Full Time Faculty

Esther Alarcón-Arana
Superior Degree, University of Seville
M.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Associate Professor/Modern Languages

David Altounian 
B.S., California Coast University
M.B.A., Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management
Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
Associate Professor/Vice Provost, Graduate and Professional Studies/Business and Economics

Mary R. Anderson
B.A., M.A., University of Central Florida
M.S., Ph.D., Florida State University
Professor of Political Science, David & Carolyn Brodsky Endowed Chair

M. Therese Antone, RSM
B.A., Salve Regina University
M.A., Villanova University
M.Ed., Ed.D., Harvard University
Professor Emerita/Management/Mathematics
Chancellor

Thomas Arruda
B.S., University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Ph.D., Northeastern University
Associate Professor/Chemistry

Norma M. Bailey
B.A., Mary Washington College
M.A., Catholic University of America
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
Professor/English, Communications, and Media

Belinda Barbagallo
B.S., Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Medical School
Assistant Professor/Biology and Biomedical Sciences

Kimberly Behan
B.S., University of Rhode Island
M.S., Rhode Island College
Ed.D., Johnson and Wales University
Lecturer/Education

Elizabeth Bloom
B.S.N., M.S.N., Ph.D., University of Rhode Island
Associate Professor/Nursing

Brian Boeninger
B.A., University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
Lecturer/Philosophy

Jennifer K. Bonoff
B.A., Yale University
M.S., Northeastern University
Assistant Professor/Business and Economics/Marketing

Jennifer Booth
B.A., M.A., Salve Regina University
Ed.D., Johnson and Wales University
Lecturer/Education

Luigi Bradizza
B.Sc., University of Toronto
M.A., Boston College
Ph.D., University of Dallas
Professor/Political Science

Mary Brennan
Ph.D. Temple University
M.A. SUNY Stony Brook
M.A.L.A. St. John’s College
B.A. St. Mary’s College of Maryland
Assistant Professor/Philosophy

Michael Anton Budd
B.S., University of Oregon
M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University
Professor/History

Natalie Buddiga
B.A. Binghamton University
M.A. University of Nevada, Reno
Ph.D. University of Nevada, Reno
Assistant Professor/Psychology

Lorrie Taylor Burns
B.S., University of Rhode Island
M.A., Providence College
Lecturer/Business and Economics 

Emily Colbert Cairns
B.A., Hamilton College
M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Irvine
Associate Professor/Modern Languages

Patrick Campbell 
B.S., Bridgewater State University
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Affiliate Assistant Professor/Political Science

Troy Catterson
B.A, University of Hawaii, Manoa
M.A., Ph.D., Boston University
Associate Professor/Philosophy

Jameson F. Chace
B.S., Eastern Connecticut State University
M.A., Ph.D., University of Colorado
Professor/Biology/Cultural, Environmental, and Global Studies

Debra Cherubini
B.S., Salve Regina University
M.S.N., University of Rhode Island
Ph.D., Capella University
Professor/Nursing

Peter Colosi
B.S., Franciscan University
M.A., St. Bonaventure University
M. Phil., Ph.D., International Academy of Philosophy
Associate Professor/Philosophy

Craig Condella
B.S., University of Scranton
M.A., M. Phil., Ph.D., Fordham University
Associate Professor/Philosophy/Cultural, Environmental, and Global Studies

Carmel M. Coughlan
B.A., University of Ulster, Northern Ireland
M.B.A., Salve Regina University
Senior Lecturer/Business and Economics

Daniel M. Cowdin
B.A., Stanford University
M.A., Colorado State University
M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale University
Professor/Religious and Theological Studies

Debra Curtis
B.A., Keene State College
M.P.H. San Jose State University
Ph.D., Rutgers University
Associate Professor/Sociology/Anthropology/Cultural, Environmental, and Global Studies

Peter A. Davis
B.A., M.Mus., University of Rhode Island
Senior Lecturer/Music, Theatre and Dance/Music

Dean E. de la Motte
B.A., University of California at Santa Barbara
M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Professor/French and Comparative Literature

Edward Dougherty  
B.S. Syracuse
M.S. Tufts University
Ph.D. Virginia Tech University
Associate Professor/Mathematical Sciences

Regina Dublin
B.S.N., Salve Regina University
M.S., Walden University
Lecturer/Nursing

Myra E. Edelstein
B.S., M.S., Ed.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Associate Professor/Business and Economics

Bert S. Emerson
B.F.A., Swain School of Design
M.A.T., Rhode Island School of Design
Associate Professor/Art and Art History

Madeleine Esch
B.A., University of St. Thomas
M.A., University of Iowa
Ph.D., University of Colorado at Boulder
Associate Professor/English, Communications and Media

Elizabeth Fitzgibbon
B.A., M.S. Long Island University
Ph.D., Boston University
Associate Professor/Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies/Mathematical Sciences

