The success of the Psychology Department rests with our exceptional faculty, all of whom bring professional experience from clinical or research positions in a variety of different fields of study.
Peter F. Toscano, Jr., associate professor of psychology (1976), B.A., Clark University, 1972; Ph.D., State University of New York - Stony Brook, 1976. Department Chair
- Area of interest: Adoption issues in children and adolescents and childhood anxiety disorders.
Sarah Cavanagh, assistant professor of psychology (2009). B.A., Boston University; M.S., Ph.D., Tufts University, 2007.
- Area of interest: The role of attention in emotion regulation, cognitive biases in mood and anxiety disorders, and the relationships among emotion regulation, well-being, and positive mood states.
Leonard A. Doerfler, professor of psychology (1989); B.S., University of Pittsburgh, 1976; M.A., University of Missouri - Columbia, 1979; Ph.D., University of Missouri - Columbia, 1982. On Sabbatical for the 2009-2010 academic year
- Areas of interest: Cognitive-behavioral and interpersonal models of mood disorders, predictors or psychiatric hospitalization and assessment of depression and posttraumatic stress disorder in heart attack victims.
Regina M. Edmonds, associate professor of psychology (1976). A.B., Elmira College, 1968; M.S., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 1974.
- Areas of interest: Family systems theory and the psychological development of women and girls.
Paula Fitzpatrick, associate professor of psychology (1996). B.A., University of Connecticut, 1989; Ph.D., University of Connecticut, 1993. On Sabbatical for the 2009-2010 academic year
- Areas of interest: Understanding the function of perception and cognition in manual movement, the acquisition of new skills, and becoming proficient in performing these skills.
Maria D. Kalpidou, assistant professor of psychology (1998). B.A., Aristotle University (Thessaloniki, Greece), 1990; M.A., Tufts University, 1993; Ph.D., Louisiana State University, 1997.
- Areas of interest: The relationship between emotion and behavior regulation in preschool children, the social lives of children with imaginary companions, and the development of attachment to comfort objects.
Regina Kuersten-Hogan, assistant professor of psychology (2000). B.A., University of Massachusetts - Boston; M.A., Ph.D., Clark University, 1998.
- Areas of interest: Child clinical psychology, with an interest in family interaction patterns and children's cognitive and emotional development
Amy C. Lyubchik, assistant professor of psychology (2002). B.A., Clark University, 1990; M.A., University of Rochester, 1993; Ph.D., University of Rochester, 1998.
- Areas of interest: The contribution of specific distortions in parent-child interaction to the disorganization of the infant’s attachment strategies.
Edmund F. O'Reilly, associate professor of psychology (1975). A.B., Boston University. 1960; M.A., Kent State, 1963; Ph.D., University of New York: Albany, 1971.
- Areas of interest: How social variables of self-disclosure, discovery, and apology affect forgiveness.
Maria Parmley, assistant professor in psychology (2008). B.A., University of Massachusetts Amherst 1998; M.A., Brandeis University 2002: Ph.D., Brandeis University 2004.
- Areas of interest:Understanding the factors associated with gender stereotypes and emotional perception .
Arlene C. Vadum, professor of psychology (1971). A.B., McMaster University, 1963; Ph.D., University of California: Berkeley, 1969.
- Areas of interest: Interpersonal communication and performative psychology
William J. Warnken, lecturer in psychology (2000). B.A., Eisenhower College; M.A., Anna Maria College; Psy.D., Antioch University/New England, 1992. (Adjunct)
Fang Zhang, assistant professor of psychology (2003). B.S., Peking University, 1996; M.A., Cornell University, 1999; Ph.D., Cornell University, 2001 On Sabbatical for the Spring 2010 semester.
- Areas of interest: The cognitive, motivational, and emotional underpinnings of personality and its life span development.