FACULTY

Schmotter, James W.

President; B.A., Muskingum College; M.A., Ph.D., Northwestern University.

Abate, Ellen

Associate Professor, Nursing; B.S., Mt. St. Mary College of Nursing; M.A., New York University; Ed.D., Columbia University.

Aina, Joseph O.

Associate Professor, Nursing; B.S., SUNY at Stony Brook; M.S., CUNY, Hunter College; Ph.D., New York University.

Alexander, Charles

Assistant Director of Judicial Affairs and Residential Education, Housing and Residence Life; B.S., M.S., Iona College.

Algarin, Peter

Athletic Trainer, Intercollegiate Athletics; B.S., Southern Connecticut State University; M.H.A., Western Connecticut State University.

Allen, Mark

Professor, Head Trainer, Intercollegiate Athletics; B.S., Westfield State College; M.S., Southern Connecticut State University.

Allocco, Katherine

Assistant Professor, History and Non-Western Culture; B.A., Oberlin College; M.A., University of North Carolina; Ph.D., University of Texas.

Ames, Scott

Sports Information Specialist, Intercollegiate Athletics; B.S., Southern Connecticut State University.

Amyot, Maribeth

Vice President for Finance and Administration; B.S., M.B.A., West Virginia University.

Anderson, Alan

Assistant Professor, Finance; AAS, Westchester Community College; B.S. State University of New York; M.S. Polytechnic University; Ph.D. Fordham University.

Anim-Wright, G. Koryoe

Vice President for Institutional Advancement; B.A., Central State University; Ph.D., The Union Institute.

Appel, Rosalie

Professor, Art; B.S., Queens College C.U.N.Y.; M.S., M.F.A., University of Wisconsin.

Aronson, Kristin

Assistant Professor, Philosophy & Humanistic Studies; B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State University.

Aslanian, Aram

Assistant Professor, Education & Educational Psychology; B.A., University of Connecticut; M.S., Southern Connecticut State University; Ph.D., University of Connecticut.

Astrup, Margaret

Professor, Music & Music Education; B.M. Concordia College; M.M. University of Wisconsin; M.ME., Ed. D., Columbia University Teachers College.

Avery, Carol

Professor, Nursing; B.S., University of Bridgeport; M.S.N., Hunter College, CUNY; Ed.D., Columbia University.

Baker, Mary

Assistant Degree Auditor, Registrar; B.S., Teikyo Post College.

Bakhtiarova, Galina

Assistant Professor, World Languages & Literature; B.A., M.A., Moscow Linguistic University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Southern California.

Ball, Wesley A.

Professor, Music & Music Education; B.M.E., Shenandoah University; M.A., Case Western Reserve University; M.M., Cleveland Institute of Music; Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University.

Bandhauer, Carina A.

Associate Professor of Sociology, Social Sciences; B.S., University of California, Riverside; M.A., California State University; Ph.D., SUNY at Binghampton.

Barton, Nancy B.

Director of Financial Aid & Veteran’s Affairs, Financial Aid; B.S., Southern Connecticut State University; M.S., Western Connecticut State University.

Barrett, Daniel W.

Assistant Professor, Psychology; B.A., Wesleyan University; M.A., Ph.D., Arizona State University.

Bassett, Richard A.

Assistant Dean, Ancell School of Business; Assistant Professor, Management Information Systems; B.A., M.S., University of New Haven; D.P.S., Pace University.

Battista, Tammie L.

Assistant Director – Accounts Payable, Fiscal Affairs; B.B.A., Western Connecticut State University.

Baywood, Sarah A.

Assistant Director – Payroll Services, Fiscal Affairs; B.S., Teikyo Post College.

Bazan, Stanley

Professor, Management; B.S., Western New England College; M.B.A., Ph.D., University of Connecticut.

Begian, John

Assistant Professor, Music; B.M., Hartt School of Music, University of Hartford; M.M., Manhattan School of Music.

Bernstein, Kimberly A.

Head Women’s Basketball Coach, Intercollegiate Athletics; B.A., Western Connecticut State University.

Bernstein, Walter B.

Vice President for Student Affairs; B.A., M.S.Ed., Queens College, CUNY; Ed.D., New York University.

Berry, Sharon

Assistant Director, Health Services; Norwalk Hospital School of Nursing.

Billings, Robert D.

Access/Security Technician, Administrative Services; A.S., Naugatuck Valley Community College.

Boelke, Walter

Professor, Art; B.A., B.S., Queens College C.U.N.Y.; Diploma Sculpture Munich Academy of Art; M.F. A., Columbia University.

Boily, Patrice

Assistant Professor, Biology & Environmental Sciences;BSc Universite de Sherbrook; Ph.D. University of Guelph.

