He teaches a range of courses including General Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Neuropsychology, Theories of Personality and Psychotherapy, and Introduction to Cinema. A licensed psychologist, Tom worked at the Divine Providence Community Mental Health Center for ten years prior to accepting a full-time faculty position at Penn College in 1984. He earned degrees at the Williamsport Area Community College, Lycoming College (B.A., Psychology) and Bucknell University (M.A., Psychology); he has completed graduate coursework at the Pennsylvania State University. Tom enlisted in the United States Navy in 1970 and served on active duty and in Navy Reserve assignments as a clinical psychologist until his retirement from the Naval Reserves in July 2001. His professional interests include family psychology and post traumatic stress disorder.