John J Sollers
A dedicated scholar, Dr. Sollers earned his M.A. and Ph.D. in experimental psychology from the University of Missouri—Columbia. He is renowned for his work in health psychology and cardiovascular psychophysiology. His work has recently expanded to include the study of pain and psychological health in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD), reflecting his unwavering commitment to the field. He has authored 100+ peer-reviewed articles and over 100 published abstracts. Dr. Sollers has also played a pivotal role in shaping the academic journeys of four Ph.D. students (two at Ohio State and two in Auckland) as their chair or co-chair, and has been the primary advisor for 50+ M.A. graduates at North Carolina Central University (NCCU).
He joined the University as a full professor (tenured in 2019) and senior researcher for the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences (CBSS; now CASH) to advance the university's mission to move to a Carnegie II designation. Soon after, he joined the founding team for the Debra Parker Research Incubator, which he chairs. The mission has been to engage all faculty in our college to increase research productivity and external funding. The "Research Incubator" has become one of the university's most productive units across colleges and research units at NCCU. The mission is not done, but we are on our way. External funding at NCCU is up 97.4% (NCCU website, 2024), and he is proud to have mentored and supported various faculty members across our college. Dr. Sollers received the "Excellence in Research" award in the Department of Psychology in 2021, 2024, and 2026.
He typically teaches Advanced Statistics, Psychophysiology and Health, Experimental Psychology (Research Methods), and Thesis in the fall semesters. Depending on departmental needs, he teaches Experimental Psychology, Experimental Design, and Thesis in the spring. These classes have been his usual workload since 2016.