Faculty
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 2019-2020 academic year.
Ahmed M. Abdelal
Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders
BA (Assiut University); MS (Worcester State College); MA, PhD (Cairo University)
Donna L. Abelli
Assistant Professor of Accounting and Finance
BS (Bentley College); MBA (Suffolk University)
Halina A. Adams
Assistant Professor of English
BA (University of British Columbia); MA, PhD (University of Delaware)
Kenneth W. Adams
Associate 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)
Karen A. Aicher
Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders
BS, MS (Bloomsburg State College); MA, PhD (University of Connecticut)
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
Associate Professor of Geography
BA (University of North Carolina at Wilmington); MA, PhD (University of Florida)
Jacqueline Anderson
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Member of Graduate Faculty
BA (Providence College); MSc, PhD (Brown University)
Joyce Rain Anderson
Professor of English
Member of Graduate Faculty
BA, MA (University of Massachusetts at Boston); PhD (University of New Hampshire at Durham)
Norma J. Anderson
Associate Professor of Sociology
BA (Mount Holyoke College); MPA (State University of New York at Albany); PhD (City University of New York)
Alba Aragón
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 and Acting Chairperson of the Department of Economics
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)
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)
Angela Bailey
Assistant Professor of Health Studies
BA (Concord University); MA (Emerson College); PhD (Virginia Polytechnic Institute)
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 and Acting Chairperson of the Department of Theatre
Member of Graduate Faculty
BA (Indiana University); MA, PhD (University of Iowa)
Matthew Bell
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)
Lisa Bergson
Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
BA (Stonehill College); MA (Seton Hall University); EdD (Northeastern University)
Jessica A. Birthisel
Associate Professor of Communication Studies
BA (Grand View University); MA (University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee); PhD (Indiana University)
Michael Black
Associate Professor of Computer Science
BS (Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology); MS, PhD (University of Maryland)
Christopher Bloch
Professor of Biological Sciences and Chairperson of the Department 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
Member of Graduate Faculty
BFA (Ohio State University); MEd (University of Houston); PhD (The University of Texas at Austin)
Darcy Boellstorff
Professor of Geography and Chairperson of the Department of Geography
BS, MA, PhD (University of Nebraska at Lincoln)
Adriana M. Bóveda
Assistant Professor of Management and Marketing
BS (University of Maryland at College Park); MA (University of Texas at Austin); PhD (University of Rhode Island)
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)
Christine M. Brandon
Assistant Professor of Geological Sciences
BS, PhD (University of Massachusetts at Amherst); MA (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)
Emily Brissette
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
BA (University of New Hampshire); MA, PhD (University of California at Berkeley)
Margaret Brooks
Professor of Economics
BA, MA, PhD (Brown University)
Ann Brunjes
Professor of English and Chairperson of the Department 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)
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)
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
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
Associate Professor of Special Education
Member of Graduate Faculty
BA, MEd, PhD (Boston College)
Janessa Carvalho
Associate 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
Associate Professor of Movement Arts, Health Promotion and Leisure Studies
BS (University of Nevada at Las Vegas); MS, PhD (University of Northern Colorado)
Wen jui Cheng
Assistant Professor of Psychology
BS (Nation Chung-Cheng University); MS (University of Kansas); PhD (University of Rhode Island)
Kyung-shick Choi
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
Associate Professor of Physical Education
Member of Graduate Faculty
BS (Bridgewater State College); MSP.T. (Boston University); DPT (Boston University)
Marlene Correia
Assistant Professor of Elementary and Early Childhood Education
BS (Salve Regina University); MEd (Lesley College); EdD (University of Massachusetts at Lowell)
Veronica Coté
Assistant Professor of Aviation Science
BS (Bridgewater State College); MAS (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University) ATP, CF II
Leigh Craven
Professor of Art and Art History
Member of Graduate Faculty
BFA (Cornell University); MFA (Rhode Island School of Design)
James Crowley
Professor of English
Member of Graduate Faculty
AB (College of the Holy Cross); MA, PhD (University of Delaware)
Mark D. Crowley
Professor 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
