Psychology

 

 

Faculty

Psychology Department Program Management Specialist

  • Debra L. Truitt  410-543-6370
    Office:  Allenwood 302
    Fax:     410-548-2056

Chair

  • Jason S. McCartney; developmental psychology, developmental disabilities.
    B.A., University of Maryland at College Park; M.S., Ph.D., Virginia Tech

Professors

  • Natalia Hoenigmann-Lion; general experimental psychology, parent-child relations, cognitive-behavioral interventions, behavioral engineering in business and industry, personality disorders.
    B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
  • Natalie W. Hopson; clinical/educational psychology, psychology of women and women’s health, pediatric psychology, behavioral medicine, family therapy.
    B.A., Lebanon Valley College; M.S., Millersville University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University.
    B.S., University of Scranton; M.A., Ohio University; Ph.D., Lehigh University.
  • George I. Whitehead; social psychology, self presentation theory, attribution theory, social comparison theory, service learning.
    B.A., Trinity College; M.A., C.W. Post College; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts.

Associate Professors

  • J. Craig Clarke; experimental psychology, perception and cognition, experimental aesthetics.
  • Marta E. Losonczy-Marshall; clinical psychology, general psychology, developmental psychology, emotional development.
    B.A., Salisbury University; M.A. Towson State University; Ph.D., George Washington University.
  • Suzanne L. Osman; social psychology, sexuality-related attitudes, behaviors and gender roles.
    B.S., Cornell University; M.S., Ph.D., Syracuse University

Assistant Professors

  • Cecilia M. Acocella; sensory processes, biopsychology of psychoactive drugs.
    B.A. Hamilton College; M.A. and Ph.D., Northeastern University
  • Larence Becker; cognitive psychology, visual perception and attention, cognition of music.
    B.A., New York University, M.A., Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University.
  • Charisse Chappell; counseling psychology, psychological assessment, multicultural issues.
    BA., Adelphi University; M.A. University of Tennessee, Ph.D., University of Houston.
  • Lance C. Garmon; developmental psychology.
    B.A., Washburn University, M.A. Ohio State University,  Ph.D., Ohio State University.
  • Karl Maier; clinical psychology, health psychology & behavioral medicine, stress, psychophysiology, cardiovascular disease, clinical neuropsychology.
    B.A., Syracuse University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
  • Meredith Patterson; cognitive psychology, psychology of aging, memory, cognitive aging, lifespan development.
    B.A. California State University, Northridge; M.A. Claremont Graduate University; Ph.D. Claremont Graduate University.
  • Michele Schlehofer; applied social psychology, psychology of women’s and reproductive
    health, health behavior maintenance, perceptions of susceptibility and
    control, action research.
    B.A., Eastern Connecticut State University; M.A. and Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University. 
  • Thomas J. Tomcho; clinical, family, developmental, and health psychology; teaching effectiveness, family, peer, and healthcare rituals, geriatric self-care behavior in chronic illness.
    B.S., Marywood University; M.S., M.S., University of Scranton; M.S., Ph.D., Syracuse University; Post-doctoral fellowship, University of Pennsylvania/Philadelphia Veterans’ Affairs Medical Center.
  • Mark I. Walter; social psychology, prejudice, attitudes toward social issues, right-wing authoritarianism, social dominance orientation.
    B.A., University of Colorado; M.A., Ph.D., University of Maine.
  • I. Eugene White; human development, parenting skills, human sexuality, men’s studies, psychopathology, clinical intervention skills.
    B.A., Southern Arkansas University; M.A., Kansas State University; M.A. Salisbury University; Ph.D., University of Maryland at College Park.
  • Al Witkofsky; physiological psychology, sensory physiology, history of psychology.
    B.S., Worcester State College; M.A., Ph.D., Northeastern University.