Undergraduate Faculty by Academic Department
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Art, Music, & Theatre
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 Barbara Beall-Fofana, Associate Professor of Art History (2000). B.A., Bard College, 1969; M.Ed., Clark University,  1973; M.A., University of Massachusetts, 1991; A.M., Brown University, 1993; Ph.D., Brown University, 1997.

Thomas E. Burke, Lecturer in Theater Arts (1998). B.A., Franklin Pierce College, 1994; M.A., Assumption College, 1997. (Adjunct) 

Peter Clemente, Visiting Instructor of Music (1988). B.M., Hartt School of Music, M.M., New England Conservatory, 1986.

Frank Corbin, Lecturer in Music (1990). B.M., Oberlin College; M.M., University of Cincinnati; M.M., D.M.A., Eastman School of Music, 1989. (Adjunct)

 Scott J. Glushien, Assistant Professor of Art (2000). B.A., Hampshire College, 1992; M.F.A., Yale University School of  Art, 1995.

Michelle Graveline, Professor of Music (1984), Chairperson of the Art, Music, & Theatre Department. B.Mus., Boston University, 1974; M.S.M., Boston University 1976; D.M.A., University of Michigan, 1982.

John Hoover, Lecturer in Theatre Arts (2006). B.A., Oberlin College, 1967; M.A.T., Harvard University, 1969; M.A., Boston University, 1981. (Adjunct)

Bruce Hopkins, Lecturer in Music (1987). B.M., Boston Conservatory of Music; M.M., New England Conservatory of Music, 1975. (Adjunct)

 Rev. Donat R. Lamothe, A.A., Professor of Music; Archivist (1963). Ph.L., University of Ottawa; M.A., St. John's  University; M.M., Boston University; Ph.D., University of Strasbourg, 1980. On Sabbatical for the 2008-2009 academic year.

Judith C. Leemann, Lecturer in Art (2006). B.A., University of Virginia; M.F.A., School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 2004. (Adjunct)

Jonathan Lucas, Lecturer in Art (2005). B.A., Clark University; M.F.A., The School of the Museum of Fine Arts/Tufts University, 1995. (Adjunct)

 Toby Norris, Assistant Professor of Art History (2006). B.A., Magdalen College, Oxford University; M. Phil., Glasgow  University; Ph.D. Northwestern University, 2005.

Gary Orlinsky, Lecturer in Art (2000). B.A., University of Illinois; M.F.A., University of Massachusetts, 1983. (Adjunct) 

Edith Read, Visiting Assistant Professor of Art (2001). B.A., Boston University; M.F.A., Massachusetts College of Art, 1995.

Marlene Rye, Lecturer in Art (2003). B.A., Smith College; M.A., Western Carolina University; M.F.A., University of Pennsylvania. (Adjunct)

 Brian T. Tivnan, Visiting Instructor of Theater Arts (2001). B.A., Worcester State College; M.Ed., San Francisco State  University, 1976; C.A.G.S., Trinity Repertory Theater Conservatory, 1984.

Ian E. Watson, Lecturer in Music. Licentiate, Royal Academy of Music; Diploma of Fellowship, Royal College of Organists, 1975. (Adjunct)

Mary Wood, Lecturer in Art History (2007). B.A., Assumption College, 2005; M.A., University of Massachusetts: Amherst, 2007. (Adjunct)

Business Studies
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Mary Clay, Visiting Assistant Professor of Accounting (2007). B.S., Fitchburg State College; M.B.A., Anna Maria College, 1999.

 Arlene O. DeWitt, Assistant Professor of Marketing and Organizational Communication (2005). B.A. Elmira College;  M.B.A., Clark University, 1987.

 Egidio A. Diodati, Associate Professor of Management (1987). B.S., Boston State College, 1973; M.B.A., Suffolk  University, 1977. Study: University of Hawaii.

Thomas L. Fitzpatrick, Lecturer in Business Law (1984). B.A., University of Massachusetts-Amherst; J.D., Catholic University of America, 1978. (Adjunct)

Joseph T. Foley, Associate Professor of Accounting (1979), Chairperson of the Business Studies Department. A.B., College of the Holy Cross; M.S./M.B.A. Northeastern University Graduate School of Professional Accounting, 1973. Certified Public Accountant, 1975 (Massachusetts).

 Carol Harvey, Professor of Management (1990). A.B., Anna Maria College, 1965; M.A., Assumption College, 1973;  M.B.A., Northeastern University, 1982; C.A.G.S., Northeastern University, 1986; Ed.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1991.

Irene T. Houle, Assistant Professor of Marketing (2007). B.S., University of Connecticut; M.B.A., Clark University, 1991.

Jeffrey G. Hunter, Associate Professor of Management (1987). A.B., College of the Holy Cross, 1969; M.B.A., Western New England College, 1977. D.B.A., Golden Gate University, 1999. On Sabbatical for the Spring 2009 semester.

 Daniel Jones, Assistant Professor of Accounting (2005). B.A., B.S., University of Notre Dame; M.B.A., Harvard  University; M.S. (Accounting), Bentley College, 1977.

Mary F. Kingsley, Lecturer in Business Law (1983). B.A., Manhattanville College; J.D., Suffolk University Law School, 1978. (Adjunct)

Cary LeBlanc, Visiting Assistant Professor of Management (2006). B.A., Boston College; M.Ed., Northeastern University; Ph.D., ABD, The Union Institute.

Michael Lewis, Visiting Assistant Professor of Management (2007). B.S., Central New England College; M.B.A., Assumption College, 2000.

  Francis A. Marino, Associate Professor of Accounting (1981). A.B., College of the Holy Cross, 1971;  M.B.A., Northeastern University, 1975; M.S.T., Bentley College, 1982; Certified Public  Accountant, 1975 (Massachusetts).

