Undergraduate Catalog: Faculty

• Dhanapati Adhikari
  Assistant Professor of Mathematics
  B.S., M.S., Tribhuvan University, Nepal; M.S., Ph.D., Oklahoma State University.
  
• T. Steven Alexander
  Associate Professor of Art
  B.A., Austin College, M.F.A., Columbia University.
• Lisa Antoniacci
  Assistant Professor of Biology
  B.S., M.S., University of Scranton; Ph.D., Lehigh University.
• Patricia Sullivan Arter
  Associate Professor of Special Education
  B.S., Towson State University; M.S., Ed.D., Johns Hopkins University.
• Karen E. Arscott
  Clinical Associate Professor of Physician Assistant Studies
  B.S., Marywood University; D.O., Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine; Clinical M.S. in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine; AOBNMM Board Certification.
• Jessica Bachman
  Assistant Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics
  B.S., Pennsylvania State University; M.S., M.P.H., Ph.D. (cand.), University of Tennessee.
• Cheryl Bessoir
  Clinical Instructor of Physician Assistant Studies
  B.S., Pennsylvania State University; B.S., National College of Chiropractic; M.S., Marywood University; D.C., National College of Chiropractic.
• Helen Bittel
  Associate Professor of English
  B.A., Rutgers University; M.A., Graduate Certificate and Ph.D., University of Rochester.
• Jessica Bodzio
  Instructor of Nutrition and Dietetics
  B.S., M.S., Marywood University; Registered Dietitian.
• Marie S. Bonavoglia
  Clinical Instructor of Physician Assistant Studies
  B.S., University of Scranton; M.S., Marywood University; NCCPA Certified.
• Susan Fugate Brangers
  Assistant Professor of Art
  B.A., Western Kentucky University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Louisville.
• Deborah E. Brassard
  Associate Professor of English
  B.A., Boston University; M.A., Boston College; Ph.D., Purdue University, C.M.F.C.*
• Dawn M. Brennan
  Instructor of Social Work
  B.S., Syracuse University; M.S.W., Marywood University; Licensed Pennsylvania Social Worker.
• Christopher Brey
  Assistant Professor of Biology
  B.S., University of Wisconsin Milwaukee; M.S., South Dakota State University; Ph.D., Montana State University.
• Ed Brodsky
  Assistant Professor of Art
  A.A.S., New York State Technical College; M.F.A., Syracuse University.
• Walter Broughton
  Associate Professor of Sociology
  A.B., Colgate University; M.A., Ph.D., Cornell University; C.M.F.C.*
• Ellen Burkhouse
  Assistant Professor of Education
  B.A., M.S.L.S., Marywood University.
• Ann Marie Bush
  Associate Professor of English
  B.A., Blackburn University; M.A., University of Scranton; Ph.D., New York University.
• Sister Gail Cabral, IHM
  Professor of Psychology
  B.A., M.S.Ed., Marywood University; Ph.D., The Catholic University of America; further graduate study, University of North Carolina; Licensed Psychologist; C.M.F.C.*
• Joseph Cabrera
  Assistant Professor of Sociology
  B.A., University of California Irvine; M.U.P., Hunter College-­CUNY; M.A., Ph.D., University of Arizona.
• Agnes A. Cardoni
  Assistant Professor of English
  B.A., Misericordia University; M.S.Ed., Wilkes University; Ph.D., Lehigh University.
• Laurie Cassidy
  Assistant Professor of Religious Studies
  B.A., Regis College–Massachusetts; M.A., Creighton University; M.T.S., Weston Jesuit School of Theology; Ph.D., Loyola University Chicago.
• Ann Marie Castelgrande
  Instructor of Art
  B.A., M.A., Marywood University; further study Marywood University; University of Scranton, Penn State University.
• Ann Cerminaro Costanzi
  Associate Professor of Spanish
  B.A., Pennsylvania State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
• Joanne Christaldi
  Assistant Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics
  B.S., College of St. Elizabeth; M.S., University of Delaware; Ph.D., University of Georgia.