Boriss, Esther R.

Associate Director, Administrative Services; B.A., CUNY Brooklyn College.

Bourque, Marc

Assistant Football Coach, Intercollegiate Athletics; B.S., Plymouth State College.

Boyle, James P.

Associate Professor, Physics, Astronomy & Meteorology; B.S., Purdue University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin.

Bricker, Lynn A.

Financial Assistant, Institutional Advancement.

Briggs, John P.

CSU Professor/Professor, English; B.A., Wesleyan University; M.A., New York University; Ph.D., Union Institute.

Brown, Daryle

Associate Professor, Nursing; B.S.N., Kent State University; M.A., M.Ed., Ed.D., Columbia University.

Bruno, Carolyn M.

Assistant Professor, Nursing; B.S., Fairfield University; M.S. University of Pennsylvania.

Buccini, Eugene P.

Professor, Management/Senior Advisor to the President; B.A., New York University; M.B.A. Pace University; Ph.D., New York University.

Burke, Janet

Professor, Education & Educational Psychology; B.A., CUNY Lehman College; M.A., Columbia University; Ed.D. Wayne State University.

Burke, Karen A.

Assistant Professor, Education & Educational Psychology, Instructional Leadership; B.A. St. Joseph’s College; M.S.College of New Rochelle; Ed.D. St. John’s University.

Burns, David R.

Associate Professor, Mathematics; B.S., Western Illinois University; M.S., Ph.D., North Dakota State University.

Burrell, John A.

Head Football Coach, Intercollegiate Athletics; B.A., Middlebury College.

Butland, Marcia J.

Assistant to the Director/Resident Director, Housing & Residence Life; A.S., Dutchess Community College; B.A., SUNY-Excelsior College.

Callaghan, Marjorie S.

Assistant Professor, Music & Music Education; B.A., Gettysburg College; M.M., Hartt School of Music; D.M.A., Manhattan School of Music.

 

Campbell, Kathryn

Associate Professor, Education & Educational Psychology; B.S., Dakota State University; M.S., CUNY Hunter College; Ph.D., Columbia University.

Campbell, Robert B.

Professor, Head Men’s Basketball Coach, Intercollegiate Athletics; B.S., University of Connecticut; M.A., Columbia University.

Canada, Theresa

Associate Professor, Education & Educational Psychology; B.A., University of Rochester, M.A., M.Ed., Columbia University; Ed.D., University of Rochester.

Capobianco, Lorraine

Chief Information Officer, University Computing; B.S., Western Connecticut State University.

Carrozza, Lisa

Assistant Director of Career Planning and Placement, Career Development Center; B.A., University of Massachusetts; M.S.W., Boston University School of Social Work.

Caruso, Jr., John

Professor, Education & Educational Psychology; B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Connecticut; M.A., The George Washington University; M.S., M.S., P.E.D., Southern Connecticut State University.

Carvalho, Isabel

Director, Advisement Center, B.A., Western Connecticut State University.

Case, Mark R.

Director, Administrative Services; B.S., Fairfield University, M.B.A., University of New Haven.

Castro, Amanda

Upward Bound Site Advisor, Student Affairs; B.A., Iona College.

Chance, Alice

Professor, Physics, Astronomy & Meteorology; B.S., M.A., Ph.D., University of California at Los Angeles.

Chappell, Michael

Associate Professor, English; B.A., University of Illinois; M.A., University of Massachusetts; Ph.D., Fordham University.

Chisholm, Michael R.

Assistant to the Director, Facilities Scheduling & Promotions; B.S., Western Connecticut State University.

Chuang, Ming Ling

Assistant Professor, Management; B.A., University of Oregon; M.A., Ph.D., Florida Institute of Technology.

Ciarleglio, Anthony

Director of Cooperative Education, Career Development Center; B.A., University of Connecticut; M.S.A., Western Connecticut State University.

Cibery-Schaab, Deanna

Access Control & One-Card Manager, Administrative Services; B.A., M.S., Western Connecticut State University.

Cicalese, Margaret

Associate Director, Health Services, Kings County Hospital School of Nursing.

Cillizza, Joseph E.

Professor, Education & Educational Psychology; B.A., M.Ed., University of Connecticut; Ed.D., Boston University.

Cizek, Susan A.

Director of Health Services; B.S., Hunter College; M.D., Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

Clark, Lynne W.

Dean, School of Professional Studies; B.S., Elmira College; M.S., Columbia University; Ph.D., CUNY City College.

Clements, Brian N.

Associate Professor & Coordinator, M.F.A. in Writing Program, English; B.A., Southern Methodist University; M.A., Ph.D., SUNY at Binghamton.

Coleman, John R.

Associate Professor, Management; B.S., University of Connecticut; M.S.I.E., Ph.D., University of Massachusetts.

