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Faculty Directory

Name Title Education
Elsa M. Núñez President of the University B.A., Montclair State College; M.A., Fairleigh Dickson University; Ed.D., Rutgers University
Academic  Affairs
William M. Salka Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs B.S., Lewis and Clark College; Ph.D.,  Colorado State University
Patricia Szczys Interim Dean, School of Arts and Sciences Ph.D. in Environmental Biology from the University of Massachusetts
Niti Pandey Interim Dean, School of Education and Professional Studies M.S. and Ph.D. in Human Resources and Industrial Relations from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and an M.A. and B.A. in Psychology from the University of Delhi, India
Jennifer Brown Associate Provost B.A., Weber State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara
Art and Art History
Tao Chen Associate Professor B.E., Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication; M.F.A., Louisiana Tech University
Anne Dawson Professor B.A., Providence College; M.A., Ph.D.,  Brown University
Maeve Doyle Assistant Professor A.B., Vassar College; M.A., Ph.D., Bryn Mawr College
Robert Greene Assistant Professor B.A., Eastern Connecticut State University; M.F.A., University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
Soojin Kim Assistant Professor B.S., Ewha Womans University, South Korea; M.S., Electrical Engineering, Boston University; 4 Year Diploma, 5th Year Certificate, School of the Museum of Fine Arts; M.F.A., Tufts University
Terry Lennox Professor B.F.A., Syracuse University; M.F.A., Yale University
Boya Li Assistant Professor B.A., Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, China; M.B.A., University of Hartford; M.F.A., University of Hartford
Qimin Liu Professor B.F.A., Institute of Chinese Traditional Drama; M.A., Iowa State University; M.F.A., Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
Afarin Rahmanifar Associate Professor M.F.A., University of Connecticut
Accounting and Business Information Systems
Alex Citurs Assistant Professor B.A., M.B.A., University of Iowa; Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
Sukeshini Grandhi Associate Professor B.Sc., M.Sc., University of Madras; M.B.A., University of Western Australia; Ph.D., New Jersey Institute of Technology
Meng Guo Assistant Professor B.S., Ohio State University; M.S.,  Bentley University; Ph.D., University of Texas
Hao (Alan) He Assistant Professor B.S.,  Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications; M.B.A., Concordia University Chicago; Ph.D.. Georgia State University
K. Niki Kunene Assistant Professor B.Com., M.Com., University of Zwa-Sulu Natal; Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University
Doncho Petkov Professor B.Sc., M.Sc., Technical University of Brno,  Czech Republic; Ph.D., University of National and World Economy, Bulgaria
Moh'd Rujoub Professor B.S., University of Jordan;  M.B.A., Ball State University; Ph.D., University of Arkansas
Jeffrey Schaller Professor B.A., Gettysburg College; M.B.A., University of Michigan; Ph.D., University of Florida
Biology
Charles Booth Professor B.A., College of Wooster; M.A., College of William  and Mary; Ph.D., University of Calgary
Bryan Connolly Assistant Professor B.A., University of Vermont; M.S., Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Elizabeth Cowles Professor B.S., Cornell University; Ph.D., Michigan State University
Kristen Epp Associate Professor B.S., Emporia State University; M.S., Ph.D., Texas State University
Matthew Graham Associate Professor B.S., M.S., Marshall University; Ph.D., University of Nevada
Amy Groth Associate Professor B.S., UC San Diego; Ph.D., Stanford University
Jonathan Hulvey Assistant Professor B.S., University of Georgia; M.S., University of North Carolina; Ph.D., University of Tennessee Knoxville
Joshua Idjadi Associate Professor B.S., Tufts University; M.S., California State University, Northridge; Ph.D., University of Delaware
Derek Laux Assistant Professor B.A., Case Western Reserve University; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Kurt Lucin Associate Professor B.S., Dickinson College; Ph.D., The Ohio State University
W. Brett Mattingly Associate Professor B.A., Hanover College; M.S., University of Cincinnati; Ph.D., Indiana University
Barbara Murdoch Associate Professor B.Sc., M.Sc., University of Western Ontario; Ph.D., University of British  Columbia
Patricia Szczys Professor B.S., University of North Dakota; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts
Vijaykumar Veerappan Assistant Professor B.Sc., M.Sc., Annamalai University , India; M.Phil., Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; Ph.D., Texas Tech University