Thomas P. Flanagan
B.S. M.Ed., Boston University
M.S., Salve Regina University
Associate Professor/Business and Economics

Kaitlin Gabriele-Black
B.A. Houghton College
M.A. Boston College
M.A. Ph.D. Clark University
Associate Professor/Psychology

Symeon A. Giannakos
B.A., Plymouth State
M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia
Professor/Political Science/International Relations

Sally Gomaa
B.A., Alexandria University
M.A., University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
Ph.D., University of Rhode Island
Associate Professor/English, Communications, and Media/ Cultural, Environmental, and Global Studies 

Victoria Gonzalez
B.A., Vassar College
M.A., Boston College, Rutgers University
Ph.D., Rutgers University
Assistant Professor/Cultural, Environmental, and Global Studies/Sociology

Jodie Goodnough
B.A. Montclair State University
M.F.A., School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Tufts University
Associate Professor/Art and Art History

Nancy Gordon
B.A., Elmira College
M.A., American University
Ed.D., Harvard University
Associate Professor/Holistic Counseling, Leadership, Expressive Arts

Alice Tesch Graham
B.S., Florida State University
M.Ed., University of North Florida
Ph.D., University of Florida
Professor/Education

Emma Grauerholz-Fisher
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Florida, Gainesville
Assistant Professor/Psychology

Lindsay Green-Gavrielidis
B.S., M. Sc., Northeastern University
Ph.D., University of New Hampshire, Durham
Assistant Professor/Biology and Biomedical Sciences

Lindsay Guarino
B.F.A., State University of New York, Buffalo
M.F.A., University of Arizona, Tucson
Associate Professor/Music, Theatre, Dance/Dance

Ilana Haliwa
B.A., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
M.P.H., Nova Southeastern University
M.S., West Virginia University
Ph.D., West Virginia University
Assistant Professor/Psychology

Donna Harrington-Lueker
B.A., Merrimack College
M.A., Ph.D., University of Illinois
Professor/English, Communications, and Media

Erin Harte
B.A., Emory University
M.F.A., Brooklyn College
Affiliate Assistant Professor/English, Communications, and Media
Director Writing Center

Robert Hehl
B.A., University of Rhode Island
M.A., US Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA
Lecturer/Criminal Justice and Criminology

Zuleida Herba
Ph.D.  (candidate) Lesley University
M.S. Palm Beach Atlantic University
B.S. Florida State University
Assistant Professor/Rehabilitation Counseling

Khadine Higgins
B.A., Lawrence University
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Assistant Professor/Chemistry

Yvan Yenda Ilunga
B.A., University of Lubumbashi
B.A., University of the Western Cape
M.A., University of Cape Town
M.S., Ph.D., Rutgers University-Newark
Assistant Professor/Political Science/International Relations

Craig Irving
M.S. University of Rhode Island                                                                            
B.S. Salve Regina University
Lecturer/Biology

Gregg Johnson
A.S., A.A.S., Ulster College
B.B.A., Pace University
M.B.A., Clarkson University
Lecturer/Business and Economics

Ikea Johnson
B.A., M.L.A., Auburn University- Montgomery
Ph.D., Louisiana State University
Assistant Professor/English, Communications, and Media

Ernest Jolicoeur
B.F.A., Rhode Island College
M.F.A., Yale University
Associate Professor/Art and Art History

Stephanie Jones
B.A., Rollins College
M.S., Ph.D., West Virginia University
Assistant Professor/Psychology

Amy Joyce
B.S., Georgetown University
M.S., University of Colorado, Denver
Lecturer/Nursing

Paul Joyce
B.A., Clark University
M.A., Boston University
Ph.D., Northeastern University
Assistant Professor/Criminal Justice and Criminology

Hyoyeun Jun
B.A., B.B.A., Seoul Women’s University, Seoul
M.A., Ph.D., University of Georgia, Athens
Assistant Professor/English, Communications, and Media

Sharon Keating
B.S., Boston College
M.S., University of Rhode Island
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
Assistant Professor/Nursing

Bonnie Kennedy
B.S., M.S., University of Rhode Island
Lecturer/Business and Economics/Accounting

Nathaniel Kitchel
B.S. Colorado State University
B.A. Colorado State University
M.A. Northern Arizona University
Ph.D. University of Wyoming
Assistant Professor/Art and Art History/Cultural Historic Preservation 

Joseph W. Lacouture
B.A., Rhode Island College
M.F.A., West Virginia University
Professor Emeritus/Art and Art History

Theresa Ladrigan-Whelpley
B.H.S. Villanova University
M.Div. Emory University
Ph.D. Graduate Theological Union
Assistant Professor/Religious and Theological Studies
Vice President for Mission Integration

Harold E. Lawber, Jr.
B.A., M.E., North Carolina State University
Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Professor Emeritus/Business and Economics

William P. Leeman
B.A., Providence College
M.A., Ph.D., Boston University
Professor/History