• Sister Kathryn Clauss, IHM
  Assistant Professor of Education
  B.A., M.A., Marywood College; Ph.D., Seton Hall University
• Jay P. Clymer III
  Associate Professor of Biology
  B.S., University of Rhode Island; M.S., Ph.D., Lehigh University; C.M.F.C.*
• Art Comstock
  Associate Professor of Business and Managerial Science
  B.S., Lehigh University; Ph.D., Lehigh University.
• Sister M. Alphonsa Concilio, IHM
  Assistant Professor of Music
  A.B., B.M., M.A., Marywood University; M.A., St. Louis University; C.M.F.C.*
• William Conlogue
  Professor of English
  B.A., M.A., University of Scranton; Ph.D., University of Maryland.
• Dennis C. Corrigan
  Assistant Professor of Art
  B.F.A., Philadelphia College of Art; M.F.A., Tyler School of Art; C.M.F.C.*
• Edward Crawley
  Associate Professor of Psychology
  B.A., M.A., State University of New York at Albany; Ph.D., Binghamton University.
• Samir Phillip Dagher
  Professor of Business and Managerial Science
  B.A., Loma Linda University; M.B.A., Andrews University; Ph.D., Ohio State University; C.M.F.C.*
• Andrew R. Dattel
  Assistant Professor of Psychology
  B.A., University of Tennessee; M.A., University of Connecticut; M.S., University of Memphis; M.B.A., Embry­-Riddle Aeronautical University; Ph.D., Texas Tech University.
• Alexander Dawoody
  Assistant Professor of Public Administration
  B.A., University of Massachusetts, Boston; M.H.S.A., M.P.A., Suffolk University; M.A., Ph.D., Western Michigan University.
• Charles E. DeCelles
  Professor of Religious Studies
  B.A., University of Windsor; M.A., Marquette University; M.A., Temple University; Ph.D., Fordham University; C.M.F.C.*
• John Depoe
  Assistant Professor of Philosophy
  B.A., M.A., Hardin­Simmons University; M.A., Western Michigan University; Ph.D., University of Iowa.
• Joseph P. Donohue
  Instructor of Social Work
  B.A., Seton Hall University; M.A., Fordham University; M.S.W., Marywood University; Licensed Pennsylvania Social Worker.
• Uldarico Rex Dumdum
  Associate Professor of Business and Managerial Science
  B.S., University of Mindanao, Philippines; M. Engineering, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand; M.S., M.B.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Binghamton; Certificate of Leadership, Global Center for Leadership Studies, SUNY-­Binghamton.
• Maureen Dunne­Touhey
  Director, Coordinated Program and Dietetic Internships
  B.S., M.S., Herbert H. Lehman College of The City University of New York.
• James Eckler
  Program Director, Arthitecture & Design
  M.Arch., MSAS: Pedagogy, The University of Florida
• Frederick F. Fagal, Jr.
  Associate Professor of Economics
  B.A., Union College, Schenectady, NY; M.A., Cornell University; M.S., Ph.D., Syracuse University; C.M.F.C.*
• Annette M. Fisher
  Associate Professor and Reference Librarian
  B.A., Marywood University; M.L.S., Kutztown University; M.P.A., Marywood University; further graduate study, Clarion University; C.M.F.C.*
• Michael A. Foley
  Professor of Philosophy
  B.A., Eastern Illinois University; M.A., Ph.D., Southern Illinois University; M.P.A., New York University; post doctoral study, University of Wisconsin, University of Virginia; C.M.F.C.*
• Michael H. Freund
  Assistant Professor of Social Work
  B.A., Seton Hall University; M.S.W., Marywood University; further graduate study, Rutgers University; Licensed Pennsylvania Social Worker; C.M.F.C.*
• Robin Gallagher
  Professor of Nursing
  B.S.N., Marywood University; M.S.N., State University of New York at Binghamton, Certified Family Nurse Practitioner; Ph.D., Widener University; C.M.F.C.*
• Sister Margaret Gannon, IHM
  Professor of History
  A.B., Marywood University; M.A., Ph.D., St. John’s University; further graduate study, Yale University, University of Minnesota; C.M.F.C.*
• Stephen Garrison
  Assistant Professor of Interior Architecture
  M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design.
