Faculty
![Renae Franiuk, PhD](/_files/img/academics/faculty/renae-franiuk.jpg)
Professor of Psychology
Office Phone: 630-844-3692
Email: rfraniuk@aurora.edu
Areas of expertise: Social psychology, psychology of gender, violence against women, romantic relationships
Education:
PhD, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
MA, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
BS, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
![Sara Johnson, PhD](/_files/img/academics/faculty/sara-johnson.jpg)
Associate Professor of Psychology
Office Phone: 630-844-3680
Email: sjohnson@aurora.edu
Areas of expertise: Social psychology, psychology of gender, psychology and religiosity
Education:
PhD, Social and Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Northern Illinois University
MA, Social and Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Northern Illinois University
BA, Psychology and Music, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
![David Rudek, PhD](/_files/img/academics/faculty/david-rudek.jpg)
Professor of Psychology, Chair of the Psychology Department
Office Phone: 630-844-7857
Email: drudek@aurora.edu
Areas of expertise: Early childhood cognitive growth, evolutionary psychology, skepticism
Education:
PhD, Developmental Psychology, Loyola University Chicago
BA, Psychology, Saint Louis University
Favorite thing about AU: "Small class sizes that allow working closely with students."
![Terry Shapiro, PhD](/_files/img/academics/faculty/terry-shapiro.jpg)
Associate Professor of Psychology
Office Phone: 630-844-4893
Email: tshapiro@aurora.edu
Areas of expertise: Clinical/counseling psychology, individual/marital/family therapy, career counseling