Melissa Lea
Staff
Assistant Professor
- College of Education and Behavioral Sciences
- Psychological Sciences, School of
Biography
Dr. Lea is an academic advisor for the School of Psychological Sciences.听 Previously, she was a tenured faculty member of Psychology and Neuroscience and the Assistant Dean of Student Success and Academic Advising at Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi. Trained as a cognitive scientist, she has researched person perception, specifically the perceptual influences that affect familiarity and name recall.听听听
While at the University of Northern 黑料社区, she developed the first professional advising model for the psychology major. She has since created an innovative career mentorship model for the psychology major and continues to develop early alert system to better support the School of Psychological Sciences students.听听听
Dr. Lea comes with a passion for working with first generation, transfer, underrepresented minorities, and Pell grant eligible students.
Education
- Ph.D.听in Cognitive Science – Miami University (Ohio)
- M.A.听in Psychology – Miami University (Ohio)
- B.S.听in Cognitive Science – University of Michigan (Flint)
Research Expertise & Interests
Dr. Lea’s current research is on developing services to best support students and help them remove those obstacles that keep them from finishing their degree.