Graduate Catalog: Departmental Faculty and Their Research

Architecture || Art || Business and Managerial Science || Communication Arts || Communication Sciences and Disorders || Criminal Justice || Education || Health and Physical Education || Music || Nursing || Nutrition || Physician Assistant Studies || Psychology/Counseling || Public Administration || Science || Social Work

Architecture

Stephen Garrison, Assistant Professor of Art, 2007; M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design, 1999. Allegorical figure painting, mural painting, furniture.

Gregory K. Hunt, FAIA, Founding Dean and Professor of Architecture, 2008; M.ARCH, Columbia University, 1968. Frank Lloyd Wright, European and American Modernism (Architecture).

Maria MacDonald, Lecturer, 2006; M.A., Marywood University, 2006; Exploration of sustainable design as it concerns Architecture and Interior Design.

Matthew Mindrup, Assistant Professor of Architecture, 2009; Ph.D., Virginia Tech, 2007. henomenology and Architecture, architectural history and theory: implications of the making and use of models in the design process, phenomenology (Architecture).

Art

Steven Alexander, Associate Professor of Art, 1995; M.F.A., Columbia University, 1997. Abstract paintings examining the metaphorical resonance of color, physicality and scale.

Susan Fugate Brangers, Assistant Professor of Art, 2008; Ph.D., University of Louisville, 2007. Roman art and architecture, specializing in roman baths and funerary architecture.

Ed Brodsky, Assistant Professor of Art, 2007; M.F.A., Syracuse University, 1985. Advertising design and communication.

Ann Marie Castelgrande, Instructor of Art, 2008; M.A., Marywood University, 1976. Research of the history of art education.

Robert A. Griffith, Professor of Art, 1991; M.F.A., Southern Illinois University, 1976. Forged and fabricated metal sculpture.

Sr. Cor Immaculatum Heffernan, IHM., Professor of Art, 2000; M.F.A. Syracuse University, 1981. Cast bronze sculpture.

Peter T. Hoffer, Associate Professor of Art, 1981; M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art, 1968. Possibilities of computer application with traditional printmaking processes.

Christine Medley, Assistant Professor of Art, 2007; M.F.A., University of Maryland, 1995; Bachelor of Journalism, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1985. Design, printmaking and distance learning.

John Meza, Associate Professor of Art, 1998; M.F.A., University of Oregon, 1988, M.F.A., Memphis State University, 1986. Investigation of software programs for applications in the fine and applied arts. Research in sustainable design.

Samuel Olfano, Assistant Professor of Art; 1995; M.F.A., University of Cincinnati, 1995. Photography, both product and process, as a visual language expressive of our linear thought and non-linear being.

Barbara Parker-Bell, Psy.D., M.S., Clinical Psychology, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2008; M.A., Assistant Professor of Art, 2001; M.A. Lesley College Graduate School, 1985. Expressive Therapy, B.F.A. University of Michigan, School of Art, 1980. LPC-Licensed Professional Counselor #PC00315, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 2003. A.T.R.-BC (Board Certified Art Therapist) 1996, A.T.R. (Registered Art Therapist) 1988. Professional caregiver coping. Integration of cognitive behavioral therapy and technology with Art Therapy.

Pamela M. Parsons, Associate Professor of Art, 2001; M.F.A., Indiana University, 1990. Oil Painting.

Linda Dugan Partridge, Associate Professor of Art History, 1993; Ph.D., University of Delaware, 1992. Art of the United States; 19th century art of natural history and John James Audubon.

Matthew Povse, Assistant Professor of Art, 1990; M.F.A., University of Guanajuato, Mexico, 1969, Cranbrook Academy of Art, 1973. Research into the juxtapositioning of various forms of concrete and wood with clay objects that may be functional or sculptural.

Mark Webber, Lecturer in Art, 1989; M.F.A., Parsons School of Design, 1983. Figure painting, Italian Renaissance, Modernism and its debt to the past.