• Zhong Geng
  Associate Professor/Electronic Resources and Systems Librarian
  B.S., Shanghai Maritime Institute; M.I.L.S., University of Tennessee-­Knoxville.
• Joseph Gluba
  Assistant Professor of Architecture/ Interior Architecture
  B.Arch., Virginia Polytechnic Institute; M.Arch., Cranbrook Academy of Art.
• Mary Alice Golden
  Associate Professor of Nursing
  B.S.N., College Misericordia; M.S., The Pennsylvania State University; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania; C.M.F.C.*
• Michelle Gonzalez
  Assistant Professor of Education
  B.A., LaSalle University; M.S., Gwynedd­Mercy College; Ph.D., Walden University.
• Sandra Graham
  Assistant Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences
  B.S., Mansfield University; M.S., Georgia State University.
• Mona R. Griffer
  Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders
  B.S., M.S., Brooklyn College, CUNY; Ed.D, Nova Southeastern University; Certificate of Clinical Competence – Speech and Language Pathology.
• Robert A. Griffith
  Professor of Art
  B.F.A., Tyler School of Art; M.F.A., Southern Illinois University.
• Diane Haleem
  Associate Professor of Nursing
  B.S.N., Boston College; M.S.N., University of California, Los Angeles; Ph.D., Boston College; further graduate study, Harvard University.
• Lee Harrison
  Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics
  B.S.H.E., Marywood University; M.S., Indiana State University; Ph.D., New York University; Registered Dietitian; Fellow of American Dietetic Association; C.M.F.C.*
• Kathleen Healy-­Karabell
  Assistant Professor of Nursing
  B.S.N., M.S.N., University of Pennsylvania; D.N.P. (cand.), Chatham University.
• Rick Hoffenberg
  Assistant Professor of Choral Studies
  A.B., Princeton University; M.M., Westminster Choir College; M.M.A., Yale University; D.M.A.
  Peter T. Hoffer
  Associate Professor of Art
  B.A., George Washington University; M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art; further study, Rochester Institute of Technology; C.M.F.C.*
• Deborah Hokien
  Associate Professor of Chemistry
  B.S., University of Scranton; Ph.D., Lehigh University; Visiting Associate Professor, University of California, Davis.
• Gregory K. Hunt
  Dean, School of Architecture
  B.A., Middlebury College; M.Arch., Columbia University.
• Linda Hunter
  Clinical Instructor of Physician Assistant Studies
  B.H.S., Granite State College; M.P.A.S., Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences; NCCPA Certified.
• Thomas M. Jackson
  Associate Professor of Political Science
  B.A., St. Joseph’s University; J.D., Ph.D., Temple University; C.M.F.C.*
• Gale A. Jaeger
  Associate Professor of Business and Managerial Science
  B.S., State University of New York; M.A., Adelphi University; further graduate study, New York University, Ed.D., Temple University.
• Phil Jenkins
  Assistant Professor of Philosophy
  B.A., University of Texas at Austin; Ph.D., Temple University.
• Craig M. Johnson
  Professor of Mathematics
  B.S., University of Illinois; M.S., Ph.D., Purdue University.
• Renee Jourdanais
  Clinical Supervisor
  B.S., Marywood University; M.S., Nazareth College; Certificate of Clinical Competence – Speech and Language Pathology.
• Sister Maria Rose Kelly, IHM
  Assistant Professor of Religious Studies
  B.A. in English, Marywood University; M.A. in Religious Education, Manhattan College, Bronx, NY; M.A. in Counseling, Marywood University; C.M.F.C.*
• Sarah Kenehan
  Assistant Professor of Philosophy
  B.A., B.S., University of Scranton; M.A., University of Tennessee; Ph.D., Graz University.
