Andrew Franklin

Dr. Andrew Franklin serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Norfolk State University's College of Liberal Arts. His office is located in Brown Hall, Room 216.17, with contact available via phone (757-823-2241) and email (asfranklin@nsu.edu).

Dr. Franklin's research centers on two interconnected domains: African American College Students and Academic Success, and Psychology of Religion. His work in academic success investigates predictors of performance and self-concept among minority students, examining student-professor dynamics, locus of control, familial background, racial identity, and first-generation experiences through both quantitative and qualitative methodologies. In Psychology of Religion, he explores religious coping mechanisms' buffering effects on academic anxiety while employing emic-etic approaches to understand religious meaning-making and the Black church's liberatory role.

His publication record (2015-2023) reveals consistent focus on minority populations through studies on parenting approaches, police perceptions, faculty diversity, academic self-concept, and religious coping. These works demonstrate interdisciplinary integration of psychology with education, criminology, and religious studies, consistently centering African American college student experiences.

Dr. Franklin actively mentors students through ongoing research initiatives including investigations into personal beliefs systems, academic identity formation, and religious coping strategies, though specific advisee names are not documented in available materials.