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Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog 2016-2017 
    
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Bridgewater State University has an outstanding faculty of women and men who are dedicated to teaching as a career, not just a vocation. Bridgewater State University professors are nationally recognized for their expertise in their fields of study. Ninety-four percent hold terminal degrees in their fields and many faculty members serve as consultants and advisors to corporations, nonprofit organizations, school systems and government agencies. Other faculty provide leadership to professional societies and conduct pioneering research in their respective fields. Students may work closely with faculty through a variety of means including internships, research or the Honors Program.

Note: All faculty listed are full-time faculty for the 2016-2017 academic year.

 

Ahmed M. Abdelal
Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders
BA (Assiut University); MS (Worcester State College); MA, PhD (Cairo University)

Kenneth W. Adams
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
BS (Gettysburg College); PhD (Boston University)

Bennie A. Agbarha
Professor of Secondary Education and Professional Programs
Member of Graduate Faculty

BSc, MSc (University of Benin); EdD (University of Massachusetts at Lowell)

Arnaa Alcon
Professor of Social Work and Chairperson of the School of Social Work
Member of Graduate Faculty

BA (Amherst College); MSW (Boston University); PhD (Brandeis University)

David Almeida
Professor of Special Education
BA (College of the Holy Cross); MA (Assumption College); EdM, PhD (Harvard University)

Jabbar A. Al-Obaidi
Professor of Communication Studies
BA (Baghdad University); MAE (University of Hartford); PhD (The University of Michigan at Ann Arbor)

Robert G. Amey
Assistant Professor of Geography and Chairperson of the Department of Geography
BA (University of North Carolina at Wilmington); MA, PhD (University of Florida)

Jacqueline Anderson
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Member of Graduate Faculty
BA (Providence College); MSc, PhD (Brown University)

Joyce Rain Anderson
Associate Professor of English
Member of Graduate Faculty

BA, MA (University of Massachusetts at Boston); PhD (University of New Hampshire at Durham)

Norma J. Anderson
Assistant Professor of Sociology
BA (Mount Holyoke College); MPA (State University of New York at Albany), PhD (City University of New York)

Alba Aragon
Assistant Professor of English and Global Languages and Literatures
Member of Graduate Faculty
BA (New College of Florida); AM, PhD (Harvard University)

Martina B. Arndt
Professor of Physics
Member of Graduate Faculty
BA (Wellesley College); MS, PhD (University of New Hampshire)

J. Collin Asmus
Professor of Art and Art History
Member of Graduate Faculty

BFA (Birmingham ‑ Southern College); MFA (Louisiana State University)

Duilio O. J. Ayalamacedo
Professor of Global Languages and Literatures
BA (University of Massachusetts at Boston); MA (Queens College, CUNY); PhD (Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York)

Victoria L. Bacon
Professor of Counselor Education
Member of Graduate Faculty

BA (Fitchburg State College); MA (Anna Maria College); CAGS, EdD (Northeastern University)

Louise Badiane
Associate Professor of Anthropology
MA, PhD (University of Connecticut)

Kathleen A. Bailey
Associate Professor of Social Work
Member of Graduate Faculty

BS (Frostburg State University); MS, PhD (Arizona State University)

Patricia C. Bancroft
Professor of Accounting and Finance
Member of Graduate Faculty

BS (Providence College); MBA (University of Rhode Island); CPA, DBA (Nova Southeastern University)

Jordon Barkalow
Associate Professor of Political Science
Member of Graduate Faculty

BA (Pacific University); MA, PhD (University of Houston)

Heidi Bean
Associate Professor of English
Member of Graduate Faculty
BA (Indiana University); MA, PhD (University of Iowa)

Matthew Bell
Associate Professor of English
Member of Graduate Faculty

BA (University of California); MA, PhD (Tufts University)

Katherine Bender
Assistant Professor of Counselor Education
BA (Georgetown University); MS (The University of Scranton); PhD (Old Dominion University)

Jessica A. Birthisel
Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
BA (Grand View University); MA (University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee); PhD (Indiana University)

Michael Black
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
BS (Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology); MS, PhD (University of Maryland)

Christopher Bloch
Professor of Biological Sciences
Member of Graduate Faculty

BS, MS (Old Dominion University); PhD (Texas Tech University)

Alain Blunt
Assistant Professor of Art and Art History
BS (University of Maryland); MFA (University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth)

John-Michael Bodi
Professor of Secondary Education and Professional Programs and Chairperson of the Department of Secondary Education and Professional Programs
Member of Graduate Faculty

BFA (Ohio State University); MEd (University of Houston); PhD (The University of Texas at Austin)

Darcy Boellstorff
Associate Professor of Geography
BS, MA, PhD (University of Nebraska at Lincoln)

Barbara Bond
Associate Professor of Social Work
Member of Graduate Faculty

BA (Pennsylvania State University); MS (Ohio State University); MSW (Smith College School for Social Work); EdD (Boston University)

Jeffery Bowen
Professor of Biological Sciences
Member of Graduate Faculty

BS, MS (California State Polytechnic University); PhD (Texas A&M University)

Margaret Boyd
Assistant Professor of Social Work
BA (Carleton University); MSW (Wilfrid Laurier University): PhD (Boston University)

Melissa Brandon
Assistant Professor of Psychology
BS (University of Pittsburgh); MS, PhD (University of Wisconsin at Madison)

Edward August Braun
Professor of Physical Education
Member of Graduate Faculty

BS (Central Connecticut State College); MEd, EdD (Boston University)

Mark Brenner
Professor of Social Work
Member of Graduate Faculty

BA (University of Massachusetts at Amherst); MSW (Boston University); PhD (Simmons College)

Ann Brunjes
Professor of English
Member of Graduate Faculty

AB (Colgate University); PhD (New York University)

Edward J. Brush
Professor of Chemical Sciences
BS (King’s College); PhD (The Pennsylvania State University)

