The Faculty

Faculty

Name Leamarie Gordon
Title
Title
Chair of the Department of Psychology, Associate Professor of Psychology (2015)
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Associate Professor of Psychology (2015)
B.A., M.A., University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
Ph.D., Tufts University, 2015.
Chair of the Department of Psychology.
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Name Juan Carlos Grijalva
Title
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Professor of Spanish (2008)
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B.A., Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador (Quito, Ecuador)
M.A., Universidad Andina Simon Bolivar (Quito)
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 2004.
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Name Arlene Guerrero-Watanabe
Title
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Associate Professor of Spanish (1999)
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B.A., Amherst College
M.A., Ph.D., Brown University, 2000.
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Name Lindsay Guertin
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Title
Assistant Professor of Practice (2022)
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A.S.N., Becker College, 2006
B.S.N., Sacred Heart University, 2014
M.S. Nursing, Western Governors University, 2021.
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Name Teresa Herd
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Title
Associate Professor of Physics (2019)
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A.B., Bryn Mawr College
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin – Madison, 2007.
Director of 3:2 Engineering.
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Name Maria D. Kalpidou
Title
Title
Professor of Psychology (1998)
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B.A., Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece
M.A., Tufts University
Ph.D., Louisiana State University, 1997.
Sabbatical leave 2025-2026.
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Name Demetrius Kantarelis
Title
Title
Professor of Economics (1983)
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B.A., University of Athens, Greece
M.A., Fordham University
Ph.D., Clark University, 1983.
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Name Meltem Karaca
Title
Title
Assistant Professor of Psychology (2024)
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B.A., M.S., Bilkent University
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts – Lowell, 2022.
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Name Angela M. Kaufman-Parks
Title
Title
Chair of the Department of Sociology and Criminology, Associate Professor of Criminology (2014)
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Associate Professor of Criminology (2014)
B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Bowling Green State University, 2014.
Chair of the Department of Sociology and Criminology.
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Name Carl Robert Keyes
Title
Title
Chair of the Department of History, Professor of History (2008)
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Professor of History (2008)
B.A., University of Michigan
M.A., American University
Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, 2007.
Chair of the Department of History.
Pre-Law Advisor.
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Name Dongeun Kim
Title
Title
Assistant Professor of Marketing (2023)
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Credentials
B.A., Yonsei University
M.A., Yonsei University
Ph.D., University of Iowa, 2021.
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Name Deborah Kisatsky
Title
Title
Associate Professor of History (2001)
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B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Connecticut, 2001.
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Name Christopher Klofft
Title
Title
Associate Professor of Theology (2001)
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B.A., Assumption College
S.T.B., S.T.L., S.T.D., Catholic University, 2000.
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Name Lucia Z. Knoles
Title
Title
Professor of English (1984)
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B.A., Saint Mary’s College
M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University, 1979.
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Name Barry C. Knowlton
Title
Title
Visiting Assistant Professor of History (2005)
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B.A., Assumption College
M.A., English, Syracuse University
M.A., Classics, Syracuse University
Ph.D., History, Boston College, 1998.
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Name Benjamin J. Knurr
Title
Title
Associate Professor of Chemistry (2015)
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B.A. Macalester College
Ph.D., University of Colorado, 2014.
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Name Suzanne L. Kozak
Title
Title
Assistant Professor of Practice of Mathematics (1999)
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B.A., Nazareth College
M.A., Binghamton University, 1999.
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Name Regina Kuersten-Hogan
Title
Title
Director of Clinical Counseling Psychology program, Associate Professor of Psychology (2007)
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Associate Professor of Psychology (2007)
B.A., University of Massachusetts – Boston
M.A., Ph.D., Clark University, 1998.
Director of the Clinical Counseling Psychology Program.
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Name James M. Lang
Title
Title
Professor of English (2000)
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B.A., University of Notre Dame
M.A., St. Louis University
Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1997.
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Name Cary LeBlanc
Title
Title
Assistant Professor of Management and Marketing (2006)
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B.A., Boston College
M.Ed., Northeastern University
Ph.D., Union Institute and University, 2008.
Rome Program Director 2024-25.
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Name Michele L. Lemons
Title
Title
Professor of Biology (2007)
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Credentials
B.S., College of William and Mary
Ph.D., University of Florida, 1999.
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Name Bridget L. Leonard
Title
Title
Chair of the Department of Marketing and Organizational Communication, Associate Professor of Marketing (2017)
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Associate Professor of Marketing (2017)
H.B. Com, M.B.A, Laurentian University
Ph.D., University of Colorado Boulder, 2014.
Chair of the Department of Marketing and Organizational Communication.
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Name Maryanne L. Leone
Title
Title
Professor of Spanish (2005)
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Credentials
B.S., University of Connecticut
M.A., Middlebury College
Ph.D., University of Kansas, 2003.
Sabbatical leave 2025-26.
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Name Nicolas N. Lessios-Damerow
Title
Title
Assistant Professor of Biology (2019)
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B.S., Duke University
Ph.D., Arizona State University, 2016.
Sabbatical leave 2025-26.
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Name Michael Lewis
Title
Title
Director of Graduate Programs in Business, Associate Professor of Management (2007)
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Associate Professor of Management (2007)
B.S., Central New England College
M.B.A., Assumption College
M.A., Ph.D., Fielding Graduate University, 2016.
Chair of the Department of Management and International Business. Director of the MBA program.
