Faculty and Staff

Manza Lou Manza, Professor of Psychology.
B.A., State University of New York at Binghamton, 1988; M.A., Brooklyn College, 1991; M. Phil., City University of New York, 1991; Ph.D., 1992.

His teaching interests include cognitive processes, research design and analysis, the history of psychology, and paranormal phenomena. His research interests focus on perceptual sets, and schema development/change, as applied to pseudoscientific beliefs. He is a member of the Association for Psychological Science, the Eastern Psychological Association, Division 2 of the American Psychological Association (Teaching of Psychology), Psi Chi, and an associate member of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry.

Telephone: 717-867-6193
Address: Lynch 287A
Email: manza@lvc.edu



Dodson Deanna L. Dodson, Associate Dean of the Faculty.  Professor of Psychology.
B.S., Tennessee Technological University, 1985; M.S., Memphis State University, 1988; Ph.D., 1992.

Her teaching interests are in psychobiology and experimental psychology. Her current research areas include hemispheric specialization and handedness, and developmental patterns in lateralization. Dr. Dodson is a member of the American Psychological Society, Sigma Xi, and the Eastern Psychological Association.

Telephone: 717-867-6078
Address: Humanities 206A
Email: dodson@lvc.edu



Kitchens Michael B. Kitchens, Assistant Professor of Psychology.
B.S., University of Mobile, 2000; M.A., University of Mississippi, 2004; Ph.D., 2007.

Telephone: 717-867-6197
Address: Lynch 287-G
Email: kitchens@lvc.edu
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Laguna Louis B. Laguna, Associate Professor of Psychology.
B.S., The Pennsylvania State University, 1990; M.S., Millersville University of Pennsylvania, 1992; M.A., University of Nebraska, 1995; Ph.D., 1998.

His teaching interests are in clinical psychology, psychopharmacology and forensic psychology. He supervises internship students and is a Pennsylvania state-licensed clinical psychologist. His research interests include psychophysiological processes of fear and a variety of topics in police and forensic psychology. He is a member of the Pennsylvania Psychological Association.

Telephone: 717-867-6196
Address: Lynch 287H
Email: llaguna@lvc.edu



Niculescu Michelle Niculescu, Assistant Professor of Psychology.
B.S., Muhlenberg College, 1999; Ph.D., Temple University, School of Medicine, 2005.

Telephone: 717-867-6198
Address: Lynch 287-B
Email: niculesc@lvc.edu



Smedley Kerrie D. Smedley, Associate Professor of Psychology.
B.S., The Pennsylvania State University, 1990; B.Ed., 1991; M.A., University of Nebraska, 1996; Ph.D., 1997

Her teaching interests include general psychology, life span development, and the psychology of gender. Her research interests include cognitive aging, worry, and depression across the adult years. She is a member of the Association for Psychological Science and the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, and is the faculty advisor for the Psychology Club.

Telephone: 717-867-6194
Address: Lynch 287-C
Email: smedley@lvc.edu



Salvatore S. Cullari, Professor Emeritus of Psychology.
B.A., Kean College, 1974; M.A., Western Michigan University, 1976; Ph.D., 1981.

Email: cullari@lvc.edu



David I. Lasky, Professor Emeritus of Psychology.
A.B., Temple University, 1956; M.A., 1958; Ph.D., 1961.

Telephone: 717-867-6080
Address: Lynch 285-C
Email: lasky@lvc.edu



Jean O. Love, Professor Emerita of Psychology.
A.B., Erskine College, 1941; M.A., Winthrop College, 1949; Ph.D., University of North Carolina, 1953.



Wayne Schmoyer, Adjunct Lecturer in Psychology.
Psy.D., Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Telephone: 717-867-6192
Address: Lynch 287-F
Email: schmoyer@lvc.edu



Jamie Marie Bolton, Adjunct Instructor in Psychology.
M.S., Millersville University.

Telephone: 717-867-6192
Address: Lynch 287-F
Email: bolton@lvc.edu



Richard J. Tushup, Adjunct Instructor of Psychology.
A.B., St. Vincent Seminary; M.A., 1971; Ph.D., University of Delaware, 1977.

Telephone: 717-867-6192
Address: Lynch 287-F
Email: tushup@lvc.edu



Support Staff

Susan M. Snyder, Secretary of Mathematical Sciences, Psychology, Art and Art History.

Telephone: 717-867-6080
Address: Lynch 283A
Email: ssnyder@lvc.edu