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Psychology Faculty

Dr. Cheyne Bamford
303.797.5788
cheyne.bamford@arapahoe.edu
Dr. Cheyne Bamford is the Behavioral Sciences Department Chair and has taught at ACC for 18 years. He earned his B.A. in Psychology and Music at Grinnell College and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Psychology at Arizona State University. Dr. Bamford's professional interests include spatial perception, environmental aesthetics, cognitive mapping, sociobiology, and social psychology. He has two stepdaughters, ages 19 and 23, and a 7 year-old daughter. Dr. Bamford enjoys bicycling, skiing and playing the guitar. He teaches (campus-based and online):

  • General Psychology courses (PSY 101 and PSY 102)
  • Human Growth and Development (PSY 235)
  • Child Development (PSY 238)
  • Research Methodology (PSY 200).
Dr. Cheyne Bamford

E. Allison Hagood
303.797.5785
allison.hagood@arapahoe.edu
Allison Hagood has taught at ACC since 2004. She earned a B.A. in Psychology at Harvard University and a M.A. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Colorado at Denver. Ms. Hagood's professional background and interests include the diagnosis and treatment of adult mental disorders (with a specialization in schizophrenia), cognitive psychology, life-span development, and neuroscience. She enjoys camping, hiking, and crafts, and plays several musical instruments. She teaches (campus-based and online):

  • General Psychology courses (PSY 101 and PSY 102)
  • Stress Management (PSY 116)
  • Psychology of Gender (PSY 205)
  • Social Psychology (PSY 226)
  • Human Growth and Development (PSY 235)
  • Abnormal Psychology (PSY 249).
E. Allison Hagood

Erica Henningsen
303.797.5786
erica.henningsen@arapahoe.edu
Erica Henningsen has taught at ACC for four years. She earned a BA in Psychology and Criminology and a Master of Arts in Education in Educational Psychology at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI). Prior to ACC, Ms.Henningsen worked as both a correctional officer and a social worker in the child welfare system in Iowa. Her professional interests include: personality assessment, child sexual abuse, depression, deviant subcultures, and academic advising. Ms. Henningsen enjoys scrapbooking, listening to Stevie Nicks, amusement and water parks, four-wheeling, camping, traveling, belly-dancing, and chips and salsa. She teaches:

  • General psychology courses (PSY 101 and PSY 102)
  • Human Growth and Development (PSY 235).
 

Amy Wilkerson
303.797.5259
Amy.Wilkerson@arapahoe.edu
Amy Wilkerson is a new full-time faculty member. She has taught in the Colorado Community College System for three years and a private, for-profit school for four years. She earned a B.S. in Psychology at Texas Christian University and a M.A. in Experimental Psychology at Stephen F. Austin State University. Prior to ACC, Ms. Wilkerson coordinated education and public outreach for a non-profit government funded organization in Earth and space science. Her professional interests include: adult learning, faculty development, assessment, and collaboration. Ms. Wilkerson enjoys day hiking, traveling, hot springs, music, and discovering new things. She teaches:

  • General psychology courses (PSY 101)
  • Social Psychology (PSY 226)
 

Adjunct Faculty:

  • Clark Alexander
  • Brynn Beacom
  • Barbara Selene
  • Ryan Senters
  • Roy Opp
  • Robert Padilla
  • Tracy Barrand
  • Bev Bradshaw
  • Carlos Fontanez