Collar, Emilo Jr.

Assistant Professor, Management Information Systems; B.B.A., M.S., Pace University; Ph.D., University of Colorado at Boulder.

Collins, Bruce

Professor, Finance; B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Fordham University.

Connito, Benjamin

Media Services Trainee, Media Services.

Cook, Jill M.

Aquatics Director/Head Women’s Swim Coach, Intercollegiate Athletics; B.S., Springfield College; M.S., Central Connecticut State University.

Cortez, Linda G.

Assistant Director, Admissions; B.A., Mary Baldwin College.

Costello, Daniel S.

Associate Vice President for Facilities; B.S., University of Texas; M.S., University of Colorado.

Cramer, Walter E.

Dean, Student Affairs; B.A., University of Pittsburgh; M.M., Indiana University School of Music; Ed.D., Nova Southeastern University.

Cratty, Frederic

Director of Employee Relations, Human Resources; B.B.A., M.H.A., Western Connecticut State University.

Cronin, John

Professor, Marketing; B.S., Northeastern University; M.B.A., Indiana University; Ph.D., University of Connecticut.

Crouse, Karen J.

Assistant Professor, Nursing; B.S.N., St. Anselm College; M.S.N., Sacred Heart University; Ed.D., University of Hartford.

Curran, Thomas

Director, Planning and Engineering; B.A., Assumption College; M.Arch., Columbia University.

Daley, Karen M.

Assistant Professor, Nursing; B.S., Villanova University; M.S., Troy State University, Ph.D., Rutgers University.

Daria, Marsha

Professor, Education & Educational Psychology; B.A., Columbia College; M.Ed., University of North Texas; Ph.D., Texas Woman’s University.

Davis, Elizabeth M.

Assistant Professor, Communication; B.A., M.A., California State University; Ph.D., Ohio State University.

Davis, Jane S.

Assistant to the Director, Fiscal Affairs; B.S., SuZhou Medical College; B.B.A. Western Connecticut State University.

Davis, Jason

Director of University Publications and Design; B.A., Western Connecticut State University.

Davis, Marlene

Technical Support Analyst, University Computing; B.S., M.S.A., Western Connecticut State University.

Dawson, Dennis W.

Professor, Physics, Astronomy & Meteorology; B.S., Indiana University; Ph.D., New Mexico State University.

Dease, Mary-Ann V.

Budget Analyst, Finance & Administration; B.B.A., M.B.A., Iona College.

Delcourt, Marcia A.

Professor, Education & Educational Psychology/ Coordinator of Ed.D. Program; B.S., Bloomsburg State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Connecticut.

De Los Santos, Oscar

Professor, English, B.A., Corpus Christi State University; M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State University.

DeLoughy, Sara T.

Professor, Finance; B.S., M.A., Fairleigh Dickinson University; Ph.D., New School for Social Research.

Dennis, Daryle

Director of Diversity Programs, AccessAbility Services/Affirmative Action; B.S., Western Connecticut State University.

Devine, Rebecca A.

Debit Card Program Manager, Administrative Services; B.A. Ithaca College.

Devlin, Kara M.

Administrator of Special Events & Stewardship; Institutional Advancement; B.A.,University of Southern California.

Diaz, Ismael

Director, Pre-collegiate and Access Services, Student Affairs; B.A., SUNY, Binghamton; M.S., Manhattan College.

DiMeglio, Joseph

Assistant to the Director, Facilities Scheduling & Promotions; B.B.A., University of New Haven.

Diot, Rebecca Ann

Technical Support Analyst, University Computing; B.B.A., Western Connecticut State University.

Donegan, James J.

Associate Professor, Accounting; B.A., CUNY; M.A., M.B.A., CUNY, Bernard M. Baruch College, Ph.D., University of Arizona.

Drozdenko, Ronald G.

Professor, Marketing; B.A., Western Connecticut State University, M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri, Columbia.

Duffy, Irene

Registrar; B.B.A., M.S., Western Connecticut State University.

Duncanson, Edward

Assistant Professor, Education and Educational Psychology; A.S., Orange County Community College; B.S., NYU School of Engineering & Science; M.S., University of Oklahoma.

Durnin, Ellen D.

Dean, Graduate and External Programs; B.A., Wagner College; M.S., Cornell University; Ph.D., CUNY, Baruch College.

Dworkin, Neil

Associate Professor, Management; B.A., Fairleigh Dickinson; M.B.A.; CUNY Bernard Baruch College; M.P.A., Ph.D., New York University.

Dwyer, Terrance P.

Assistant Professor, Justice & Law Administration; B.A., Fordham University; J.D., Pace University School of Law.