Professor of English
Member of Graduate Faculty
AB (Harvard University); MA, PhD (University of Virginia)
Brandi Decoux
Instructor of Biomechanics
BS (Louisiana Tech University); MS (Texas Women’s University)
Christian Delaunay
Associate Professor of Management and Marketing
BA (ICS Paris); MBA (University of Georgia); PhD (University of South Carolina)
Jo-Ann Della Giustina
Professor of Criminal Justice and Chairperson of the Department 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)
Alexandra Dema
Assistant Professor of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
BA, MA (Voronezh State University); PhD (University of Nevada)
Elif Demirbas
Instructor of Physics
BS, MS (Bogazici University); MS (Brandeis University)
Fang Deng
Professor of Sociology
BA (Capital University of Economics and Business, Beijing); MA (Peking University); PhD (University of Chicago)
Michael DeValve
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
BS (State University of New York at Brockport); MA, PhD (Sam Houston State University)
Edward F. Deveney
Professor of Physics
Member of Graduate Faculty
BS, PhD (The University of Connecticut)
William Devlin
Professor of Philosophy
BA, PhD (Boston University); MA (University of Wyoming)
Kenneth Dobush
Professor of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
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
Associate Professor of Management and Marketing
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)
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)
Kevin Duquette
Assistant Professor of Counselor Education
BA (State University of New York at Geneseo); MEd (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill); PhD (The Pennsylvania State University)
Jason Edwards
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)
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 and Marketing and Chairperson of the Department of Management and Marketing
Member of Graduate Faculty
BS (John Carroll University); MS, PhD (Purdue University)
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
Associate 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
Associate Professor of Management and Marketing
BS, MBA (University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth); PhD (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 Chicago)
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
Associate Professor of Sociology
BA (Augustana College); MA (George Washington University); PhD (Loyola University)
Navid Fozi-Abivard
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
BA, MA (University of Texas at Dallas); MA (University of Wisconsin at Madison); PhD (Boston University)
Brian Frederick
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
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
Professor of Elementary and Early Childhood Education and Chairperson of the Department 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
Associate 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
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)
Holly A. Grant-Marsney
Assistant Professor of Psychology
BA (Mount Holyoke College); MS, PhD (University of Massachusetts at Amherst)
Robert V. Grantham
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
Member of Graduate Faculty
BBA (Loyola Marymount University); MA (Pepperdine University); MS, PhD (Perdue University)
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
Associate Professor Management and Marketing
BS, MA (Florida A&M University); PhD (University of Nebraska at Lincoln)
Laura K. Gross
Professor of Mathematics
Member of Graduate Faculty
BS (Yale University); MS, PhD (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
Martin Grossman
Professor of Management and Marketing
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)
Taylor Hall
Assistant Professor of Social Work
BA (Bridgewater State University); MA (University of Massachusetts at Boston); PhD (Boston University)
Karen L. Hamilton
Associate Professor of Accounting and Finance
BS (University of Rhode Island); MEd (Pennsylvania State University); PhD (Florida State University)
Ashley A. Hansen-Brown
Assistant Professor of Psychology
BS (Washington State University); MS (Eastern Washington University); PhD (The Ohio State University)
Todd C. Harris
Associate Professor of Management and Marketing
BS (University of Massachusetts at Amherst); PhD (University of Connecticut)
Jennifer Hartsfield
Associate 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
Associate 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 and Chairperson of the Department of Secondary Education and Professional Programs
Member of Graduate Faculty
BA (Brown University); MS (Simmons College); PhD (University of Rhode Island)
Nguyenho Ho
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
BS (Northeastern University); MS, PhD (Worcester Polytechnic Institute)
Christina Hodel
Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
BA (California State University); MA (New York University); PhD (University of Kansas)
