F. Elaine Donelson Chair of Psychology and Religion
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
Rhodes College
Sierra Peters is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology and the F. Elaine Donelson Chair of Psychology and Religion at Rhodes College. She received her B.A. in Psychology from St. Norbert College in 2019, her M.S. in Psychology from Florida State University in 2021, and her Ph.D. in Social Psychology in 2025.
Sierra's program of research integrates evolutionary and social psychological perspectives to explore how long-term romantic relationships begin, develop, and sometimes dissolve.
Sierra has taught courses such as Social Psychology, Intimate Relationships, and Research Methods.
Photo credit: Devin Bittner, FSU College of Arts and Sciences
email: peters@rhodes.edu