Dye, Frank

Professor, Biology & Environmental Sciences; B.S., Western Connecticut State University; M.S., Ph.D., Fordham University.

Echevarria, Abraham

Professor, Art.

Eisenson, Robert N.

Assistant Professor, Physics, Astronomy and Meteorology; B.S., Cornell University; M.S.,University of Utah.

Esposito, Jason

Information Center Manager, University Computing; B.S., SUNY at Binghamton.

Evans, Amanda

Assistant Director, Financial Aid; B.S. Western Connecticut State University.

Farrington, Edward

Director, Intercollegiate Athletics; B.S., Southern Connecticut State University; M.Ed., Sam Houston State University; P.E.D., Fairfield University.

Flanagan, Robin C.

Assistant Professor, Psychology; B.A., M.A., M.Phil., Bennington College; Ph.D., Columbia University.

Foley, Michael O.

Associate Professor, Justice and Law Administration; B.A., Iona College; M.P.A., CUNY, John Jay College of Criminal Justice;

M. Phil., Ph.D., CUNY.

Frizzell, Monica D., CMA

Associate Professor, Accounting; B.A., College of New Rochelle; M.S.A., Western Connecticut State University.

Fuchs, Thomas W.

Assistant Director/Client Server Programmer, University Computing; B.A., Western Connecticut State University.

Gagnon, Donald P.

Assistant Professor, English; B.A., University of Florida; M.A., University of Central Florida; Ph.D., University of South Florida.

Gadkar-Wilcox, Wynn W.

Associate Professor, History and Non-Western Cultures; M.A., Ph.D., Cornell University.

Gallucci, Nicholas

Professor, Psychology; B.A., Vanderbilt University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Louisville.

Galtieri, Margaret

PC Maintenance Technician, University Computing; B.B.A., Western Connecticut State University.

Gamache, Maureen A.

External Program Coordinator, Western@Waterbury; B.A., Charter Oak State College.

Ganchev, Gancho. F.

Professor, Computer Science; B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Czech Technical Institute.

Ganon, Michele W.

Assistant Professor, Accounting; B.S., Lehman College; M.B.A., Bernard Baruch College, Ph.D., University of Arizona.

Gegeny, Mark

Student Center Operations Assistant, Student Center/Student Life; B.S., M.A. Western Connecticut State University.

Geraci, Eileen P.

Professor, Nursing; B.S., Pace University; M.A., Columbia University.

Gerber, Margaret J.

Director, Grant Programs; B.A., Trinity College; M.A., University of Virginia; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University.

Gernert, Maureen Casey

Director, Career Development Center; B.A., Wells College; M.S. Fordham University.

Gilles, Michael

Assistant Professor, Education & Educational Psychology; B.S., M.Ed., South Dakota State

University; D. Ed., University of South Dakota.

Gladstone, Russell

Associate Librarian, B.A., Rutgers University; M.L.S., University of Arizona.

Goble, Daniel

Professor, Music & Music Education; B.M./B.M.E., University of Northern Colorado; M.M., D.M.A., University of Texas at Austin.

Godward, Thomas E.

Professor of Political Science, Social Sciences; B.A., M.A., SUNY Albany; Ph.D., Syracuse University.

Goldstein, Joel

Professor, Finance; B.B.A., CUNY City College; M.S., New York University; Ph.D., Polytechnic Institute of New York.

Gong, Xiaomei

Assistant Librarian/Business Collection, Library Services; B.A., Nanjing Normal University; M.L.S., Wayne State University; M.B.A., Western Connecticut State University.

Govardhan, Anam

Professor, English; B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Madras, India; Ph.D., Northern Illinois University.

Grier, Jannelle N.

Assistant to the Director/Resident Director, Housing & Residence Life; B.A., Western Connecticut State University; M.S.W., Springfield College.

Griffin, Maribeth

Director, Housing and Residence Life; B.A., Bowling Green State University; M.A., Western Connecticut State University.

Grimes, Margaret

CSU Professor/Professor, Art; B.A., M.A., Governors State University; M.F.A., University of Pennsylvania.

Guck, Sharon

Coordinator of Substance Abuse Programs, Student Affairs; B.A., M.P.H., University of Connecticut.

Gurkewitz, Rona

Associate Professor, Computer Science; B.A., M.A., University of California, Los Angeles; M.S., M. Phil. New York University.

Gutzman, Constantine

Associate Professor, History; B.A., J.D., M.P.Aff., University of Texas at Austin; M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia.

Gyure, Ruth A.

Assistant Professor, Biology & Environmental Sciences; B.S., Ph.D., Purdue University.

Hagan, Edward

Professor, English; B.A., Fordham University; M.A., Ph.D., SUNY at Stony Brook.

