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

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
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
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

Communications and Intercultural Studies Department

Communications

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

Assistant Professor

John Parker: computational neuroscience, applied data science, numerical simulation, nonlinear dynamics for chaos B.S., Elon University, Ph.D., University of New Hampshire

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., Stony Brook 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
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

Communications

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

Associate Professor

Susan Downey Luhrmann: nurse practitioner (adult care), nephrology, harm reduction, AAS, Maria College, B.S, UMASS, Amherst, M.S Sage University, A.N.P. Sage University, D.N.P. UMASS, Lowell

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

Professor

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

Associate Professor

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

Clinical 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

Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work Department

Anthropology

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

Associate Professor

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

Associate 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