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Name Karen Lionello-Denolf
Title
Title
Director of Applied Behavior Analysis program, Associate Professor of Psychology (2015)
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Associate Professor of Psychology (2015)
B.A., Illinois Wesleyan University
M.S., Ph.D., Purdue University, 2001.
Director of the Applied Behavior Analysis Program.
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Name Esteban Loustaunau
Title
Title
Director of Community Service-Learning, Professor of Spanish (2008)
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B.A., Carleton College
M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State University, 1998.
Director of the Center for Purpose and Vocation.
Director of the Community Service Learning Program.
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Name Daniel P. Maher
Title
Title
Professor of Philosophy (2008)
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Credentials
B.A., Ph. L., Catholic University of America
Ph.D., Boston College, 1997.
Director of the Core Texts and Enduring Questions Program.
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Name Laura Marcotte
Title
Title
Assistant Professor of Chemistry (2014)
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B.A., Sweet Briar College
Ph.D., Harvard University, 2007.
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Name Michael Matraia
Title
Title
Associate Professor of Accounting (2003)
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Credentials
B.A., Assumption College
M.A., University of Connecticut
Certified Public Accountant (Massachusetts)
J.D., Suffolk University School of Law, 1996.
Pre-Law Advisor.
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Name Margaret Matthews
Title
Title
Assistant Professor of Philosophy (2024)
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B.A., St. John’s College
M.A., Ph.D., Emory University (2020).
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Name Jessica McCready
Title
Title
Professor of Biology (2012)
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B.S., Cornell University
Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University, 2006
Sabbatical leave 2025-2026.
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Name Philip McCue
Title
Title
Lecturer in Health and Human Services (2021)
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B.A., Stonehill College
J.D., Suffolk University Law School, 1981.
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Name Molly McGrath
Title
Title
Associate Professor of Philosophy (2006)
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B.A., Mount Saint Mary’s College
M.A. 2003
Ph.D., The Catholic University of America, 2007
Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence.
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Name Lorette McWilliams
Title
Title
Professor of Practice in Health and Human Services (2017)
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Credentials
B.A., University of Massachusetts-Amherst
M.A., University of Massachusetts-Boston
Ph.D., Leslie University.
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Name Thomas P. Miles
Title
Title
Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy (2016)
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B.A., Yale University
M.Phil., Cambridge University
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 2006.
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Name Laura Nicole Miller
Title
Title
Assistant Professor of Organizational Communication (2024)
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B.A., Virginia Commonwealth University (2009)
M.L.I.S., San Jose State University (2012)
E.M.B.A., Quantic School of Business and Technology (2022)
D.E.T., Central Michigan University (2024).
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Name Shashi Minchael
Title
Title
Assistant Professor of Marketing (2024)
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B.Sc., Guru Nanak Dev University (2008)
M.S., University of Texas Arlington (2017)
Ph.D., University of Texas Arlington (2024).
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Name Ty Monroe
Title
Title
Chair of the Department of Theology, Associate Professor of Theology (2017)
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Associate Professor of Theology (2017)
B.A., St. Mary-of-the Woods College
M.T.S., Duke Divinity School
Ph.D., Boston College (2018).
Chair of the Department of Theology.
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Name J. Bart Morrison
Title
Title
Chair of the Department of Management and International Business, Associate Professor of Management (2011)
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Credentials
Associate Professor of Management (2011)
B.A., Fordham University
M.Ed., Harvard University
DBA, Case Western Reserve University (2002).
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Name Irina Mukhina
Title
Title
Professor of History (2007)
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B.A., University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
M.A., Ph.D. Boston College, 2006.
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Name Alison Myette
Title
Title
Professor of Practice in Human Services (2000)
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B.S., M.A., University of Rhode Island, 1995.
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Name Brian K. Niece
Title
Title
Professor of Chemistry (1997)
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B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1997.
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Name Toby Norris
Title
Title
Chair of the Department of Art and Music, Professor of Art History (2006)
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Credentials
Professor of Art History (2006)
B.A., Magdalen College, Oxford University
M.Phil., Glasgow University
Ph.D., Northwestern University, 2005.
Chair of the Department of Art and Music.
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Name Courtney Orelup-Fitzgerald
Title
Title
Chair, Assistant Professor of Nursing (2022)
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Assistant Professor (2022)
B.S.N., Simmons University, 2006
M.S.N., Family Primary Care, Simmons University, 2011
Ph.D., Nursing, University of Massachusetts Lowell, 2023.
Chair of the Froelich School of Nursing.
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Name Nicole Pantano
Title
Title
Assistant Professor of Psychology (2022)
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B.A. Northeastern University
M.A. Western Michigan University
Ph.D., Caldwell University, 2022.
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Name Maria Parmley
Title
Title
Chair of the Department of Health and Human Services, Associate Professor of Psychology (2008)
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Associate Professor of Psychology (2008)
B.A., University of Massachusetts
M.A., Ph.D., Brandeis University, 2004.
Chair of the Health and Human Services Department.
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Name Julia Patrick
Title
Title
Assistant Professor of Practice (2025)
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Credentials
B.S. Nursing, Quinnipiac University, 2012
M.S. Nursing, American International College, 2018
Ph.D. Nursing, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 2022.
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Name Cinzia Pica
Title
Title
Professor of Human Services (2008)
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Credentials
B.A., M.S.Ed., The College of St. Rose
Ed.M., Harvard Graduate School of Education
Ed. D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
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Name Francis B. Prior
Title
Title
Assistant Professor of Sociology and Criminology (2016)
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B.A., Villanova University
M.A., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania.
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