Communication
Olugbenga Ayeni Professor B.A., University of Ilorin; M.A., University of Wales; M.A., University of Lagos, Nigeria; Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi
Nandikoor (Prashanth) Bhat Assistant Professor B.A., Osmania University, India; M.A., American University; Ph.D., University of Maryland
Edmond Chibeau Associate Professor B.S., Long Island University; M.A., University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., Northwestern University
Jaime Gomez Professor B.A., M.A., San Francisco State University; Ph.D., University of Utah
Jehoon Jeon Associate Professor B.A., B.B.A., Sogang University, South Korea; M.A., Michigan State Unniversity; Ph.D., Wayne State University
Mihyun Kang Associate Professor Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Terri Toles-Patkin Professor B.A., Arcadia University; M.A., Ph.D., Cornell University
Andrew Utterback Professor B.S., Frostburg State University; M.A., Eastern New Mexico University; Ph.D., University of Utah
John Zatowski Associate Professor B.S.E.E., M.B.A., University of Hartford
Computer Science
MD Nashid Anjum Assistant Professor B.S., Khulna University of Engineering & Technology; M.S., South Dakota School of Mines & Technology; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
Garrett Dancik Associate Professor B.S., Ramapo College of New Jersey; M.S., Ph.D.,  Iowa State University
Kehan Gao Professor B.S., North China University of Electric Power; M.S.,  Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University
Jianhua Lin Professor B.E., South Institute of Technology; M.S., University of Regina; Ph.D., Brandeis University
Joel Rosiene Professor B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Sarah Tasneem Professor B.S., M.S., Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology; M.S., Clarkson University; Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Huan-Yu Tu Professor B.S., Salem College; M.S., Ohio University; Ph.D., Florida State University
Economics and Finance
Chiaku Chukwuogor Professor B.S, M.B.A., Ph.D., University of Nigeria
Maryanne Clifford Professor A.B., Smith College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Brendan Cunningham Professor B.A., Oberlin College; Ph.D.,  Columbia University
Brianna Halladay Assistant Professor B.A., Boston University; M.A., San Diego State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara
Steve Muchiri Assistant Professor B.A., M.B.A., Eastern Kentucky University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Khai Zhi Sim Assistant Professor B.S., University of Michigan; M.A., Ph.D., Cornell University
Education
Theresa Bouley Professor B.S., M.S., Eastern Connecticut State University; Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Mark Fabrizi Associate Professor B.A., SUNY, Potsdam; M.S., University of Pennsylvania ; Ph.D., University of Hull, United Kingdom
Hari Koirala Professor B.Ed., M.Ed., Tribhuvan University, Nepal; M.Ed., University of Hull; Ph.D., University of British  Columbia
Kwangwon Lee Assistant Professor B.A., University of Evansville; M.A., Ph.D., University of Indiana, Bloomington
Xing Liu Professor A.B.A., Yangzhou Educational College, China;  ML, Hohai University, China; Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Tanya Moorehead Assistant Professor A.S., Johnson & Wales Unniversity; B.A., M.A., University of Connecticut; Ph.D., University of Central Florida
Matthew Puhlick Assistant Professor B.S., M.S., Eastern Connecticut State University; Ed.D., Northeastern University
Susannah Richards Associate Professor B.A., Grinnell College; M.S.E., Drake University; Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Laura Rodriguez Assistant Professor B.A., Boston University; M.A.T., Wayne State University; Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Elena Sada Assistant Professor A.B.A., Monterrey Institute of Technology, Mexico; B.S., International Center for Educational Sciences, Italy; B.S., Anahuac University, Mexico; M.S., University of Dallas; M.S., Hunter College; Ph.D., University of Connecticut
David Stoloff Professor B.S., SUNY, Brockport; M.A., Concordia University; Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
Sudha Swaminathan Professor B.A., Fatima College; M.A., Madurai-Kamaraj University; M.Ed., Ph.D., SUNY, Buffalo
English
Miriam M. Chirico Professor B.A., Mount Holyoke College; M.A., King's College, University of London; Ph.D., Emory University
Meredith A. Clermont-Ferrand Professor B.A., State University of New York; M.A., Northeastern University; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Susan DeRosa Associate Professor B.A., Hofstra University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Rhode Island
