Dr. Marta ("Marcy") Losonczy-Marshall

Office: Holloway Hall 313
Telephone: 410-543-6444
Fax: 410-548-2056
Email: melosonczy@salisbury.edu

Infancy & Childhood
Developmental
Research

Bio Information

Associate Professor of Psychology, Salisbury University, 2007 - present
Assistant Professor of Psychology, Salisbury University, 2001 - 2007
Lecturer of Psychology, Salisbury University, 1994 - 2001
Instructor of Psychology, Wor-Wic Community College, Salisbury, Maryland, 1992 - 1994
Bereavement Counselor, Coastal Hospice, Salisbury, Maryland, 1993 - 1994
Preschool Teacher, Relay Children’s Center, Relay, Maryland, 1990 - 1991
Master’s Level Psychologist, Baltimore Association for Retarded Citizens, Baltimore, Maryland, 1986 - 1988
Preschool Teacher, Relay Children’s Center, Relay, Maryland, 1984 - 1986
Preschool Teacher, Early Childhood Learning Center, Catonsville, Maryland, 1983 - 1984
Preschool Teacher, Relay Children’s Center, Relay, Maryland, 1979 - 1983
 

Institutions Attended

The George Washington University: Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology, 2001
Towson University: Pre-Medicine Program, 1990
Towson University: M.A. in Clinical Psychology, 1986
Catonsville Community College: Certificate of Early Childhood Education, 1980
Salisbury University: B.A. in Philosophy, Magna Cum Laude, 1978
 

Areas of Interest

clinical psychology, general psychology, developmental psychology, emotional development.

Publications

Losonczy-Marshall, M.E. (2008). Age differences in the intensity of emotional expression between younger and older infants. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 107, 800-810.
Losonczy-Marshall, M.E. (2008). Gender differences in latency and duration of emotional expression in 7-through 13-month-old infants. Social Behavior and Personality, 36(2), 267-274.
Losonczy-Marshall, M.E. (2007). Book review: The laws of emotion, by Nico H. Frijda. International Social Science Review, 82(3/4), 199-201.
Losonczy-Marshall, M.E. (2007, Winter). Stability and continuity in normal emotional development between infancy and early childhood: Longitudinal research. Forum on Public Policy Online, a publication of the Oxford Round Table. Retrieved January 31, 2007, from http://www.forumonpublicpolicy.com/archive07/losonczy-marshall.pdf
Losonczy-Marshall, M.E. (2006, July). The development of play in children. Thinking, 10(2), 5.
Losonczy, M.E. (2004). Infants’ emotional expressions in response to social and non-social stimuli. International Social Science Review, 79(3/4), 124-136.
Losonczy, M.E., & Brandt, L.J. (2003). Latency and intensity of discrete emotions: Are discrete emotions differentiated by latency and/or intensity of expression? Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1000, 193-196.
Losonczy, M.E. (2003, Dec.). Brain development and cognitive development in early childhood. Thinking, 8(1), 1-3.
 

Research Presentations

Marshall, P.D. & Losonczy-Marshall, M.E. (2008, December). Classroom seating location: Performance and attendance. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Academy of Accounting, Finance, and Economics in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Losonczy-Marshall, M.E. (2007, March). Comparison of emotional expression of infants who passed and did not pass the Denver II Developmental Screening Test. Poster presented at the 78th Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Losonczy-Marshall, M.E. (2006, July). Stability and continuity in normal emotional development between infancy and early childhood: Longitudinal research. Paper presented at the Oxford Round Table Discussion on Psychology of the Child, Harris Manchester College in the University of Oxford, Oxford England.
Losonczy-Marshall, M.E. (2006, March). Latency, intensity and duration of emotional expression in three-to five-year-old children: Cross-sectional research. Poster presented at the 77th Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association in Baltimore, Maryland.
Losonczy, M.E. & Brandt, L.J. (2002, November). Are emotions differentiated by latency and/or intensity of expression? Poster presented at a conference entitled: “Emotions Inside Out: 130 Years after Darwin’s The Expression of Emotions in Man and Animals” sponsored by the New York Academy of Sciences, New York.
Losonczy, M.E. & Brandt, L.J. (2002, August). Emotional responses to social stimuli are different in latency, intensity and duration of expression. Poster presented at the 17th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Losonczy, M.E. & Brandt, L.J. (2002, July). Gender differences in emotional expression. Poster presented at the World Association for Infant Mental Health’s 8th World Congress, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Losonczy, M.E. & Brandt, L.J. (2002, April). Age differences in the intensity of emotional expression in 7-through 13-month-old infants. Poster presented at the 8th biennial International Conference on Infant Studies, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
 

Community Presentations

Losonczy-Marshall, M.E. (2009, April). Children's Aggression. Presentation given to the Lower Shore Child Care Resource Center, sponsored by the Institute of Developmental Research, Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD.

Losonczy-Marshall, M.E. (2008, April). What happened to my child? Presentation given to community members at Saint Francis De Sales Catholic Church in Salisbury, MD.
Losonczy-Marshall, M.E. (2007, April). What happened to my child? Presentation given to community members at Saint Francis De Sales Catholic Church in Salisbury, MD.
Losonczy-Marshall, M.E. (2006, October). Pathways to Juvenile Delinquency. Presentation to the Institute for Retired Persons at Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD.
Losonczy-Marshall, M.E. (2006, February). The development of play. Presentation given to the Lower Shore Child Care Resource Center, Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD.
Losonczy, M.E. (2000, January). Adolescent Development. Presentation to Americorps volunteers in training, Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD.
Losonczy, M.E. (1999, January). Adolescent Development. Presentation to Americorps volunteers in training, Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD.
Losonczy, M.E. (1997, December). Adolescent Development. Presentation to Americorps volunteers in training, Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD.

Courses Taught
General Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Psychology of Infancy and Childhood, Psychology of Adolescence, Psychology of Aging, Death and Dying, Developmental Disabilities, Childhood Psychopathology (graduate level), Research in Infant Development