 Jeanne M. McNett, Professor of Management (1997). B.A., University of Massachusetts, 1970: Amherst;  M.A., University of Massachusetts, 1974: Amherst; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts: Amherst, 1980; M.B.A., City University Business School: London, 1983.

 Saeed Mohaghegh, Associate Professor of Management (1982). B.A., Business College of Rasht, Iran, 1974;  M.B.A., Clark University, 1977; M.A., Clark University, 1986. Study: Assumption College, Worcester State College, Fulbright Scholar 1990.

 J. Bart Morrison, Assistant Professor of Management (2005). B.A., Fordham University; M. Edu., Harvard University;  Executive Doctor in Management, Case Western Reserve University, 2002.

 M.E. (Pete) Murphy, Assistant Professor of Management (2000). B.S., Stevens Institute of Technology, 1968; M.B.A.,  University of Akron, 1985.

 Jennifer Niece, Assistant Professor of Accounting (2001). B.A., College of the Holy Cross, 1994; M.B.A., Boston  College, 1998; Certified Public Accountant, 1998 (Massachusetts).

Frances Skypeck, Lecturer in Accounting (2007).  B.A., Assumption College; M.S., Bentley College, 1986. (Adjunct)  

 William N. Sullivan, Assistant Professor of Accounting (1980). B.S., Boston College, 1968; M.B.A., Babson College,  1975; Certified Public Accountant, 1973 (Massachusetts). On Sabbatical for the Spring 2009 semester.

Economics & Global Studies
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Cecile Charlebois, Lecturer in Economics (1980). B.A., Rhode Island College; M.A., Clark University; Cand. Ph.D., Clark University. (Adjunct)

 Colleen A. Fahy, Associate Professor of Economics (1992). B.A., St. John Fisher College, 1984; M.A., State University  of New York: Binghamton, Ph.D., State University of New York: Binghamton, 1989.

Kevin L. Hickey, Associate Professor of Geography (1972), Chairperson of the Economics and Global Studies Department. A.B., M.A., Boston University, 1970; M.L.A., Harvard University, 1976.

 Demetrius Kantarelis, Professor of Economics (1983). B.A., University of Athens, Greece, 1977; M.A., Fordham  University, 1978; Ph.D., Clark University, 1983. Study: Harvard University.

 Christopher Dylan McGee, Assistant Professor of Economics (2001). B.S., Reed College, 1991; Ph.D., University of  North Carolina, 2001.

John E. Moore, Lecturer in Economics (2003).  B.A., Villanova University; M.B.A., Assumption College; Ph.D., Clark University, 2007. (Adjunct)

 Smriti Rao, Assistant Professor of Economics (2006) B.A. Birla Institute of Technology M.A., Ph.D., University of  Massachusetts Amherst, 2005.

Elizabeth Seidler, Lecturer in Economics (2002).  B.A., Smith College; M.B.A., Babson College; Ph.D., Clark University, 2001. (Adjunct)

 Thomas J. White, Associate Professor of Economics (1994). B.S., Iowa State University, 1984; M.A., State University of  New York: Binghamton, 1986; Ph.D., State University of New York, Binghamton, 1989.

Anita C. Danker, Associate Professor of Education (1998). B.S., Boston State College, 1965; ; M.Ed., Framingham  State College, 1976; M.A., University of Massachusetts: Boston, 1988; Ed.D., Boston University, 1998.

Chris Dionis, Lecturer in Education (1996). B.S., M.S., Worcester State College, 1960. (Adjunct)

John F. Farley, Lecturer in Education (2004). B.A., Worcester State College; M.A. Assumption College; M.Ed., Cambridge College; Cand. Ed.D., California Coast University. (Adjunct)

 Eric M. Howe, Assistant Professor of Education (2004). B.S., University of Colorado: Boulder, 1989; M.B.A., Indiana  University, 1992; M.A.T., Colgate University, 2000; Ph.D., Western Michigan University, 2004.

 Mary E. Kielbasa, Assistant Professor of Education (1987). B.A., Assumption College, 1974; M.A., Simmons College;  M.Ed., Boston University, 1978; M.Ed., Harvard University, 1986; Ed.D., Harvard University, 1993.

Ellen Koretz, Lecturer in Education (2005). B.S., M.S.E., Lesley College; Ed.D., University of Massachusetts, Lowell, 2003. (Adjunct)

Cynthia Lawrence, Lecturer in Education (2002). B.S., M.S., Wheelock College, 1975. (Adjunct)

Kathleen Lewis-Malysz, Visiting Instructor in Education (2007).  B.A., College of Our Lady of the Elms; M.Ed., American International College; C.A.G.S., Westfield State College, 1988.

John M. Mulry, Lecturer in Education (2004). B.S., M.Ed., Worcester State College, 1971. (Adjunct)

Maryan Ryan, Lecturer in Education (2006).  B.S., Framingham State College; M. Special Education, Fitchburg State College, 1995; cand. Doctoral Program, University of Massachusetts-Amherst. (Adjunct)

Cathleen K. Stutz, Assistant Professor of Education (1995), Chairperson of the Education Department. B.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1983; M.S., University of Pennsylvania, 1983; Ed.D., Boston University, 1995.

 Nanho S. Vander Hart, Assistant Professor of Special Education (1999). B.A., Ewha Woman's University, Seoul,  Korea, 1987; M.A., University of Northern Colorado, 1991; Ph.D., The University of Iowa, 1998.

