Dr. Downing is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Lehman College, CUNY.
Martin J. Downing, Jr., Ph.D.
Contact: martin.downing@lehman.cuny.edu
I am an environmental psychologist by training. For much of my research career, I have managed technology-driven studies and collaborated on interventions aimed at reducing HIV transmission and improving the health and wellbeing of minoritized populations. This work has influenced my current scholarship.
I believe in creating a space for undergraduate scholars to actively participate in intellectual debate and think critically about real world situations and problems.
Courses Taught
PSY 238 - Environmental Psychology
PSY 305 - Experimental Psychology I
PSY 335 - Health Psychology
LSP 353 - Honors Seminar in the Social Sciences
Education
2011 - 2014, Postdoctoral Fellow, Behavioral Sciences Training in Drug Abuse Research
2010, Ph.D., Environmental Psychology, The Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY)
2004, M.S., Research Psychology, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
1999, B.S., Psychology, Georgia State University
UNDERGRADUATE Students
Julia Quetell (2025 - Present)
LAB ALUMNI
Jose Pichardo, BA (2025)
Elvis Ojeda
Nayeli Filpo, BA (2024)
Marion Juarez Rivas, BA (2024)
Zeinabou Abdou, BA (2023)
Jose Alvarez, BA (2021)
Daniel Sherlock, BA (2020)