Faculty and Staff

Faculty
Dr. D. Alan Bensley
Dr. Paul C. Bernhardt
Dr. Jennifer Flinn
Dr. Erica Hoy Kennedy
Dr. Kimberly James
Dr. Christopher Masciocchi
Dr. Anne Murtagh
Dr. Michael Murtagh
Dr. Kevin Peterson
Dr. Trina Redmond-Matz
Dr. Bill Southerly

Adjunct Faculty
Administration Staff

Faculty

Dr. D. Alan Bensley

Professor

Office: Guild Center 226
Telephone: 301.687.4195
Email: abensley@frostburg.edu

Degrees: B.A., Grinnell College; M.S., Ph.D., Rutgers University

Teaching Interest: Research Methods, Sensation & Perception, Cognition and Critical Thinking

Dr. Paul C. Bernhardt

Associate Professor

Office: Guild Center 225
Telephone: 301.687.4410
Email: pcbernhardt@frostburg.edu

Degrees: BME: Georgia Institute of Technology; M.S., & Ph.D.: University of Utah

Teaching Interest: Research Methods, Social Psychology, Industrial/Organizational Psychology

Web Page: https://drbernhardt.youcanbook.me

Dr. Jennifer Flinn

Associate Professor

Office: Guild Center 218
Telephone: 301.687.4491
Email: jaflinn@frostburg.edu

Degrees: B.S., M.A., Geneva College; M.S., Ph.D., West Virginia University

Teaching Interest: Lifespan Developmental Psychology, Gerontology and Women's Studies

Dr. Erica Hoy Kennedy

Associate Professor

Office: Guild Center 223
Telephone: 301.687.4742
Email: ehkennedy@frostburg.edu

Degrees: B.A., Franklin & Marshall College; M.S., University of Georgia; Ph.D., University of Georgia

Teaching Interest: Physiological Psychology, Evolutionary Psychology, Research Methods

Dr. Kimberly James

Assistant Professor

Office: Guild Center 215
Telephone: 301.687.4194
Email: kmjames@frorstburg.edu

Degrees: B.A., University of Tampa; M.S., Nova Southeastern University; Psy.D., Nova Southeastern University

Teaching Interest: General Psychology, Child & Adolescent Development

Dr. Christopher Masciocchi

Associate Professor

Office: 304 USM Hagerstown Campus
Telephone: 240.527.2746
Email: cmmasciocchi@frostburg.edu

Degrees: B.A., Goucher College; M.S., Ph.D., Iowa State University

Teaching Interest: Research Methods, Sensation & Perception, and Cognitive Psychology

Dr. Anne Murtagh

Associate Professor

Office: Guild Center 225
Telephone: 301.687.4743
Email: ammurtagh@frostburg.edu

Degrees: M.A. in Community Psychology, Temple University; M.A. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, University of Montana

Teaching Interest: Clinical psychology (counseling, psych. testing), Drugs and human behavior, Positive psychology

Dr. Michael Murtagh

Department Chair

Professor

Office: Guild Center 207A
Telephone: 301.687.4446
Email: mpmurtagh@frostburg.edu

Degrees: B.A., James Madison University; M.S., Villanova University; Ph.D., University of Montana

Teaching Interest: Basic & Advanced Counseling Theory & Skills, Clinical Psychology, Forensic Psychology, Sexual Abuse and Trauma, Psychpathology, The Human Experience through Music

Dr. Kevin Peterson

Professor Emeritus

Office: Guild Center 203
Telephone: 301.687.4778
Email: kpeterson@frostburg.edu

Degrees: B.S., University of Steubenville; M.S. Frostburg State University; Ed.D., West Virginia University

Teaching Interest: Psychological Assessment & Brief Therapy

Dr. Trina Redmond-Matz

Associate Professor
Program Coordinator for M.S. in Counseling

Office: Guild Center 221
Telephone: 301-687-4197
Email: tredmond@frostburg.edu

Degrees: B.A., Psychology @ Lycoming College; B.A., Philosophy @ Lycoming College; M.A., Kutztown University; Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University

Teaching Interest: General Psychology, Counseling Theory, Multicultural Counseling, History & Systems of Psychology. Psychology of Women, Counseling Skills

Dr. Bill Southerly

Professor

Office: Guild Center 207B
Telephone: 301-687-4389
Email: bsoutherly@frostburg.edu

Degrees: B.A., B.S., West Virginia University; M.S., Ph.D., Purdue University

Teaching Interest: General Psychology, Research Methods, Computer Applications, Family Behavior, Careers in Psychology

Adjunct Faculty

Michael Bice

Email: mdbice@frostburg.edu

Amie Fitzwater

Email: asfitzwater@frostburg.edu

Cindy Hay

Adjunct Professor

Office: Guild Center 224
Telephone: 301.687.4193
Email: chay@frostburg.edu

Degrees: Arkansas Tech University; M.S., Frostburg State University

Teaching Interest: General Psychology, Ethics in Addictions Counseling, Treatment Issues and Theory in Addictions, Drugs & Human Behavior

Janet Hendershot

Terry Kasecamp

Meet the FSU Psychology Staff

Debbie Koon

Administrative Assistant
Email: dkoon@frostburg.edu

Karen Lesiak

Administrative Assistant for Graduate Program
Email: kmlesiak@frostburg.edu

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