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2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Faculty


A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

AIDIN AMIRSHOKOOHI (2013)
Associate Professor of STEM Education
B.S., The University of Iowa
M.A.T., The University of Iowa
Ph.D., Indiana University (2008)

JANE ARENAS (2009)
Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant
B.S., LaSalle University
M.S., Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science (2001)

MARGARET AYALA (2019)
Assistant Professor of Composition and Rhetoric
B.A., DeSales University
M.F.A., Seton Hill University (2016)

AUSTEN BARNETT (2017)
Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., University of Southern Indiana
Ph.D., Southern Illinois University (2013)

BRADLEY BARNHORST (2009)
Associate Professor of Business
B.A., Harvard University
M.B.A., Pennsylvania State University (2004)
C.F.A. Charterholder

LAURA BAYLOR (2017)
Instructor of Nursing
B.S.N., DeSales University
M.S.N., DeSales University
D.N.P., DeSales University (2013)

MICHAEL BEARDSLEY (2015)
Assistant Professor of Sport and Exercise Physiology
B.S., Canisius College
M.S., University at Buffalo, SUNY
Ph.D., University at Buffalo, SUNY (2015)

JOHN BELL (2006)
Professor of Theatre
B.M., Ohio Wesleyan University
M.F.A., San Diego State University (1988)

RODGER BERG (1977, 1980)
Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Muhlenberg College
Ph.D., Lehigh University (1976)

TRICIA BERNECKER (2006)
Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., West Chester University
M.S.N., DeSales University
Ph.D., Widener University (2011)

AMY BEST (2000)
Associate Professor of Theatre
B.A., Benedictine College
M.F.A., Northern Illinois University (1998)

KATRIN BLAMEY (2010)
Associate Professor of Education
B.A., Randolph-Macon Woman’s College
M.A., College of William and Mary
M.A., University of Delaware
Ph.D., University of Delaware (2008)

ROBERT BLUMENSTEIN (1995)
Professor of Biology
B.S., Drexel University
M.S., Hahnemann University
Ph.D., Hahnemann University (1979)

MICHELLE BOLGER (2015)
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
B.S., Xavier University
M.S., Xavier University
Ph.D., University of Cincinnati (2015)

MARTIN J. BRETT, III (2005)
Associate Professor of Sport Management
B.A., Allentown College of St. Francis de Sales
M.A., The Ohio State University
Ph.D., The Ohio State University (2005)

LAUREN BROWN (2013)
Associate Professor of Sport Management
B.S., Penn State University
M.Ed., Temple University
Ph.D., Ohio State University (2012)

MELISSA BROWN (2013)
Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant
B.S., DeSales University
M.S.P.A.S., DeSales University (2004)

DOUGLAS BURNS, OSFS (1999)
Instructor of Sport and Exercise Physiology
B.S., Washington State University
M.S., Pennsylvania State University (1970)

MARIA CRISTINA CAMPOS FUENTES (2008)
Associate Professor of Spanish
B.A., Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana
M.A., University of Tennessee
Ph.D, University of Tennessee (2007)

STEPHEN CARP (2016)
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
B.S., Temple University
M.S., Temple University
Ph.D., Temple University (2005)

MELISSA CARROLL (2014)
Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
B.S., Colorado State University
M.S., Pennsylvania State University
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University (2011)

CHRISTOPHER R. COCOZZA (2000)
Professor of Business
B.S., Fordham University
J.D., Fordham University
L.L.M., New York University School of Law (1996)

JOSEPH COLOSI (1982)
Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., Rutgers University
M.A., University of North Carolina
Ph.D., North Carolina State University (1979)

THOMAS CRAIG (2015)
Assistant Professor of Business
B.B.A., Temple University
M.B.A., Lehigh University
Ph.D., Temple University (2015)

SUZANNE CRESSMAN (2019)
Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant
B.S., Bloomsburg State College
M.S., DeSales University (2006)

NATALIE CYPHERS (2010)
Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., East Stroudsburg University
M.S.N., University of North Dakota
Ph.D., University of North Dakota (2015)

LASHARA DAVIS (2016)
Assistant Professor of Communication
B.A., Rutgers University
M.A., Purdue University
Ph.D., Purdue University (2011)

