Michelle Horhota

Michelle Horhota is the Associate Dean for Mentoring and Advising and a Professor of Psychology. She joined the Furman psychology faculty in 2008. As Associate Dean for Mentoring and Advising she is responsible for the strategic oversight and coordination of Furman’s advising and mentoring efforts in a manner that is consistent with the Furman Advantage’s promise of an integrated four-year pathway and interconnected community of advisors and mentors.

Michelle earned her M.A. and Ph.D. in Psychology, specializing in Cognitive Aging, from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and her B.S. in Psychology from the University of Toronto. Michelle teaches General Psychology and courses related to Adulthood and Aging. She also teaches a course on minimizing memory decline for seniors in the OLLI program. Her research examines the social judgments of older adults, perceptions of ageism, and the role of beliefs and stereotypes on memory performance. Dr. Horhota has mentored over 20 student researchers through the Psychology Department’s summer research program, resulting in numerous co-authored papers and posters at regional and national conferences.

Dr. Horhota was the recipient of the Alester G. Furman, Jr. and Janie Earle Furman Award for Meritorious Advising in 2017.