The Faculty

Faculty

Name Kristen P. Quinn
Title
Title
Associate Professor of Practice (2020)
Credentials
Credentials
B.A., Assumption College
M.A., Suffolk University.
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Name Rachel Ramsey
Title
Title
Associate Professor of English (2001)
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Credentials
B.A., West Virginia Wesleyan College
M.A., Ph.D., West Virginia University, 2001.
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Name Smriti Rao
Title
Title
Chair of the Department of Economics, Finance, and Accounting; Professor of Economics (2006)
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Credentials
Professor of Economics (2006)
B.A., Birla Institute of Technology
M.A., Ph.D., University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 2005.
Chair of the Department of Economics, Finance, and Accounting.
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Name Douglas K. Reilly
Title
Title
Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology (2025)
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Credentials
B.A., Assumption College
M.A., Northeastern University
Ph.D., Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 2020.
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Name Anthony Sacino
Title
Title
Assistant Professor of Practice in Biology (2017)
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Credentials
B.A., Assumption College
M.S., University of Hartford, 2014.
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Name Johanna Sagarin
Title
Title
Assistant Professor of Practice in Psychology (2023)
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Credentials
B.S., Cornell University
M.A., Ph.D., Clark University, 1998.
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Name Kimberly A. Schandel, Ph.D.
Title
Title
Dean, Acting Provost, Associate Professor of Biology and Chemistry (1995)
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Credentials
Associate Professor of Biology & Chemistry (1995)
B.S., Pennsylvania State University
Ph.D., Duke University, 1990.
Dean of the School of Graduate Studies.
Acting Provost.
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Class Year
Location Location Spenser, MA.
Name Kimberly A. Schandel, Ph.D.
Title
Title
Dean, Acting Provost, Associate Professor of Biology and Chemistry (1995)
Credentials
Credentials
Associate Professor of Biology & Chemistry (1995)
B.S., Pennsylvania State University
Ph.D., Duke University, 1990.
Dean of the School of Graduate Studies.
Acting Provost.
Class Year
Class Year
Location Location Spenser, MA.
Name Daniel Schwartz
Title
Title
Visiting Assistant Professor
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Credentials
A.B., Harvard University
M.A., Tufts University
Ph.D., Brandeis University, 2025.
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Name Kathleen Scibelli
Title
Title
Assistant Professor of Practice in Science Education (2022)
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Credentials
B.S. M.Ed., Keene State University.
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Name Susan M. Scully
Title
Title
Director of School Counseling program, Associate Professor of Health and Human Services (1998)
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Credentials
Associate Professor of School Counseling (1998)
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1996.
Director of the School Counseling Program.
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Name Danielle Shaver
Title
Title
Assistant Professor of Nursing (2024)
Credentials
Credentials
B.S.N., Rampo College (2003)
M.S.N., Worcester State University (2018)
Ph.D. Nursing, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, 2025.
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Name Paul Shields
Title
Title
Associate Professor of English (2005)
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Credentials
B.A., Mercer University
M.A., Ph.D., Florida State University, 2005.
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Name Lynn Simmons
Title
Title
Associate Professor of Practice of Art and Design (2008)
Credentials
Credentials
B.F.A., Maine College of Art
M.F.A., Vermont College of Fine Arts, 2007.
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Class Year
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Name Hannah Smith
Title
Title
Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology (2023)
Credentials
Credentials
B.A., University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
M.S., Ph.D., Worcester Polytechnic Institute, (2023).
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Name Selvan Snow
Title
Title
Assistant Professor of Practice (2023)
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Credentials
BGS, University of Nebraska, 1997
M.S., Monte Ahuja College of Business 2005
MBA Strayer University, 2012
Ph.D., Colorado Technical University, 2020.
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Name Brigid Flaherty Staab
Title
Title
Assistant Professor of Political Science (2024)
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Credentials
B.A., Providence College
Ph.D., Baylor University, 2024.
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Name Samuel A. Stoner
Title
Title
Associate Professor of Philosophy (2016)
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Credentials
B.A., University of Notre Dame
M.A., Ph.D., Tulane University, 2014.
Sabbatical 2025-26.
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Class Year
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Name Cathleen K. Stutz
Title
Title
Assistant Professor of Education (1995)
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Credentials
B.A., M.S., University of Pennsylvania
Ed.D. Boston University, 1995.
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Class Year
Location Location
Name Megan L. Swinehart
Title
Title
Assistant Professor of Criminology (2025)
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Credentials
B.A., M.A., M.S., Ph.D., Bowling Green State University, 2025.
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Class Year
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Name Steven J. Theroux
Title
Title
Professor of Biology (1992)
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Credentials
B.A., Rhode Island College
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 1989.
Pre-Health Science Program Coordinator.
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Class Year
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Name David Thoreen
Title
Title
Professor of English (1995)
Credentials
Credentials
B.A., St. John’s University
M.F.A., Bowling Green State University
Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1994.
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Name Bang Tran
Title
Title
Assistant Professor of Computer Science, (2023)
Credentials
Credentials
B.S., Vietnam National University-Hanoi 2001
M.S., Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City 2009
Ph.D., University of Mas.
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Class Year
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Name Timothy Troutner
Title
Title
Visiting Assistant Professor of Theology (2023)
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Credentials
B.A., Hillsdale College
M.T.S., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, 2024.
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Class Year
Location Location
Name Erin E. Tuttle
Title
Title
Assistant Professor of Chemistry (2023)
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Credentials
B.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Ph.D., Northeastern University, 2023.
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Name Nanho S. Vander Hart
Title
Title
Director of Special Education program, Associate Professor of Special Education (1999)
Credentials
Credentials
Associate Professor of Special Education (1999)
B.A., Ewha Woman’s University, Seoul, Korea
M.A., University of Northern Colorado
Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1998.
Director of Special Education and Transition Specialist graduate programs.
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Class Year
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Name Geoffrey Vaughan
Title
Title
Chair of the Department of Political Science, Professor of Political Science (2008)
Credentials
Credentials
Professor of Political Science (2008)
B.A., University of Toronto
M.A., Boston College
D.Phil., University of Oxford.
Chair of the Department of Political Science.
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Class Year
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Name Alberto Castillo Ventura
Title
Title
Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish (2025)
Credentials
Credentials
B.A., University of California Irvine
M.A., Harvard University
Ph.D., Harvard University, 2022.
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Class Year
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Name Adam M. Volungis
Title
Title
Associate Professor of Psychology (2011)
Credentials
Credentials
B.A., Saint Anselm College
M.A., Assumption College
Ph.D., Indiana University, 2011.
Sabbatical leave 2025-26.
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Class Year
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Name Brian Volz
Title
Title
Associate Professor of Economics (2010)
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Credentials
B.S., Carnegie Mellon University
M.A., Johns Hopkins University
Ph.D., University of Connecticut, 2009.
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Name Elizabeth Walsh
Title
Title
Director of the SOPHIA Program, Associate Professor of Practice in Education (2012)
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Credentials
B.A., Stonehill College
M.A., Ed.S., C.A.G.S., Worcester State University, 2020.
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Name Thomas Wheatland
Title
Title
Associate Professor of History (2006)
Credentials
Credentials
B.A., Brown University
Ph.D., Boston College, 2002.
Fulbright and Post-Baccalaureate Scholarship Advisor.
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Name Thomas J. White
Title
Title
Professor of Economics (1994)
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Credentials
B.S., Iowa State University
M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York, Binghamton, 1989.
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Class Year
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Name Jessica L. Whitt
Title
Title
Assistant Professor of Practice in Biology (2020)
Credentials
Credentials
B.A., La Salle University
Ph.D., University of Maryland School of Medicine, 2012.
Director of the Center for Neuroscience.
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Class Year
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Name Christian Williams
Title
Title
Assistant Professor in Human Services (2012)
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Credentials
B.A., M.A. Assumption College, 2012.
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Name Linette Wilson
Title
Title
Assistant Professor of Practice (2025)
Credentials
Credentials
B.S. Nursing, Washburn University, 1992
M.S. Nursing, Case Western Reserve University 2000
Ph.D. (c), University of Massachusetts Lowell, present.
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Name Weixiao Wu
Title
Title
Assistant Professor of Finance (2020)
Credentials
Credentials
B.A., Beijing Institute of Technology
M.A., University of Edinburgh
Ph.D., Clark University.
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Class Year
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Name Shuhan Yuan
Title
Title
Assistant Professor of Health Sciences (2024)
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Credentials
B.S., University of Missouri
M.P.H., Ph.D., Indiana University, 2024.
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Class Year
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Name Fang Zhang
Title
Title
Associate Professor of Psychology (2003)
Credentials
Credentials
B.S., Peking University
M.A., Ph.D., Cornell University, 2001.
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Adjunct Faculty