Jon L. Bryan
Professor of Management
Member of Graduate Faculty

BS, MBA (University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth); DEd (University of Massachusetts at Amherst)

Emmett Buhmann
Assistant Professor of Theatre
BFA (University of Wyoming); MFA (University of California at Irvine)

Elaine Bukowiecki
Professor of Elementary and Early Childhood Education and Chairperson of the Department of Counselor Education
Member of Graduate Faculty

BS (Clark University); MA (Assumption College); CAGS (Lesley College); DEd (University of Massachusetts at Lowell)

Lydia J. Burak
Professor of Health
Member of Graduate Faculty

BA (University of Massachusetts at Amherst); MEd (Worcester State College); PhD (University of Oregon)

Heidi Burgiel
Professor of Mathematics
Member of Graduate Faculty

BS (Massachusetts Institute of Technology); PhD (University of Washington)

John A. Calicchia
Professor of Psychology
Member of Graduate Faculty

BA (University of Rhode Island); MA (University of Hartford); PhD (Northeastern University)

Walter F. Carroll
Professor of Sociology
BA, MA, PhD (The American University)

Benjamin Carson
Professor of English and Acting Chairperson of the Department of Mathematics
Member of Graduate Faculty

BA (University of South Dakota); MA, PhD (University of Nebraska at Lincoln)

Michael J. Carson
Professor of Biological Sciences
Member of Graduate Faculty

B.Sc. (University of Alberta); PhD (University of Washington)

J. Edward Carter
Assistant Professor of Special Education
Member of Graduate Faculty

BA, MEd, PhD (Boston College)

Janessa Carvalho
Assistant Professor of Psychology
BS (Bridgewater State University); MS, PhD (University of Massachusetts at Amherst)

Jon Cash
Assistant Professor of Special Education
MS, EdS, PhD (Mississippi State University)

Andrea Cayson
Assistant Professor of Elementary and Early Childhood Education
BS, MEd, PhD (Florida State University)

Gregory Chaplin
Professor of English
Member of Graduate Faculty

BA (Albright College); PhD (The University of Texas at Austin)

Daniel L. Chase
Assistant Professor of Movement Arts, Health Promotion and Leisure Studies
BS (University of Nevada at Las Vegas); MS, PhD (University of Northern Colorado)

Kyung-shick Choi
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
Member of Graduate Faculty

BS (Northeastern University); MS (Boston University); PhD (Indiana University of Pennsylvania)

Robert Cicerone
Professor of Geological Sciences and Chairperson of the Department of Geological Sciences
BS (Northeastern University); MS (Boston College); MBA (Regis College); PhD (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Sandra Ciocci
Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders
BS, PhD (University of Massachusetts at Amherst); MEd (Northeastern University)

Sandra L. Clark
Professor of Geography
BA (Plymouth State College); MA (University of Colorado); PhD (Arizona State University)

Jodi H. Cohen
Professor of Sociology
BA (Colgate University); MA (Simmons College); PhD (Northeastern University)

Robert Colandreo
Assistant Professor of Physical Education
Member of Graduate Faculty

BS (Bridgewater State College); MSP.T. (Boston University); DPT (Boston University)

Delayne Connor
Associate Professor of Special Education
BA (Hiram College); MEd, PhD (Kent State University)

Mary Connor
Associate Professor of Special Education and Chairperson of the Department of Special Education
BA (Stonehill College); MEd (Bridgewater State College); DEd (Boston University)

Benjamin Cote
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
BSc (University of Idaho); MA (University of California at Santa Barbara)

Veronica Coté
Assistant Professor of Aviation Science
BS (Bridgewater State College); MAS (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University) ATP, CF II

Leigh Craven
Associate Professor of Art and Art History
Member of Graduate Faculty

BFA (Cornell University); MFA (Rhode Island School of Design)

James Crowley
Associate Professor of English
Member of Graduate Faculty

AB (College of the Holy Cross); MA, PhD (University of Delaware)

Mark D. Crowley
Associate Professor of Accounting and Finance and Chairperson of the Department of Accounting and Finance
Member of Graduate Faculty

BA (Bates College); MBA, MS (Northeastern University); DBA (Nova Southeastern University); CPA

Kevin D. Curry
Professor of Biological Sciences
Member of Graduate Faculty

BA (Central College); MS (University of Arizona); PhD (Purdue University)

Matthew Dasti
Associate Professor of Philosophy
BA (Rutgers University); MA, PhD (University of Texas)

Kimberly Davis
Associate Professor of English
Member of Graduate Faculty

AB (Harvard University); MA, PhD (University of Virginia)

Christian Delaunay
Assistant Professor of Management
BA (ICS Paris); MBA (University of Georgia); PhD (University of South Carolina)

Jo-Ann Della-Giustina
Professor of Criminal Justice
Member of Graduate Faculty

BA (Clark University); MA (Columbia College); JD (IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law); PhD (City University of New York Graduate Center)

Teri Del Rosso
Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
BA (University of Wisconsin at LaCrosse); MA (Syracuse University)

Alexandra Dema
Assistant Professor of Special Education
BA, MA (Voronezh State University); PhD (University of Nevada)

Fang Deng
Professor of Sociology
BA (Capital University of Economics and Business, Beijing); MA (Peking University); PhD (University of Chicago)

Edward F. Deveney
Professor of Physics and Chairperson of the Department of Physics
Member of Graduate Faculty

BS, PhD (The University of Connecticut)

William Devlin
Associate Professor of Philosophy
BA, PhD (Boston University); MA (University of Wyoming)

Kenneth Dobush
Professor of Special Education
Member of Graduate Faculty
BFA (Fordham University); MS (College of Saint Rose); PhD (University of Albany)

Carleton M. Donchess
Professor of Accounting and Finance
Member of Graduate Faculty
BS (Stonehill College); MBA (Babson College); MSA (Bentley College); CMA