Daniel Donaghy Professor B.A., Kutztown University; M.A., Hollins College; M.F.A., Cornell University; Ph.D., University of Rochester
Stephen A. Ferruci Professor B.A., Rollins College; Ph.D., SUNY, Albany
Reginald L. Flood Professor B.A., University of California, Irvine; M.A., Syracuse University; Ph.D., University of Southern California
Christine M. Garcia Assistant Professor B.A., M.A., Angelo State University; Ph.D., University of New Mexico
Meredith Kaye James Associate Professor B.A., University of the Ozarks; M.L.A., Arkansas Tech University; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
Barbara Little Liu Professor B.S., University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point; Ph.D., Bowling Green University
Rita Joan Malenczyk Professor B.A., St. Louis University; M.A., Washington University ; Ph.D., New York University
Raouf Mama Professor B.A., National University of Benin; M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan
Maureen E. McDonnell Professor B.A., Santa Clara University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan
Kenneth Michael McNeil Professor B.A., University of California, Davis; M.A., Boston College; Ph.D., The Ohio State University
Manuel A. Otero Assistant Professor B.F.A., School of Visual Arts; Ph.D., University of Oregon
Benjamin F. Pauley Professor B.A., Reed College; M.A., Ph.D., Northwestern University
Allison Speicher Associate Professor B.A., University of Richmond; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University
Christopher Joseph Torockio Professor B.A., John Carroll University; M.F.A., University of Pittsburgh; Ph.D., Western Michigan University
Jordan R. Youngblood Associate Professor B.A., University of Texas, Dallas; M.A., University of Mississippi; Ph.D.,  University of Florida
Environmental Earth  Science
Catherine A. Carlson Professor B.A., Southern Illinois University; M.S., New Mexico Institute of Mining ad Technology; Ph.D., Michigan State University
William D. Cunningham Professor A.B., Dartmouth College; M.S., University of Arizona; Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin
Peter Anthony Drzewiecki Professor B.S., University of Notre Dame; M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison
James A. Hyatt Professor B.A., McMaster University; Ph.D., Queens University
Meredith J Metcalf Associate Professor B.A., Colgate University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Stephen A. Nathan Associate Professor B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Massachusetts
Bryan A. Oakley Associate Professor Ph.D., University of Rhode Island
Health Science
Amy Michele Bataille Associate Professor B.S., University of Maryland; Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Paul K Canavan Assistant Professor B.S., Quinnipiac College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Connecticut; tD.P.T., Northeastern University
Anita N. Lee Professor B.A., Hong Kong Baptist  University; M.S., D.P.E., Springfield College
Yaw A. Nsiah Professor B.S., Ph.D., Howard University
Geeta Thapa Assistant Professor M.B.B.S., Kathmandu University, Nepal
History
Thomas J. Balcerski Associate Professor M.A., SUNY Stony Brook; B.A., Ph.D., Cornell University
Caitlin E. Carenen Professor B.A., M.A., University of Georgia; Ph.D., Emory University
Bradley Camp Davis Associate Professor B.A., Birmingham-Southern College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington
David G. Frye Professor B.A., University of Tennessee; M.A., Ph.D., Duke University
Stefan T. Kamola Associate Professor B.A., Oberlin College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington
Anna Dorota Kirchmann Professor M.A., Marie Curie Sklodowska University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Scott Olen Moore Assistant Professor B.A., College of William  and Mary; M.A., Old Dominion University; Ph.D., University of Maryland
Jamel M. Ostwald Professor B.A., Carleton College; M.A., Ph.D., The Ohio State University
Kinesiology and Physical Education
Charles Thomas Chatterton Associate Professor B.S., M.S., University of Delaware; Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Darren L. Dale Associate Professor B.Ed., University of Canterbury, New Zealand; M.S., Ph.D., Arizona State University
Ari C. de Wilde Associate Professor B.A., Bates College; M.A., Ph.D., The Ohio State University
Michelle E. Ferrer Assistant Professor B.S., Salem State College; M.S., Ph.D., Texas Woman's University
Gregory M Kane Associate Professor B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Darren Luke Robert Professor B.S., Eastern Connecticut State University; M.S., Ed.D., West Virginia University