Name Paul Ady
Title
Title
Associate Professor of English, B.A.
Credentials
Credentials
M.A., Florida State University
M.A., Ph.D., University of Toronto, 1984.
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Class Year
Location Location
Name Vladimir Atryzek
Title
Title
Lecturer in Biology (2021)
Credentials
Credentials
B.S., Syracuse University
M.Sc., Rutgers University
Ph.D., Brown University, 1975.
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Class Year
Location Location
Name Paul R. Bailey
Title
Title
Visiting Instructor of Marketing (2015)
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Credentials
B.S., Suffolk University
M.B.A., Suffolk University, 1992.
Class Year
Class Year
Location Location
Name Kelly Benestad
Title
Title
Lecturer in Education (2020)
Credentials
Credentials
B.S., University of Scranton
M.Ed., Worcester State
M.A., Providence College
Certificate in Educational Leadership, Harvard Cael Program.
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Class Year
Location Location
Name Philip Benvenuti
Title
Title
Lecturer in Accounting (2013)
Credentials
Credentials
B.A., Assumption College
M.B.A., Assumption College, 2012.
Certified Fraud Examiner, 1998
Certified Internal Auditor, 1996.
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Name Christopher Berger
Title
Title
Lecturer in Philosophy (2024)
Credentials
Credentials
B.A., Knox College, 2008
M.A., Boston College, 2014
Ph.D., Boston College 2021.
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Class Year
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Name John Black
Title
Title
Director of Choral Activities, Lecturer in Music
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Credentials
B.A., Rhode Island College
M.A., Rhode Island College
M.S.M., Boston University.
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Name Paul Buono
Title
Title
Director of Jazz Ensemble, Lecturer in Music
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Credentials
B.M., University of Massachusetts at Amherst
M.Mus., Aaron Copland School of Music, Queens College, City University of New York.
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Name Thomas E. Burke
Title
Title
Media Services Supervisor, Lecturer in Theatre Arts (1998)
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Credentials
B.A., Franklin Pierce College
M.A., Assumption College.
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Name Richard Cehon
Title
Title
Lecturer in Computer Science (2023)
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Credentials
B.A., Assumption College
M.S. Clark University, 2008.
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Name Jacleen Charbonneau
Title
Title
Lecturer in Psychology (2023)
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Credentials
B.A., M.A., Assumption College, 2017.
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