Kelley Donalds
Assistant Professor of Management
BS (Northeastern University); MS (Bentley College); PhD (University of Connecticut)

Mary Dondero
Professor of Art and Art History
Member of Graduate Faculty

BFA (Roger Williams University); MAT (Rhode Island School of Design); MFA (University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth)

Kevin Donnelly
Associate Professor of Political Science
Member of Graduate Faculty
BS (Providence College); MA (University of Rhode Island); PhD (Northeastern University)

Shannon Donovan
Professor of Accounting and Finance
Member of Graduate Faculty

BA, MSF (Boston College); DBA (Nova Southeastern University)

Emily Douglas
Associate Professor of Social Work
Member of Graduate Faculty

BA (Clark University); MS, PhD (University of Massachusetts at Boston)

Anne E. Doyle
Professor of English
Member of Graduate Faculty

BA (Emmanuel College); MA (Boston College); PhD (University of Illinois at Chicago)

Donna Dragon
Associate Professor of Dance
EdM, PhD (Temple University)

Jason Edwards
Associate Professor of Communication Studies
BA (Concordia College); MA (North Dakota State University); MA (Minnesota State University); PhD (Georgia State University)

Mahmoud El-Hashash
Professor of Mathematics
Member of Graduate Faculty

BSc, MSc (Alexandria University, Egypt); PhD (Northeastern University)

Susan Eliason
Associate Professor of Elementary and Early Childhood Education
BS (Iowa State University); MEd (Worcester State College); EdD (Nova Southeastern University)

Patricia Emmons
Associate Professor of Elementary and Early Childhood Education and Chairperson of the Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education
Member of Graduate Faculty

BS, EdD (Central Connecticut State University); MAT (Connecticut College)

Elizabeth Englander
Professor of Psychology
Member of Graduate Faculty

BA (University of California at Berkley); MA, PhD (University of Southern California)

Richard L.C. Enright
Professor of Geological Sciences
BA, MS, PhD (Rutgers University)

Kathryn Evans
Professor of English
Member of Graduate Faculty

BA (University of Chicago); MA, PhD (University of Illinois at Urbana‑Champaign)

Marian Extejt
Professor of Management
Member of Graduate Faculty
BS (John Carroll University); MS, PhD (Purdue University)

Patricia Fanning
Professor of Sociology
BA (Wheaton College); MA, PhD (Boston College)

Michael F. Farley
Associate Professor of Aviation Science and Chairperson of the Department of Aviation Science
BS (Bridgewater State College); MPA (San Diego State University)

Karen R. Fein
Associate Professor of Social Work
Member of Graduate Faculty

BA (William Woods College); MSW (University of Michigan); PhD (State University of New York at Albany)

Allyson Salinger Ferrante
Assistant Professor of English
BA (Skidmore College); MA, PhD (University of Southern California)

Fernanda Ferreira
Professor of Global Languages and Literatures
BA (Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife); MA (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign); PhD (University of New Mexico)

Kathleen Ferris-Costa
Assistant Professor of Management
BS, MBA (University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth); DBA (University of Rhode Island)

Emily Field
Assistant Professor of English
Member of Graduate Faculty
BA, PhD (Boston University)

Caitlin Fisher-Reid
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
BS (Brandeis University); PhD (Stony Brook University)

Stephen Flood
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
BS, MS, PhD (University of Notre Dame)

Diana J. Fox
Professor of Anthropology and Chairperson of the Department of Anthropology
BA (Oberlin College); MA (University of Arizona); PhD (University of Massachusetts at Amherst)

Kimberly Fox
Assistant Professor of Sociology
BA (Augustana College); MA (George Washington University); PhD (Loyola University)

Brian Frederick
Associate Professor of Political Science and Chairperson of the Department of Political Science
Member of Graduate Faculty

BS (Mac Murray College); MA (University of Illinois at Springfield); PhD (Northern Illinois University)

Melissa Freeburg
Associate Professor of Counselor Education
Member of Graduate Faculty

BA (Albertson College of Idaho); MA (Northwest Nazarene University); PhD (Idaho State University)

Ivana George
Associate Professor of Art and Art History
Member of Graduate Faculty

BFA (Guilford College); MFA (The School of the Museum of Fine Arts/Tufts University)

Phyllis Gimbel
Professor of Secondary Education and Professional Programs
Member of Graduate Faculty

BA (Hood College); MA (Columbia University); EdM (Harvard University); EdD (University of Massachusetts at Lowell)

Miranda Giurleo
Assistant Professor of Theatre
MFA (Brandeis University)

Nicole Glen
Associate Professor of Elementary and Early Childhood Education
Member of Graduate Faculty

BS (State University of New York College at Brockport); MS, PhD (Syracuse University)

Caitlin Finning Golden
Assistant Professor of Accounting and Finance
BS (Fordham University); MS (Northeastern University)

Fedor Gostjev
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
MA (University of New Hampshire); PhD (University of Miami)

Christy P. Lyons Graham
Associate Professor of Counselor Education
Member of Graduate Faculty

BA (University of Oklahoma); MEd, PhD (Ohio University) 

Louise Graham
Professor of Counselor Education
Member of Graduate Faculty

BS, MAT (Bridgewater State College); MA, PhD (Boston College)

Robert V. Grantham
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
Member of Graduate Faculty
BBA (Loyola Marymount University); MA (Pepperdine University); MS, PhD (Perdue University)

Susan Gray
Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders
BS, MS (Boston University); MEd (Harvard Graduate School of Education): PhD (City University of New York)

Steven Greenberg
Professor of Elementary and Early Childhood Education
Member of Graduate Faculty

BA, MEd (Northeastern University); EdD (University of Massachusetts at Amherst)

Jakari N. Griffith
Assistant Professor Management
BS, MA (Florida A&M University); PhD (University of Nebraska at Lincoln)