Hall, Lawrence

Director, Admissions; B.S., M.S., Central Connecticut State University.

Halliburton, Richard

Professor, Biology & Environmental Sciences; B.A., M.A. San Jose State University; Ph.D., University of California, Davis.

Halligan, Frederica R.

Director, Counseling Center; B.A., Hollins University; M.A., Washington University; Ph.D., Fordham University.

Halloran, Laurel

Professor, Nursing; B.S.N., Georgetown University; M.S.N. CUNY, Hunter College; Ph.D., University of Connecticut, Certificate of Advanced Study, Pace University.

Hamer, Josephine

Professor, Mathematics; B.A., Seton Hill College; M.S., Ph.D., Purdue University.

Hawkes, Carol A.

Dean, School of Visual & Performing Arts; B.A., Barnard College; M.A., Ph.D., Columbia University.

Hawkins, William A.

Enrollment Management Officer; B.A., Central Connecticut State University; M.Ed., Idaho State University.

Herbert, Frank

Professor, Theatre Arts; B.A., Western Connecticut State University; M.F.A., Sarah Lawrence College.

Hill, Sherri

Assistant Director, University Relations; B.S. Syracuse University.

Hines, Paul S.

Professor, Chemistry; B.S., Geneva College; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania.

Hinga, Kathleen L.

Assistant Professor, Social Work; B.A., College of Our Lady of the Elms; M.S.W., Ph.D., Boston University.

Hirshfield, L. Russell

Associate Professor, Music & Music Education; B.M., Eastman School of Music; M.M., Boston University; D.M.A., University of Colorado.

Holibaugh, Ralph

Library Research Specialist, Library Services; B.A., University of Cincinnati; M.A. Kent State University; M.S.L.S., University of Illinois.

Housemann, Robyn A.

Assistant Professor, Health, Promotion & Exercise Sciences; B.S. University of Rhode Island; M.P.H., Ph.D. St. Louis University.

Hull, Patrick

Athletic Trainer, Intercollegiate Athletics, B.A., Fairmont State College.

Hunter, Thea K.

Assistant Professor, History and Non-Western Cultures; B.A., Barnard College/Columbia University; M.A. Hunter College; M.A., Ph.D., Columbia University.

Ierace, Katharine

Science Technical Assistant, Biological and Environmental Sciences; A.S., Rockland Community College; B.A., M.A., Western Connecticut State University.

Innes, Genevieve R.

Assistant Librarian, Library Services; B.A., Univ. of Pennsylvania; M.A., Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; M.S., Univ. of Tennessee Knoxville.

Isaacs, Kevin

Professor, Music & Music Education; B.M., M.M., Texas Christian University; A.Mus. D. University of Arizona.

Isik, Damla

Assistant Professor, Social Sciences; B.A., Bogazici University; M.A., Eg Universit; Ph.D., University of Arizona.

Ismail, Muhammad

Network Security Specialist, University Computing; B.S., N.E.D. University - Karachi; M.S., University of Mississippi.

Ivanov, Todor Filipov

Professor, Computer Science; M.Sc., Czech Technical University, Ph.D., University of Chemical Technology & Metallurgy.

Ivry, Patricia

Professor, Social Work; B.A., Goucher College; M.S.W., University of Maryland.

Jalbert, Norine L.

Professor, Psychology; B.A., University of San Francisco; Ph.D., University of Connecticut.

Jimenez, L. Fernando

Associate Professor, Music & Music Education; B.M., Baylor University; M.M., Duquesne University, D.M.A. Peabody Conservatory.

Jin, Gregory K.

Professor, Management Information Systems; B.A., M.A., Ohio State University; D.B.A., George Washington University.

Joel, William

Professor, Computer Science; B.S., St. John’s University; M.S., Polytechnic Institute of New York; Ph.D., Syracuse University.

Johnson, Rolf

Professor, Philosophy & Humanistic Studies; B.A., Northern Illinois University; M.A., CUNY City College; Ph.D., CUNY, Pennsylvania State University.

Johnson, Julianne

Programmer Specialist, University Computing; B.S., Syracuse University.

Johnson, Samuel L.

Associate Director of Housing for Program and Staff, Housing & Residence Life; B.A., Western Connecticut State University; M.S., University of Hartford.

Jordan, Kathleen Casey

Professor, Justice and Law Administration; B.A., University of Tulsa; M.A., City University of New York; Ph.D., CUNY: John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

Kain, George

Assistant Professor, Justice and Law Administration; B.S., M.S., Western Connecticut State University; Ph.D., CUNY: John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

Kenausis, Veronica

Assistant Librarian; B.S., Georgetown University; M.L.S., Southern Connecticut State University.

Kennison, Brian

Library Systems Assistant, Library Services; B.B.A., Eastern Kentucky University; M.S., Florida State University.