Stephanie Wise, Clinical Assistant Professor of Art, 2007; M.A., New York University Graduate Art Therapy Program, 2001; B.F.A., The Cooper Union, NY, 1976. Licensed NY State Creative Arts Therapist #000028, 2005. ATR-BC (Registered Art Therapist 2004 - Board Certified 2005). Exploration of the value of art and drama therapy utilized in the classroom by Jordanian teachers as a means to
help teachers help Iraqi children traumatized by war.

Business and Managerial Science

Arthur B. Comstock, Associate Professor of Business, 2000; Ph.D., Lehigh University, 2000. Investment and portfolio management; international business.

S.P. Dagher, Executive Director and Chair and Professor of Strategic Management, 1992; Ph.D., Ohio State University, 1974. Strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions.

U. Rex Dumdum, Associate Professor of MIS, eBusiness and Leadership, 2001; Ph.D., State University of New York-Binghamton, 1993. Leadership in computer-mediated environments, Transformational leadership, Virtual Teams, eBusiness models, and IT-business strategy alignment.

Gale Jaeger, Associate Professor of Business, 1991; Ed.D., Temple University, 1998. Marketing and Human Resource Management. Ethical leadership and corporate social responsibility, and women in management.

Brian Kelly, Assistant Professor of Business and Managerial Science, 2004; M.B.A., Wilkes University, 1977. eBusiness issues, database management, IBM iSeries technologies, SQL,WebSphere.

Charles Lipinski, Assistant Professor of Business and Managerial Science, 1994; D.B.A., Nova Southeastern University, 1990. Management and hospitality management.

George Marcinek, Assistant Professor of Business, 1986; M.B.A., University of Scranton, 1981, C.P.A. Accounting, Ethical Issues in Accounting.

Brian Petula, Assistant Professor of Business and Managerial Science, 2005; J.D./M.B.A., Wake Forest University, 1994. Business law, social entrepreneurship, and innovation.

Chris Speicher, Assistant Professor of Business and Managerial Science, 2007; Ph.D., Temple University, 1997. International business, organizational behavior.

James Zaydon, Assistant Professor of Business and Managerial Science, 2006; J.D.,
St. Mary’s University School of Law, 1976; LL.M., New York University of Law, 1978. Business taxation and law.

Communication Arts

Douglas Lawrence, Chair and Associate Professor of Communication Arts, 2001; Ph.D., Union Institute. The impact of student development through the use of all forms of mass communication, including oral interpretation, written delivery and technology. Exploration and development of critical theory relative to expressing clarity in message delivery through the communication process.

Michael Mirabito, Professor of Communication Arts, 2000; Ph.D., Bowling Green State University, 1982. New communication technologies, computer applications in the communications field, space exploration, communication systems, and digital imaging.

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Academic and Clinical Faculty

Mona R. Griffer, Chair and Graduate Program Director and Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders, 1997; Ed.D., Nova Southeastern University, 1997; CCC-SLP, BRCLS,ASHA. Child language development/disorders, early intervention, multicultural issues, pediatric oral-motor/feeding, and the supervisory process.

Paul J. Harrington, Adjunct Lecturer in Communication Sciences and Disorders, 1983; M.S., Penn State University, 1982; CCC-SLP, ASHA. Fluency, articulation, autism, and child language development/disorders.

Renee S. Jourdanais, Clinical Supervisor, 2000;M.S.,NazarethCollege, 1998;CCCSLP, ASHA. Craniofacial anomalies, genetic syndromes, adult neurogenics, developmental apraxia of speech.

Elizabeth M. Kilker, Adjunct Lecturer in Communication Sciences and Disorders, 1995; M.S. Bloomsburg University (PA), 1987; CCC-SLP, ASHA. Child language development/disorders and adult neurogenics.

Mary Margaret Mazzaccaro, Clinical Supervisor, 2001; M.S., Florida State University, 1992; CCC-SLP, ASHA. Adult neurogenics, child language disorders.

Andrea M. Novak, Director, Marywood Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic, 2000; M.A., Edinboro University, 1995; CCC-SLP, ASHA. Adult neurogenics, phonology, and dysphagia.

