisciplinary Health Ph.D. program.