Khoo, Boo Hock

Associate Professor, Psychology; B.S., Southwestern Oklahoma State University; M.S., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University.

Kinnane, Debra L.

Assistant Director, Planning and Engineering; A.S. Berkely College White Plains; B.B.A., Western Connecticut State University.

Koschel, Kevin M.

Property Control & Mail Services Manager, Administrative Services; B.B.A. Western Connecticut State University.

Koukopoulos, Pano

Health, Safety and Environmental Affairs Specialist, Environmental and Facilities Services; B.S., Northeastern University; M.A. Western Connecticut State University.

Koza, Karen L.

Associate Professor, Marketing; B.A., Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts; M.A., Clarke University; D.B.A. Boston University.

Kreinik, Arlene S.

Professor, Management; B.S., University of Bridgeport; M.A., Ph.D. New York University.

Kukk, Christopher L.

Associate Professor of Political Science, Social Sciences; B.A., Boston University; M.A., Ph.D., Boston College.

Kullberg, Nicole

Admissions Representative, Admissions; B.B.A., Western Connecticut State University.

Kuther, Tara

Associate Professor, Psychology; B.A. Western Connecticut State University; M.A., Ph.D., Fordham University.

Kutz, Ronald E.

Professor, Mathematics; B.S., M.S., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Ph.D., University of Minnesota.

Laedke, Christine A.

Assistant to the Director, Facilities Scheduling & Promotions; B.A., Western Connecticut State University.

Lagano, Vincent

Computer Support Trainee, University Computing.

Lajoie, Deborah

Assistant Professor, Nursing; B.S., M.S., Western Connecticut State University.

LaPorta, Thomas D.

Assistant Degree Auditor, Registrar; B.S., Eastern Connecticut State University.

Lanier Carolyn D.

Director of Recruitment and Training, Human Resources; B.A., University of Michigan; M.A., Seattle University.

Lee, Carlton

Associate Director, Admissions; B.A., New Hampshire College; M.S., Southern Connecticut State University.

Leighton, Tara R.

Assistant to the Director of Housing/RD, Housing & Residence Life; B.A., Western Connecticut State University.

Lessor, Gary

Assistant Director, Meteorological Studies and Weather Center; B.A., Central Connecticut State University.

Leszko, Dennis P.

Assistant Director for Student Activities, Student Life/Student Center; B.A., Western Connecticut State University; M.A., Sacred Heart University.

Lever, Katie M.

Assistant Professor, Communication; B.A., Binhamton University; M.S., Roy H. Park School of Communication.

Levy, Heather

Assistant Professor, English; B.A., Saint Francis Xavier University; M.A., Concordia University; Ph.D., Binghamton University.

Lewis, Eric

Professor, Music & Music Education; B.M., M.M., Manhattan School of Music.

Lightwood, Samuel

Assistant Professor, Mathematics; B.S., M.A., University of Alaska; M.S., Western Washington University; Ph.D., University of Maryland.

Lindenauer, Leslie J.

Assistant Professor, History & Non-Western Cultures; A.B., Brown University; M.A., Ph.D., New York University.

Loomis, Mary Kay

Librarian, Library Services; B.A.T., Sam Houston State University; M.L.S., Southern Connecticut State University.

Loughran, Sean C.

Controller/Director of Fiscal Affairs; B.S., Niagra University; M.B.A., University of Connecticut.

Lubell, Amanda

Assistant Professor, Mathematics; B.S., Adelphi University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park.

Lupinacci, Jeanette

Assistant Professor, Nursing, B.S., Quinnipiac University; M.S., Western Connecticut State University.

Lund, Patricia

Professor, Nursing; B.S., M.S. Russell Sage; Ed.D. RN, Columbia University.

Lynch, Kenneth S.

Access Control/Security Technician, Administrative Services.

Lynch, Michael F.

Assistant Director, Telecommunications/Voice Systems Analyst, University Computing; B.A., College of New Rochelle.

Machell, David F., LADC

Professor, Justice and Law Administration; B.S., M.S., M.S., Central Connecticut State University; Ed.D., Fordham University.

Maguire, Maureen

Assistant Professor, English; B.A., Albertus Magnus College; M.A., Ph.D., New York University.

Maida, Paula J.

Professor, Mathematics; B.A., M.A., SUNY at Potsdam; Ph.D., The American University.

Maidment, Frederick H.

Associate Professor, Management; B.A., New York University; M.A.,CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College; Ph.D., University of South Carolina.

Manes, R. Averell

Professor of Political Science, Social Sciences; B.A., McGill University; M.A., Ph.D., Syracuse University.

