Ellen Sperber Freebern
Contact
- MaH 207
- ESperber@mercy.edu
- (914) 674-7338
Ellen Sperber Freebern
About
Dr. Sperber is the Chairperson of the Department of Psychology and Social Work. This includes: Graduate and Undergraduate Psychology, Marriage and Family Therapy, School Psychology and Social Work Programs. She is also the Program Director for the Undergraduate Psychology Program.
As the Psychology Program Director she is responsible for scheduling classes, staffing both full-time and part-time faculty and addressing student concerns.
Over the 20 years of teaching, Dr. Sperber has taught a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate Psychology courses. In particular, she has taught Psychobiology, Abnormal and Developmental Psychology classes. However, she most enjoys teaching the Introduction to Psychology class and getting students excited about Psychology.
Dr. Sperber is well known in the fields of Developmental Epilepsy and Pain Induced Analgesia. She has published approximately 80 articles and chapters on her research.