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Craig F. Bielert
Charlene Christie

Peter A. DiNardo
Steven J. Gilbert
Lawrence T. Guzy
Cynthia L. Miller
Geoffrey O'Shea

Raymond E. Rainville

Department staff
Susan J. Nelson,
     Department Secretary
Dorothea Mancke
Adjunct faculty

Patricia M. Andrews
Margaret A. Barsch
James M. Berkovitz
Cathy Harris
Kristen Murphy-Smith
Mark E. Schneider
Sheila Serbay

Retired faculty

Muriel Beattie
Leslie L. Downing
Mary B. Howes
Michael Siegel
Walter vom Saal

Full time faculty

Craig F. Bielert, Ph.D.
Professor
122 Fitzelle Hall
Phone: 607-436-3219
e-mail: bielercf@oneonta.edu
Home Page

Dr. Craig Bielert is a psychobiologist who teaches courses in comparative and physiological psychology. His research interests involve the biological bases of behavior, especially in non-human primates. He also holds an adjunct appointment in Anthropology, and is a recent recipient of the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Craig Bielert

Charlene Christie, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
407 Fitzelle Hall
Phone: 3226
e-mail: christcs@oneonta.edu

Dr. Charlene Christie is a social psychologist who conducts research on stereotyping and prejudice, intergroup relations, social identity, and deviance. She teaches courses in social psychology, introductory psychology, and research methods.

Charlene Christie

Peter A. DiNardo, Ph.D.
Distinguished Teaching Professor
406 Fitzelle Hall
Phone: 607-436-3271
e-mail: dinardpa@oneonta.edu
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Professional Vita

Dr. Peter Di Nardo teaches courses in introductory psychology, research methods, personality theory, and behavior modification. He is a Clinical Psychologist with research interest in the nature of fear and anxiety, and the treatment of anxiety disorders. Dr. Di Nardo is a recipient of both the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching and the Susan Sutton Smith Prize for Academic Excellence, and has been promoted to the rank of SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor. 

Pete DiNardo

Steven J. Gilbert, Ph.D.
Professor
127A Fitzelle Hall
Phone: 607-436-2557
e-mail: gilbersj@oneonta.edu
Dr. Gilbert's website

Dr. Steven Gilbert currently serves as Chair of the department. He teaches courses in introductory psychology, research methods, social psychology, and advertising psychology, specializing in social influence and persuasion. His research interests include individual differences in perception and suggestibility.

Steve Gilbert

Lawrence T. Guzy, Ph.D.
Distinguished Teaching Professor
111A Fitzelle Hall
Phone: 607-436-2494
e-mail: guzylt@oneonta.edu
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Dr. Lawrence Guzy is an experimental psychologist with research interests in motion sickness, visual perception in challenging environments, and factors that affect safety in driving, and has participated in several research projects at the NASA facility in Mountain View California. Dr. Guzy teaches courses in introductory psychology, research methods, and sensation & perception. Dr. Guzy is a recipient of both the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching and the Susan Sutton Smith Prize for Academic Excellence, and has been promoted to the rank of SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor.

Cynthia L. Miller, Ph.D.
Lecturer
400 Fitzelle Hall
Phone: 607-436-3217
e-mail: millerc@oneonta.edu
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Dr. Cynthia Miller teaches courses in research methods, developmental psychology, and the psychology of women. Her research interests include gender issues and social attribution.

Cindy Miller

Geoffrey O'Shea, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
411 Fitzelle Hall
607-436-3257
e-mail: osheag@oneonta.edu

Dr. O’Shea is a cognitive psychologist who conducts research on memory, implicit learning, mental processing speed and historical studies on reaction time research. Dr. O’Shea was recently awarded a grant from the SUNY Research Foundation to study memory dysfunction in multiple sclerosis. He teaches courses in cognitive psychology, human memory, introductory psychology, and research methods.