Marcone, Luigi

Director, Environmental & Facilities Services; B.A., Pace University; M.S., CUNY Hunter College.

Markert, Anthony G., CPA

Assistant Professor, Justice and Law Administration; B.S., Manhattan College; M.B.A., University of Connecticut; M.A., Ph.D., CUNY, John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

Maskel, Susan

Professor, Biology & Environmental Sciences; B.S., Butler University; Ph.D., University of Connecticut.

Masterson, Helen

Coordinator of University Events, University Relations; B.A., University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

May, Martha

Associate Professor, History & Non-Western Cultures; B.A., Virginia Commonwealth University; M.A., Ph.D., SUNY at Binghamton.

Mazza, Mary

Assistant Director-Fixed Assets, Fiscal Affairs; B.S., Western Connecticut State University.

McCarney, Hugh

Professor, Communication; B.S., SUNY College at Brockport; Ph.D., New York University.

McDaniel, Pamela

Assistant Professor, Theatre Arts; B.A., Northwestern State University; M.F.A., University of Texas–Austin; M.A., Oklahoma State University.

McDonnell, Danielle

Head Women’s Field Hockey Coach, Intercollegiate Athletics; B.S., St. Joseph’s University; M.B.A., Fairfield University.

McDonough, Elizabeth

Presidential Assistant, President’s Office; B.A., Western Connecticut State University; M.L.S., Rutgers University.

McInerney, Tammy

Interim Director of Alumni Affairs/Development Officer, Institutional Advancement; B.A. Western Connecticut State University.

McInerney, Todd

Systems Manager, University Computing; B.A., Western Connecticut State University.

McLaughlin, Cornelius G.

Director, University Police; B.A. Lesley College.

McNiff, James M.

Director, Student Center; B.S., University of New Haven.

Meehan, Betty

Assistant to the Coordinator for Bursar Services; B.A., Hunter College.

Mei-Ratliff, Yuan

Associate Professor, Chemistry; B.S., Peking University; Ph.D, University of Florida.

Miller, Elaine A.

Associate Registrar – Degree Auditing & Graduation, Registrar; B.S., Western Connecticut State University.

Mingachos, Joseph

Head Women’s Soccer Coach, Intercollegiate Athletics; B.A., Western Connecticut State University.

Mittag, Barry B.

Associate Professor, Mathematics; B.A., M.A., CUNY Brooklyn College; Ph.D., Polytechnic University.

Molinelli, Richard P.

Chemistry Technical Assistant, Chemistry; B.S., M.A., Queens College CUNY; Ph.D., University of Connecticut.

Monks, Thomas

Associate Professor, Accounting; B. S., Central Connecticut State University; J.D., University of Bridgeport School of Law; L.L.M., Quinnipiac University.

Montague, Richard A.

Professor, Management Information Systems; B.S., University of New Haven; M.S., M.Phil., Ph.D., Columbia University.

Moore, Keith E.

Assistant to the Director of Housing/RD, Housing & Residence Life; B.A., Chicago State University; M.Ed., Troy State University.

Moreland, Patricia J.

Assistant Professor, Nursing; A.S. Brookhaven College; B.S., Western Connecticut State University; M.S., Columbia University School of Nursing.

Morton, Allen D.

Dean, Ancell School of Business; B.A., Harvard College; M.B.A., Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania; D.P.S., Pace University.

Moser, Duane

Professor, Accounting; B.S., San Diego State University; M.S., SUNY Binghamton; M.A.,Ph.D., Ohio State University.

Mullaney, Charles P.

Professor, Justice and Law Administration; A.B., Providence College; J.D. Suffolk University Law School.

Mulvihill, Edward

Assistant Director of Housing & Residence Life for Operations, Housing & Residence Life; B.S., Western Connecticut State University; M.S., Eastern Connecticut State University.

Munz, James

Professor, Philosophy & Humanistic Studies; B.S., Pennsylvania State University; Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania.

Murphy, John A.

Director, Facilities Scheduling & Promotions; B.F.A., M.S., Long Island University.

Murphy, Shane M.

Assistant Professor, Psychology; B.A., University of New South Wales; M.A., Ph.D. Rutgers University, New Brunswick.

Murray, Margaret

Associate Professor, English; B.A., Fordham University; M.A., Columbia University; Ph.D., New York University.

Muska, Francis J.

Professor, Justice and Law Administration; B.A., Aurora University; M.A., University of Illinois at Springfield; Ph.D., Fordham University.

Myers, Richard

Assistant Director, Admissions; B.S., M.S., University of Oregon.

Myhill, Ellen D.

Graphic and Web Designer/Photography Assistant, University Publications and Design; B.A., B.A., Western Connecticut State University.

Nair, Vijay

Librarian, Library Services; B.A., M.L.S., SUNY at Buffalo.