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
Professor of Art and Art History
Member of Graduate Faculty
BS (Missouri State University); MFA (University of Notre Dame)
Denise Howley
Assistant Professor of Social Work
BA (Allegheny College); MA (Fordham University); MSW (Boston University); PhD (Simmons College)
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)
Theresa E. Jackson
Assistant Professor of Psychology
BA (Juniata College); MA, PhD (Clark University)
Stephanie Jacobsen
Assistant Professor of Management and Marketing
BS, MBA (University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth); PhD (University of Rhode Island)
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
Professor of Computer Science and Chairperson of the Department of Computer Science
Member of Graduate Faculty
BS (Sookmyung Women’s University); MS, PhD (Oregon State University)
Kevin Kalish
Associate Professor of English
BA (Boston University); AM (Washington University); PhD (Princeton University)
Jeri Katz
Professor of Special Education and Chairperson of the Department of Special Education
Member of Graduate Faculty
BS (University of Rhode Island); MEd (Bridgewater State College); DEd (Boston College)
Melissa Keh
Assistant Professor of Teaching English as a Second Language
BA, MA (Tufts University); PhD (Boston University)
Mark Kemper
Professor of Political Science
Member of Graduate Faculty
BA (Northern Illinois University); MA, PhD (Ohio State University)
Haleh Khojasteh
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
BSc (Shahid Beheshti University); MSc, PhD (Ryerson University)
BoAh Kim
Assistant Professor of Geography
BS, MS (Chung-Ang University); MS, PhD (Texas A&M University)
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)
Michael King
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
Member of Graduate Faculty
MA, PhD (University of California at Santa Cruz)
Teresa King
Professor of Psychology
BS, MA, PhD (University of Houston)
Thomas Kling
Professor of Physics and Chairperson of the Department of Physics
Member of Graduate Faculty
BS (Loyola University of New Orleans); MS, PhD (University of Pittsburgh)
Gal Kober
Associate Professor of Philosophy
BA (Tel Aviv University); PhD (Boston University)
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
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)
Jose Lara
Assistant Professor of Spanish
BA (Cornell University); MS, PhD (Georgetown University)
Jonghyun Lee
Associate Professor of Social Work
BS (Kangnam University); MEd (Myongj University); MSW, PhD (Simmons College)
James Leone
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
Associate Professor of Computer Science
BS (North China University of Technology); MS (China University of Petroleum); PhD (State University of New York at Binghamton)
Yiheng Liang
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
BS (Beihang University); MS, PhD (University of North Texas)
Mitchell Librett
Professor of Criminal Justice
Member of Graduate Faculty
BFA (University of Arizona); PhD (City University of New York Graduate Center)
Lisa M. Litterio
Associate Professor of English
Member of Graduate Faculty
BA (College of the Holy Cross); MA (University of New Hampshire); PhD (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
Xiangrong Liu
Associate Professor of Management and Marketing
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
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)
Amy Lovera
Assistant Professor of Art
BFA (Massachusetts College of Art); MFA (Rhode Island School of Design)
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
Associate Professor of English
Member of Graduate Faculty
BA (University of Houston); MFA (The Ohio State University)
Robert MacMillan
Professor of Special Education and Chairperson of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
BS, MEd (Frostburg State College); MA (West Virginia University); EdD (University of Alabama)
Michelle Mamberg
Professor of Psychology
Member of Graduate Faculty
BA (State University of New York at Purchase); MA, PhD (Clark University)
Heather Marella
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
BS (Wake Forest University); PhD (Washington University in St. Louis)
Boriana Marintcheva
Professor of Biological Sciences
BS, MS (Sofia University); PhD (University of Connecticut)
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
Professor of Athletic Training
Member of Graduate Faculty
BS, MS (Canisius College); CAS (Hofstra University); EdD (Columbia University)
Laura McAlinden
Professor of Philosophy and Chairperson of the Department of Philosophy
BA (Mount Holyoke College); MA, PhD (University of Wisconsin at Madison)
T. Kevin McGowan
Assistant Professor of Elementary and Early Childhood Education
BS (Howard University); MEd (Cambridge College); PhD (George Mason University)
Robert McManus
Assistant Professor of Secondary Education and Professional Programs
Member of Graduate Faculty
MHS (Lincoln University); EdD (Morgan State University)
Melanie McNaughton
Associate Professor of Communication Studies
