Biology Department 

Professor 

Ann Billetz: cell biology, microbiology, parasitology 
B.S., Walsh College 
M.S., Cleveland State University 
Ph.D., Cleveland State University 

Justin Golub: animal behavior, developmental biology, evolution, biostatistics 
B.S., Union College 
M.S., Concordia University 
Ph.D., Clark University 

Anne Goodwin: zoology, animal physiology, marine biology, nutrition 
B.A., Albion College 
Ph.D., Harvard University 

Peter Hoyt: sports medicine, exercise, injury prevention and care 
B.S., Mercyhurst College 
M.S., Old Dominion University 
Ph.D., Rocky Mountain University 

Jerry Smosky: immunology, evolution, neurobiology 
B.S., Appalachian State Teachers College 
M.S., University of South Carolina 
Ph.D., University of South Carolina 

Associate Professor 

George Hamaoui: environmental microbiology, molecular genetics 
B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University 
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst 

Assistant Professor 

Andrew Best: anatomy and physiology, exercise physiology, biomechanics 
B.S., Saint Michael's College 
M.A., Quinnipiac University 
M.A., University of Massachusetts, Amherst 
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst 

Visiting Assistant Professor 

Laura Hancock: botany, plant/animal interactions, conservation biology, bat biology 
B.S., Christopher Newport University 
M.S., University of Massachusetts, Amherst 
Doctoral Candidate, University of Massachusetts, Amherst 

Instructor 

Jonathan Clinger: general biology, herpetology, animal physiology 
B.S., Wittenberg University 
M.S., Austin Peay State University 

Business Administration and Economics Department 

Professor 

James S. Moriarty: accounting, finance 
B.S., American International College 
M.B.A., American International College 

Thomas Whalen: management, marketing, leadership, culture studies 
B.S., U.S. Naval Academy 
M.S., Troy University 
Ph.D., Gonzaga University 

Associate Professor 

Tara J. Barboza: accounting 
B.S., University of Phoenix 
M.B.A., Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts 

Assistant Professor 

Omotara Adeeko: economics 
B.S., Redeemer's University 
M.A., Eastern Illinois University 
Ph.D., Southern Illinois University 

Amir Mohsen Danesh Yazdi: finance 
B.S., Baruch College-Zicklin School of Business 
M.B.A., Pace University 
M.S.F., SUNY at Buffalo 
PhD, Indiana University-Kelley School of Business 

Chemistry Department 

Professor 

Carolyn Dehner: biochemistry 
B.S., State University of New York, Geneseo 
Ph.D., University of Notre Dame 

Associate Professor 

Robert Harris: organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, forensic chemistry 
B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 
M.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 
Ph.D., Boston College 

Assistant Professor 

Yavuz Ceylan: inorganic chemistry, analytical chemistry, computational chemistry 
B.S., Gaziosmanpasa University 
Ph.D., University of North Texas 

Visiting Assistant Professor 

Amr Ibrahim Elkabbany: medicinal chemistry, molecular pharmacology 
B.S., Al-Azhar University 
Ph.D., Purdue University 

Communication and Intercultural Studies Department 

Communication 

Professor 

Michael Birch: digital media production, media and cultural studies, applied theater 
B.A., King Alfred’s College 
M.A., University of Lancaster 
Ph.D., University of Liverpool 

Visiting Assistant Professor 

Muge Karabag: journalism, radio television cinema 
B.S., Kocaeli University 
M.S., Marmara University & Institute of Social Sciences 
Ph.D., Istanbul University & Institute of Social Sciences 

Interdisciplinary Studies

Professor 

Hannah Haynes: critical ethnic studies, US immigration history, American studies 
B.A., Williams College 
M.A., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 
Ph.D., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 

Rita Nnodim: cross-cultural and transnational studies, African and South Asian studies, literature and film 
M.A., Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany 
Ph.D., University of Birmingham, England 

Modern Languages

Professor 

Graziana D'Elia-Brillante: contemporary Hispanic novel and film, gender theory, second language acquisition 
M.A., University of Venice 
Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara 

Mariana Bolívar Rubín: Spanish, 20th and 21st centuries Latin American/Caribbean literature, gender and film theory 
B.A., Colorado State University, Fort Collins. 
M.A., Colorado State University, Fort Collins 
Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder 

Computer Science Department 

Professor 

David Eve: hardware, networking, information systems, entrepreneurship 
B.A., College of Wooster 
M.Ed., University of Massachusetts, Amherst 
Ed.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst 

Associate Professor 

Guodong Wang: performance optimization on high-speed networks; security and communications on smart grid; control, management, and services on SDN and IoTs 
B.S., Henan Polytechnic University 
M.S., University of Chinese Academy of Science 
Ph.D., University of Chinese Academy of Science 

Education Department 

Professor 

Nicholas Stroud: student and teacher attitudes toward science, science pedagogy in and out of classrooms and for communities 
B.S., University of Wisconsin, Madison 
M.A., Stonybrook University 
Ph.D., Teachers College Columbia University 

Associate Professor 

Margaret Clark: early childhood education, curriculum and theory, early literacy development 
B.A., Williams College 
M.A., Sonoma State University 
Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz 

Clio Stearns: education, childhood studies, curriculum theory, elementary teacher education 
A.B., Bryn Mawr College 
M.S. Ed., Bank Street College of Education 
Ph.D., University of New Hampshire 

English & Philosophy Department 

English

Professor 

Amber Engelson: writing studies; global literacies; feminist rhetorics; writing across curriculum 
A.B., Occidental College 
M.A., University of Massachusetts, Amherst 
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst 

Zachary Finch: American literature, creative writing, contemporary poetry, and poetics 
B.A., Dartmouth College 
M.F.A., Warren Wilson College 
Ph.D., University of Buffalo 

Jenna Sciuto: global anglophone literature, U.S. southern literature, African American and African diasporic literatures, postcolonial theory 
B.A., Brown University 
M.A., Boston University 
Ph.D., Northeastern University 

Associate Professor 

Victoria Papa: 20th-century and contemporary literatures, modernism, gender and sexuality studies, visual culture, and new media 
B.A., St. Anselm College 
M.A., University of Albany, SUNY 
Ph.D., Northeastern University 

Assistant Professor 

J. Antonio Templanza: 17th-century English literature, history of science and philosophy, literary criticism and theory 
B.A., University of California at Berkeley 
M.A., Yale University 
M.Phil., Yale University 
Ph.D., Yale University 

Philosophy

Professor 

David Braden-Johnson: epistemology and metaphysics, ethics, aesthetics 
B.A., Georgetown University 
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst 

Paul Nnodim: social and political philosophy, continental philosophy, and African philosophy. 
B. Phil., Pontifical Urbanian University, Rome 
M.A., Middlesex University, London, England 
Ph.D., Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany 

Environmental Studies Department 

Professor 

Daniel Shustack: wildlife biology 
B.S., Pennsylvania State University 
M.S., University of Vermont 
Ph.D., Ohio State University 

Elena Traister: stream ecology, campus sustainability 
B.A., Williams College 
M.E.Sc., Yale School of the Environment 
Ph.D., University of New Hampshire 

Fine and Performing Arts Department 

Art

Professor 

Melanie Mowinski: visual art, books arts, printmaking, design 
B.S., Case Western Reserve University 
M.A., Yale University 
M.F.A., University of the Arts, Philadelphia 

Gregory Scheckler: drawing, painting, digital photography 
B.A., University of Notre Dame 
B.F.A., Washington University 
M.F.A., Utah State University 

Arts Management

Professor 

Lisa Donovan: arts management, arts education, arts integration, arts-based research 
B.A., SUNY Oneonta 
M.S., Boston University 
Ph.D., Lesley University 