Nelson, Mary A.

Professor, Psychology; B.S., Saint Mary’s College; M.S., Ph.D. Iowa State University.

Netto, Carla J.

Assistant Registrar, Registrar; B.S., City College of New York.

Nigro, Alycen P.

Assistant Professor, Chemistry; B.S., University of North Carolina; Ph.D., University of South Carolina.

Nitti, Paul D.

Assistant Professor, Biology & Environmental Sciences; B.S., Georgetown University; M.D., Free University of Brussels, Belgium.

Nolan, Michael

Assistant Professor, History & Non-Western Cultures; B.A., Columbia University; M.A., University of Massachusetts; Ph.D., Brandeis University.

Novozhilova, Lydia S.

Associate Professor, Mathematics; M.S., Ph.D., Rostov State University; Ph.D., Michigan State.

Obreros, Juan C.

User Support Specialist; B.A. Universidad Ricardo Palma; B.A., Universidad del Pacifico; B. S., Western Connecticut State University.

O’Brien, III, Raymond J.

PC Maintenance Technician, University Computing; B.S. Polytechnic University.

O’Brien, Jennifer A.

Assistant Librarian-Serials & Government Documents; B.A., Brandeis University; M.L.S., Simmons College.

O’Hara, Edward J.

Interim Director of Library Services; B.A., American University, School of International Service; M.A., New York University; M.L.S., Rutgers University; Ph.D., Columbia University.

Ohles, Janet A.

Associate Director, Library Services; B.A., Kent State University;; M.L.S., University of Pittsburgh.

Olsen, Dianne

Assistant Director of Advising, Advisement Center; B.A., M.A., University of Connecticut.

O’Neil, Patricia A.

Server Specialist, University Computing; B.B.A., M.B.A.,Western Connecticut State University.

O’Neil, Patricia E.

Assistant Professor, Psychology; B.S., SUNY, Binghampton; Ph.D., University of California, Riverside.

Orth, Louis

Assistant Football Coach, Intercollegiate Athletics; B.S., St. Joseph’s College.

Ouellet, Jason

Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach, Intercollegiate Athletics; B.A., Hobart College.

Oumsou, Sabaythip

Assistant to the Director of Housing/RD, Housing & Residence Life; B.A., University of Connecticut.

Owino, Albert

Assistant Professor, Physics, Astronomy and Meteorology; B.S.c., University of Nairobi; M.S.c., University of East Anglia; Ph.D., University of Pune.

Owoye, Oluwole

Professor of Economics, Social Sciences; B.S., St. Augustine’s College; M.B.A., Laredo State University; M.A., Ph.D., Northern Illinois University.

Paine, Frederica

Assistant Director, University Publications and Design; B.A., Parsons School of Design; B.A., George Washington University.

Palica, Michael J.

Assistant to the Director, Fiscal Affairs; A.S. New York University; B.S., Mercy College; M.B.A., Long Island University

Palladino, Joan M.

Assistant Professor, Nursing; B.S.N., St. Joseph’s College; M.S.N., University of Hartford.

Pan, Zuohong

Professor of Economics, Social Sciences; B.A., M.A., People’s University of China; Ph.D., Wayne State University.

Paolino, Paula

Coordinator of Bursar Services, Fiscal Affairs; B.B.A., Western Connecticut State University.

Parmalee, Richard

Director of Network & Telecommunications, University Computing; B.A., Western Connecticut State University.

Peck, Lisa

Assistant Director of Advising, Advisement Center; A.S., Mattatuck Community College; B.A., M.A., Western Connecticut State University.

Peretti, Burton W.

Associate Professor, History & Non-Western Cultures; B.A., Pomona College, M.A., Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley.

Petkanas, William

Professor, Communication; B.A., SUNY at New Paltz; Ph.D., New York University.

Philbrick, Thomas

CSU Professor/Professor, Biology & Environmental Sciences; B.S., M.S., University of New Hampshire; Ph.D., University of Connecticut.

Piechota, Laura M.

Musical Arts Assistant, Music & Music Education; B.S., M.S., Western Connecticut State University.

Pinou, Theodora

Assistant Professor, Biology & Environmental Sciences; B.A., M.S., Ph.D., New York University.

Pisano, Mark A.

Client/Server Systems Support Assistant, University Computing; B.B.A., Western Connecticut State University.

Piscopo, Barbara

Professor, Nursing; B.S.N. Fairleigh Dickinson University; M.S. Western Connecticut State University; M.Ed., Ed.D., Columbia University Teachers College.

Pohl, Jonathan A.

Associate Counselor, Counseling Center; B.A., University of Connecticut; M.A. Southern Connecticut State University; Ph.d., California School of Professional Psychology.