STEVEN DENNIS (2003)
Associate Professor of Theatre
B.A., Rutgers College
M.F.A., Rutgers University (1987)

NATALIE DIFEO (2017)
Instructor of Nursing
A.A.S., Mansfield State University
B.S.N., DeSales University
M.S.N., University of Pennsylvania (2005)

KATHLEEN L. EHRHARDT (1997)
Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant
B.S., St. Francis University
M.M.S., St. Francis University (1994)

CARRIE ELLIS (2019)
Assistant Professor of Sports & Exercise Physiology
B.A., Arcadia University
D.P.T., Duke University (2009)

ANDREW M. ESSIG (2002)
Professor of Political Science
B.A., St. Joseph’s University
M.A., Pennsylvania State University
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University (2001)

FRANCES FASCHING (2019)
Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing
B.S.N, Cedar Crest College
M.S.N, DeSales University
D.N.P., Chatham University (2013)

ELIZABETH FELTEN (2018)
Assistant Professor of Business
B.S.B.A., American University
M.B.A., University of Iowa (1997)

MICHAEL GALLAGHER (2011)
Associate Professor of Business
B.S., Lebanon Valley College
M.B.A., Lebanon Valley College
Ph.D., University of Toledo (1998)

DAVID GILFOIL (2007)
Professor of Business
B.A., University of Massachusetts
M.A., College of William and Mary
Ph.D., Stevens Institute of Technology (1984)

MELISSA GILROY (2018)
Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant
B.A., Hamilton College
D.C., New York Chiropractic College
M.S., New York Chiropractic College
M.S.P.A.S., DeSales University (2012)

SUSAN GIVENS-SKEATON (2013)
Assistant Professor of Business
B.S.B.A., Creighton University
M.A., St. Mary’s University
Ph.D., University at Albany, State University of New York (2004)

CHARLES GLOMAN (2004)
Associate Professor of Professional Practice of TV/Film
B.A., Pennsylvania State University
M.A., Pennsylvania State University (1984)

LARA GOUDSOUZIAN (2015)
Assistant Professor of Biology
B.A., University of California, Berkeley
Ph.D., Princeton University (2006)

KATHERINE GRASSO (2015)
Assistant Professor of Communication
B.S., Suffolk University
M.A., University of California, Davis
Ph.D., University of California, Davis (2015)

SEAN GRIECH (2013)
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
B.S., Daemen College
D.P.T., Shenandoah University (2011)

ANGELA SIGLEY GROSSMAN (2011)
Associate Professor of Dance
B.A., DeSales University
M.F.A., Temple University (2010)

PRANSHU GUPTA (2013)
Associate Professor of Computer Science
B.S., Wilkes University
M.S., James Madison University
Ph.D., Kansas State University (2014)

CHRISTOPHER HALL (2018)
Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant
B.S., King’s College
M.S., King’s College (2010)

WILLIAM HAMANT (2014)
Assistant Professor of Theology
B.A., University of St. Thomas
M.A., University of Dayton
Ph.D., John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family (2012)

CARL HAMMARSTEN (2019)
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Rice University
M.A., State University of New York at Stony Brook
Ph.D., The George Washington University (2015)

NICHOLE HARTMAN (2019)
Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing in Advanced Clinical Simulation
B.S.N., DeSales University
M.S.N., DeSales University
D.N.P., DeSales University (2013)

ERIC T. HAUGEN (2018)
Assistant Professor of Performing Arts
B.A., University of Iowa
M.F.A., New York University (1991)

SARA HAYIK (2010)
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Millersville University
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania (2011)

ALAN HECKMAN (2013)
Associate Professor of Physician Assistant
B.S., Kutztown University
M.S.P.A.S, DeSales University (2011)

JULIE HIMMELBERGER (2010)
Associate Professor of Biochemistry
B.Sc., McMaster University
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania (2010)

TAHEREH HOJJAT (1989)
Professor of Business
B.A., Tehran University
M.S., The American University
Ph.D., Lehigh University (1987)

CAROLINE HOLLSHWANDNER (1975)
Professor Emerita of Nursing

WENDI HONTZ (2014)
Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant
B.S., Lock Haven University
M.P.H., East Stroudsburg University
M.S.P.A.S., DeSales University (2006)

