Professor of Psychology

Education Department Chair

B.A., University of Delaware – 1972

M.A., University of Nebraska – 1974

Ph.D., University of Nebraska – 1979

“My profession is the teaching of psychology. Consequently, one of my favorite research areas is in aspects of teaching psychology classes. I often present research at a national conference on teaching in Florida. In addition, examples of other research include working with students who have collected data on such wide ranging topics as using animals (a dog) as a facilitator in working with children in a counseling setting, working on tutoring program for elementary children at risk for failure, looking at ethnic differences in abnormal eating behaviors among high school females, reading strategies used by those with certain types of learning disabilities, and looking at aspects of seasonal affective disorder (the tendency for some to feel depressed during the winter months), and lots of topics related to the Health Psychology class.

I went through an undergraduate program at the University of Delaware (1972) and graduate program at the University of Nebraska (MA 1974, PhD 1979). My degrees are in Counseling Psychology and I participated in a Clinical pre-doctoral internship at the Syracuse VA Hospital in Syracuse, NY. I became interested in psychology because I wanted to know why people make the decisions they make, particularly on a spiritual level. What is it about some people that provokes them to strive forward and succeed, while others struggle and hurt?

I like my work, but I have a life away from campus. I was the first medic certified in the Chestertown area and I continue to volunteer my time to the Kent-Queen Anne’s Rescue Squad, I was a publicly elected member of the Kent County School Board (resigned after serving 19+ years as a Board Member and President), I work one day a week as a Consulting Psychologist for the Kent County Mental Health Clinic, and I am an ordained deacon in the church; my greatest joy on campus is to serve as the faculty sponsor to the Washington College Campus Christian Fellowship, which has been meeting every Wednesday night for almost three decades. Lastly, I have a loving wife and two wonderful children.”

Assistant Professor of Education

Coordinator of Secondary Education

B.S., Clemson University

M.A., College of Charleston

Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Lecturer in Education

Secondary Education Field Experience Coordinator

B.A., Union College

M.A., Columbia University Teachers College

Professional Experience:

English/Language Arts Teacher, grade 6, NY, NY

English Teacher, grades 9-12, Terre Haute, IN

English Teacher, grades 10-12, Houston, TX

Advanced Placement Literature and Composition certified teacher and exam reader

Pre-AP English Teacher Trainer

English/Language Arts Teacher, grade 8, Kent County, MD

Assistant Professor of Education

Coordinator of Elementary Education

B.A., Gettysburg College – 2001

M.A., UMass Boston – 2006

Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

Research Interests:

Addressing the needs of English language learners within teacher education

The impact of a culturally and linguistically diverse student population on teaching and learning

The language and literacy development of English language learners

Language policy and its impact on students, teachers, schools and communities

Prior teaching experiences:

Spanish, grades K-8

Two-way Bilingual Program Teacher, 5th grade

English Language Learner Support Teacher, grades K-5

Adult ESL & Citizenship Courses

Teaching Reading & Language Arts in Elementary School (college-level)

Teaching English to English Language Learners (college-level)

Clinical Application of Instruction (college-level)

Lecturer in Education

Elementary Education Field Experience Coordinator

B.S., Syracuse University – 1989

M.E.D., University of Maryland, College Park - 1996