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2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2021-2022 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

MELISSA BARTHOLOMEW (2021)
Instructor of Nursing
B.S.W., College Misericordia
B.S.N., Misericordia University
M.S.N., University of Cincinnati (2014)

CAMERON BASSETT (2021)
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
B.S., Brigham Young University
D.P.T., Texas Tech University
Ph.D., Texas Tech University (2021)

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

DIA C. BEACHBOARD (2020)
Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., University of Tennessee
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University (2015)

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)

JESSICA BEDFORD (2021)
Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre
B.A., DeSales University
M.A., Villanova University
M.F.A., Queens University (2021)

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)
Associate 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)
Assistant Professor 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)

SEDAT CEVIKPARMAK (2020)
Assistant Professor of Business
B.S., United States Military Academy
M.A., Naval Postgraduate School
M.A., Turkish Army War College
Ph.D., University of North Texas (2020)

JEFFREY CLUTTER (2020)
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
B.S., Xavier University
M.S., University of Cincinnati
Ph.D., University of Cincinnati (2018)

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)

THOMAS CRAIG (2015)
Assistant Professor of Business
Edward A. McCabe Chair of Business and Society
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)

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)

GAETAN T. GIANNINI (2020)
Assistant Professor of Business
B.S., Temple University
M.B.A., Seton Hall University
Ed.D., Gwynedd Mercy University (2019)

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)
Associate Professor of Biology
B.A., University of California, Berkeley
Ph.D., Princeton University (2006)

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

SEAN GRIECH (2013)
Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
B.S., Daemen College
D.P.T., Shenandoah University
Ph.D., Alvernia University (2020)

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)

JICI HUANG (2020)
Visiting Instructor of Computer Science
B.S., Donghua University
M.S., University of North Florida (2015)

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

ALEX V. HUYNH (2020)
Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., Moravian College
Ph.D., Lehigh University (2020)

PATRICIA IDOKO (2021)
Assistant Professor of Theology
B.A., Ohio Dominican University
M.T.S., University of Notre Dame
Ph.D., University of Notre Dame (2020)

LEANA JANUKOWICZ (2021)
Instructor of Clinical Nursing
B.S.N., University of Delaware
M.S.N., University of Pennsylvania (1997)

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)

ROBERT JOHNSON (2021)
Visiting Instructor of History
B.A., DeSales University
M.A.T., St. Louis University (2018)

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)

E’LISE JUMES (2020)
Assistant Professor of Dance
B.F.A., University of Wisconsin
M.F.A., University of Utah (2020)

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)
Associate 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)

SUSANA KELLER (2020)
Assistant Professor of Speech-Language Pathology
B.A., Bryan College
M.S., Baylor University
M.B.A., The University of Michigan
C.Sc.D., University of Pittsburgh (2016)

KELLEY R. KENNEY (2020)
Associate Professor of Education
B.A., Mansfield University
M.Ed., Temple University
Ed.D., The George Washington University (1992)

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)

MUSTAFA KIRISCI (2021)
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
B.A., Turkish Military Academy
M.S., University of North Texas
Ph.D., University of North Texas (2019)

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)

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)

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

THEODORE J. MASTHAY (2020)
Assistant Professor of Political Science
B.A., University of Dayton
Ph.D., University of Missouri (2018)

JULIA MAYO (2014)
Associate 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 (2011)

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)

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)

KRYSTIAN RAMLOGAN (2021)
Visiting Assistant Professor of TV/Film
B.A., Howard University
M.F.A., Howard University (2012)

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

JUDITH RANCE-RONEY (2009)
Associate Professor of TESOL
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.

THOMAS L. ROTHROCK (2020)
Instructor of Clinical Nursing
B.S.N., Hahnemann University
M.S.N., DeSales University (2008)

KAREN RUGGLES (2013)
Associate 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)

JESSICA SCHEUER (2021)
Instructor of Speech-Language Pathology
B.A., University of Maryland
M.S., William Paterson University (2003)

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)

PATRICK SHERLOCK (2020)
Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing
B.S., Texas Tech University
M.S., University of Texas at El Paso
D.N.P., University of Texas (2018)

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)

JOSHUA SLEE (2015)
Associate 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)

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)

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)
Associate 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 Professor of Clinical Nursing
(Joint Appointment - Lehigh Valley Health Network)
B.S.N., DeSales University
M.S.N., University of Pennsylvania (2008)

BRETT YARDLEY (2021)
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
B.A., University of Georgia
M.Div., Columbia International University
Ph.D., Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Institute of Philosophy (2021)

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)