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
Associate Professor
Office: Guild Center 223
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. 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 and 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
Rhonda Klepitch
Email: reklepitch@frostburg.edu
Cindy Shockey-Smith
Email: cshockeysmith@frostburg.edu
Jamie Winters
Email: jwinters@frostburg.edu
Meet the FSU Psychology Staff
Debbie Koon
Administrative Assistant
Email: dkoon@frostburg.edu
Karen Lesiak
Administrative Assistant for Graduate Program
Email: kmlesiak@frostburg.edu