Daniel Bruce Switchenko Professor B.S., Central Connecticut State University; M.A., Ph.D., The Ohio State University
Management and Marketing
Wayne Buck Assistant Professor B.A., California State University, Northridge; M.A., Southern Illinois University; M.B.A., University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., Yale University
Branko Cavarkapa Professor B.S., M.B.A., Ph.D., University of Sarajevo
Craig R. Erwin Associate Professor B.S., M.B.A., University of Minnesota; Ph.D., University of Arizona
Nahyun Oh Assistant Professor B.A., Seoul National University; M.S., Korea University School of Business;  Ph.D., University of Missouri
Fatma Pakdil Professor B.S., M.B.A., Ph.D., Uludag University
Niti Pandey Associate Professor B.A., M.A., University of Delhi; M.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Emiliano C. Villanueva Associate Professor B.Sc., University of Aconcagua, Argentina; M.Sc., University of Paris, France; M.Phil., Ph.D., University of Barcelona, Spain
Mathematical Science
Anthony Y. Aidoo Professor Teacher's Diploma, University of Cape Coast; B.S., University of Science and Technology; M.S., Ph.D.,University of Vermont
Marsha J. Davis Professor B.S., Marietta College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Megan E. Heenehan Associate Professor B.A., Wellesley College; Ph.D., Wesleyan University
Peter Andrew Johnson Professor B.S., M.S., University of Connecticut; Ph.D., Penn State University
Mizan R. Khan Professor B.S., M.S., London School of Economics; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts
Mehdi S. Khorami Associate Professor B.S., Damghan University of Fundamental Sciences, Iran; M.Sc., University of Tehran, Iran; Ph.D., Wesleyan University
Chantal Danielle Larose Associate Professor B.A., M.S., Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Kwame E. Osei Bonsu Professor Diploma in Education, B.Sc., M.Sc., University of Cape Coast; Ph.D., University of Vermont
Kim Y. Ward Professor B.S., M.S., Virginia Commonwealth University; Ph.D., Old Dominion University
Christian L. Yankov Professor B.S., M.S., Sofia University; M.S., Ph.D., Northwestern University
Performing Arts
David J. Belles Professor B.A., SUNY, Oswego; M.M., University of Cincinnati; D.M.A., University of Iowa
Alycia Bright Holland Associate Professor B.A., Ithaca College; M.F.A., SUNY, Brockport
Jeffrey L. Calissi Associate Professor B.M., Radford University; M.M., D.M.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Jennifer J. Cobb Professor B.A., California State University, Fresno; M.F.A., Univeristy of Arizona
Timothy B. Cochran Associate Professor B.M., West Chester University of Pennsylvania; M.M., Temple University; Ph.D., Rutgers University
Anthony Michael Cornicello Professor B.Mus, Florida State University; M.A., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Ph.D., Brandeis University
Brian J. Day Assistant Professor B.A., Lock Haven University; M.F.A., University of New Orleans
Okon Hwang Professor B..F.A., Seoul National University ; M.M.,  University of Nebraska, Lincoln; M.A., D.M.A., Eastman School of Music; Ph.D., Wesleyan University
Kristen A. Morgan Associate Professor B.A., Virginia Tech University; M.F.A., New York University
David R. Pellegrini Professor B.S., Santa Clara University; M.A., San Francisco State University; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Emily J. Riggs Associate Professor B.A., University of Richmond; M.M., Westminster Choir College; D.M.A., University of Maryland
Anya V Sokolovskaya Assistant Professor M.F.A., University of Connecticut
DeRon S. Williams Assistant Professor B.A., Albany State University; M.A., Eastern Michigan University; Ph.D., Texas Tech University
Physical Sciences
Jessica L. Cook Assistant Professor B.Sc., Emory University; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Kedan He Assistant Professor B.S., Hainan University, China; M.S., University of Alabama; Ph.D., University of Georgia
Syed K. Islam Assistant Professor B.A., New York University; M.A., Queens College; Ph.D., CUNY, Graduate Center
Darrell J. Koza Professor B.S., Ph.D., University of Rhode Island
Zoran Pazameta Professor B.Sc., University of Canterbury, New Zealand; Ph.D., SUNY, Buffalo
Russell D. Sampson Professor B.S., M.Sc., Ph.D., University of Alberta, Canada
John Malcolm Toedt Professor B.S., American International College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Political Science, Philosophy, and Geography
Courtney E. Broscious Associate Professor B.A., Moravian College; M.A., Ph.D., Temple University
Ana Funes Maderey Assistant Professor B.A., M.A., National Autonomous University of Mexico; Ph.D., University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