ETHAN HOOD (2017)
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
B.S., Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science
M.P.T., Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science
M.B.A., Pennsylvania State University
D.P.T., Temple University (2010)

ANNMARIE HOUCK (1994)
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Karen Doyle Walton Chair of Mathematics
B.S., Allentown College of St. Francis de Sales
M.S., Lehigh University (1994)

JENNIFER HOWANITZ (2019)
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
B.S.H.S., Philadelphia College of Pharmacy & Science
M.P.T., Philadelphia College of Pharmacy & Science
D.P.T., Arcadia University (2019)

RODNEY HOWSARE (1999)
Professor of Theology
B.A., Southeastern College
M.A., Western Kentucky University
Ph.D., Marquette University (1999)

SARA HULSE (2014, 2017)
Assistant Professor of Theology
B.A., DeSales University
M.T.S., John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family (2013)
Ph.D. candidate, Marquette University

GREGORY L. JEFFRIES (2002)
Assistant Professor of Business
B.S., City University of New York-York College
M.S., Pace University
D.P.S., Pace University (1999)

AMANDA JENKINSON (2016)
Instructor of Nursing
B.A., University of Rochester
B.S.N., Johns Hopkins University
M.S.N., Georgetown University
Ph.D., Villanova University (2017)

CHARLES JOBS (2009)
Associate Professor of Business
B.S., Bloomsburg University
M.B.A., Saint Joseph’s University
Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi (2006)

BOYCE MORALES JUBILAN (1992)
Associate Professor of Psychology
M.S., University of Edinburgh, UK
D.V.M., University of Philippines
Ph.D., Lehigh University (1992)

BRIAN M. KANE (1992)
Professor of Theology
B.A., Manhattan College
M.T.S., Boston University School of Theology
Ph.D., Marquette University (1994)

SHAJU KANJIRAMPARAYIL, OSFS (2018)
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., Mysore University
Bachelors, Suvidya College, Bangalore
Bachelors, Theology, Dharmaram College, Bangalore
M.S., Bangalore University, Bangalore
Ph.D., Universita Pontificia Salesiana, Rome, (2014)

CHRISTOS KARAGIANNOPOULOS (2015)
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
B.S., Temple University
M.Ed., Temple University
M.P.T., Hahnemann University (Drexel)
M.C.P., Hahnemann University (Drexel)
Ph.D., Temple University (2014)

KAREN KENT (2019)
Assistant Professor of Business
B.S., Pennsylvania State University
M.S., Rush University
Ph.D., Miami University of Ohio (2016)

GREGORY KERR (1992)
Associate Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Boston College
M.A., Boston College
Ph.D., Fordham University (1992)

RENEE KOVAL (2016)
Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., University of Kentucky
A.P.R.N., Medical University of South Carolina
D.N.P., Medical University of South Carolina (2015)

ALEXANDER J. KRUPKA (2018)
Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., The University of Scranton
Ph.D., Drexel University (2014)

HEATHER L. KUHNS (2019)
Visiting Instructor of Business
B.A., Kutztown University
M.B.A., Moravian College (2014)
D.B.A. candidate, Johnson & Wales University

JOSEPH LEESE (2012)
Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., DeSales University
Ph.D., Lehigh University (2012)

ANNE LEWIS (2003)
Associate Professor of Theatre
B.A., Allentown College of St. Francis de Sales
M.F.A., The Catholic University of America (1983)

ANN MARIE LOISEAU (2017)
Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Bloomsburg University
M.S., University of Scranton
D.N.P., DeSales University (2016)

SARAH LUTHER (2017)
Instructor of Nursing
B.S.N., DeSales University
M.S.N., DeSales University (2015)

KAY MALEK (2012)
Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
B.A., Texas State University
M.S., Texas State University
Ph.D., Texas State University (2006)

DEBORAH MALONE (2000)
Library Director
B.A., Ursinus College
M.L.S., Drexel University (1974)

JULIA MAYO (2014)
Assistant Professor of Dance
B.F.A., The Juilliard School
M.F.A., New York University (2012)

FRANCIS MAYVILLE (2000)
Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.S., SUNY at Potsdam
M.S., Clarkson University
Ph.D., University of the Sciences in Philadelphia (1998)