• Mary Malloy Kenny
  Professor of French
  B.A., M.S., Marywood University; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Binghamton; C.M.F.C.*
• Thomas Franklin Kent
  Assistant Professor of Mathematics
  B.S., Truman State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin.
• Michael C. Kiel
  Associate Professor of Biology
  B.S.; Towson State University; Ph.D., University of Toronto.
• Douglas B. Lawrence
  Associate Professor of Communication Arts
  B.A., Antioch University; M.A., Marywood University; Ph.D., The Union Institute and University.
• Charles Lipinski
  Assistant Professor of Business and Managerial Science
  M.B.A., University of Scranton; D.B.A., Nova Southeastern University.
• Bernice Lukus
  Instructor of Education
  B.A., M.S., Marywood University.
• Maria MacDonald
  Program Director, Interior Architecture/Design
  B.F.A., B.I.A., Rhode Island School of Design; M.A., Marywood University.
• Wendy Manetti
  Assistant Clinical Faculty, Nursing Department
  B.S.N., M.S.N., University of Scranton.
• George Marcinek, C.P.A.
  Assistant Professor of Business and Managerial Science
  B.S., University of Scranton; M.B.A., University of Scranton; C.M.F.C.*
• Lisa Hinkle Maria
  Assistant Professor of Art
  B.A., Marywood University; M.F.A., Marywood University.
• Lisa Mattei
  Clinical Instructor of Physician Assistant Studies
  B.S., Marywood University; M.P.A.S., University of Nebraska; NCCPA Certified
• Mary Margaret Mazzaccaro
  Clinical Supervisor
  B.S., Marywood University; M.S., Florida State University; Certificate of Clinical Competence – Speech and Language Pathology.
• Sister Joan McCusker, IHM
  Associate Professor of Music Education
  B.M., Marywood University; M.M., Ithaca College; Ph.D., Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester.
• Alice E. McDonnell
  Professor of Public Administration and Health Services Administration and Gerontology
  B.S., Columbia University; M.P.A., Marywood University; Dr.P.H., Columbia University; C.M.F.C.*
• Laurie McMillan
  Associate Professor of English
  B.A., Brandeis University; M.A., Ph.D., Duquesne University.
• Kara Medeiros
  Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders
  B.A., Elmhurst College; M.S., Texas A&M – Kingville; Ph.D., University of Nebraska – Lincoln; Certificate of Clinical Competence – Speech and Language Pathology
• Christine Medley
  Clinical Assistant Professor of Art
  B.J., University of Nebraska­Lincoln; M.F.A.­Printmaking, University of Maryland, College Park.
• John Meza
  Associate Professor of Art
  B.F.A., Kutztown University; M.F.A., Memphis State University; M.F.A., University of Oregon.
• Hong Miao
  Associate Professor and Public Services Librarian
  B.A., Tianjin Normal University; M.A., University of Arkansas; M.I.L.S., State University of New York at Albany.
• Sister Christine Mihelich, IHM
  Assistant Professor of English
  B.A., Marywood University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh.
• Michael M. Mirabito
  Professor of Communication Arts
  B.F.A., New York University ­ Institute of Film and TV; M.A., New York Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Bowling Green State University.
• Kathleen Purcell Munley
  Professor of History
  B.A., Marywood University; M.A., University of Pennsylvania; further graduate study, University of Pennsylvania, State University of New York, University of Scranton; Ph.D., Lehigh University; C.M.F.C.*
• Woods Nash
  Instructor of Social Work
  B.A., University of the Cumberlands; M.A., M.P.H., Ph.D. (cand.), University of Tennessee.
• Thomas Nathaniel
  Assistant Professor of Biology
  B.S., M.S., Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria; Ph.D., Ruhr University of Bochum, Germany. 