Nicole Rita Krassas Professor B.A., M.A., SUNY, Albany; Ph.D., University of Iowa
Martin Mendoza-Botelho Associate Professor B.A., Catholic University of Bolivia, Bolivia; M.Phil.,  Ph.D., University of Cambridge
Christopher Vasillopulos Professor B.A., Hobart College; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Patrick S. Vitale Assistant Professor B.A., University of Pittsburgh; M.A., Syracuse University; Ph.D., University of Toronto
Psychological Science
Peter D Bachiochi Professor B.S., Boston College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Luis A. Cordon Professor B.S., Louisiana State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
Alita J. Cousins Professor B.A., SUNY, Plattsburgh; M.S., Ph.D., University of New Mexico
James W. Diller Professor B.A., McDaniel College; M.S., Ph.D., West Virginia University
Carlos Escoto Professor B.A., Chapman University; M.A., Ph.D., Loma Linda University
Madeleine A. Fugere Professor B.A., Fairfield University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Melanie Evans Keyes Professor A.B., Vassar College; M.S., Ph.D., Syracuse University
Christopher Allen Krebs Assistant Professor B.S., Idaho State University; M.S., Ph.D., West Virginia University
Lyndsey K. Lanagan-Leitzel Professor B.S., Alma College; M.S., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Phyllis Lee Assistant Professor B.A., Dartmouth College; M.A., Loyola Marymout University; M.A., Columbia University; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Jennifer P. Leszczynski Professor B.S., University of Michigan, Flint; M.S., Ph.D., West Virginia University
Margaret Rose Letterman Professor B.A., University of Montana; M.S., Fort Hays State University; M.S., Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
Kristalyn D. Salters-Pedneault Professor B.A., American University ; M.S., Ph.D., University of Massachusetts
Jenna L. Scisco Associate Professor B.A., The College of New Jersey; M.S., Ph.D., Clemson University
Theah C. Vasquez-O'Brien Assistant Professor B.A., Pennsylvania State University; M.A., Ph.D., Arizona State University
Sociology, Anthropology, Criminology, and Social Work
Sarah E. Baires Associate Professor B.A., University of Tennessee, Knoxville; M.A., Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Cara A. Bergstrom-Lynch Professor B.A., Wellesley College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan
Dennis Compton Canterbury Professor B.Sc., University of Guyana; M.Sc., University of the West Indies - Mona Campus; M.A., Saint Mary's University; Ph.D., SUNY - Binghamton
Pamela P. Chiang Assistant Professor B.A., Social Work National Taiwan University Taipei; Law School Degree, National Chengchi, Taipei, Taiwan; M.S.W., Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Kimberly B. Dugan Professor B.A., M.A., Kent State University; Ph.D., The Ohio State University
Mary Lorena Kenny Professor B.A., Clark University; M.P.H., Ph.D.,  Columbia University
Marin Kurti Assistant Professor B.A., Fordham University; M.A., John Jay College of Criminal Justice; Ph.D., Rutgers University
Isabel Logan Assistant Professor B.S.W., St. Joseph's College; M.S.W., Fordham University School of Social Services; Ed.D., Hartford University
William A. Lugo Professor B.A., M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison
Eunice Matthews-Armstead Professor B.S.W., Morgan State University; M.S.W., Columbia University ; Ph.D.,  CUNY, Graduate Center
Sarah Dodd Nightingale Assistant Professor B.A., Gender Studies and English, Indiana University; M.S.W., Univesity of Chicago; Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Nicholas Parsons Associate Professor B.A., Elon University; M.A., Ph.D., Washington State University
Ricardo Perez Professor B.A., University of Puerto Rico; M.A., New Mexico State University; Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Racheal E. Pesta Assistant Professor B.S., M.S., Youngstown State University; Ph.D., University of Akron
Theresa A. Severance Professor B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Bowling Green State University
Nicolas P. Simon Assistant Professor B.A., M.A., Université de Caen – Basse-Normandie, FRANCE; Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Megan C. Stanton Assistant Professor B.A., Marymount Manhattan College; M.S.W., University of Connecticut ; Ph.D.,  University of Pennsylvania
World Languages and Cultures
Michele S. Bacholle Professor “Maîtrise,” with distinction, Université de Caen, France; M.A., University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Kin S. Chan Assistant Professor B.A., Princeton University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania