Faculty and Staff
Faculty
Dr. D. Alan Bensley
Dr. Paul C. Bernhardt
Dr. Jennifer Flinn
Dr. Kathleen Jocoy
Dr. Kimberly James
Dr. Erica Hoy Kennedy
Dr. Christopher Masciocchi
Dr. Renae Mitchell
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, 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
Adjunct Faculty
Katie Barnard
Email: kebarnard@frostburg.edu
Michael Bice
Email: mdbice@frostburg.edu
James Dale
Email: jsdale@frostburg.edu
Amy Dunn
Email: asdunn@frostburg.edu
Kimberly Rowe
Email: kjrowe@frostburg.edu
Jamie Winters
Email: jwinters@frostburg.edu
Meet the FSU Psychology Staff
Debbie Koon
Administrative Assistant II
Email: dkoon@frostburg.edu
Cassie Puffenberger
Administrative Assistant for Graduate Program
Email: cbpuffenberger@frostburg.edu