Laura K. Gross
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Member of Graduate Faculty

BS (Yale University); MS, PhD (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)

Martin Grossman
Professor of Management and Chairperson of the Department of Management
Member of Graduate Faculty

BAS (Florida Atlantic University); MIBA; DBA (Nova Southeastern University)

Steven Haefner
Professor of Chemical Sciences and Chairperson of the Department of Chemical Sciences
BSc (University of California at Los Angeles); PhD (Michigan State University)

Todd C. Harris
Assistant Professor of Management
BS (University of Massachusetts at Amherst); PhD (University of Connecticut)

Jennifer Hartsfield
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
Member of Graduate Faculty

BA, MA, PhD (University of Oklahoma)

Robert W. Haslam
Professor of Physical Education
Member of Graduate Faculty

BS (Northeastern University); MA, PhD (University of Maryland)

Aseem Hasnain
Assistant Professor of Sociology
BSc (University of Lucknow); MA, PhD (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill): PGDFM (Indian Institute of Forest Management)

James Hayes-Bohanan
Professor of Geography
BS (University of Maryland/Baltimore County); MA (Miami University); PhD (University of Arizona)

Meghan Healy-Clancy
Assistant Professor of History
MA, PhD (Harvard University)

Maria Hegbloom
Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
BA, MA (Boise State University); PhD (University of Colorado at Boulder)

Ward A. Heilman
Professor of Mathematics
Member of Graduate Faculty

BA, BS (State University of New York at New Paltz); MA (Pennsylvania State University); PhD (Northeastern University)

Robert A. Hellström
Professor of Geography
BS, MS, PhD (The Ohio State University)

Leonid Heretz
Professor of History
Member of Graduate Faculty

AB (Harvard College); AM, PhD (Harvard University)

Anne Hird
Professor of Secondary Education and Professional Programs
Member of Graduate Faculty

BA (Brown University); MS (Simmons College); PhD (University of Rhode Island)

Curtiss R. Hoffman
Professor of Anthropology
BA (Brandeis University); PhD (Yale University)

Andrew C. Holman
Professor of History
Member of Graduate Faculty

BA (McGill University); MA (McMaster University); PhD (York University)

Jonathan B. Holmes
Associate Professor of Psychology
BA (University of Massachusetts at Amherst); MA, PhD (State University of New York at Stony Brook)

John W. Hooker
Associate Professor of Art and Art History
Member of Graduate Faculty

BS (Missouri State University); MFA (University of Notre Dame)

Joseph Henry Huber
Professor of Physical Education
Member of Graduate Faculty

BS (West Chester State College); MA (University of Maryland); PhD (Ohio State University)

Jamie Huff
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
Member of Graduate Faculty
MA, PhD (University of Connecticut)

Michael Ierardi
Professor of History
BA (Yale University); MA, PhD (University of California at Berkeley)

Jeanne Ingle
Assistant Professor of Elementary and Early Childhood Education
BA (Boston College); MA (City University of New York); PhD (University of Connecticut)

Ellen Ingmanson
Professor of Anthropology
BA (University of Colorado); MA, PhD (University of Oregon)

Bjorn Ingvoldstad
Associate Professor of Communication Studies
BA (Gustavus Adolphus College); MA (University of Texas at Austin); PhD (Indiana University at Bloomington)

Tina Jameson
Associate Professor of Psychology
Member of Graduate Faculty

BA (Whitman College); MA (University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth); PhD (Washington State University)

Margaret Munson Johnson
Professor of Psychology
Member of Graduate Faculty

BA (Macalester College); MA, PhD (Boston University)

Michael L. Jones
Professor of Economics
BA, MA, PhD (University of New Mexico)

Seikyung Jung
Associate Professor of Computer Science
Member of Graduate Faculty

BS (Sookmyung Women’s University); MS, PhD (Oregon State University)

Kevin Kalish
Assistant Professor of English
BA (Boston University); AM (Washington University); PhD (Princeton University) 

Jeri Katz
Professor of Special Education
Member of Graduate Faculty
BS (University of Rhode Island); MEd (Bridgewater State College); DEd (Boston College)

Annela Kelly
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
BS (Tartu University); MA, PhD (University of Missouri at Columbia)

Mark Kemper
Associate Professor of Political Science
Member of Graduate Faculty

BA (Northern Illinois University); MA, PhD (Ohio State University)

Ashley Kilmer
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
BA (Kent State University); MS (Youngstown State University); PhD (University of Delaware)

Inkyoung Kim
Assistant Professor of Political Science
BA (Sung Kyun Kwan University); MA (Seoul National University); PhD (University of Massachusetts at Amherst)

Cielito M. King
Professor of Chemical Sciences
BS (University of the Philippines at Los Banos, Laguna); PhD (University of Cincinnati)

Colby R. King
Assistant Professor of Sociology
BA (Westminster College); MA, PhD (University of South Carolina)

Michael King
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
Member of Graduate Faculty
MA, PhD (University of California at Santa Cruz)

Thomas Kling
Professor of Physics
Member of Graduate Faculty

BS (Loyola University of New Orleans); MS, PhD (University of Pittsburgh)

Gal Kober
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
BA (Tel Aviv University); PhD (Boston University)

Danielle Kohfeldt
Assistant Professor of Psychology
MSW (San Diego University); PhD (University of California at Santa Cruz)

Stephen Krajeski
Assistant Professor of Secondary Education and Professional Programs
BS, MEd (Slippery Rock University); PhD (Pennsylvania State University)

John Kreeft
Assistant Professor of Aviation Science
BA (Boston College); MAS (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University)

Jean Louise Kreiling
Professor of Music
Member of Graduate Faculty

BA (College of William and Mary); MA (University of Virginia); BA (University of North Carolina at Greensboro); MA, PhD (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

