The Faculty

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* William Aniskovich, J.D.,

Associate Professor; Dean, Tagliatela School of Business and Leadership, Director of the Master of Business Administration; Director of the Master of Science in Healthcare Administration; Tagliatela School of Business and Leadership (The Catholic University of America - BA | University of Virginia - MA | University of Virginia - JD)

* Rebecca Arnold, Ph.D., ATR-BC,

Professor; Director of the Master of Arts in Art Therapy and Counseling; Accreditation Coordinator; Department of Psychology (Lebanon Valley College - BA | Marywood University - MA | Lesley University - PHD)

* Christine Atkins, Ph.D.,

Professor; Chair, Department of Languages and Cultures; Department of Languages and Cultures (University of Chicago - BA | University of Chicago - MA | Yale University - MA | Yale University - PHD)

* Mark Barreuther, Ph.D.,

Professor; Department of Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics (Southern Connecticut State University - BS | Southern Connecticut State University - MS | Wesleyan University - PHD)

* Patricia Birungi, Ph.D.,

Associate Professor; Director of the Master of Public Administration; Tagliatela School of Business and Leadership (Makerere University - BS | Eastern Virginia Medical School - MPH | Old Dominion University - PHD)

* Robert A. Bourgeois, Ph.D.,

Professor; Department of Philosophy and Religion (Yale University - BA | University of Chicago - MA | University of Chicago - PHD)

* Rebecca Brogan, Ph.D.,

Professor; First Year STEM Advisor; Coordinator of STEM Research; Department of Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics (Ripon College - AB | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee – PHD)

* James Bulosan, MAAT, ATR-BC,

Assistant Professor; Clinical Coordinator of the Master of Arts in Art Therapy and Counseling; Department of Psychology (University of South Alabama - BA | The School of the Art Institute of Chicago - MA)

* Mikyle Byrd-Vaughn, NMD,

Assistant Professor; Department of Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics (Johns Hopkins - BA | University of Bridgeport – MS | Southern Connecticut State University - MBA | University of Illinois - EDM | University of Bridgeport - ND)

* Susan Cole, Ph.D.,

Professor; Department of English and Communications (Duke University - BA | Harvard University - MA | Harvard University - PHD)

* Eric Davis, Ph.D.,

Assistant Professor; Department of Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics (Worcester State University - BS | University of New Hampshire - PHD)

* Kristen DeCarli, DBA,

Associate Professor; Director of the Honors Program; Director of the Sport Management Program; Tagliatela School of Business and Leadership (Endicott College - BA | Albertus Magnus College - MBA | California Southern University - DBA)

* Alan DelFavero, DBA,

Associate Professor; Director of the Master of Science in Accounting Program; Director of Undergraduate Accounting and Finance Programs; Tagliatela School of Business and Leadership (Sacred Heart University - BS | Sacred Heart University - MBA | Sacred Heart University - DBA)

* Salvatore Diaz, DNP, MSN, RN,

Assistant Professor; Department of Nursing (Western Connecticut State University - BSN | University of Hartford - MSN| University of Connecticut - DNP)

Edward D. Dunar, Ph.D.,

Assistant Professor; Department of Philosophy and Religion (Yale University - BA | Harvard Divinity School - MDIV | Fordham University - PHD)

* Ross Edwards, Ph.D.,

Associate Professor; Dean of Academic Affairs; Chair, Department of History, Political Science and Sociology; Department of History, Political Science and Sociology (University of Massachusetts, Amherst - BA | University of Massachusetts, Amherst - MA | University of Minnesota - PHD)

* Nabil Elias, MD,

Professor; Tagliatela School of Business and Leadership (Cairo University - Professional Post-Graduate in Executive Management | Southern Connecticut State University - MBA | Ain Shams University, Faculty of Medicine - MD)

* Siobhan Evarts, Ph.D.,

Professor; Director of the Master of Science in Clinical Counseling; Accreditation Coordinator; Department of Psychology (College of the Holy Cross - BA | Hofstra University - MA | Hofstra University - PHD)

* Howard Fero, Ph.D.,

Professor; Director of the Master of Science in Management and Organizational Leadership; Tagliatela School of Business and Leadership (Hofstra University - BA | Baruch College CUNY - MS | Claremont Graduate University - PHD)

* Sandra Fomenko, MSN, APRN, CPNP-PC, AGPCNP-BC,

Assistant Professor; Course Lead; Department of Nursing (Southern Connecticut State University - BSN | Southern Connecticut State University - BS | Quinnipiac University - MS | Ysle University - MSN)

* Deborah Frattini, MFA,

Associate Professor; Department of English and Communications (Albertus Magnus College - BA | Southern Connecticut State University - MS | Albertus Magnus College - MFA)

* David Garaventa, Ed.D.,

Associate Professor; Director of the Master of Science in Instructional Design and Learning Technology; Director of the Computer Information Systems and Cybersecurity Programs; Tagliatela School of Business and Leadership (St. Michael's College - BA | Albertus Magnus College - MS | Champlain College - MBA | Southern New Hampshire University - EDD)

* Michael Geary, J.D.,

Professor; Department of Criminal Justice (Mercy College - BS | Long Island University - MS | Pace University - JD)

* Tammy Hanna, Ed.D.,

Associate Professor; Interim Chair; Department of Psychology; Undergraduate Human Services Coordinator; Department of Psychology (Albertus Magnus College - BA | Albertus Magnus College - MS | American International College - EDD)

* Isaac Hon, Ph.D.,

Professor; Department of Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics (University of Malaya - BS | University of Malaya - MS | University of Connecticut - PHD)

* Peter Hsieh, Ph.D.,

Associate Professor, Tagliatela School of Business and Leadership (United States Military Academy West Point – B.S. | Capitol Technology University - PHD)

