Psychology Faculty

The Psychology Faculty are a well-rounded group of professionals firmly committed to teaching and to a strong Liberal Arts education.  Among them, you will find a diverse range of specialties and interests.  The Psychology Faculty pride themselves on their ability to work with students to explore areas of student interest and to maximize student potential.

Chair

Bertram Jacobs
207-778-7376
bjacobs@maine.edu
Professor of Psychology (Ed.D., University of Cincinnati)
Specialties and interests: psychology and law, death and dying, health care advocacy, and abnormal psychology.

Faculty

Susan A. Anzivino
207-778-7384
anzivino@maine.edu
Professor of Psychology (Ph.D., The Ohio State University)
Specialties and interests: children of divorce, child and family counseling, service learning in public schools, legislative and judicial advocacy, and autism.

Stephan Desrochers
207-778-7067
stephan.desrochers@maine.edu
Assistant Professor of Psychology (Ph.D., University of Nevada, Reno)
Specialties and interests: social psychology, personal relationships, organizational behavior, family relations, and linkages between work and family life, students' attitudes toward college, and men's issues.

Brian Kaufman
207-778-7379
bjkpma@maine.edu
Associate Professor of Psychology (Ph.D., Old Dominion University)
Specialties and interests: industrial/organizational psychology, personnel psychology, career development, sport psychology, cultural diversity, lesbian/gay issues, and psychology in cinema.

Joel King
207-778-7381
joelking@maine.edu
Professor of Psychology (Ph.D., Cornell University)
Specialties and interests: infant and child development, parenting, assessment of school programs, assessment of families in poverty, and statistical applications.

Steven Quackenbush
207-778-7518
steven.quackenbush@maine.edu
Associate Professor of Psychology (Ph.D., Kansas State University)
Specialties and interests: moral development, aging, psychobiography, research methods, and history of psychology.

Dan Seabold
207-778-7382
seabold@maine.edu
Professor of Psychology (Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Specialties and interests: clinical and counseling psychology, group work, and transpersonal and Eastern psychology.

Marilyn Shea
207-778-7374
mshea@maine.edu
Professor of Psychology (Ph.D., University of Kansas)
Specialties and interests: social psychology, physiological psychology, biofeedback, history of psychology, creativity, computer applications, and research methods.

Alison Terry
207-778-7885
alison.terry@maine.edu
Assistant Professor of Psychology (Ph.D., University of California, Davis)
Specialties and interests: infant and child development, cognitive development, cross-cultural psychology, leadership, interpersonal relationships, and the psychology of music.