Psychology - Faculty


William Neace

Program Coordinator, Assistant Professor of Psychology

William Neace

Jim and Helen Fugitte Science Center - 316
Phone: 270-384-8080
E-mail: neacew@lindsey.edu

Ph.D., University of Louisville
M.A., University of Louisville
B.A., University of Maryland

Dr. Neace earned his Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology with emphasis in cognitive processes from the University of Louisville in 2002. He has contributed his expertise in quantitative methods to a wide variety of projects, including providing statistical and methodological support to several NIH-funded grants while he was working for a non-profit firm conducting program evaluation research.

Dr. Neace is currently full-time faculty at Lindsey Wilson College. His primary responsibilities include teaching core courses in the Psychology curriculum, serving as Program Coordinator for Psychology, student advising, and participating in various academic committees. His primary research areas of interest are in judgment and decision making within a behavioral economics framework, and most recently, in the theoretical development of psychologically-grounded descriptive models of decision-making processes. Dr. Neace's work has been published in Judgment and Decision Making, Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, Journal of Behavioral Finance and Economics, and has a chapter in a peer-reviewed, edited book, Advances in Entrepreneurial Finance. Dr. Neace is also coauthor of myriad research articles published in various other scientific disciplines as a result of consultations based on his methodological and statistical expertise.


Greg Denke

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Greg Denke

Jim and Helen Fugitte Science Center - 314
Phone: 270-384-8180
E-mail: denkeg@lindsey.edu

Ph.D., University of New Orleans
M.S., University of New Orleans
B.S., University of Southern Maine

Dr. Denke earned his Ph.D. in biological psychology with emphasis in cognitive neuroscience. He also has a certificate/minor in applied behavior analysis from Arizona State University. He spent five years working with and training students to collect EEG data in EEG research labs, primarily at the University of New Orleans and briefly at the University of Arkansas. He also spent time working as a behavior interventionist for Autism Spectrum Therapies in New Orleans.

His research interests include the neurocorrelates of emotional eating behavior as well as behavioral therapies for the promotion of healthy lifestyles. He has a first author publication in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience and is second author on a paper published in Neuropsychologia.


Brittany Barnett

Instructor of Psychology

Brittany Barnett

Jim and Helen Fugitte Science Center - 113
Phone: 270-384-7451
E-mail: barnettb@lindsey.edu

M.S., Nova Southeastern University
B.A., Lindsey Wilson College

Ms. Barnett is working toward a Ph.D. in Social Psychology through Walden University. She expects to complete her degree in 2024.

Brittany Barnett has taught Principles of Psychology at Lindsey Wilson College since 2013. She has recently joined the psychology program as a full time instructor and will be teaching such courses as Social Psychology, Developmental Psychology, and Theories of Personality as well. She enjoys a variety of psychology areas including Freud, personality theory, physiological basis of behavior, and psychological disorders. In her spare time she enjoys time with her family and occasionally crafting and making messes with her children.


Jordan E. Greenburg

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Jordan E. Greenburg

Goodhue 309
Phone: 270-384-
E-mail: deckerp@lindsey.edu

Ph.D., George Mason University
M.A., George Mason University
B.A., Emory & Henry University

Dr. Greenburg earned her Ph.D. in Applied Developmental Psychology from George Mason University. She has spent several years conducting research using large-scale, longitudinal data, with an emphasis on early childhood and development within the context of schools. She has taught a range of psychology courses and also has supervised several student research projects.

Dr. Greenburg is a full-time faculty member at Lindsey Wilson College. She teaches courses such as Principles of Psychology, Developmental Psychology, and Theories of Personality. Her primary research interests center around children's development within schools and understanding how experiences such as delayed school entry, grade retention, and school mobility are associated with later outcomes. Dr. Greenburg's work has been published in Early Childhood Research Quarterly, Early Education and Development, and Children and Youth Services Review. Dr. Greenburg is passionate about student advising and also enjoys working with students on research. Outside of the classroom, Dr. Greenburg enjoys swimming, running, biking, reading, and taking care of her many plants.