Vijayachandra Angalli Ramachandra, Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders, 2005; Ph.D, Bowling Green State University, 2007. Neuroscience, articulation and phonology, child language development/disorders, and cognitive-linguistic deficits.

Sheri Skrutski, Clinical Audiologist, 1994; Au.D., University of Florida, 2001; CCC-A,ASHA.Aural rehabilitation, hearing aids, assistive listening devices.

Bruce A. Wisenburn, Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders, 2009; Ph.D., University of Buffalo, 2005; CCC-SLP, ASHA. Acquired neurogenic communication disorders and augmentative/alternative communication.

Criminal Justice

Walter Broughton, Director of Criminal Justice Programs and Associate Professor of Sociology, 1976; Ph.D., Cornell University, 1973. Criminology; applied social research; poverty; family studies; careers.

Raymond Colleran, Adjunct Lecturer in Criminal Justice, 2005; M.S., University of Scranton. Correctional rehabilitation; inmate mental health services.

Joseph Donohue, Adjunct Lecturer in Criminal Justice; 2003; MA, Fordham University, 1968. Criminal justice administration; community corrections.

Michael A. Foley, Professor of Philosophy, 1974; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, 1973. Death penalty, insanity defense, punishment policies.

Patrick Seffrin, Professor of Sociology, 2009; Ph.D., Bowling Green State University. Criminology; adolescence; poverty; quantitative methods.

Education

Patricia S. Arter, Associate Professor of Education, 2005; Ed.D., Johns Hopkins University, 2005. Inclusionary Practices, Universal Design for Learning.

Tammy B.H. Brown, Assistant Professor, Graduate Reading Department, 2008; Ph.D., Rutgers University, 2008. Struggling beginning readers, new literacies, sociocultural factors affecting literacy.

Joseph A. Polizzi, Assistant Professor of Education and Educational Leadership, 2007; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 2007. Experiential and transformational learning, school leadership, small schools, preparation and professional development of new teachers.

Kathleen O. Ruthkosky, Associate Professor of Education, 1997; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 1993. Early childhood education, instructional design, teacher education.

Tonya N. Saddler, Assistant Professor of Education, 2009; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic and State University, 2007. Higher education administration.

Mary Salvaterra, C.S.J., Professor of Education, 1999; Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1990. Secondary education, educational leadership, multiculturalism, teacher education.

Health and Physical Education

James Smoliga, Assistant Professor of Health and Physical Education, 2007; Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh, DVM, 2003 Cornell University. Human athletic performance, nutraceutical, neuromuscular, and biomechanical physiology.

Shelby W. Yeager, Athletic Training Education Program Clinical Coordinator, 2004; M.Ed., East Stroudsburg University, 1994. Female anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries and shoulder injury evaluation.

Music

Sr. M. Alphonsa Concilio, IHM., Assistant Professor of Music, 1975; M.A., Marywood College, 1959. Applied voice; Fundamental vocal techniques and vocal literature.

Rick Hoffenberg, Assistant Professor of Choral Conducting, 2007; D.M.A., Yale University, 2009. Director of choral ensembles, choral conducting, applied vocal performance, piano performance.

Sr. Joan McCusker, IHM, Associate Professor of Music Education, 2005; Ph.D., Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester, 2001. Music cognition, emerging musical literacy, pre-service teacher education, professional development, and K-12 music partnerships.

Sr. Joan Paskert, IHM, Assistant Professor of Music, 1975; M.M., University of Notre Dame, 1964. Adjudication of musicianship and performances of applied piano students for the National Guild of Piano Teachers.

Nathaniel F. Parker, Assistant Professor of Orchestral Conducting, 2009. D.M.A., Michigan State University, 2009. Director of orchestra, instrumental conducting, woodwind (double reeds) methods, music history.

Sr. Mariam Pfeifer, IHM, Assistant Professor and Music Therapy Program Director, 1982; M.A., Marywood College, 1970; Degree Equivalency in Music Therapy, University of Georgia, 1976. Music Therapy with multi-challenged and autistic children, and music therapy assessment for pre-school children with cochlear implants.