Merideth Krevosky
Professor of Biological Sciences and Chairperson of the Department of Biological Sciences
Member of Graduate Faculty

BS (Saint Mary’s College); PhD (Loyola University Medical Center)

Michael Krol
Professor of Geological Sciences
BS (State University of New York at Oneonta); MS (Bowling Green State University); PhD (Lehigh University)

John Kucich
Professor of English
Member of Graduate Faculty

BA (Williams College); MAT (Brown University); PhD (Tufts University)

Ryan M. La Brozzi
Associate Professor of Global Languages and Literatures and Chairperson of the Department of Global Languages and Literatures
BA, MA, PhD (Pennsylvania State University)

Castagna Lacet
Assistant Professor of Social Work
MSW, PhD (Boston College)

Kathleen M. Laquale
Professor of Physical Education
Member of Graduate Faculty

BS, PhD (University of Rhode Island); MS (Indiana State University)

Jonghyun Lee
Associate Professor of Social Work
BS (Kangnam University); MEd (Myongj University); MSW, PhD (Simmons College)

James Leone
Associate Professor of Movement Arts, Health Promotion and Leisure Studies
Member of Graduate Faculty

BS (Bridgewater State College); MPH (Northeastern University); MS (Indiana State University); PhD (Southern Illinois University)

Leora Lev
Professor of Global Languages and Literatures
BA (Brandeis University); MA, PhD (Harvard University)

Keith Lewinstein
Professor of History and Chairperson of the Department of History
Member of Graduate Faculty

AB (University of California at Berkeley); MA, PhD (Princeton University)

Enping Li
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
BS (North China University of Technology); MS (China University of Petroleum); PhD (State University of New York at Binghamton)

Mitchell Librett
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
Member of Graduate Faculty

BFA (University of Arizona); PhD (City University of New York Graduate Center)

Lisa M. Litterio
Assistant Professor of English
Member of Graduate Faculty
BA (College of the Holy Cross); MA (University of New Hampshire); PhD (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)

Joel Peter Litvin
Professor of Communication Studies
BA, MA (San Francisco State College); PhD (University of Denver)

Xiangrong Liu
Assistant Professor of Management
BS, MS (Wuhan University); PhD (Drexel University)

Arthur E. Lizie Jr.
Professor of Communication Studies and Chairperson of the Department of Communication Studies
BA (University of New Hampshire); MA (University of Massachusetts at Amherst); PhD (Temple University)

Shannon Lockard
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Member of Graduate Faculty

BS (Eastern Kentucky University); MS, PhD (Clemson University)

Daniel M. Lomba Jr.
Associate Professor of Economics and Chairperson of the Department of Economics
BS, PhD (Northeastern University)

Samer Lone
Associate Professor of Chemical Sciences
BS (Oakland University); PhD (Wayne State University)

Rob Lorenson
Professor of Art and Art History and Chairperson of the Department of Art and Art History
BFA (University of Northern Iowa); MFA (Northern Illinois University)

Beverly B. Lovett
Professor of Social Work
Member of Graduate Faculty

BS (University of Massachusetts at Amherst); MSW (Simmons College School of Social Work); DSW (Tulane University)

Margaret A. Lowe
Professor of History
Member of Graduate Faculty

BA (University of Vermont); MA, PhD (University of Massachusetts at Amherst)

Kim Mac Innis
Professor of Sociology and Chairperson of the Department of Sociology
BA (St. Francis Xavier University); MS (Dalhousie University); PhD (Northeastern University)

Bruce Machart
Assistant Professor of English
Member of Graduate Faculty
BA (University of Houston); MFA (The Ohio State University)

Robert MacMillan
Professor of Special Education 
BS, MEd (Frostburg State College); MA (West Virginia University): EdD (University of Alabama)                                                             

Michelle Mamberg
Associate Professor of Psychology
Member of Graduate Faculty

BA (State University of New York at Purchase); MA, PhD (Clark University)

Jennifer Manak
Associate Professor of Elementary and Early Childhood Education
Member of Graduate Faculty
BEd, MEd, PhD (University of Florida)

Heather Marella
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
BS (Wake Forest University); PhD (Washington University in St. Louis)

Boriana Marintcheva
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
BS, MS (Sofia University); PhD (University of Connecticut)

Anna Martin-Jearld
Professor of Social Work
Member of Graduate Faculty

BA (Ohio Dominican College); MSW, PhD (University of Pittsburgh)

John Marvelle
Professor of Elementary and Early Childhood Education
Member of Graduate Faculty

BA, MEd (Bridgewater State College); EdD (University of Massachusetts at Amherst)

Suanne Maurer-Starks
Associate Professor of Athletic Training
Member of Graduate Faculty

BS, MS (Canisius College); CAS (Hofstra University); EdD (Columbia University)

Laura McAlinden
Associate Professor of Philosophy and Chairperson of the Department of Philosophy
BA (Mount Holyoke College); MA, PhD (University of Wisconsin at Madison)

Michael McClintock
Associate Professor of English and Chairperson of the Department of English
Member of Graduate Faculty

BA, MA, PhD (University of Toronto)

Robert McManus
Assistant Professor of Secondary Education and Professional Programs
Member of Graduate Faculty
MHS (Lincoln University); EdD (Morgan State University)

Melanie McNaughton
Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
BA (University of Calgary); MA (Pennsylvania State University); PhD (University of Georgia)

Sean H. McPherson
Assistant Professor of Art and Art History
BA (Williams College); M.Arch., PhD (University of California at Berkeley)

Sarah McQuarrie-Sherwin
Associate Professor of Music
Member of Graduate Faculty

BA (Castleton State College); M. Mus (University of Maine), DMA (Shenandoah Conservatory)

Jennifer Mead
Assistant Professor of Movement Arts, Health Promotion and Leisure Studies
MS, PhD (Springfield College)