Jerome Socolof: performing arts management and arts policy 
B.M., SUNY Potsdam 
M.A., The Ohio State University 
Ph.D., The Ohio State University 

Communication

Professor 

Paul E. LeSage: journalism, business writing, literature 
B.A., Norwich University 
M.A., Idaho State University 
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst 

Music

Professor 

Christine Condaris: vocal ensembles, ethnomusicology, musicology 
B.A., Wesleyan University 
M.A., New York University 
Ph.D., Wesleyan University 

Michael Dilthey: music theory/composition 
B.M., Southern Illinois University 
M.M., University of Missouri-Kansas City 
M.M., Northwestern University 
D.Mus., Northwestern University 

Theatre

Professor 

Laura Standley: acting, directing, play analysis 
B.A., University of Central Oklahoma 
M.F.A., University of California, Irvine 

Jeremy Winchester: theater, scenic, and lighting 
B.F.A., University of Oklahoma 
M.F.A., University of Washington 

Associate Professor 

Michaela Petrovich: theatre, costume design, and technologies 
B.A., University of Redlands, Johnston Center for Integrative Studies 
M.F.A., University of Washington 

Freel Library 

Librarian 

Pamela Contakos 
B.A., Marlboro College 
M.L.S., Syracuse University 
M.Ed., University of Massachusetts, Boston 

Associate Librarian

Kate Flower 
B.A., DePaul University 
M.A., University of Arizona 

Health Professions Department 

Nursing

Professor 

Normadeane Armstrong: global health, infectious disease, medical history 
B.S., Molloy College, New York 
M.S., Molloy College, New York 
A.N.P., SUNY at Stony Brook 
Ph.D., Touro University International 

Assistant Professor 

Amanda Davis: Adult acute care medical-surgical nursing and Pediatrics (school nursing)
A.S., Berkshire Community College
B.S., Southern New Hampshire University
M.S., Southern New Hampshire University

Public Health and Community Health Education

Associate Professor 

Nicole Porther: community health education, public health, human biology, toxicology 
B.S., Howard University 
M.P.H., Florida International University 
Ph.D., Florida International University 

Radiologic Technology

Assistant Professor 

Rebecca Relyea: radiologic technology, positioning lab, advanced imaging 
RT (R) 
B.S., College of Saint Rose 
A.S., Ogeechee Technical College 
M.S., Excelsior College 

Julie Walsh: positioning, advanced imaging, radiographic critique, computed tomography 
RT (R) (M) (CT) 
B.S., University of Connecticut 
A.S., Gateway Community College 
M.Ed., Park University 

Instructor 

Kara Corlew: radiologic technologist 
A.A., SUNY Adirondack 
B.S., SUNY Plattsburgh 
B.S., Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts 

History and Political Science Department 

History

Professor 

Anthony Daly: European history, world civilization 
B.A., University of Toronto 
M.A., Boston College 
Ph.D., Boston College 

Kailai Huang: Asian history, world civilization 
B.A., Hebei University, Baoding, China 
M.A., Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China 
Ph.D., Binghamton University 

Ely Janis: Post-Civil War United States history, immigration, and ethnicity 
B.A., University of Oregon 
M.A., Boston College 
Ph.D., Boston College 

Assistant Professor 

Mariah Hepworth: Modern U.S., war, popular culture, gender, race & ethnicity 
B.A., Seattle University 
M.A., Northwestern University 
Ph.D., Northwestern University 

Political Science

Professor 

David Cupery: Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa, international relations, political and economic development, political economy, civil conflict 
B.A., Centre College 
Masters in International Sciences and Diplomacy, Universidad de Guayaquil, Ecuador 
M.A., University of Colorado, Boulder 
Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder 

Samantha Pettey: American politics; women and politics; state and local politics; research methods 
B.A., University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth 
M.A., University of Rhode Island 
Ph.D., University of North Texas 