F. David Romines, Assistant Professor of Wind Ensemble/Bands, 2009. D.M.A., University of Southern Mississippi, 2000. Director of Wind/Band ensembles, instrumental conducting, instrumental (woodwinds/brass) methods, pre-service teacher education.

D. Charles Truitt, Assistant Professor of Music, 1980; M.A. in Musicology, Marywood College, 1986; Applied classical guitar, analytical techniques and music cognition, history and sociology of music.

Nursing

Robin Gallagher, Professor of Nursing, 1994; Ph.D., Widener University, 1989. Women's health, pediatrics, community health.

Mary Alice Golden, Associate Professor of Nursing, 1997; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1989. Alzheimer's Disease, communication, nursing research; aging and psycho-social issues in nursing; long-term care.

Diane Haleem, Associate Professor of Nursing, 2003: Ph.D., Boston College. Leadership, harm reduction, college drinking, nurse managed healthcare centers, critical thinking.

Nutrition

Marianne E. Borja, Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics, 2001; Ed.D., Temple University, 1985. Community nutrition, wellness/health promotion, food safety, nutritional analysis and assessment, and food systems management.

Joanne Christaldi, Ph.D., R.D., Assistant Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics, 2008; University of Georgia, 2008. Medical nutrition therapy, health promotion and wellness, obesity prevention and control.

Maureen Dunne-Touhey, Director, Dietetic Internship Program, 1992; M.S., H.H. Lehman College of City University of New York, 1983.

Sandra Graham, Coordinator of Family and Consumer Sciences; M.S., Georgia State University, 1993, Doctoral candidate, SUNY Binghamton; Sports Nutrition, Role of the School cafeteria in student identity formation and student nutritional status; teacher education program development.

Lee Harrison, Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics, 2001; Ph.D., New York University, 1984. Personality type (MBTI) and its effects on career choice, competence and ability to predict success; nutrition support/critical care; food habits; health promotion; gerontological nutrition; children’s health.

Kathleen McKee, Ph.D., R.D., Co-Chair and Associate Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics; Ph.D., Drexel University, 1990. Metabolism, obesity and geriatric nutrition.

Physician Assistant Studies

Karen E. Arscott, Clinical Associate Professor and Program/Medical Director, Marywood University Physician Assistant Program; D.O., M.Sc.; Board Certified in Neuromuscular Medicine; Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine; O.M.T. in chronic stable asthma; musculoskeletal education research; community education and vaccination.

Stanley Blondek, D.P.M., M.D., Medical Director, Marywood University Physician Assistant Program, Director of Pediatrics for Physician's HealthAlliance.

Marie S. Bonavoglia, Academic Coordinator Physician Assistant Program; Clinical Instructor; M.S., PA-C, MT(ASCP), Doctoral Studies, Marywood University. Anaphylaxis education and prevention in school aged children, health promotion.

Lisa M. Mattei, Clinical Coordinator Physician Assistant Program; Clinical Instructor; M.P.A.S., PA-C. New advancements in women's healthcare/health promotion.

Lori E. Swanchak, Clinical Coordinator Physician Assistant Program, 2002, Clinical Assistant Professor, 2009. Ph.D., PA-C. P.A.S. and professional development, health promotion.

Psychology/Counseling

Shamshad Ahmed, Assistant Professor of Counseling, 2005; Ph.D., North Carolina State University, 2005. Multicultural counseling, Cross cultural perspectives on anxiety and depression, organizational communication.

Jennifer S. Barna, Assistant Professor of Counseling, 2009; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2009. School Counselor identity development, school counseling programs and accountability, leadership, and advocacy, the impact of personal/social development on academic achievement.

Sr. Gail Cabral, IHM, Professor of Psychology, 1991; Ph.D., Catholic University of America, 1978. Myers-Briggs Type Indicator; gender differences, social-cognitive development, particularly in the area of friendship relations; relationship of psychology and religion.