BRIAN MCDERMOTT (2019)
Assistant Professor of TV/Film
B.A., Villanova University
M.S.W., University of Pennsylvania
M.F.A., Temple University (2005)

SUSAN Y. MCGORRY (1996)
Professor of Business
B.S., University of Scranton
M.B.A., Lehigh University
Ph.D., Lehigh University (1996)

EMILY MCSPARIN (2019)
Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant
B.S., West Chester University of Pennsylvania
M.P.A., Eastern Virginia Medical School (2007)

CAROL GULLO MEST (1995)
Professor of Nursing
Pool Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., West Chester University
M.S.N., University of Pennsylvania
Ph.D., Temple University (1995)

SUZANNE MIGLIORE (2014)
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
B.S., University of Connecticut
M.S., Quinnipiac College
D.P.T., Temple University (2005)

JENNIFER MOORE (2006)
Professor of Criminal Justice
B.A., Dartmouth College
J.D., Emory University School of Law (2003)

BARBARA MORICI (2012)
Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant
B.S., Pennsylvania State University
M.S., DeSales University (2005)

PATRICK MULCAHY (1996)
Professor of Theatre
B.F.A., Syracuse University
M.F.A., Syracuse University (1995)

RYAN MULLANEY (2019)
Assistant Professor of Fine Arts
B.Mus., Towson University
M.Mus., Temple University
D.M.A., University of Washington (2018)

STEPHEN W. MYERS (1990)
Professor of English
B.A., Allegheny College
M. Div., Princeton Theological Seminary
M.A., University of Rochester
Ph.D., University of Rochester (1990)

KEVIN NADOLSKI, OSFS (2019)
Assistant Professor of Education
B.A., Temple University
M.A., The Catholic University of America
M.Div., DeSales School of Theology
Ph.D., Fordham University (2019)

WILLARD NEUERT (1991)
Associate Professor of Theatre
B.A., Saint Michael’s College
M.F.A., The Ohio State University (1984)

RICHARD NOLL (2000)
Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., University of Arizona
M.A., New School for Social Research
Ph.D., New School for Social Research (1992)

SARAH NYTROE (2010)
Associate Professor of History
B.A., Northwestern College
Ph.D., Boston College (2009)

JACQUELINE OCHSENREITHER (2016)
Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Allentown College of St. Francis de Sales
M.S.N., C.R.N.P., University of Pennsylvania
D.N.P., DeSales University (2015)

JUILENE OSBORNE-MCKNIGHT (2007)
Professor of English
B.A., Youngstown State University
I.M.A., Antioch University
M.F.A., Carlow University (2007)

CAITLIN OWENS (2019)
Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Ithaca College
M.S., Lehigh University
Ph.D., Lehigh University (2019)

KAREN PETERSON (2006)
Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing
B.S., George Mason University
M.S., Rutgers University (1985)

ALEXANDER T. POCETTO, OSFS (1965)
Professor of French and Theology
A.B., Catholic University of America
M.A., Catholic University of America
Ph.D., Université Laval (1970)

BRENNAN C. PURSELL (2001)
Professor of Business and History
A.B., Stanford University
M.A., Harvard University
M.B.A., DeSales University
Ph.D., Harvard University (2000)

KATHERINE RAMSLAND (2002)
Professor of Psychology
B.A., Northern Arizona University
M.A., Duquesne University
Ph.D., Rutgers University (1984)
M.A., John Jay College of Criminal Justice
M.A.C.J., DeSales University

JUDITH RANCE-RONEY (2009)
Associate Professor of Education
B.A., SUNY College at Buffalo
M.S., SUNY College at Buffalo
Ed.D., Lehigh University (1994)

DENNIS RAZZE (1984)
Associate Professor of Theatre
B.A., DeSales University
M.F.A., Wayne State University (1977)

ELIZABETH ROSA (1991)
Professor of Business
B.A., Tulane University
M.B.A., Lehigh University (1990)
C.P.A., C.M.A.