• Andrea M. Novak
  Director, Marywood Speech­-Language­-Hearing Clinic
  B.S., Marywood University; M.A., Edinboro University; Certificate of Clinical Competence – Speech and Language Pathology
• Edward J. O’Brien
  Professor of Psychology
  B.A., University of Kansas; M.S., Ph.D., University of Massachusetts; APA­Approved Residency in Clinical Psychology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio; Licensed Clinical Psychologist; C.M.F.C.*
• Samuel L. Olfano
  Assistant Professor of Art
  B.A., State University at Geneseo; M.F.A., University of Cincinnati.
• Kevin O’Neill
  Instructor of Art
  B.F.A., Rochester Institute of Technology; M.F.A., Marywood University.
• Nathaniel Parker
  Assistant Professor of Orchestral Studies
  B.M., Arizona State University; M.M., Bowling Green State University; D.M.A., Michigan State University
• Barbara Parker­Bell
  Assistant Professor of Art
  B.F.A., University of Michigan, School of Art; M.A., Lesley College Graduate School; M.S., Psy.D., Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine; L.P.C.­Licensed Professional Counselor, ATR­BC Registered and Board Certified Art Therapist.
• Pamela Parsons
  Associate Professor of Art
  B.F.A., Boston University School for the Arts; M.F.A., Indiana University School of Fine Arts; further study, Ringling School of Art; C.M.F.C.*
• Linda Dugan Partridge
  Associate Professor of Art
  B.A., Otterbein College; M.A., The University of Iowa; Ph.D., University of Delaware.
• Carl R. Persing
  Assistant Professor of Psychology
  B.S., Bloomsburg University; M.S., Ph.D., Lehigh University.
• Brian Piatak
  Assistant Professor of Biology
  B.S., University of Pittsburgh; D.C., New York Chiropractic College.
• Monica Pierri­-Galvao
  Associate Professor of Physics
  B.S., Universidade Federal de Rio de Janeiro; M.S., Universidade de Dao Paulo; M.S., Syracuse University; Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University
• Joseph A. Polizzi
  Assistant Professor of Education
  Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University.
• Mathew R. Povse
  Assistant Professor of Art
  B.F.A., Ohio University; M.F.A., University of Guanajuato, M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art; C.M.F.C.*
• Vijayachandra Angalli Ramachandra
  Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders
  B.S., Bangalore University; M.S., Gandhi University of Health Sciences; Ph.D., Bowling Green State University.
• David Renjilian
  Professor of Psychology
  B.A., Alfred University; Ph.D., Fairleigh Dickinson University; Licensed Clinical Psychologist.
• Alice Reyes
  Assistant Professor of Spanish
  B.S., M.S., Marywood University.
• Jose E. Reyes
  Professor of Spanish
  B.A., University of Valencia; B.A., University of Scranton; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Binghamton; C.M.F.C.*
• Jeremy McMaster Rich
  Associate Professor of History
  B.A., University of Chicago; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University.
• Fred David Romines
  Assistant Professor of Music Education
  B.M., M.M., University of Tennessee – Knoxville; D.M.A., University of Southern Mississippi
• Sister Frances Russell, IHM
  Associate Professor of Education
  A.B., Marywood University; M.Ed., Temple University; Reading Specialist Certification, Temple University; Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University; C.M.F.C.*
• Kathleen O’Neill Ruthkosky
  Associate Professor of Education
  A.B., M.S., Marywood University; Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University; C.M.F.C.*
• Erin Sadlack
  Associate Professor of English
  B.A., The College of New Jersey; M.A., Ph.D., University of Maryland.
• Mary Salvaterra, CSJ
  Professor of Education
  B.A., M.A., College of St. Rose; Ph.D., Syracuse University.
• Patrick M. Seffrin
  Assistant Professor of Sociology
  B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Bowling Green State University
• Christine Simrell-­Fryer
  Instructor of Education
  B.S., Marywood University; M.S., Wilkes University; Ed.D., candidate, Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
• M. Michelle Sitko
  Associate Professor and Coordinator of Collection Management and Serials Librarian
  A.A., Keystone College; B.A., The Pennsylvania State University; M.L.S., Indiana University; further graduate study, The Pennsylvania State University, Warsaw University, Jagiellonian University.