C. Estelle Campenni, Associate Professor of Psychology and Counseling, 2000; Ph.D., Adelphi University, 1987. Brief interventions of mindfulness, implicit cognitive performance and mindfulness, well-being and mindfulness.

Brooke Cannon, Director of Clinical Training, Psy.D. Program and Professor of Psychology and Counseling, 2000; Ph.D. Binghamton University, 1990. Neuropsychology, dementia, facial affect perception, psychology of film.

Edward J. Crawley, Chair and Associate Professor of Psychology and Counseling, 1999; Ph.D., Binghamton University, 1999. Auditory perception, spoken word recognition, and music cognition.

Francis J. DeMatteo, Director of School Psychology Program, Assistant Professor of Psychology and Counseling, 2009. Ed.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2005. Delivering multidisciplinary evaluation results to parents; family school relations; students with emotional and behavior disorders; myths and educational systems.

Bradley Janey, Associate Professor of Psychology and Counseling, 1999; Ph.D., Kansas State University, 1999. Aggression and masculinity in boys; media violence; crosscultural variations in masculinity.

John Lemoncelli, Professor of Psychology and Counseling, 2007; Ed.D., Temple University, 1983. Adult survivors of abuse, clinical practice training; ethics, pastoral counseling; spirituality and psychotherapy.

Timothy M. Lionetti, Director, School Psychology Certification Program and Assistant Professor of Psychology and Counseling, 2002; Ph.D., Lehigh University, 2001. Training practices in School Psychology, improving student reading, health promotion in schools, psychological assessment.

Vincent J. Monastra, Assistant Professor of Psychology and Counseling, 2009; Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi, 1977. Neurophysiological characteristics of ADHD; EEG biofeedback and computer-based programs for attention deficits; school-based early identification and intervention programs for ADHD; parenting and social skills programs for children and adolescents with ADHD.

Janet L. Muse-Burke, Associate Professor of Psychology and Counseling, 2005; Ph.D., Lehigh University, 2004. Spirituality and religion; test construction; supervision and training; psychotherapy process and outcome.

Edward J. O’Brien, Professor of Psychology and Counseling, 1992; Ph.D., University ofMassachusetts atAmherst, 1980. Cognitive and behavioral therapies; cognitive and experiential approaches to self-esteem change; stress and coping; outcomes assessment in higher education and mental health; effects of technological innovations in higher education.

David J. Palmiter, Jr., Director of Practica and Internships, Psy.D. Program and Associate Professor of Psychology and Counseling and Director of Psychological Services Center, 1998; Ph.D., George Washington University, 1989. Child and adolescent disruptive behavioral disorders, psychological testing.

Carl R. Persing, Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2005; Ph.D., Lehigh University, 2007. Relation of personality and social cognition, stereotyping and prejudice, emotion-seeking as a predictor of social behavior, influence of personality, and social cognition on workplace behaviors, productivity, motivation, and job satisfaction.

David Renjilian, Director of Clinical Training and Professor of Psychology, 2000; Ph.D., Fairleigh Dickinson University, 1990. Development of mental health training materials, stress, coping, and burnout in health care professionals.

Robert S. Shaw, Assistant Professor of Psychology and Counseling and Director of Counseling/Student Development Center, 2009; Psy.D., Immaculata University, 2000. Psychological testing, interaction of psychology and spirituality.

Public Administration

Alice Elaine McDonnell, Assistant Chair and Professor of Public Administration, Health Services Administration and Gerontology, 1982. Gerontology; long-term care; role of hospice and other community resources in treatment of older cancer patients;Alzheimer's disease; quality assurance.

Alexander Dawoody, Assistant Professor of Public Administration, 2009, Ph.D., Western Michigan University. Public policy, complexity theory, organizational dynamics.

Science

Lisa Antoniacci, Assistant Professor of Biology, 2007; Ph.D., Lehigh University, 2005. Characterization of the nuclear/chromatin processes, immunology and vaccine development, microbiology and biotechnology.

Deborah Hokien, Chair and Associate Professor of Chemistry, 1997; Ph.D., Lehigh University, 1995. Analytical chemistry, biochemistry, synthetic chemistry (organometallic and polymer), phytoremediation, bioremediation studies, biomaterials, and water chemistry.

