Psychology and Counseling Department

Professor: Ingrid Farreras (chair)

Professor Emerita: Linda Scott

Associate Professors: Diane Graves, Shannon Kundey, Elizabeth MacDougall, Terry Martin

Associate Professor Emerita: Wanda Ruffin

Assistant Professor: Andrew Campbell, Stephanie Dailey, Katrina Jongman-Sereno, Molly Moreland, Megan Shaine, Atiya Smith

At the undergraduate level, the Department of Psychology and Counseling offers a B.A. degree in Psychology, a minor in Psychology and an interdisciplinary minor in Gerontology.

At the graduate level, the department offers an M.A. degree in Interdisciplinary Studies in Human Behavior, an M.S. degree in Counseling, and a graduate certificate in Thanatology. The Thanatology offerings prepare individuals for careers in research, administration, or service with the terminally ill and bereaved, as well as to provide education on death and dying. The Interdisciplinary Studies in Human Behavior degree provides an interdisciplinary approach to the study of human experience and complexity and the problems of the world we live in. Designed to meet Maryland licensure requirements, the Counseling degree provides training in clinical mental health counseling or school counseling, with an additional, optional emphasis in thanatology.  Counselors work in primary and secondary schools, community mental health programs, hospitals, substance abuse clinics, at-risk youth programs, social services agencies, and private counseling practices. The faculty’s areas of expertise are in clinical psychology, biopsychology, cognitive psychology, counseling, developmental psychology, gerontology, history of psychology, and thanatology.

Undergraduate Programs Offered:

• Psychology Major (B.A.)
• 5-Year Dual Degree (B.A./M.S.) Program in Psychology and Counseling
• Gerontology Minor
• Psychology Minor

Graduate Programs Offered:

• Counseling (M.S.)
• Interdisciplinary Studies in Human Behavior (M.A.)
• Graduate Thanatology Certificate