Faculty & Staff

Ometha Lewis-Jack, Ph.D.

Associate Professor Chair, Department of Psychology M.S., Ph.D. Clinical Psychology, Howard University B.S. Psychology, Howard University

Professional Interests & Campus Involvement: Neuropsychological Assessment of African Americans, Diagnosis/Treatment of Substance Use Disorders, Spirituality in Diagnosis/Treatment of Mental Disorders, Department Course Redesign Team

Courses Taught: General Psychology, Introduction to Psychopathology, Seminar in Psychology, Group Dynamics, Drug Use & Abuse

Contact Information: Room 368, James L. Proctor Jr. Building - 301-860-3265 | olewis-jack@bowiestate.edu

Ayanna M. Lynch, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor Ph.D. Clinical Psychology, Howard University B.S. Psychology, Howard University

Professional Interests & Campus Involvement: Child & Adolescent Psychology, HIV/AIDS Research, Student Development and Retention

Courses Taught: General Psychology, Cross-Cultural Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Forensic Psychology

Contact Information: Room 374, James L. Proctor Jr. Building - 301-860-3261 | alynch@bowiestate.edu

Erica Hernandez, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology M.A., Ph.D. Experimental Psychology, University of Southern Mississippi B.A. Psychology, Rice University

Professional Interests & Campus Involvement: Pro-environmental behavior, behavioral interventions for decreasing fuel consumption by drivers

Courses Taught: Learning and Memory, Statistics, Cognitive Psychology

Contact Information: Room 372, James L. Proctor Jr. Building - 301-860-3268 | ehernandez@bowiestate.edu

John Bryant, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Post-doctoral Fellow, Behavioral Medicine, Psycho-physiology, Duke University Medical Center M.S., Ph.D. Biological Psychology, Howard University B.S. Psychology, Norfolk State University

Professional Interests & Campus Involvement: Biofeedback, Stress, Biomedical Ethics, Wisdom Studies, Psychological Society Faculty Advisor

Courses Taught: Experimental Methodology, Biological Psychology, Health Psychology, History of Psychology, Aging, death & dying, Seminar in Psychology

Contact Information: Room 379, James L. Proctor Jr. Building - 301-860-3190 | jbryant@bowiestate.edu

Katrina Kardiasmenos, Ph.D.

Associate Professor Ph.D. Applied Experimental Psychology, The Catholic University of America B.S., M.S. Psychology, St. Joseph's University

Professional Interests & Campus Involvement: Effective course redesign to improve retention; ADHD in college students, Psi Chi (Psychology National Honor Society) Faculty Co-advisor, Department Course Redesign Team

Courses Taught: General Psychology, Learning, Cognition, Sensation and Perception

Contact Information: Room 376, James L. Proctor Jr. Building - 301-860-3263 | kkardiasmenos@bowiestate.edu

Melissa Duchene-Kelly, Ph.D

Assistant Professor Ph.D. Human Development, University of Maryland College Park B.S. , Psycolgy, University of Central Florida

Profssional Interests & Campus Involvement: Early childhood development, parenting, Autism Spectrum Disorder in minority families

Courses Taught: Child & Adolescence, Applied Behavior Analysis, Introduction to Psychopathology, Statistics I, Sports Psychology

Contact Information: Room 378, James L. Proctor Jr. Building -301-860-3266 | mduchenekelly@bowiestate.edu

Naseem Sahibzada

Lecturer

Courses Taught: General Psychology, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Social Psychology

Contact Information:  Room 373, James L. Proctor Jr. Building- 301-860-3720 | nsahibzada@bowiestate.edu

Leo Eyombo, O.D., Ed.D

Lecturer, Health & Behavior Studies, Public Health Education, Health Policy, Columbia University, Business Administration, Morgan State University, Community Health Education, Howard University, Doctor of Optometry, Lyceum Northwestern University, Pre-Medical Science , Catholic University of America

Professional Interests & Campus Involvement: Visual Reality and Pain Management, Visual Cortex and Augmented Reality, Health disparities Research, international Development. Student Research

Courses Taught: Research Methods, Statistics I, Statistics II

Contact Information: Room 375, James L. Proctor Jr. Building-301-860-3264 | leyombo@bowiestate.edu

Tatia Pack

Administrative Assistant II

Contact Information: Room 367, James L. Proctor Jr. Building - 301-860-3259 | tpack@bowiestate.edu