Carol R. Huckaby, MA,

Director of the Master of Science in Human Services, Department of Psychology (Gateway Community College Drug Addictions Recovery Counselor Program - AS | Albertus Magnus College - BA | Southern Connecticut State University - MA | University of New Haven - MA)

* Cynthia Jeffrey, Ed.D., MSN, RN, CNE,

Associate Professor; Director of Nursing; Department of Nursing (University of Phoenix - BSN | Sacred Heart University - MSN | Capella University - EDD)

* Brenda Joslyn, MBA,

Associate Professor; Faculty Advisor; Tagliatela School of Business and Leadership (Albertus Magnus College - BS | Albertus Magnus College - MBA)

* Stephen Joy, Ph.D.,

Professor; Department of Psychology (Bowdoin College - BA | Southern Connecticut State University - MS | University of Connecticut - PHD)

* Emma LaPlace, Ph.D.,

Assistant Professor; Department of Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics (Vassar College - BA | Teachers College-Columbia University - MA | Teachers College-Columbia University - PHD)

* John Lawrie, Ed.D. J.D.,

Associate Professor; Director of the Master of Science in Criminal Justice and Undergraduate Criminal Justice Program; Chair, Department of Criminal Justice; Department of Criminal Justice (Westfield State University - BA | Westfield State University - MS | American International College - EDD)

* Neda Moinolmolki, Ph.D.,

Associate Professor; Department of Psychology (Stony Brook University - BA | Queens College CUNY - MA | Delaware State University - PHD)

* Jerome Nevins, MFA,

Professor; Chair, Department of Arts; Department of Arts (Albright College - BA | Rochester Institute of Technology - MFA)

* Susan Olson, DMA,

Professor; Department of Arts (Capital University Conservatory of Music - BA | The Ohio State University - MM | The Ohio State University - DMA)

* Bonnie Pepper, Psy.D.,

Associate Professor; Coordinator of Psychology - Adult Degree Program; Coordinator of Psychology in the Master of Arts in Art Therapy and Counseling; Department of Psychology (Rutgers-Douglass College - BA | Yeshiva University - MS | Yeshiva University - PSYD)

* Jessica Poling, Ph.D.,

Assistant Professor; Department of History, Political Science and Sociology (Haverford College - BA | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - MA | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - DCJ)

* Shiva Rezvan, Ph.D.,

Associate Professor; Internship Coordinator, Master of Science in Clinical Counseling; Accreditation Coordinator; Department of Psychology (Tehran Azad University - BA | University of Isfahan - MA | University of Isfahan - PHD | Licensed Psychologist in Connecticut)

* Rosa E. Rivera-Hainaj, Ph.D.,

Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty; Professor; Department of Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics (University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez - BS | Case Western Reserve University - PHD)

* Paul Robichaud, Ph.D.,

Professor; Chair, Department of English and Communications; Department of English and Communications (University of Western Ontario - BA | University of Western Ontario - MA | University of Toronto - PHD)

* Eric Schoeck, MALS,

Associate Professor; Department of English and Communications; Faculty Athletic Representative; (Yale University - BA | Albertus Magnus College - MALS)

* James Scott, DCJ,

Associate Professor; Faculty Advisor; Department of Criminal Justice; (Albertus Magnus College - BA | Fairleigh Dickinson University - MAS | Saint Leo University - DCJ)

* Nicola Singh, Ph.D.,

Associate Professor; Department of History, Political Science and Sociology (Queens College - BA | Columbia University - MA | Fordham University - PHD)

* Thomas Sojka, Ph.D.,

Assistant Professor; Department of History, Political Science and Sociology (Roger Williams University - BA | University of St. Andrews - M.Litt | Boston University - PHD)

* Jonathan Sozek, Ph.D.,

Associate Professor; Chair, Department of Philosophy and Religion; Director of the Aquinas Scholars Program; Coordinator of Humanities; Department of Philosophy and Religion (Sarah Lawrence College - BA | McGill University - MA | Katholieke Universiteit Leuven - BA | Katholieke Universiteit Leuven - MA | Brown University - PHD)

* Jenny Spyres, MA,

Instructor; Reading and Writing Specialist; Department of English and Communications (Trinity College - BA | New York University - MA)

* Ellen Sutton, MSN, RN,

Assistant Professor; Course Lead; Department of Nursing (Boston College - BSN | Yale University - MSN)

* Tarishi Verma, Ph.D.,

Associate Professor; Coordinator of Communications; Department of English and Communications (University of Delhi - BA | Tata Institute of Social Sciences - MA | Bowling Green State University - PHD)

* Matthew Waggoner, Ph.D.,

Professor; Department of Philosophy and Religion (Evangel University - BA | Missouri State University - MA | University of California Santa Cruz - PHD)

* Sarah Wallman, MFA,

Professor; Director of the Master of Fine Arts in Writing; Department of English and Communications (University of Virginia - BA | University of Pittsburgh - MFA)

* Rosemary Whelan, Ph.D.,

Professor; Chair, Department of Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics; Department of Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics (University College Dublin - BS | University College Dublin - PHD)

* Elliot Wolfer, MSN-ED, RN,

Assistant Professor; SIM Coordinator; Department of Nursing (Alfred University - BA | Alfred College SUNY - ADN | Western Governors University - BSN | Aspen University - MSN-NE)

Faculty Emeriti

Norman Davis, Ph.D.,

Professor Emeritus of Management; Tagliatela School of Business and Leadership (University of Nebraska - BA | University of New Haven - MA | The Union Institute and University - PHD)

Robert Imholt, Ph.D.,

Professor Emeritus of History; Department of History, Political Science and Sociology (Washington and Lee University - BA | University of Kentucky - MA | University of Kentucky - PHD)