Michael Kiel, Assistant Professor of Biology, 2004; Ph.D., University of Toronto, 2000. Mechanisms of protein synthesis, control of gene expression, particularly at the translation level, protein/protein and protein/RNA interactions and human SNPs.

Monica Pierri-Galvao, Associate Professor of Physics, 2009; Ph.D., Penn State University. Medical physics; physics involved on the radiation treatment for cancer; mathematical physics; investigation on the quantum geometry of the space-time.

Social Work

Dawn Hall Apgar, Assistant Professor of Social Work, 2007; B.A., Bucknell University; M.S.W., Ph.D., Rutgers University. Developmental disabilities, public policy, and professional ethics.

Packiaraj Arumugham, Assistant Professor of Social Work, 2006; M.S.W., Bishop Heber College (Tamilnadu, India), 1985; Ph.D., Bharathidasan University (Tamilnadu, India), 2002. Social work with communities; marriage and family, christianity and social work.

Phyllis Black, Professor of Social Work, 1994 and Director of the Lehigh Valley Program; B.A., M.S.W., McGill University; Ph.D., Catholic University of America; C.M.F.C.* Ethical issues in social work practice and education, integrating genetics into social work practice and education, gatekeeping in social work education, grade inflation, social work education curriculum development.

Stephen Burke, Professor of Social Work, 1994; B.A., M.S.W.; Ph.D., University of Minnesota. Faith-based organizations and implications for social work education, economic safety-net issues.

Rosemary Caolo, Assistant Professor of Social Work, 2010; B.S., M.S.W., Marywood University; Ph.D., Fordham University. Impact of trauma and interventions concerning individuals, communities, and society; women's issues related to power and leadership.

Doris Chechotka-McQuade, Assistant Professor of Social Work, 1995; B.A., Hunter College; M.S.W., Adelphi University; Ph.D., Fordham University. Gerontology: centenarians, dementias. Adult day services. End-of-life, caregiving, late life spirituality, maintaining independence and the continuum of care, and social policy issues.

Geraldine Dawson, Associate Professor of Social Work, 2001; B.A., Pennsylvania State University; M.S.W., Smith College; M.D., Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Risk and resiliency in childhood, bio-psycho-socio-cultural models of assessment, intervention with vulnerable populations, psychopharmacology, analysis of health care planning and policy.

Christina C. Gigler, Instructor of Social Work; B.A., Shippensburg University; M.S.W., University of Maryland at Baltimore. Clinical social work practice with children, adolescents and families, child welfare issues, clinical supervision, crisis intervention, and ethics.

Diane Keller, Associate Professor of Social Work, 1999; B.S., Wilkes University; M.S., University of Scranton; M.S.W., Marywood University; Ph.D., Syracuse University. Individuals with disabilities or chronic illness and their families; children and their families; women and leadership; program evaluation studies.

Christine Kessen, Associate Professor of Social Work, 2007; B.A., M.S.W., University of Illinois; D.S.W., Columbia University. Contemplative practices and social work education.

Lloyd Lyter, Professor of Social Work, Director of School of Social Work and Director of the Central Pennsylvania Program, 2003; B.A., East Stroudsburg State College; M.P.A., Temple University; M.S.W., Marywood University; Ph.D., Rutgers University. Behavioral health, substance abuse prevention, HIV disease, international social work.

Karen Rich, Assistant Professor of Social Work, 2007; B.A., SUNY New Paltz; M.S.W., Wurzwieler; Ph.D., SUNY Albany. Formal and informal responses to crime victims, coping skills of victims with disabilities, sexual assault victim interviewing by police officers; stigmatization and coping skills of crime victims with disabilities.

Marietta Scalise-Warnitsky, Instructor of Social Work; B.M., Misericordia University; M.S.W., Marywood University. Experiential learning, service learning, transformational learning, social work competency, curriculum design, classroom design, mental health issues, use of technology in education, student associations, and job preparedness.