Geoffrey O'Shea

Raymond E. Rainville, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
126 Fitzelle Hall
Phone: 607-436-3599
e-mail: rainvire@oneonta.edu
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Dr. Raymond Rainville is an expert in the study of sleep and dreams, and has written a volume entitled Dreams Across the Life Span, which is used in his upper division course on this topic. Dr Rainville is a locally centered Clinical Psychologist, and offers classes in psychotherapy, abnormal psychology, human sexuality, and sleep & dreams. Dr. Rainville is a recipient of the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Ray Rainville
Department staff

Susan J. Nelson
Department Secretary
127 Fitzelle Hall
Phone: 607-436-3223
e-mail: nelsonsj@oneonta.edu

Susan Nelson serves as the Psychology Department Secretary.

Susan Nelson

Dorothea Mancke
Instructional Support Assistant
126 Fitzelle Hall
Phone: 607-436-3599

Dorothea Mancke serves as an instructional support assistant for Dr. Rainville.

Dorothea Mancke
Adjunct faculty

Patricia M. Andrews, RN, BN, MSEd
Adjunct faculty member
e-mail: andrewp@tc3.edu
Phone: 607-725-8089
website

Patricia Andrews is a nurse consultant in geropsychology, auditing, health, crisis management, and therapeutic intervention. She has a private practice in Ithaca. She teaches Special Topics courses in Health Psychology and Disaster Psychology.

Patricia Andrews

James M. Bercovitz, Ph.D.
Adjunct faculty member
e-mail: jbercovitz@stny.rr.com

Dr. Jim Bercovitz is a licensed psychotherapist working in Oneonta. He has taught our course in abnormal psychology and a seminar in neuropsychology.

Jim Berkovitz

Cathy Harris, LMSW
Adjunct faculty member
e-mail: harrisc@oneonta.edu

Cathy Harris is a licensed social worker with experience in the fields of mental health, domestic violence, addictions, hospice and forensic social work. She is especially interested in group therapy for forensic clients. She teaches the Special Topics course on the Psychology of Family Violence.

Cathy Harris

Mark Schneider, Ph.D.
Adjunct faculty member
e-mail: schneime@oneonta.edu

Dr. Mark Schneider is a licensed psychologist and Deputy Director of Community Services at Otsego County Mental Health Department. He teaches courses in Theories of Personality, Introductory Psychology and Psychotherapy & Behavior Change. He founded the Regional Conference on Autism and Asperger's Syndrome in 1999 and is involved in assessment and research in this area.

Mark Schneider

Sheila Serbay, B.S., M.A.
Adjunct faculty member
205D Human Ecology
Phone: 607-436-2062
e-mail: serbaysa@oneonta.edu

Sheila Serbay is the Coordinator of Internships for the Psychology Department and teaches Psychology of Drugs, Adulthood and Aging, and Psychology of Women. She also teaches Family Studies for the Human Ecology Department. Her interests include research on drug issues, aging and completing her PhD.

 

Sheila Serbay
Retired faculty

Leslie L. (Les) Downing, Ph.D.
Professor
419 Fitzelle Hall
Phone: 607-436-3273
e-mail: downinll@oneonta.edu
Dr. Downings' website
Professional Vita

Dr. Leslie Downing taught courses in social, advanced social, applied social, and industrial / organizational psychology, as well as a course in the psychology of cults, in which he is an acknowledged expert.

Les Downing

Mary B. Howes, Ph.D.
Professor (retired)
e-mail: howesmb@oneonta.edu
Home Page

Dr. Mary Howes retired in 2005 but continues to teach a variety of courses for the department. She specializes in cognitive psychology with particular emphasis on early memory. She teaches courses in statistics, cognition and memory, and is author of the text The Psychology of Human Cognition: Mainstream and Genevan Traditions. Dr. Howes recently completed a major text, Human Memory: Structures and Images, published by Sage.

Mary Howes

Walter vom Saal, Ph.D.
Professor
502 Fitzelle Hall
e-mail: vomsaaw@oneonta.edu
Dr. vom Saal's website
Professional Vita

Dr. Walter vom Saal offered courses in introductory psychology, research methods, adulthood & aging, and human sexuality, as well as a seminar on career preparation for psychology majors. Dr. vom Saal currently is involved in interdisciplinary research on aging.

Walter vom Saal

 

   
 

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