Faculty and Staff

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, Social Psychology, Industrial/Organizational Psychology

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

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Dr. Jennifer Flinn

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. Kathleen Jacoy

Assistant Professor

Office
Telephone:301.687.4194
Email: kajocoy@frostburg.edu

Degrees:

B.A. Psychology, Winthrop University (2008), M.A. Experimental Psychology, Appalachian State University (2010), Ph.D. Experimental Psychology, University of South Carolina (2019)

Teaching Interest:

Statistics, research methods, tests and measurements, developmental psychology, and intro.

Dr. Kimberly James

Associate Professor
Program Coordinator for M.S. in Counseling

Office: Guild Center 207a
Telephone:301.687.4194
Email: kmjames@frostburg.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. Erica Hoy Kennedy

Department Chair and Professor

Office: Guild Center 218
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. 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. Renae Mitchell

Assistant Professor

Office: Guild Center 215
Telephone:
Email: rcmitchell@frostburg.edu

Degrees:

B.A., Johns Hopkins University; M.A., Towson University; Ph.D., University of Kansas

Teaching Interest:

Human Sexuality, Psychotherapy theory & techniques, Addictions

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

Professor

Office: Guild Center 220
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, Psychopathology, The Human Experience through Music

Dr. Kevin Peterson

Professor Emeritus

Office:
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

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 Emeritus

Office:
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