April Megginson
Assistant Professor of Counselor Education
BA (San Francisco State University); MS (California State University at Los Angeles); PhD (University of Wyoming)

Jennifer Mendell
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
BA (Wheaton College); PhD (Cornell University)

Rebecca Metcalf
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Member of Graduate Faculty

AAS (Genesee Community College); BS, MA, PhD (State University of New York at Buffalo)

Suzanne Miller
Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders and Interim Chairperson of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
BA (Bridgewater State College); MS, PhD (Emerson College)

Carolyn Mires
Assistant Professor of Special Education
BA (University of Montana); MA (The American University); PhD (Pennsylvania State University)

Susan Jane Miskelly
Associate Professor of Communication Studies
BA (Towson State College); MA (Bowling Green State University)

Lee Mondshein
Associate Professor of Computer Science
Member of Graduate Faculty

AB (Drew University); AM, PhD (Harvard University)

Khadija Monk
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
BA, MS, PhD (University of Cincinnati)

Nancy Moses
Professor of Dance
BS, MS (Iowa State University); EdD (Boston University)

Shaheen Mozaffar
Professor of Political Science
Member of Graduate Faculty
BA, MA (Bowling Green State University); PhD (Miami University)

Atandra Mukhopadhyay
Associate Professor of Global Languages and Literatures
BA, MA (Jadavpur University); BA (Jawaharlal Nehru University); MA (Indiana State University); PhD (Pennsylvania State University)

John Mulrooney
Associate Professor of English
Member of Graduate Faculty

AA (Dean College); BA (Suffolk University); MFA (New York University)

Sandra Neargarder
Professor of Psychology and Chairperson of the Department of Psychology
Member of Graduate Faculty

BS (Wright State University); MA, PhD (Vanderbilt University)

Saritha Nellutla
Assistant Professor of Chemical Sciences
BSc (Osmania University); MSc (Indian Institute of Technology); PhD (Florida State University)

Gregory D. Nelson
Professor of Elementary and Early Childhood Education
BA (Rice University); MA, PhD (University of Washington)

Stephen Nelson
Professor of Secondary Education and Professional Programs
Member of Graduate Faculty

AB (Gettysburg College); MARS (Hartford Seminary); MDiv (Andover Newton Theological School); PhD (University of Connecticut)

Deborah Nemko
Professor of Music
Member of Graduate Faculty

BM (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign); MM (Arizona State University); DMA (University of Arizona)

Thomas Nester
Assistant Professor of History
BS (Susquehanna University); MA (Temple University); PhD (Texas A&M University)

Misti M. Neutzling
Assistant Professor of Movement Arts, Health Promotion and Leisure Studies
BS (Florida Southern College); MS (Troy State University); PhD (University of Northern Colorado)

Thanh Nguyen
Professor of Secondary Education and Professional Programs
Member of Graduate Faculty

BA (University of Massachusetts at Boston); EdM, EdD (Harvard University)

Jeffrey P. Nicholas
Associate Professor of Psychology
BS (Salem State College); MS, PhD (Purdue University)

Carol Nicholeris
Professor of Music
Member of Graduate Faculty

BA, DMA (Boston University); MAT (Bridgewater State College)

Garrett Nichols
Assistant Professor English
MA (Illinois State University); PhD (Texas A&M University)

Chifuru Noda
Assistant Professor of Chemical Sciences
BSc, MSc (Kobe University); PhD (Stanford University)

Mercedes Nunez
Professor of Art and Art History
Member of Graduate Faculty

BFA, MFA (University of Miami)

Amos O. Nwosu
Professor of Health
Member of Graduate Faculty

BS (University of Nigeria); MS (University of South Carolina); PhD (Texas Woman’s University)

Erin O’Connor
Professor of History
Member of Graduate Faculty

BA (Brandeis University); PhD (Boston College)

Orlando Olivares
Professor of Psychology
BS (Regis University); MS (New Mexico Highlands University); PhD (Texas A & M University)

David O’Malley
Associate Professor of Social Work
BS (University of Connecticut); MDiv (Yale University Divinity School); MSW (Southern Connecticut State University); PhD (Case Western Reserve University)

Mia Ortiz
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
Member of Graduate Faculty
BA (University of California at Riverside); MA (San Francisco State University); PhD (City University of New York)

Vignon Oussa
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
BS (Greenville College); MS (Southern Illinois University of Edwardsville), PhD (Saint Louis University)

Nancy Owens
Associate Professor of Communication Studies
BS (Emerson College); MA, PhD (Indiana University)

Heather Pacheco-Guffrey
Assistant Professor of Elementary and Early Childhood Education
Member of Graduate Faculty
BS (University of Rhode Island); MEd (University of Massachusetts at Boston); PhD (Arizona State University)

Donald Padgett
Professor of Biological Sciences
Member of Graduate Faculty
BS (Susquehanna University); MS, PhD (University of New Hampshire)

Thayaparan Paramanathan
Assistant Professor of Physics
BSc (University of Jaffna); MS, PhD (Northeastern University)

Brian Payne
Associate Professor of History
BS (St. John Fisher College); MA, PhD (University of Maine)

James J. Pearson
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
BA (University of Oxford); PhD (University of Pittsburgh)

Carolyn Petrosino
Professor of Criminal Justice
Member of Graduate Faculty

BA (Howard University); MSW, PhD (Rutgers University)

John Pike
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
BA, BS (University of Texas at Austin); PhD (University of Southern California)

Simone Poliandri
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
MA, PhD (Brown University)

Magaly Ponce
Professor of Art and Art History
Licenciatura en Diseño Grafico (Universidad de Valparaiso); MFA (Syracuse University)

James W. Quinn
Professor of Theatre and Chairperson of the Department of Theatre
BFA (Boston University School of Fine Arts); MFA (Yale University School of Drama)