BA (University of Calgary); MA (Pennsylvania State University); PhD (University of Georgia)
Sean H. McPherson
Associate Professor of Art and Art History
BA (Williams College); M.Arch., PhD (University of California at Berkeley)
Sarah McQuarrie
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)
Michele Meek
Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
BA (Boston College); MFA (Emerson College); PhD (University of Rhode Island)
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)
Seth Meyer
Assistant Professor of Political Science
BA (University of Rochester); MSSW (Columbia University); PhD (Rutgers University)
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)
Sarah Fawn Montgomery
Assistant Professor of English
BA (California State Polytechnic University); MFA (California State University at Fresno); PhD (University of Nebraska at Lincoln)
John Mulrooney
Associate Professor of English
Member of Graduate Faculty
AA (Dean College); BA (Suffolk University); MFA (New York University)
Meghan A. Murphy
Assistant Professor of Sociology
BA (Bridgewater State University); MA (University of Massachusetts at Boston); PhD (State University of New York at Buffalo)
Rachel Navarre
Assistant Professor of Political Science
BA (Knox College); MA, PhD (University of Texas at Austin)
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)
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
Associate Professor of History
BS (Susquehanna University); MA (Temple University); PhD (Texas A&M University)
Misti M. Neutzling
Associate Professor of Movement Arts, Health Promotion and Leisure Studies
BS (Florida Southern College); MS (Troy State University); PhD (University of Northern Colorado)
Jeffrey P. Nicholas
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)
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)
David O’Malley
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
Associate 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
Associate Professor of Mathematics
BS (Greenville College); MS (Southern Illinois University of Edwardsville), PhD (Saint Louis 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
Professor of History
BS (St. John Fisher College); MA, PhD (University of Maine)
James J. Pearson
Associate Professor of Philosophy
BA (University of Oxford); PhD (University of Pittsburgh)
Stephanie C. Penley
Assistant Professor of Psychology
BS, MA, PhD (University of Connecticut at Storrs)
John Pike
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
BA, BS (University of Texas at Austin); PhD (University of Southern California)
Simone Poliandri
Associate 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
BFA (Boston University School of Fine Arts); MFA (Yale University School of Drama)
Laura Ramsey
Associate 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
Associate 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)
Ashley Rodrigues
Assistant Professor of Special Education
BA (Saint Anselm College); MEd (Bridgewater State University); CAGS (Fitchburg State University); EdD (Northeastern University)
Jonathan Roling
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
BS (Erskine College); MS, PhD (University of Texas at El Paso)
Michael Root
Assistant Professor of Psychology
BS, MS, CAGS (Springfield College); PhD (University of New Hampshire at Durham)
Joao J. Rosa
Assistant Professor of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
PhD (University of Wisconsin at Madison)
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 and Marketing
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
Associate Professor of History
BA (Vanderbilt University); MA, PhD (University of Texas at Austin)
Donald Running
Professor of Music and Chairperson of the Department of Music
BME (University of Wisconsin at Superior); MA, PhD (University of Minnesota at Twin Cities)
Polina Sabinin
Associate 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 and Chairperson of the Department of Mathematics
Member of Graduate Faculty
BA, PhD (Northwestern University)
John F. Santore
Associate Professor of Computer Science
Member of Graduate Faculty
BA (University of Rochester); MS, PhD (State University of New York at Buffalo)
Abdul Sattar
Professor of Computer Science
Member of Graduate Faculty
MS (University of Karachi, Pakistan); MA (University of Massachusetts at Boston); MA (Northeastern University)
Leslie J. Sattler
Assistant Professor of Social Work
BSW (University of Maine); MSW (Boston University); PhD (Simmons College)
Robert P. Saunders III
Professor of Art and Art History
Member of Graduate Faculty
BFA (Shorter College); MFA (Rochester Institute of Technology)
Minae Savas
Professor of Global Languages and Literatures
BA (Kyoto University of Foreign Studies); MEd (Temple University); MA, PhD (Ohio State University at Columbus)
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)
Samuel Serna Otálvaro
Assistant Professor of Physics
MS (Friedrich Schiller University); MSc, PhD (University of Paris-Sud XI)
George Serra
Professor of Political Science
Member of Graduate Faculty
BA, MA, PhD (State University of New York at Stony Brook)
John Sexton
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
Associate 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
Member of Graduate Faculty
BS (Union University); MEd (University of Memphis); EdD (University of Massachusetts at Amherst)
Yongjun Shin
Associate 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 and Marketing
Member of Graduate Faculty
BS (Bridgewater State College); MS (Northeastern University);MBA (Bentley College); DBA (Nova Southeastern 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)
Jibril Solomon
Assistant Professor of Social Work
BA (University of Southern Maine); MSW (University of New Hampshire at Durham); PhD (Lesley 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 Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
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)
Rachel Stahl
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
BA (Bard College); MA (Columbia University); MS, PhD (University of Connecticut)
Julia Stakhnevich
Professor of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages and Acting Chairperson of the Department of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Member of Graduate Faculty
MA (Lenin Moscow Teaching Training University); PhD (The University of Mississippi)
Caroline Stanley
Associate Professor of Psychology
BA (State University of New York at Binghamton); MA (State University of New York at New Paltz); PhD (University of Memphis)
James Stanley
Assistant Professor of Art and Art History
BFA (University of Massachusetts at Amherst); MFA (Columbia University)
Thilina Surasinghe
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
BSc (University of Colombo); PhD (Clemson University)
Christopher Swart
Assistant Professor of Exercise Science
BS, MS (Bridgewater State University); PhD (Springfield College)
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)
Pamela A Szczygiel
Assistant Professor of Social Work
BA (Villanova University); MSW (University of Georgia); DSW (University of Pennsylvania)
Philip Szlosek
Assistant Professor of Athletic Training
BS, PhD (Springfield College); MSEd (Old Dominion University)
Jing Tan
Associate Professor of Social Work and Chairperson of the School 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
Associate Professor of Secondary Education and Professional Programs
Member of Graduate Faculty
BA (Bridgewater State University); MA (Marquette University); EdD (Boston University)
MaryBeth Tobin
Associate Professor of Accounting and Finance and Chairperson of the Department 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)
Patricio Torres-Palacio
Assistant Professor of Management and Marketing
CPA, MS (The Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador); MBA, MSIE, PhD (Perdue University)
Quoc Tran
Associate Professor of Economics
BA (University of Oklahoma); MS, PhD (University of Texas)
Adam R. Ulenski
Assistant Professor of Elementary and Early Childhood Education
BS (State University of New York at Oneonta); MS (State University of New York at Albany); EdS (Stetson University); EdD (University of Central Florida)
Elizabeth Veisz
Associate 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
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
Associate 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
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
Associate Professor of Social Work
BS (University of Massachusetts at Amherst); MSW (Boston College); PhD (Simmons College)
Melissa Winchell
Assistant Professor of Secondary Education and Professional Programs
BA (Gordon College); MAT (Salem State University); EdD (University of Massachusetts at Boston)
Kimberly A. Wise
Associate Professor of Movement Arts, Health Promotion and Leisure Studies
Member of Graduate Faculty
BS, MS (Barry University), EdD (Northeastern University)
Catherine Womack
Professor of Philosophy
BA (University of South Carolina); PhD (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Richard Wright
Professor of Criminal Justice
Member of Graduate Faculty
BA (Burlington College); MA, PhD (University of Massachusetts at Boston)
Tong-Ching Wu
Associate Professor of Movement Arts, Health Promotion and Leisure Studies and Chairperson of the Department of Movement Arts, Health Promotion and Leisure Studies
BEd, MA, PhD (McGill University)
Yihong Xiao
Assistant Professor of Accounting and Finance
BA (Central Connecticut State University); MS, PhD (University of Connecticut)
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 and Marketing
BA (Beijing Foreign Studies); BA (Davidson College); MBA (Wake Forest University); PhD (Tarlac State University)
Wanchunzi Yu
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
BS (Central South University); MS, PhD (Arizona State University)
Hui Zhang
Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
BA (West China University of Medical Science); MA (Sichuan University); PhD (Colorado State University)
Bingyu Zheng
Assistant Professor of History
BA, MA (University of Chicago); PhD (Princeton University)
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