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Psychology Faculty

Larry Z. Daily, Ph.D.
Title	Professor
Email	ldaily@shepherd.edu ( Email )
Phone	304-876-5297
Office	Stutzman-Slonaker 102-D
Psychology Program Curriculum Coordinator Web page: http://www.shepherd.edu/ldaily Courses taught: Memory and Cognition, Psychology of Learning, Statistics, Research Methods in Psychology, Directed Readings, Senior Thesis Research interests: Working memory limits, psychology of hobbies

Heidi Dobish, Ph.D.
Title	Associate Professor
Email	hdobish@shepherd.edu ( Email )
Phone	304-876-5435
Office	White Hall 109-C
Aging Studies Minor Coordinator Awards: Outstanding Teacher (2010, 2020), Outstanding Service (2013), Outstanding Advisor (2010) Courses taught: Child Development, Adolescent Development, Lifespan Development, Psychology of Aging, Introduction to Psychology, and Social Psychology

Lindsey Levitan, Ph.D.
Title	Professor
Email	llevitan@shepherd.edu ( Email )
Phone	304-876-5804
Office	Stutzman-Slonaker 104
Research Exposure Coordinator Awards: Outstanding Teacher (2021) Courses taught: Introduction to Psychology, Social Psychology, Persuasion & Social Influence, Research Methods, Statistics, Directed Readings, Senior Thesis Research interests: social influence, attitudes and persuasion, political psychology

Christopher Lovelace, Ph.D.
Title	Associate Professor of Psychology
Email	clovelac@shepherd.edu ( Email )
Phone	304-876-5315
Office	Stutzman-Slonaker 102-B
Psychology Program Coordinator Web page: http://www.shepherd.edu/psychology/lovelace-home Courses taught: Introduction to Psychology, Biopsychology, Drugs and the Brain, Sensation and Perception, Statistics, Research Methods, Directed Readings, Senior Thesis Research interests: multisensory perception, synesthesia, brain and behavior, psychophysiology, psychophysics

Joseph R. Merz, Ph.D.
Title	Associate Professor
Email	jmerz@shepherd.edu ( Email )
Phone	304-876-5296
Office	Stutzman-Slonaker 102-C
Courses taught: Social Psychology, History and Systems of Psychology, Humanistic Psychology, Sport Psychology

Ann Wendle, Ph.D.
Title	Assistant Professor and Graduate Program Coordinator Master of Education in Educational Leadership
Email	awendle@shepherd.edu ( Email )
Phone	304-876-5068
Office	Stutzman-Slonaker 102-A
Graduate Program Coordinator for the Master of Education in Educational Leadership Undergraduate courses taught: Introduction to Counseling Psychology, Art Therapy, Clinical Practicum

Etana Berger, Ph.D.
Title	Adjunct Faculty
Email	EBERGER@shepherd.edu ( Email )
Courses taught: Introduction to Psychology, Psychology of Personality

Kristen Gingery, M.A.
Title	Adjunct Faculty
Email	KGINGERY@shepherd.edu ( Email )
Courses taught: Introduction to Psychology

Kimberly Rowe, Ph.D.
Title	Adjunct Faculty
Email	krowe@shepherd.edu ( Email )
Phone	304-876-5332
Courses taught: Introduction to Psychology, Lifespan Developmental Psychology

Ashley Shepard, PsyD, LICSW, MA
Title	Adjunct Faculty
Email	ashepard@shepherd.edu ( Email )
Phone	304-876-5332
Courses taught: Well-being and Happiness; Abnormal Psychology; Death, Dying & Grief

John Unger, MA
Title	Board Member
Email	junger@shepherd.edu ( Email )
Rev. Dr. John R. Unger II is a priest and educator whose vocation bridges faith, ethics, education, and public leadership. He serves as senior pastor for three historic congregations in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia—Lutheran, Episcopal, and United Methodist—where he leads a united ministry of spiritual renewal, civic engagement, and community transformation. A Rhodes Scholar and longtime educator, Dr. Unger teaches at both Shepherd University and Blue Ridge Community and Technical College and, where he has developed and taught innovative courses such as AI and Society, Leading in the AI Age, International Business, Recovery/Life Coaching Academy, and Psychology of Addiction. His academic and civic work often explores the intersection of ethics, artificial intelligence, and the human flourishing helping students and leaders discern how to live thoughtfully and responsibly in the age of technology. Dr. Unger previously served five terms in the West Virginia Senate, where he sponsored and passed landmark legislation on education, healthcare, and community development, including the bill that elevated Shepherd College to university status. He is also the founder and board chair of Greater Recovery and Community Empowerment (GRaCE), a nonprofit dedicated to recovery, workforce development, and social capital renewal across West Virginia. Nationally and globally, Dr. Unger worked with Mother Teresa and Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, India. He engaged in international diplomacy and collaborates with the World Bank’s Citizen Engagement and Sustainable Development teams, helping design frameworks for AI ethics, safety, leadership, and public trust. A Trinity Leadership Fellow at Trinity Church Wall Street and a C.S. Lewis Institute Fellow, he continues to develop theological and ethical models that integrate spiritual wisdom with civic and technological innovation. At the George Washington Institute of Living Ethics, Dr. Unger will contribute his interdisciplinary expertise to advancing moral reflection and public virtue in contemporary life helping renew the vision of George Washington’s “living ethics” for a society shaped by faith, reason, and emerging technologies.