Associate Professor and Faculty Fellow
Academic Degrees
Debra Cowart Steckler, Associate Professor of Psychology, earned a Ph.D. and an M.S. from the University of Georgia, after receiving a B.A. in Psychology from Butler University. A member of the Association for Psychological Science, the Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood, the Virginia Association for Psychological Science, and the Global Community for Academic Advising, Dr. Steckler is an expert in the areas of adolescent development, emerging adulthood, aging, and the psychology of criminal behavior. Dr. Steckler also serves as a Faculty Fellow in Academic Services working with undeclared and transfer students.
Dr. Steckler has made numerous conference presentations, including the 43rd Annual Conference of the Global Community for Academic Advising, the Association for Psychological Science, and the Conference on Emerging Adulthood.