KAREN RUGGLES (2013)
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
B.A., Lafayette College
M.S., DePaul University
M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design (2018)

KATHLEEN RYAN (2013)
Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S., St. Joseph’s University
M.S., Lehigh University
Ph.D., Lehigh University (2013)

JOSHUA SCHULZ (2009)
Associate Professor of Philosophy
B.A., University of Nebraska at Kearney
Ph.D., Marquette University (2010)

JESSICA SCHWARTZ (2017)
Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant
B.S., Pennsylvania State University
M.S.P.A.S., DeSales University (2012)

AMY SCOTT (2004)
Associate Professor of Business
B.A., Pennsylvania State University
M.B.A., Lehigh University
Ph.D., Lehigh University (2002)

DAVID SEIP (2008)
Instructor of Criminal Justice
B.S., Pennsylvania State University
M.S., St. Joseph’s University (2003)

ANGELICA SILVA (2007)
Associate Professor of Spanish
B.A., University of Queretaro
M.A., Western Michigan University
Ph.D., Michigan State University (2006)

BARRY SILVER (2015)
Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant
B.S., University of Maryland, College Park
M.D., University of Maryland School of Medicine (1985)

JULIE SKRZAT (2016)
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
B.S., Ithaca College
D.P.T., Ithaca College
Ph.D., Temple University (2017)

JOSHUA SLEE (2015)
Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., Marywood University
M.S., Marywood University
Ph.D., Lehigh University (2013)

KATHERINE STACKHOUSE (2019)
Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing
B.S.N., Cedar Crest College
M.S.N., DeSales University
D.N.P., DeSales University (2015)

MARCO STANGO (2019)
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Italy
M.A., Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Italy
Ph.D., University of Macerata, Italy (2014)

SARAH STARLING (2013)
Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., Amherst College
M.A., University of Rochester
Ph.D., University of Rochester (2012)

WAYNE STUART (2006)
Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant
B.S., Davidson College
M.D., Medical University of South Carolina (1982)

STEVEN SWEENEY (2014)
Assistant Professor of Physics
B.S., Moravian College
M.S., Lehigh University
Ph.D., Lehigh University (2008)

MARY ELIZABETH TADDUNI (2012)
Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., DeSales University
M.B.A., Widener University
Ph.D., Widener University (2010)

WAYNE TURNEY (2005)
Professor of Theatre
B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University
M.F.A., Wayne State University (2002)

DENNIS VARLEY (1989)
Associate Professor of Music
B.Mus., University of Nebraska
M.Mus., University of Nebraska
D.M.A., University of Colorado (1988)

GAIL VOGEL (2012)
Assistant Professor of Education
B.S., Bloomsburg University
M.Ed., Lehigh University
Ed.D., Nova Southeastern University (1992)

MICHAEL WAGNER (2012)
Associate Professor of TV/Film
B.S., Temple University
M.F.A., Florida State University (2005)

JOSEPH WALSH, JR. (2016)
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
B.S., Strayer University
M.A.C.J., DeSales University
M.S.I.S., DeSales University (2019)

KAREN DOYLE WALTON
Professor Emerita of Mathematics

REGINA WELKIE (2019)
Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant
B.S., DeSales University
M.S., DeSales University (2002)

DEBORAH WHITTAKER (2007)
Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing
B.S.N., State University of New York at Binghamton
M.S.N., DeSales University
Ed.D., Grand Canyon University (2015)

LISA WILDE (2014)
Assistant Professor of English
A.B., Harvard University
M.A., Pennsylvania State University
Ph.D., Princeton University (2014)

DANIEL P. WISNIEWSKI, OSFS (2001)
Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S., The Catholic University of America
M.A., The Washington Theological Union
M.A., Villanova University
M.Ed., DeSales University
Ph.D., Bryn Mawr College (2010)

KIERSTEN WITHROW (2013)
Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S., Michigan State University
B.S.N., Grand View College
M.S.N., University of Phoenix (2005)

MEGAN WUKITSCH (2019)
Assistant Clinical Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., DeSales University
M.S.N., University of Pennsylvania (2008)

AHMET S. YAYLA (2018)
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
B.S., Turkish National Police Academy, Ankara, Turkey
M.S., The University of North Texas
Ph.D., The University of North Texas (2005)

GALINA I. YERMOLENKO (2002)
Associate Professor of English
Diploma of Higher Education, English
Philology, Simferopol SU, Ukraine
Kandidate of Philology, Piatigorsk State
Pedagogical Institute, Russia
M.A., Marquette University
Ph.D., Marquette University (2001)