Deborah S. Zern, Lecturer in Education. B.S., Boston University; M.S., State University of New York: New Paltz, 1971. (Adjunct)

English
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Mary Lou Anderson, Lecturer in English. B.A., Anna Maria College; M.A., Assumption College; Ed.D., University of Massachusetts: Amherst, 1992. (Adjunct)

 Paul Ady, Associate Professor of English (1987). B.A., M.A., Florida State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Toronto,  1984.

 Christopher T. Beyers, Associate Professor of English (1999). B.A., Western Maryland College, 1984; M.A., University  of Kentucky, 1990; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 1996.

  Erin Boutin, Visiting Instructor of English (2000). B.A., Mount Holyoke College, 1994; M.F.A., Pennsylvania State  University, 1999.

Ruth R. Brand, Lecturer in English (2004). B.A., Atlantic Union College; M.A., Clark University, 1984. (Adjunct)

 Bryan Carella, Assistant Professor of English (2007). B.A., University of North Carolina; M.A., Indiana University; Ph.D.,  University of North Carolina, 2006.

 Sean Cavanaugh, Visiting Instructor of English (2003). B.A., University of New Hampshire, 1995; M.F.A., Louisiana  State University, 2002.

Jennifer T. Connor, Lecturer in English (2005). B.A., Boston College; J.D., Boston College Law School, 2001. (Adjunct)

 Sr. Nuala Cotter, R.A., Assistant Professor of Theology and English (1989). A.B., College of New Rochelle, 1977; M.A.,  University of Pennsylvania, 1978; M.A., St. Michael's College, 1999; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1984.

 Becky L. DiBiasio, Associate Professor of English (1985). B.A., Purdue University, 1972; M.A., George Peabody  College, Nashville, 1974; Ph.D., Purdue University, 1984.

Linda S. Grocholwalski, Lecturer in English (2005). B.A., Assumption College; M.S., Simmons College, 1995. (Adjunct)

 John T. Hodgen, Visiting Instructor of English (2002). B.S., Worcester State College; M.A., Assumption College, 1971.

 John J. Hyland, Visiting Instructor of English (2005). B.A., University of Maine; M.A., University of Maine, 2003. 

Jonathan Kim, Lecturer in English. B.A., University of Massachusetts Amherst; M.A., University of Massachusetts Boston; Ph.D. Brandeis University, 2003. (Adjunct)

 Lucia Z. Knoles, Professor of English (1984). B.A., St. Mary's College, 1972; M.A., Rutgers University, 1976; Ph.D.,  Rutgers University, 1979.

Peggy Kocoras, Lecturer in English (1993-1996; 2006).  B.S., M.A., Eastern New Mexico University, 1977.

 Michael Land, Assistant Professor of English (2000). B.A., University of Alabama, 1981; M.A., University of Missouri:  Columbia, 1994; Ph.D., University of Missouri: Columbia, 1999.

 James M. Lang, Associate Professor of English (2000). B.A., University of Notre Dame, 1991; M.A., St. Louis  University, 1993; Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1997.

 Ann B. Murphy, Professor of English (1990). B.A., Hollins College, 1970; M.A., University of Massachusetts: Amherst,  1981; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts: Amherst, 1986

 Rachel Ramsey, Assistant Professor of English (2001). B.A., West Virginia Wesleyan College, 1993; M.A., West  Virginia University, 1996; Ph.D., West Virginia University, 2001.

Jody Santos, Visiting Instructor of English (2006). B.A., Boston University; M.A. Northeastern University, 2006.

Colleen M. Shaughnessy Zeena, Lecturer in English (2006).  A.A., Endicott College; B.A., Wheaton College; M.E., Worcester State College, 1994.

 Paul Shields, Assistant Professor of English (2005). B.A., Mercer University; M.A., Ph.D., Florida State University, 2005.

David Thoreen, Professor of English (1995), Chairperson of the English Department. B.A., St. John's University, 1985; M.F.A., Bowling Green State University, 1987; Ph.D., State University of New York: Stony Brook, 1994. On Sabbatical for the 2008-2009 academic year.

History
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 Stuart J. Borsch, Assistant Professor of History (2002). B.S., United States Naval Academy, 1986; M.I.A., Columbia University, 1993; M.Phil., Columbia University, 1996; Ph.D., Columbia University, 2002.

 Leslie P. Choquette, Professor of History, L'Institute Francais Associate Professor of Francophone Cultures and  Director of the French Institute (1989). B.A., Radcliffe College, 1978; M.A., Harvard University, 1981; Ph.D., Harvard University, 1988.

Barbara Driscoll de Alvarado, Professor of History (2006).  B.A., Boston State College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, 1981.

 David A. Cohen, Visiting Instructor in History (1998). B.A., M.A., Cand. Ph.D., Yale University.

 Deborah Kisatsky, Assistant Professor of History (2001). B.A., University of Connecticut, 1990; M.A., University of  Connecticut, 1993; Ph.D., University of Connecticut, 2001. On Sabbatical for the 2008-2009 academic year.

 Lance G. Lazar, Assistant Professor of History (2005). B.A., Dartmouth College, 1986; M.A., Harvard University, 1990;  Ph.D., Harvard University, 1998.

Shawn M. Lynch, Visiting Assistant Professor of History (2007).  B.A., Merrimack College; M.A., Villanova University; Ph.D., Boston College, 2006. (Adjunct)

 John F. McClymer, Professor of History (1970). A.B., Fordham College, 1966; M.A., State University of New York: Stony  Brook, 1967; Ph.D., State University of New York: Stony Brook, 1973.

Kenneth J. Moynihan, Professor of History (1970), Chairperson of the History Department. A.B., College of the Holy Cross, 1966; M.A., Clark University, 1969; Ph.D., Clark University, 1973

Irina Mukhina, Assistant Professor of History (2007). B.A., University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth; M.A., Ph.D., Boston College, 2006.

 Chieko Nakajima, Assistant Professor of History (2004). B.A., International Christian University: Tokyo, 1982; M.A.,  Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, 1987; Ph.D., The University of Michigan, 2004.

Richard A. Oehling. Lecturer in History, Professor Emeritus of History (1973). A.B., M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University, 1969. (Adjunct)

 James (Jed) Watters, Visiting Assistant Professor of History (1983). B.A., Eckerd College, 1967; M.A., Clark  University, 1979; Ph.D., Clark  University, 1989.

Thomas P. Wheatland, Lecturer in History (2006). B.A., Brown University; Ph.D., Boston College, 2002.

Human Services & Rehabilitation Studies
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 Nancy J. Adams, Assistant Professor in Human Services and Rehabilitation Studies (2002). B.A., Western  Washington State University, 1970; M.S., Portland State University, 1997; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2002.

Rev. Terrence T. Dougherty, O.C.D., Lecturer in Human Services and Rehabilitation Studies, Professor Emeritus of Human Services and Rehabilitation Studies (1977). A.B., Mount Carmel College; M.Ed., C.A.G.S., Cand. Ph.D., Boston University. (Adjunct)

Dayna Hume, Lecturer in Human Services and Rehabilitation Studies (1998). B.S., Worcester State College; M.S., Northeastern University, 1985. (Adjunct)

Heather March, Lecturer in Human Services and Rehabilitation Studies (1980). B.A., Temple University; M.Ed., Pennsylvania State University, 1978. Study: National Technical Institute for the Deaf. (Adjunct)

 Robert C. Mercier, Lecturer in Human Services and Rehabilitation Studies (1993); B.A., M.A., Assumption College,  1972. (Adjunct)

Daniel A. Micari, Lecturer in Human Services and Rehabilitation Studies (1991). B.A., M.A., Assumption College, 1973. (Adjunct)

Alison Myette, Lecturer in Human Services and Rehabilitation Studies (2000). B.S., M.A., University of Rhode Island, 1995. (Adjunct)

 Jane. L. Nichols, Assistant Professor of Human Services & Rehabilitation Studies (2007). B.S., Southern Illinois  University; M.S., Portland State University; Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2007.

John R. Pelletier, Associate Professor of Human Services and Rehabilitation Studies (1998). B.A., Fitchburg State  College, 1968; M.A., C.A.G.S., Assumption College, 1974; Sc.D., Boston University, 1982.

Susan R. Sabelli, Lecturer in Human Services and Rehabilitation Studies, Clinical Coordinator of Undergraduate Program in Human Services and Rehabilitation Studies and Graduate Program Rehabilitation Counseling (1979). A.B., Merrimack College; M.A., C.A.G.S., Assumption College, 1978. (Adjunct)

Susan M. Scully-Hill, Associate Professor of Human Services and Rehabilitation Studies (1998), Chairperson of the Human Services and Rehabilitation Studies Department. B.A., Michigan State University, 1985; M.A., Michigan State University, 1988; Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1996.

 David L. Siddle, Associate Professor of Human Services and Rehabilitation Studies (1970). A.B., Central Bible  College; M.Ed., Northeastern University; Ph.D., Boston College, 1988. Study: Boston University.

 David E. St. John, Associate Professor of Human Services and Rehabilitation Studies (1987). B.A., St. Anselm  College 1960; M.Ed., Boston University, 1964; C.A.G.S., Assumption College, 1967; Ed.D., Clark University, 1973.

Charles K. Stuart, Lecturer in Human Services and Rehabilitation Studies (1985) Professor Emeritus of Social and Rehabilitation Services. A.B. Michigan State University, 1952, M.A, Ed.D., University of Northern Colorado, 1968. (Adjunct)

Robert M. Trudel, Lecturer in Human Services and Rehabilitation Studies (1974). A.B., M.A., C.A.G.S., Assumption College; D.Sc., Boston University. (Adjunct)

 Philip Quinn, Assistant Professor of Human Services and Rehabilitation Studies (2001). B.A., University of Vermont,  1971; M.Ed, Boston College 1974; Sc.D., Boston University 1982.

Mathematics & Computer Science
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Joseph A. Alfano, Assistant Professor of Mathematics (1994), Chairperson of the Mathematics and Computer Science Department. B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1988; M.A., University of California: San Diego, 1989; Ph.D., University of California: San Diego, 1994.

 Carmen D. Borgia, Assistant Professor of Computer Science (2001). B.M., Boston Conservatory, 1968; M.S.,  Worcester State College, 1984.

 Joyce E. Brown, Associate Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science (1982). B.S., University of New  Hampshire; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University (1970). Study: University of British Columbia.

Rev. Richard P. Brunelle, A.A., Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science (1967). Ph.B., S.T.B., S.T.L., Angelicum (Rome); Ph.D., Clark University, 1978. Study: University of Ottawa. (Visiting Professor at Tangaza Seminary and Consolata Seminary, Nairobi, Kenya)

 Charles E. Brusard, Associate Professor of Mathematics (1968). A.B., M.A., Boston College, 1962. Study: University of  Notre Dame, Clark University.

 Kevin J. Carlin, Associate Professor of Mathematics (1988). B.S., Fordham University; Ph.D., Yale University, 1983.

 Vincent Cioffari, Associate Professor of Mathematics; (1975). A.B., Tufts University; M.S., Ph.D., Northeastern  University, 1975.

Elizabeth A. Driehaus, Assistant Professor of Computer Science (1991). B.S., University of Utah; M.S., Northeastern  University; M.S., Boston University, 1993.

 Robert M. Fry, Associate Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science (1979). B.A., Miami University; M.S., Ph.D.,  University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 1979.

Andrea Goodman, Lecturer in Computer Science (1999). B.S., M.S., University of Illinois, 1978. (Adjunct)

 William Katcher, Assistant Professor of Computer Science (1984). B.S., New Jersey Institute of Technology; M.B.A.,  Rutgers University, 1978.

 Suzanne Kelton, Assistant Professor of Mathematics (2002). B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University;  M.S., Ph.D., University of Virginia, 2001.

 Suzanne L. Kozak, Visiting Instructor of Mathematics (1999). B.A., Nazareth College, M.A., Binghamton University,  1999.

 Thomas J. Slavkovsky, Assistant Professor of Physics and Mathematics (1978). B.S., M.S., John Carroll University;  Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, 1977.

Modern & Classical Languages & Cultures
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 Thomas P. Begley, Associate Professor of Spanish (1968). A.B., College of the Holy Cross; M.A., Ph.D., University of  Pennsylvania, 1977. Study: University of Santander, University of Madrid.

Eliani Benaion, Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish (2006).  B.A., Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; M.A., Boston University; Ph.D., Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 1994.

Leka Bezhani, Lecturer in Italian (2004). Bachelors Degree, Post University Qualification, Ph.D., University of Tirana (Albania), 1999. (Adjunct)

Mary E. Bierfeldt, Lecturer in French (1981). B.A., Holy Family College; M.A.T., Assumption College, 1973. (Adjunct)

 Richard Bonanno, Assistant Professor of Italian (2002). B.A., University of Massachusetts, 1989; M.A., Rutgers  University, 1996; Ph.D., Rutgers University, 2000. On Sabbatical for the 2008-2009 academic year.

 Bonnie A. Catto, Professor of Classics (1989). A.B., Mount Holyoke College, 1973; M.A., University of Pennsylvania,  1976; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1981.

Magda deMoor, Lecturer in Spanish (1969), Professor Emerita of Spanish. Prof. de Lit., Universidad Nacional de Cuyo (Argentina), M.A., Harvard University; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts: Amherst, 1979. (Adjunct)

 Juan Carlos Grijalva, Assistant Professor of Spanish (2004). B.A., Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador (Quito,  Ecuador), 1994; M.A., Universidad Andina Simon Bolivar (Quito), 1997; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 2004.

 Arlene Guerrero-Watanabe, Associate Professor of Spanish (1999), Director of Latin American Studies. B.A,  Amherst  College, 1993; M.A., Brown University, 1996; Ph.D., Brown University, 2000.

 Elisabeth A. Howe, Professor of French (1991). B.A., University College, London, 1968; M.A., Harvard University, 1978;  Ph.D., Harvard University, 1987.

Dona M. Kercher, Professor of Spanish (1990), Chairperson of the Modern and Classical Languages and Cultures Department. B.A., University of Michigan: Ann Arbor, 1972; M.A., Johns Hopkins University, 1975; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, 1980.

 Maryanne Leone, Assistant Professor of Spanish (2005). B.S., University of Connecticut; M.A., Middlebury College;  Ph.D., University of Kansas, 2003.  

Ingrid Matos-Nin, Lecturer in Spanish (2005). B.A., Universidad de Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; M.A., Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Puerto Rico; Ph.D., Boston University, 2004. (Adjunct)

Anne Browning Nelson, Lecturer in Classics (2002). A.B., Mount Holyoke College; M.A., Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary; Ph.D., The University of Michigan, 1995. (Adjunct)

Robert Silveri, Lecturer in Spanish (2006).  B.A., Assumption College; M.A., University of Massachusetts: Amherst, 2006. (Adjunct)

Elisabeth Solbakken, Lecturer in German (1996). Ex. Phil., Oslo University; M.A., Dr. Phil., Universitat Tubingen, Germany, 1992. (Adjunct)

Maria Cevallos Warren, Lecturer in Spanish (2003). B.A., University of Puerto Rico; M.S., University of Massachusetts, 1976. (Adjunct)

 Anthony S. Zielonka, Associate Professor of French (1998). B.A., University of Birmingham (England), 1979; Ph.D.,  University of Birmingham (England), 1984.

Natural Sciences
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 John Beauregard, Assistant Professor of Chemistry (2000). B.A., Assumption College, 1986; Ph.D., University of New  Hampshire, 1993.

Dwayne Bell, Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry (2005). B.S., California Polytechnic State University; Ph.D., University of Texas: Austin, 1995.

Leslie A.C. Blair, Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology (2007). B.S., University of Washington, Seattle; Ph.D., University of California: San Diego, 1984

 Virginia Lee Bliss, Instructor of Biology (2007). B.S., M.A., University of Rhode Island.

 Stuart L. Cromarty, Associate Professor of Biology (2000). B.A., Boston University, 1986; M.S., University of Rhode  Island, 1990; Ph.D., University of Rhode Island, 1995.

 David J. Crowley, Assistant Professor of Biology (2004). B.A., College of the Holy Cross, 1993; Ph.D., Stanford  University, 1999.

 Elizabeth A. Colby Davie, Assistant Professor of Chemistry (2007). B.A., Macalester College; Ph.D., Massachusetts  Institute of Technology, 2005.

Edward J. Dix, Associate Professor of Chemistry (1994). A.S., Corning Community College, 1986; B.S., Clarkson University, 1988; M.S., University of Rochester, 1990; Ph.D., University of Rochester, 1994.

 Georgi Georgiev, Assistant Professor of Physics (2005). B.S., M.S., Sofia University, Sofia, Bulgaria; M.S., Ph.D., Tufts  University, 2002.

 James F. Hauri, Jr., Assistant Professor of Chemistry (2001). B.A., University of Texas: Austin; M.S., Indiana  University; Ph.D., University of California: Berkeley, 2001.

Elissa M. Kraus, Visiting Instructor of Biology (1990). B.S., Fairleigh Dickinson University, 1977; M.S., Sarah Lawrence College, 1981. 

Michele L. Lemons, Assistant Professor of Biology (2007). B.S., College of William and Mary, 1993; Ph.D., University of Florida, 1999.

Paul J. Mahon, Professor of Biology (1971). A.B., Assumption College, 1996; Ph.D., Clark University, 1973.

Hubert G. Meunier, Lecturer in Chemistry, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry (1970). B.S., Providence College; M.S.,  Rutgers University; Ph.D., University of Rhode Island, 1967. (Adjunct)

 Brian K. Niece, Associate Professor of Chemistry (1997). B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1992; Ph.D., University  of Illinois, Urbana 1997.

Patricia S. Reisert, Lecturer in Biology (1975), Professor Emerita of Biology. A.B., Manhattanville College; M.A., Ph.D., Brown University, 1965. (Adjunct)

 Kimberly A. Schandel, Associate Professor of Biology and Chemistry (1993). B.S., Pennsylvania State University,  1983; Ph.D., Duke University, 1990. Study: University of Massachusetts Medical Center.

Thomas A. Schoenfeld, Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology (1995).  B.A., Lawrence University; M.S., Ph.D., Rutgers University, 1978.

 Owen D.V. Sholes, Associate Professor of Biology (1978). A.B., Carleton College, 1972; Ph.D., Cornell University,  1980.

 Thomas J. Slavkovsky, Assistant Professor of Physics and Mathematics (1978). B.S., M.S., John Carroll University;  Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, 1977.

Cynthia Sparks, Lecturer in Biology (2004). B.A., Regis College; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1995. (Adjunct)

Steven J. Theroux, Professor of Biology (1992), Chairperson of the Natural Sciences Department. B.A., Rhode Island College, 1984; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts: Amherst, 1989. Study: Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology, University of Massachusetts Medical Center.

 Heather R. Wilkins, Assistant Professor of Biology (2004). B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University, 1995; M.S., University of  Maryland, 1999Ph.D., University of Maryland, 2000.

Philosophy
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 Frederick R. Bauer, Associate Professor of Philosophy (1969). M.A., St. Michael's Theologate; Ph.L., Angelicum  (Rome); Ph.D., University of Ottawa, 1968.

 Gavin T. Colvert, Associate Professor of Philosophy (2000). B.A., Santa Clara University, 1987; M.A., University of  Toronto, 1988; Ph.D., University of Toronto, 1995.

 J. Patrick Corrigan, Associate Professor of Philosophy (1989). B.A., The Catholic University of America, 1977; M.A.,  The University of Texas: Austin, 1980; Ph.D., The Catholic University of America, 1995.

 Molly B. Flynn, Assistant Professor of Philosophy (2006).  B.A. Mount Saint Mary's College; M.A., 2003; Ph.D. Catholic  University of America, 2007.

 Paul J. Gallagher, Associate Professor of Philosophy (1989). B.A., Duquesne University, 1981; M.A., Pennsylvania  State University, 1983; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 1991.

Louise Carroll Keeley, Associate Professor of Philosophy (1983), Chairperson of the Philosophy Department. B.A., Marquette University, 1974; M.A., Ph.D., Boston College, 1983.

Paul Kirby, Lecturer in Philosophy. B.A., Assumption College; B.Ph., Laval University, 1967. (Adjunct)

John Millard, Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy (2006).  B.A., Boston College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Toronto, 1999.

 Nalin Ranasinghe, Assistant Professor of Philosophy (2001). M.A., University of Dallas, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State  University, 1989. On Sabbatical for the Fall 2008 semester.

 Anthony D. Traylor, Assistant Professor of Philosophy (1998). B.A., George Mason University, 1988; M.A., Villanova  University, 1991; Ph.D., Emory University, 1995.

Political Science
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 Bernard J. Dobski, Jr., Assistant Professor of Political Science (2003). B.A., Boston College; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan  State University, 2003.

Pierce Harman, Visiting Instructor of Political Science (2002). B.A., Washington and Lee University; M.A., St. John's College, 1996.

Daniel J. Mahoney, Professor of Political Science (1986), Chairperson of the Political Science Department. B.A., College of the Holy Cross, 1982; M.A., The Catholic University of America, 1984; Ph.D., The Catholic University of America, 1988.

Nicholas Opanasets, Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science (2003). B.A., Ph.D., Boston College, 1986.

 L. Peter Schultz, Associate Professor of Political Science (1989). B.A., Wake Forest University, 1968; M.A., University  of Chicago, 1973; Ph.D., Northern Illinois University, 1979.

 Leonard R. Sorenson, Professor of Political Science (1982). A.B., California State University: Long Beach; M.A.,  University of Chicago, 1976; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1982.

Psychology
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Elizabeth T. Austin, Lecturer in Psychology (2006). B.A., Mount Holyoke College; M.A., Concordia University; Psy.D., University of Denver, 1999. (Adjunct)

John Chetro-Szivos, Lecturer in Psychology (2005).  B.A., M.A., C.A.G.S., Assumption College; M.B.A., Anna Maria College; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, 2000. (Adjunct)

 Leonard A. Doerfler, Professor of Psychology (1989); B.S., University of Pittsburgh, 1976; M.A., University of Missouri:  Columbia, 1979; Ph.D., University of Missouri: Columbia, 1982.

 Regina M. Edmonds, Associate Professor of Psychology (1976). A.B., Elmira College, 1968; M.S., Ph.D., University of  Pittsburgh, 1974. 

 Paula Fitzpatrick, Associate Professor of Psychology (1996). B.A., University of Connecticut, 1989; Ph.D., University of  Connecticut, 1993.

 Maria D. Kalpidou, Assistant Professor of Psychology (1998). B.A., Aristotle University (Thessaloniki, Greece), 1990;  M.A., Tufts University, 1993; Ph.D., Louisiana State University, 1997.

Lisa Kamean-Silva, Lecturer in Psychology (2007).  B.A., State University of New York: Binghamton; Psy.D., Rutgers University, 1990.

 Regina Kuersten-Hogan, Assistant Professor of Psychology (2000). B.A., University of Massachusetts: Boston; M.A.,  Ph.D., Clark University, 1998.

Keith A. Lahikainen, Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology (2004). A.B., Assumption College, M.S., Fitchburg State College, Psy.D., Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology (Boston), 2001.

Amy C. Lyubchik, Assistant Professor of Psychology (2002). B.A., Clark University, 1990; M.A., University of Rochester, 1993; Ph.D., University of Rochester, 1998.

 Edmund F. O'Reilly, Associate Professor of Psychology (1975). A.B., Boston University. 1960; M.A., Kent State, 1963;  Ph.D., University of New York: Albany, 1971.

 Maria Parmley, Assistant Professor in Psychology. B.A., University of Massachusetts Amherst; M.A., Ph.D., Brandeis  University.

Robert Polewan, Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology (2007). B.A., Kent State University; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, 2006. 

 Paul D. Sanderson, Lecturer in Psychology (1993). B.A., University of Massachusetts; M.Div., D.Min., Andover Newton  Theological School; Ph.D., Boston University, 1977. (Adjunct)

Peter F. Toscano Jr., Associate Professor of Psychology (1976), Chairperson of the Psychology Department. B.A., Clark University, 1972; Ph.D., State University of New York: Stony Brook, 1976.

 Arlene C. Vadum, Professor of Psychology (1971). A.B., McMaster University, 1963; Ph.D., University of California:  Berkeley, 1969. 

William J. Warnken, Lecturer in Psychology (2000). B.A., Eisenhower College; M.A., Anna Maria College; Psy.D., Antioch University/New England, 1992. (Adjunct)

 Fang Zhang, Assistant Professor of Psychology (2003). B.S., Peking University, 1996; M.A., Cornell University, 1999;  Ph.D., Cornell University, 2001.

Sociology and Anthropology
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 Linda Ammons, Associate Professor of Anthropology (1984). A.B., Phillips University, 1970; Ph.D., Harvard University,  1978.

 Robert Biggert, Assistant Professor of Sociology (1998). B.A., Denison University, 1979; M.A., University of Michigan,  1983; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1992.

Heather Lee Connors, Visiting Instructor in Sociology (2006). B.A., College of the Holy Cross, M.S. 2003, Cand. Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Boston.

Steven Farough, Assistant Professor of Sociology (2001). B.A., Western Michigan University, 1990; M.S.W, University of Michigan, 1992; Ph.D., Boston College, 2001.

 Amy Gazin-Schwartz, Associate Professor of Anthropology (1998). A.B., Vassar College, 1974; M.A., University of  Durham (England), 1974; Ph.D., UMass Amherst, 1999.

Richard A. Gendron, Assistant Professor of Sociology (1996), Chairperson of the Sociology and Anthropology Department. B.A., University of Massachusetts; M.A., University of California: Santa Cruz, 1989; Ph.D., University of California: Santa Cruz, 1998.

 Susan P. Melia, Professor of Sociology (1990), Director of Community Service Learning Program. B.A., Denison  University, 1968; M.A., University of Chicago, 1971; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1981.

Andrew Rollings, Lecturer in Sociology (2004). B.A., Rider University; M.A., Ph.D., New York University, 1981. (Adjunct)

Jessica Willis, Lecturer in Sociology (2004). B.A., University of California Santa Cruz; M.A., New College of California, 1999. (Adjunct)

Theology
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 Rev. Barry Bercier, A.A., Lecturer in Theology (1999). A.B., Assumption College; M.A., University of Notre Dame; M.A.,  Boston College; M.Div., Weston School of Theology, 1984. (Adjunct)

 Fr. Richard Corriveau, A.A.

 Sr. Nuala Cotter, R.A., Assistant Professor of Theology and English (1989). A.B., College of New Rochelle, 1977; M.A.,  University of Pennsylvania, 1978; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1984.

 Kathleen M. Fisher, Assistant Professor of Theology (2002). B.A., University of Scranton, 1980; M.T.S., Boston  University, 1982; Ph.D., Boston University, 1999.

Sr. Ellen Guerin, R.S.M., Lecturer in Theology (1995). B.A., Anna Maria College; M.A.T., Loyola University; Ma., Duquesne University. (Adjunct)

Virginia M. Kimball, Lecturer in Theology (2006). B.A., College of Notre Dame of Maryland; M.A., Andover Newton Theological School; S.T.L., S.T.D., International Marian Research Institute (IMRI) of the University of Dayton, 2003. (Adjunct)

 Christopher P. Klofft, Assistant Professor of Theology (2001). B.A., Assumption College, 1991; S.T.B., S.T.L., S.T.D.,  Catholic University, 1995-2000.

 Marc LePain, Professor of Theology (1971). A.B., Assumption College, 1965; M.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1967;  Ph.D., Fordham University, 1978.

 Gerald D. McCarthy, Visiting Assistant Professor of Theology (1994). A.B., St. Peter's College, 1967; M.A., University of  San Francisco, 1969; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1976.

Paul Murano, Visiting Instructor in Theology (2005). B.A., University of So. Florida; M.A. (Theology), Providence College; M.A. (Philosophy), Boston College; Cand. Ph.D., Duquesne University.

Richard M. Simpson, Lecturer in Theology (2006). A.B. Georgetown University; M.Div, Drew Theological School; Th.M., Princeton Theological Seminary; D.Min., Columbia Theological Seminary, 2005. (Adjunct)

Rev. Stephen F. Torraco, Associate Professor of Theology (1988), Chairperson of the Theology Department. B.A., St. Francis de Sales College: Milwaukee, 1975; M.A., Boston College, 1977; M.Div., Harvard University, 1979; Ph.D., Boston College, 1986.

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  Allen Bruehl, Director of the Academic Support Center.

  Sharon de Klerk, Director of Disability Services, Academic Support Center.

  Amy Elizabeth Hurley, Learning Specialist, Academic Support Center.

  Eloise Knowlton, Dean of Studies, Academic Affairs.

  Jennifer Morrison, Assistant Dean for First Year, Academic Affairs.

Professors Emeritus/Emerita

George F. Aubin, Professor Emeritus of French and Linguistics (1963). A.B., Assumption College; M.A., Assumption College; Ph.D., Brown University, 1972. Study: Middlebury College, Bowdoin College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Rev. Alexis A. Babineau, A.A., Professor Emeritus of Chemistry (1952). A.B., Assumption College; M.A., Ph.D., Clark University, 1953.

Allen Barnitt, Professor Emeritus of Biology (1976), B.A., The William Paterson University of New Jersey; Biology, 1964, M.S., University of Rhode Island; Zoology, 1967 Ph.D., University of Rhode Island; Biological Sciences, 1972.

Herbert Bromberg, Professor Emeritus of Management (1984). B.S., University of Pennsylvania; M.B.A., New York University, 1959.

John E. Burke H’97, Professor Emeritus of English (1964). A.B., Iona College; M.A., Loyola University; M.A., Fordham University, 1962.

Eugene W. Byrnes, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry (1968). B.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Ph.D., University of New Hampshire, 1964.

Corazon C. Castaldi, Professor Emerita of English (1981). A.B., B.S., Holy Spirit College; M.A., Ateneo University (Manila); Ph.D., Cornell University, 1979.

Angela G. Dorenkamp H’95, Professor Emerita of English (1974). A.B., Webster College; M.A., St. Louis University; Ph.D., University of Connecticut, 1974.

George A. Doyle H’92, Professor Emeritus of Economics (1961). B.S., St. John's University; M.A., Niagara University; Ph.D., Fordham University, 1951.

George S. Elias H’98, Professor Emeritus of Social and Rehabilitation Services (1966). A.B., Suffolk University; M.A., Ed.D., Boston University, 1958. Study: Rutgers University. "Founder of the Institute for Social and Rehabilitation Services." 1967.

Charles W. Estus, Sr., Professor Emeritus of Sociology (1968). A.B., Drury College; B.D., M.A., Duke University; Ph.D., New York University, 1966. Study: Union Theological Seminary, Harvard University.

John T. Heffernan, Professor Emeritus of Economics (1966). A.B., Maryknoll College; M.Ed., Boston College; M.A., Boston University; Ph.D., Clark University, 1979.

Donald H. Letendre, Professor Emeritus of English and Theatre Arts (1959). A.B., M.A. (Ed.), Clark University, 1939.

James L. McCarthy, Professor Emeritus of Economics (1969). B.S., University of Massachusetts; M.A., University of Connecticut; Ph.D., Yale University, 1963.

John G. Moline, Professor Emeritus of Social and Rehabilitation Services (1972). A.B., Hardin-Simmons University; M.A., Texas Tech University; Ph.D., University of Connecticut, 1975.

Michael J. O'Shea, Professor Emeritus of English (1963). A.B., Assumption College, 1959; M.A., Boston College, 1965; Ph.D., State University of New York: Stony Brook, 1977. Study: University of Minnesota.

Claire Quintal H’98, Professor Emerita of French and Founding Directress Emerita of the French Institute (1968). A.B., Anna Maria College; M.A., Université de Montreal; Docteur de l'Université de Paris, 1961.

Wayne G. Rollins, Professor Emeritus of Theology (1974). A.B., Capital University; B.D., Yale Divinity School; M.A., Ph.D., Yale University, 1960.

Michael D. True, Professor Emeritus of English (1965). A.B., University of Oklahoma; M.A., University of Minnesota; Ph.D., Duke University, 1964; Doctorate of Human Letters (honoris causa), Iona College, 2003.

Paul R. Ziegler, Professor Emeritus of History (1967). A.B., Fairfield University, 1960; M.A., Fordham University, 1963; Ph.D., Fordham University, 1975. Study: Institute of Historical Research, University of London, New York University School of Law, Harvard University.

Distinguished Assumption Emeriti

Joseph H. Hagan H’98, President Emeritus of Assumption College (1978). A.B., Providence College; Ed.M., Boston University; M.B.A., Bryant College; D.Min., Graduate Theological Foundation, 1992, Ed.D., 2001. Study: Rhode Island College, American University, Georgetown University, George Washington University, and Harvard University.

Andrew Laska, Director of Athletics Emeritus. B.S., College of the Holy Cross; M.A., Worcester State College.

Roger R. Trahan, Emeritus Director of the Media Center (1967). A.B., St. Mary's Seminary and University; M.Ed., University of Hartford, 1962. Study: University of Virginia, Framingham State College, Bowdoin College French Institute, University of Massachusetts Overseas French Institute, N.E.T.A. Certificate in Communications, Assumption College.