Dr. Serita R. Kelsey

Dr. Serita R. Kelsey has taught Principles of Psychology since the summer of 2015 for the University of the District of Columbia Community College. Shortly before this time, Professor Kelsey also taught several courses over multiple semesters at the UDC main campus, including Developmental Psychology, Critical Skills Developmental Psychology, Psychology of Adjustment, and Juvenile Justice. A proud alumna of Morgan State University, Serita earned a Bachelor of Science in Sociology, a Master of Science in Education and a Doctorate in Educational Leadership—all from Morgan State.

For a number of years, Professor Kelsey has taught Writing for the Social Sciences, an eight week online course offered by the College of Professional Studies (Department of Behavior Sciences) at Bowie State University. Dr. Kelsey is the Principle Director for her grant-writing, training and technical assistance consulting business Roselyn Associates, primarily providing services to not-for-profit organizations.

Professor Kelsey is nationally certified as an online educator by Quality Matters (QM), through UDC’s Center for the Advancement of Learning Professional Development. She was additionally named a “Dean’s Teaching Fellow” at UDC-CC, having recently completed a twenty-five (25) week national training program created by The Association of College and University Educators’ (ACUE) course on Effective College Teaching. As a result of her QM training, Dr. Kelsey developed the first (peer-reviewed) Principles of Psychology online course, which she teaches.