Mathematics Department 

Professor 

Fredricka Bennett: graph theory, history of mathematics, probability theory 
B.A., Drew University 
M.A., University of Massachusetts, Amherst 
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst 

Elizabeth Hartung: chemical graph theory, planar graphs, combinatorial generation 
B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania 
M.S., Syracuse University 
Ph.D., Syracuse University 

Christopher L. Thomas: geometric group theory 
B.S., University of Massachusetts, Amherst 
Ph.D., Tufts University 

Associate Professor 

Erin Kiley: applied mathematics, mathematical modeling, computational electromagnetics 
B.S., University of New Hampshire 
M.S., Worcester Polytechnic Institute 
Ph.D., Worcester Polytechnic Institute 

Physics Department

Professor 

Emily Maher: experimental particle physics 
B.A., Hendrix College 
Ph.D., University of Minnesota 

Kebra Ward: experimental optics, physics education research 
B.S., University of Southern California 
M.S., Lehigh University 
Ph.D., Lehigh University  

Psychology Department 

Professor 

Thomas Byrne: behavior analysis, biological psychology, drugs, and human behavior 
B.A., University of Florida 
M.A., Western Michigan University 
Ph.D., Western Michigan University 

Sharon Claffey: social support in married and cohabiting couples, division of household labor, academic motivation, and achievement 
B.A., College of the Holy Cross 
M.A., Monmouth University 
Ph.D., Kent State University 

Ruby Vega: learning and motivation, socially shared regulation of learning in small group formats 
B.A., University of Arizona 
M.A., University of Arizona 
Ph.D., University of Arizona 

Associate Professor 

Sara Steele: technology and cognition, sex differences in spatial ability 
B.S., Kutztown University 
M.A., The University of Alabama 
Ph.D., The University of Alabama 

Assistant Professor 

Samuel Bruun: gender development and expression, sexual minority parenthood, social anxiety, stereotype development 
B.S., University of Wisconsin Stevens Point 
M.S., University of Kentucky 
Ph.D., University of Kentucky 

Carter Carter: psychoanalysis; clinical social work; racism, White Supremacy, and discrimination; personality pathology; case-based qualitative methods 
B.A., New York University 
M.S.W., Simmons University 
Ph.D., Smith College School for Social Work 

Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work Department 

Anthropology

Associate Professor 

Anna Jaysane-Darr: community and global health, anthropology of refugees, gender roles and culture 
B.A., New York University 
M.A., University of London 
Ph.D., Brandeis University 

Mohamad Junaid: political anthropology, social movements, visual anthropology, South Asia 
B.A., Aligarh Muslim University, India 
M.A., Jawaharlal Nehru University, India 
M.Phil., Jawaharlal Nehru University, India 
Ph.D., City University of New York, Graduate Center 

Sociology

Professor 

Ingrid Castro: children and youth, race, gender, and class, education, cinema studies, qualitative methods 
B.A., University of Delaware 
M.A., Northeastern University 
Ph.D., Northeastern University 

Jennifer Zoltanski: social inequality, criminology, genocide, sociology of happiness 
B.A., University of Denver 
M.S., Portland State University 
M.A., Brandeis University 
Ph.D., Brandeis University 

Associate Professor 

​Travis Beaver: sociology of gender, men and masculinities, sexualities, social theory 
B.A., The University of Texas at Austin 
M.A., The University of Texas at Austin 
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin 

Social Work

Professor 

Kerri Leyda Nicoll: poverty, inequality, social policy, community, and civic engagement 
B.A., Connecticut College 
M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary 
M.S.W., University of Pennsylvania 
Ph.D., University of Michigan 

Assistant Professor 

Whitney Gecker: community and place, youth civic engagement, reconciliation, ethnography 
B.A., George Mason University 
M.A., University of Massachusetts, Boston 
Ph.D., Boston University