Faculty

Joshua Becker

Faculty

Social Sciences

B.A., University of Hamburg Germany
M.S., Boston University
M.Ed., C.A.G.S., University of Massachusetts
M.A., Psy.D., Union Institute and University

E116J 1-413-775-1140

Dr. Josh Becker has been teaching courses in psychology, education, and human services at GCC since 2002, alongside other work in both educational and clinical settings. He is especially passionate about helping students clarify their academic, professional, and personal goals, making each class relevant to their life-long learning. His academic interests lie in that space where the fields of psychology, education, and cultural studies/social justice intertwine. Josh holds a Masters degree in school counseling, a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies in child development, and a Doctor of Psychology degree in clinical psychology with sub-specialization in addiction studies. His clinical work spans school- and community-based treatment with children, psychiatric crisis evaluation and intervention, psychological testing and assessment, as well as therapeutic issues affecting LGBTQ people.

Karen Loeb

Adjunct Faculty

Sociology

1-413-775-1752

Karen Loeb has been teaching sociology for 25 years with an emphasis on the sociology of religion and the sociology of mental illness. At GCC she teaches Intro to Sociology.

Linda McCarthy

Faculty

Social Sciences

B.A., University of Colorado
M.A., University of New Hampshire
Ed.D., University of Massachusetts

E116N 1-413-775-1154

Dr. McCarthy joined GCC in 2004, and since then has actively expanded the Sociology curriculum to include many of the courses offered today. Along with teaching Principles of Sociology every semester (and online), she also teaches Social Inequality (face-to-face and online), Sociology of Gender, Sociology of Human Sexuality, and Sociology of the Family. Dr. McCarthy earned her Doctorate in Social Justice Education from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2003, and teaches Sociology at GCC from a social justice perspective. Dr. McCarthy has published several articles and book chapters and is a former associate editor of the University of Massachusetts School of Education’s journal, Equity & Excellence in Education. Dr. McCarthy’s classes each emphasize the connections between current social issues and sociological concepts.

Anne Wiley

Adjunct Faculty

Psychology, Women's Studies

B.A., LeMoyne College
M.Ed., State University of New York
Ed.D., University of Massachusetts

E116E 1-413-775-1132

Dr. Anne Wiley, professor emerita, earned her doctorate in higher education from the School of Education at UMASS–Amherst. She has taught for 40 years in psychology and gender and women’s studies. Over her career, Dr. Wiley brought private and public grants to GCC that funded the GCC Women’s Resource Center and helped initiate the Gender and Women’s Studies degree option. Additionally, she coordinated a past New England Women’s Studies Conference at GCC and has been an adjunct professor in Women’s and Gender Studies at Keene State College. Anne served on the Board of NELCWIT and helped raised funds as the President of the Friends of NELCWIT for 10 years. Anne also regularly teaches courses online and received the Massachusetts Online Award in 2008 for innovative use of technology. She published two articles in Women’s Studies Quarterly as well as several online articles and has regularly presented at numerous regional and national conferences. After her retirement from full time teaching in 2013, the Anne M. Wiley Gender and Social Justice scholarship was set up, that GCC students apply for each spring. In her "semi" retirement, Anne enjoys travel, visiting family, beach vacations, reading mysteries and involvement in politics, including service on her town’s board of elections.