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Psychology Faculty
 
Department Chairman
Steven Anolik,
Professor
Education
BA, University of Connecticut
MA, Queens College
Ph.D., Ohio State University

Dr. Anolik is a Developmental Psychologist with an emphasis in Child-Clinical Psychology. He has completed postdoctoral training in cognitive behavior therapy and is a New York State Licensed Psychologist. He teaches courses within the applied areas of psychology, including tests and measurements, applied psychology, and field experience. He also teaches courses in the psychology of learning, biopsychology, and history and systems. He is the field experience coordinator for the Psychology Department in which he maintains and develops contacts with various social service and criminal justice agencies, schools, hospitals, and corporations that offer internship opportunities for students at St. Francis College. He conducts research in the area of adolescence, and his most recent publications and presentations focus on treatment strategies for psychological disturbances in teenagers.
 
Uwe Gielen, Professor
Education
MA, Wake Forest University
Ph.D., Harvard University
 
Professor Gielen founded the Institute for International and Cross-Cultural Psychology at St. Francis College in 1998 to help make psychology a more international and cross-cultural medium. He has authored, co-authored and edited more than 130 publications. They include 17 edited and co-edited books, 8 special journal issues, and numerous articles and chapters in areas such as international and cross-cultural psychology, moral development, family studies, immigration, Tibetan studies and childhood and adolescence across cultures. Besides having served as editor of World Psychology and the International Journal of Group Tensions, he has been President of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research, President of the International Council of Psychologists, and Chair of the Psychology Section of the New York Academy of Sciences. He has lectured in 31 countries and has served as organizer and co-organizer of several international and national psychology conferences.
 
Renée Goodstein, Professor
Education
BA, University of Richmond
Ed.M., MA, Teachers College, Columbia University
Ph.D., Fordham University

Professor Goodstein's work focuses on integrative psychotherapy and multicultural issues. She serves as Director of Student Affairs at the Institute for International and Cross-Cultural Psychology at St. Francis College, Practicum Supervisor in the doctorial program at Teachers College, Columbia University, and as Consultant for the Anti-Defamation League. Her awards for teaching and service at St. Francis include Faculty Member of the Year, the Franciscan Spirit Award, Faculty Recognition Day Award, and induction as honorary member of the Duns Scotus Honors Society. She has worked in counseling and diversity for almost twenty years as a researcher and practitioner. Dr. Goodstein has a private psychotherapy practice in New York City.
 
Michele Hirsch, Professor
Education
BA, SUNY Stony Brook
MA, Adelphi University
Ph.D., SUNY Stony Brook

As both a scientist and practitioner, Dr. Hirsch’s interests lie in the area of health psychology, specifically pain, trauma, the mind/body connection, psychoneuroimmunology, and healing. A chapter on a biopsychosocial perspective on cross-cultural healing appears in the Handbook of Culture, Therapy and Healing (Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004). She has published in the journals Pain and Clinical Infectious Diseases and has presented at regional, national and international conferences. Dr. Hirsch currently serves as the chairperson for the Faculty Research Committee; she is a member of the Honors Council and co-director of the Women's Studies Minor. She is a licensed clinical psychologist who enjoys mentoring and collaborating with students on their Honors thesis and independent study research projects.
 
Jennifer Lancaster, Associate Professor
Education
BA, University of South Florida
MA, Ph.D.,  Hofstra University

Dr. Lancaster’s primary research interests are in the area of academic integrity, the etiology and prevention of panic disorder, and the teaching of psychology. She has presented research at both regional and national conferences. Before coming to St. Francis, Dr. Lancaster was an adjunct instructor at both St. John’s University and Hofstra University. At St. Francis, Dr. Lancaster teaches courses in experimental psychology, introduction to psychological research, psychology of the exceptional child and a clinical and counseling seminar. She also supervises doctoral candidates from various area colleges. Each year, Dr. Lancaster serves as the liaison for the Psi Chi trip to the convention of the Eastern Psychological Association and participates in the planning of Community Day. She is a licensed clinical psychologist with a private practice.

Jason Alicea, Adjunct Professor

Sharon Bourgeois, Adjunct Professor

Monica Pagano, Adjunct Professor

Angelo Perrone, Adjunct Professor

Bernard Polnariev, Adjunct Professor

Anne Walsh, Adjunct Professor
 

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Emily Horowitz, Ph.D.

Emily Horowitz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Expertise in Domestic Violence Policy, Wrongful Convictions and Sex Offenses, Teaching About Race and New York City Public School Capital Plan

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Nickie Phillips, Ph.D.

Nickie Phillips, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Expertise in Hate Crimes, Media and Crime, Cultural Criminology and Representations of Crime in Comic Books

 
 

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