• Sheri Skrutski
  Clinical Audiologist
  B.S., Marywood University; M.S., Bloomsburg University; Au.D., University of Florida; Certificate of Clinical Competence – Audiology
• James Smoliga
  Associate Professor of Health and Physical Education
  Ph.D., University of Pittsburg; D.V.M., Cornell University.
• Peter H. Spader
  Professor of Philosophy
  B.A., Alfred University; Ph.D., Columbia University; C.M.F.C.*
• Christopher Speicher
  Assistant Professor of Business and Managerial Science
  B.A., Temple University; M.B.A., Marywood University; Ph.D. Temple University.
• Sister Gilmary Speirs, IHM
  Associate Professor and Collection Management Librarian for Non­Print
  A.B., M.S.L.S., M.S., Marywood University; further graduate study, Fordham University, Syracuse University; C.M.F.C.*
• Lori E. Swanchak
  Clinical Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies
  PA­C; B.S., Marywood University; M.S., University of Nebraska Medical Center; Ph.D., Marywood University; NCCPA Certified.
• Sophie Till
  Clinical Professor of Violin
  LRAM, Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Music; M.M., University of Massachusetts, Amherst
• Kerri Tobin
  Instructor of Education
  B.A., Haverford College; M.S., Mercy College; M.S.W., University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D. (cand.), Vanderbilt University.
• D. Charles Truitt
  Assistant Professor of Music
  B.Mus., Hartt School of Music, University of Hartford; M.A., Marywood University.
• Kielty Turner
  Assistant Professor of Social Work
  B.S., Fordham University; M.A., Marist College; M.S.W., Adelphi University; D.S.W., University of Pennsylvania; Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
• Wanda Reyes-­Velazquez
  Assistant Professor of Communication Arts
  B.A., University of Puerto Rico; M.A., Universidad del Sagrado Corazon; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University.
• Alexander Vari
  Assistant Professor of History
  B.A., Babes­Bolyai University; M.A., Ph.D., Brown University; Postdoctoral Fellowship, Carnegie Mellon University.
• Mark Webber
  Assistant Professor of Art
  B.F.A., Swain School of Design; M.F.A., Parsons School of Design.
• Stephanie Wise
  Clinical Professor of Art
  B.F.A., The Cooper Union, NY; M.A., New York University Graduate Art Therapy Program; Licensed NY State Creative Arts Therapist ATR­BC (Registered Art Therapist­Board Certified.)
• Bruce A. Wisenburn
  Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders
  B.S., University of Massachusetts­Amherst; M.A., University of Iowa; M.S., Boston University; Ph.D., University of Buffalo; Certificate of Clinical Competence – Speech Language Pathology.
• Lindsey L. Wotanis
  Instructor of Communication Arts
  B.A., Wilkes University; M.A., Carnegie Mellon University; Ph.D., University of Maryland.
• Shelby W. Yeager
  Clinical Instructor of Health and Physical Education, Clinical Coordinator Athletic Training
  B.S., Temple University; M.Ed., East Stroudsburg University; Certified Athletic Trainer.
• Gerald S. Zavorsky
  Director of the Human Physiology Laboratory
  B.Ed., M.A., McGill University; Ph.D., University of British Columbia; Certified Exercise Physiologist; Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist.
• James J. Zaydon, C.P.A.
  Assistant Professor of Business and Managerial Science
  B.S., University of Scranton; M.B.A., University of Scranton; J.D., St. Mary’s University School of Law; L.L.M., New York University of Law.
• Chaogui Zhang
  Associate Professor of Mathematics
  B.S., University of Science and Technology of China; M.S., Ph.D.; Purdue University.
• Sister Mary Ann Zimmer, N.D.
  Assistant Professor of Religious Studies
  B.A., Creighton University; M.Div., Weston Jesuit School of Theology; Ph.D., Emory University.

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