Suzanne Ramczyk
Professor of Theatre
BA (San Jose University); MA, PhD (University of Oregon)

Laura Ramsey
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Member of Graduate Faculty
BS (University of Mary Washington); MS, PhD (University of Michigan)

Madhusudana N. Rao
Professor of Geography
BCom (Andhra University); MPhil, MA (Jawaharlal Nehru University); PhD (Kent State University)

Gia Renaud
Assistant Professor of Elementary and Early Childhood Education
MS (Simmons University); EdD (Johnson and Wales University)

Karen Pagnano Richardson
Professor of Physical Education
Member of Graduate Faculty

BS (Springfield College); MS (Indiana State University); EdD (University of Massachusetts at Amherst)

Kevin Rion
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Member of Graduate Faculty
BA (University of Cincinnati); MA, PhD (Bowling Green State University)

Joseph Rizzo
Assistant Professor of Accounting and Finance
BA (Brandeis University); JD (New England Law)

Ellyn M. Robinson
Professor of Physical Education
Member of Graduate Faculty

BS, MS (Bridgewater State College); DPE (Springfield College)

Jonathan Roling
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
BS (Erskine College); MS, PhD (University of Texas at El Paso)

Maura Rosenthal
Professor of Physical Education
Member of Graduate Faculty

BA (Emory University); MA (George Washington University); PhD (University of Minnesota)

Andrés David Montenegro Rosero
Assistant Professor of Art and Art History
MA, PhD (University of Essex)

Stanley Ross
Associate Professor of Management
Member of Graduate Faculty

BA (Boston University); MEd (University of Arizona); PhD (State University of New York at Buffalo)

Colleen Rua
Assistant Professor of Theatre
BA (Suffolk University); MA (Emerson College); PhD (Tufts University)

Paul Rubinson
Assistant Professor of History
BA (Vanderbilt University); MA, PhD (University of Texas at Austin)

Donald Running
Associate Professor of Music and Chairperson of the Department of Music
BME (University of Wisconsin at Superior); MA, PhD (University of Minnesota at Twin Cities)

Pamela J. Russell
Professor of Physical Education
Member of Graduate Faculty

BS (University of New Hampshire); MS (Washington State University); PhD (University of Maryland at College Park)

Polina Sabinin
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
BS, MS (University of Calgary); PhD (Boston University)

Peter J. Saccocia
Professor of Geological Sciences
BA (Colby College); MS, PhD (University of Minnesota)

Salil Sachdev
Professor of Music
Member of Graduate Faculty

BA (Delhi University); MA (Northwestern University); MM (Ohio University); DMA (University of Miami)

Na Sai
Assistant Professor of Political Science
BS (Peking University); MA (Duke University); PhD (Georgia State University)

Matthew Salomone
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Member of Graduate Faculty

BA, PhD (Northwestern University)

John F. Santore
Associate Professor of Computer Science and Chairperson of the Department of Computer Science
Member of Graduate Faculty
BA (University of Rochester); MS, PhD (State University of New York at Buffalo)

Jennifer M. Sarver
Assistant Professor Dance
BA (Butler University); MFA (University of Utah)

Abdul Sattar
Professor of Computer Science
Member of Graduate Faculty

MS (University of Karachi, Pakistan); MA (University of Massachusetts at Boston); MA (Northeastern University)

Robert P. Saunders III
Professor of Art and Art History
Member of Graduate Faculty

BFA (Shorter College); MFA (Rochester Institute of Technology)

Minae Savas
Associate Professor of Global Languages and Literatures
BA (Kyoto University of Foreign Studies); MEd (Temple University); MA, PhD (Ohio State University at Columbus)

Ignatius Philip Scalisi
Professor of Mathematics  
Member of Graduate Faculty

BS, MS (Northeastern University)

Ellen Scheible
Associate Professor of English
Member of Graduate Faculty
BA (St. Mary’s College of Maryland); MA, PhD (Claremont Graduate University)

Joseph Schwab
Assistant Professor of Psychology
BA (University of Cincinnati); MA, PhD (Clark University)

Irina Seceleanu
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Member of Graduate Faculty

BS (Academy of Economic Studies); BS (University of Trier); MA, PhD (Bowling Green State University)

Joseph Seggio
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
BA (Skidmore College); PhD (University of Maine)

George Serra
Professor of Political Science
Member of Graduate Faculty

BA, MA, PhD (State University of New York at Stony Brook)

John Sexton
Associate Professor of English
BA (Goddard College); MA, PhD (University of Connecticut)

Uma Shama
Professor of Mathematics
Member of Graduate Faculty

BS, MS (Bangalore University); MS, PhD (University of Connecticut)

Thomasena Shaw
Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
BA (National University of Ireland at Maynooth); M.Soc.Sc. (University College Dublin); MA (Dublin Institute of Technology); PhD (University of Tennessee)

Deborah A. Sheehy
Professor of Physical Education and Chairperson of the Department of Movement Arts, Health Promotion and Leisure Studies
Member of Graduate Faculty

BS (Union University); MEd (University of Memphis); EdD (University of Massachusetts at Amherst)

Yongjun Shin
Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
BA (Sungkyunkwan University); MA (Michigan State University); PhD (University of Wisconsin at Madison)

Jonathan Shirland
Associate Professor of Art and Art History
BA (University of York); MA, PhD (University College London)

Mary E. Shorey
Professor of Elementary and Early Childhood Education
Member of Graduate Faculty

BS (University of Maine); MEd (Utah State University); PhD (The Ohio State University)

Peter Sietins
Associate Professor of Management
Member of Graduate Faculty

BS (Bridgewater State College); MS (Northeastern University);MBA (Bentley College); DBA (Nova Southeastern University)

Stephen Simms
Instructor of Criminal Justice
MA (York University)

Melissa Singer
Associate Professor of Psychology
Member of Graduate Faculty

BA (Northeastern Illinois University); MA, PhD (University of Chicago)

