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Graduate Faculty

Robert Johnson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Robert JohnsonDr. Robert H. Johnson (robertj@medaille.edu) received an M.S. in Plant Biology from Western Carolina University and a Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina with concentrations in Ecology and Biochemistry. Dr. Johnson continued his training as a post-doctoral research fellow at the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, and as a research associate at SUNY-Buffalo. Prior to coming to Medaille, Dr. Johnson was an Assistant Professor of Botany at Stephen F. Austin State University in Texas. He is currently an Associate Professor at Medaille and teaches Ecology, Botany and Epidemiology/Biostatistics. Dr. Johnson is the recipient of a National Science Foundation grant to research the biochemistry of invasive goldenrod plants; he feels fortunate to involve Medaille biology students in this research. Dr. Johnson is a regular presenter at national and international scientific meetings. In June 2006, he coauthored three presentations made to the Society for the Study of Evolution – American Society of Naturalists joint annual meeting at Stony Brook, NY. His two most recent papers were published in the Journal of Chemical Ecology and Biochemical Systematics and Ecology.

Dr. Johnson will be taking a sabbatical for the 2007-08 academic year at Cornell University studying plant-plant communication and chemical defense against herbivores.


Lynn Horne-Moyer, Ph.D.

Director, Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology

Lynn Horne-Moyer began at Medaille College as a professor and Director of the Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology in 2007. She earned her Ph.D. and M.A. in Psychology from the University of Southern Mississippi, in Hattiesburg, MS.

Dr. Horne-Moyer is a geropsychologist and brings to Medaille strong experience in clinical training, program design and accreditation, and will work to develop Medaille’s first doctoral program in Clinical Psychology. She is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Geriatric Society of America, and the Georgia Psychological Association. Along with serving as a delegate to the National Council of Schools and Programs in Professional Psychology, she recently completed a term as Chair of the Women’s Issues committee and Liaison to the APA Committee on Women in Psychology.


Judith Horowitz, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Judith HorowitzDr. Judith Horowitz (jhorowitz@medaille.edu) received a Ph.D. in Biopsychology from the State University of New York at Buffalo, and has continued studying the relationship between brain and behavior. She has published over two dozen articles in the areas of depression, Parkinson’s Disease, schizophrenia, and drug addiction. She has received extramural funding from the National Institutes of Health and the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Association for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression, and the Parkinson’s Foundation. She has taught in Medaille's Psychology Program since 1997, and now serves the College as the Dean of the School of Adult and Graduate Education (SAGE).


Deborah A. Legge, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Dr. Deborah A. Legge (dlegge@medaille.edu ) is a counselor and educator who has worked in the mental health professions for over 15 years. Dr. Legge earned a master’s degree in Rehabilitation Counseling and a doctorate in Counselor Education. She is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, a NYS Licensed Mental Health Counselor, and a board certified Trauma Specialist. She is an Assistant Professor and Clinical Coordinator in Medaille’s Mental Health Counseling program, and is in private practice where she provides counseling services for adults, and where she provides supervision for mental health professionals in the community.

In addition to her teaching and clinical work, Dr. Legge has founded several local mental health organizations. Most recently she established The Counselor’s Corner. Dr. Legge has taught and presented seminars, workshops, and trainings for many local colleges, non-profit organizations, mental health agencies, and counseling centers.

 

Glenn Morrow, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Glenn MorrowDr. Glenn Morrow (gmorrow@medaille.edu) began his teaching career in 1995 when he accepted an offer to join the University of South Florida as a visiting assistant professor. He received his Ph.D. in 1994 from the University of British Columbia School of Medicine, Department of Physiology in Vancouver, Canada. His research focused predominantly on the use of molecular genetic techniques to explore the structure/function relationship of a protein that triggers insulin release. In 1994-1995 he accepted a post-doctoral position whose focus was the study of the gut protein motilin. 

Dr. Morrow’s courses included General Genetics, Organic Evolution and Human Physiology. He joined Medaille in 1997 and has enjoyed watching the Department of Math and Sciences grow from a service department to one that houses a full-fledged biology major. He teaches a variety of courses in the Biology program including Advanced Vertebrate Physiology, Cell Biology, Genetics and Evolution. In addition, he has taught graduate- and undergraduate-level courses for the Psychology program including the Biological Basis of Behavior and Biopsychology.

 

Todd Riniolo, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Todd RinioloDr. Todd Riniolo (triniolo@medaille.edu) began teaching in the Department of Social Sciences at Medaille in 2001, and earned his Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Maryland, College Park. He has an extensive list of publications, ranging from research methods to cognitive psychology. The courses he teaches include parapsychology and pseudoscience, the psychology of adulthood, and the application of psychology to law.