Aeon Skoble
Professor of Philosophy
BA (University of Pennsylvania); MA, PhD (Temple University)

Jadwiga S. Smith
Professor of English
Member of Graduate Faculty

Bol. (Beirut XLI Lyceum); MA (Jagiellonian University); PhD (Duquesne University)

William S. Smith
Professor of English
Member of Graduate Faculty

BS, MA (Appalachian State University); PhD (Duquesne University)

Sarah Soltau
Assistant Professor of Chemical Sciences
BA (Skidmore College); MA, PhD (Boston University)

Elizabeth Spievak
Professor of Psychology
BS (Indiana University); MBA (Miami University); MA (Wright State University); PhD (University of Louisville)

Emily Spitzman
Assistant Professor of Special Education
BA (Brown University); MA (School for International Training Graduate Institute); PhD (University of Rhode Island/Rhode Island College)

Beatrice St. Laurent
Professor of Art and Art History
Member of Graduate Faculty

BA, MA (University of Massachusetts at Amherst); MA, PhD (Harvard University)

Julia Stakhnevich
Professor of English
Member of Graduate Faculty
MA (Lenin Moscow Teaching Training University); PhD (The University of Mississippi)

Caroline Stanley
Assistant Professor of Psychology
BA (State University of New York at Binghamton); MA (State University of New York at New Paltz); PhD (University of Memphis)

Jeffrey Stark
Assistant Professor of Accounting and Finance
BS (Canisius College); MBA (State University of New York at Binghamton); PhD (Southern Illinois University)

Thilina Surasinghe
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
BSc (University of Colombo); PhD (Clemson University)

Robert Sylvester
Professor of Elementary and Early Childhood Education
Member of Graduate Faculty

BSc (Salem State College); MEd (Bridgewater State College); PhD (University of Bath)

Jing Tan
Associate Professor of Social Work
Member of Graduate Faculty

LLB (China Youth College for Political Science); MM (Peking University); PhD (Washington University of St. Louis)

Melinda Tarsi
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Member of Graduate Faculty
MA, PhD (University of Massachusetts at Amherst)

Sarah Thomas
Assistant Professor of Secondary Education and Professional Programs
Member of Graduate Faculty
BA (Bridgewater State University); MA (Marquette University); EdD (Boston University)

Wing-kai To
Professor of History
Member of Graduate Faculty
BA, MPhil (Chinese University of Hong Kong); PhD (University of California at Davis)

MaryBeth Tobin
Associate Professor of Accounting and Finance
Member of Graduate Faculty

BS (Stonehill College); MS (Boston College); MST (Suffolk University)

Lee Torda
Associate Professor of English
BS (Ohio University); MA (University of Maine); PhD (University of North Carolina at Greensboro)

Quoc Tran
Assistant Professor of Economics
BA (University of Oklahoma); MS, PhD (University of Texas)

Elizabeth Veisz
Assistant Professor of English
Member of Graduate Faculty
BA (Stanford University); MA, PhD (University of Maryland)

Kathleen Vejvoda
Professor of English
Member of Graduate Faculty

BA (University of Massachusetts at Boston); MA, PhD (The University of Texas at Austin)

Michele Wakin
Associate Professor of Sociology
MA, PhD (University of California at Santa Barbara); EdM (Boston University)

Stephen Waratuke
Associate Professor of Chemical Sciences
BA (University of Pittsburgh); PhD (Purdue University)

Nesa Wasarhaley
Assistant Professor of Psychology
MA (Columbia University); MS, PhD (University of Kentucky)

Jeffrey Webb
Assistant Professor of History
BA (University of Colorado); AM, PhD (Harvard University)

Jody Weber
Professor of Dance and Chairperson of the Department of Dance
BFA (State University of New York at Purchase); MA (American University); PhD (Boston University)

Michael Welch
Associate Professor of Aviation Science
BS (Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts); MEd (Fordham University Graduate School of Education at Lincoln Center)

Sarah Wiggins
Associate Professor of History
BA (Hendrix College); MA, PhD (University of London)

Jeffrey J. Williams
Professor of Physics
Member of Graduate Faculty

BS (Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts); PhD (Clark University)

Wendy Williams
Assistant Professor of Social Work
BSW (Wheelock College); MSW (Boston University); PhD (Simmons College)

Judith Willison
Assistant Professor of Social Work
BS (University of Massachusetts at Amherst); MSW (Boston College); PhD (Simmons College)

Kimberly A. Wise
Assistant Professor of Movement Arts, Health Promotion and Leisure Studies
Member of Graduate Faculty
BS, MS (Barry University), EdD (Northeastern University)

Nancy L. Witherell
Professor of Elementary and Early Childhood Education
Member of Graduate Faculty

BA (University of Massachusetts Dartmouth); MEd (University of Maryland); EdD (University of Massachusetts at Lowell)

Catherine Womack
Professor of Philosophy
BA (University of South Carolina); PhD (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Richard Wright
Professor of Criminal Justice and Chairperson of the Department of Criminal Justice
Member of Graduate Faculty

BA (Burlington College); MA, PhD (University of Massachusetts at Boston)

Wendy L. Wright
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
BA (Brandeis University); MA (William Patterson University); PhD (Rutgers University)

Tong-Ching Wu
Associate Professor of Movement Arts, Health Promotion and Leisure Studies
BEd, MA, PhD (McGill University)

Steven G. Young
Professor of Music
Member of Graduate Faculty

B.Mus (Barrington College); M. Mus (New England Conservatory of Music); DMA (Boston University School of Arts)

Chien Wen Yu
Associate Professor of Management
BA (Beijing Foreign Studies); BA (Davidson College); MBA (Wake Forest University); PhD (Tarlac State University)

Hui Zhang
Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
BA (West China University of Medical Science); MA (Sichuan University)


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