Terri Legare
B.S.N., Rhode Island College
M.S.N., Framingham State University
Assistant Professor/Nursing

Brian Leite
B.A., Rhode Island College
MBA, Providence College
DBA, DePaul University 
​Assistant Professor/Graduate Program Director/Business and Economics

Luis Lopez-Preciado
B.A., Universidad del Valle de México
M.A., University of Texas at Austin
Ph.D., University of Miami
Assistant Professor/Business and Economics

Anthony LoPresti
B.S., Georgetown University
M.A., Ph.D., Boston College
Professor/Religious and Theological Studies

James M. Ludes
B.A., Providence College
M.A., Ph.D., Georgetown University
Assistant Professor/History
Vice President for Public Relations and Initiatives
Director/Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy

Debra Lundin
B.A., Eckerd College
M.S., University of Rhode Island
Lecturer/Biology

Mary Lou Lyons
B.A., Hollins College
M.S., MGH Institute of Health Professions
Lecturer/Nursing

Elizabeth Magriby
B.S. Salve Regina University
D.N.P. Brandman University
Assistant Professor/Nursing 

Elaine Mangiante
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Rhode Island
Associate Professor/Education

Anthony F. Mangieri
B.A., Pace University
M.A., Hunter College
Ph.D., Emory University
Associate Professor/Art and Art History

Rita Marcotte
B.S., University of Rhode Island
M.B.A., Johnson and Wales University
Lecturer/Business and Economics/Accounting

Paula J. Martasian
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Rhode Island
Associate Professor/Psychology

Elizabeth McAuliffe, RSM
B.A., Salve Regina University
M.S.T., University of New Hampshire
Ed.D., Pennsylvania State University
Associate Professor/Education

Donna McCadden
B.A., Providence College
M.A.T. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Lecturer/Mathematical Sciences

Michelle McCarthy
B.S., Salve Regina University
M.S.N., University of Phoenix
Assistant Professor/Nursing

Jen McClanaghan
B.A., Antioch College
M.F.A., Columbia University
Ph.D., Florida State University
Associate Professor/English, Communications, and Media/Writer in Residence

Paul McKillop
B.Sc., Queens University, Belfast
M.S., Salve Regina University
Senior Lecturer/Business and Economics/Accounting

Susan M. Meschwitz
B.S., M.A., Stonehill College
Ph.D., Brown University
Associate Professor/Chemistry

Amanda Minor
B.A., McKendree University
M.S. Southern Illinois University
Ph.D., Idaho State University
Associate Professor/Holistic Counseling, Leadership, Expressive Arts

James G. Mitchell
B.A., Goucher College
Ph.D., Cornell University
Professor/Modern Languages

Mary L. Montminy-Danna
B.A., Boston State College
M.S., Northeastern University
M.S.W., Boston University
Ph.D., Boston College
Professor/Social Work

Holly Moore
B. Mus., M. Mus., Sam Houston State University
M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin
Assistant Professor/Education

Cody Morris
B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Western Michigan University
Assistant Professor/Psychology

Kathleen Muirhead
B.A., Eastern Nazarene College
M.A., Bridgewater State University
Ph.D. Idaho State University
Assistant Professor & Evaluation Coordinator/Holistic Counseling, Leadership, and Expressive Arts

Bernard S. Munge
B.S., M.S., University of Nairobi
Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Professor/Chemistry

Timothy B. Neary
A.B., Georgetown University
M.A., Ph.D., Loyola University
Professor/History

Arlene J. Nicholas
B.S., M.A., M.S., Salve Regina University
Ph.D., Touro University International
Professor/Business and Economics

Shelley Nicholas
B.A., Fordham University
M.B.A., University of Connecticut
Lecturer/Business and Economics

Sean O'Callaghan
B.A., University College Cork
Th.B., Ph.D., University of Liverpool
Associate Professor/Religious and Theological Studies

Pamela O'Day
B.A., University of San Diego
M.A., Rider University
Ph.D., Boston College
Visiting Assistant Professor/Education/Elementary Education

Gabriella Papale
B.S., Drexel University
Ph.D., Medical College of Wisconsin
Assistant Professor/Chemistry

Tracy Pelkowski
B.A. Pennsylvania State University
M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Pittsburg
Associate Professor/Education

Gerald J. Perrino
B.A., Rhode Island College
M.F.A., Syracuse University
Associate Professor/Art and Art History

Heather Pizzanello
B.A., Wheaton College
M.S.W., University of Connecticut, West Hartford
Ph.D., Smith College
Assistant Professor/Social Work

John F. Quinn
A.B., Georgetown University
M.A., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
Professor/History

D. Matthew Ramsey
B.A. Purdue University
M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State University
Professor/English, Communications, and Media

Chad Raymond
B.S., M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ph.D., University of Hawaii
Professor/Political Science/International Relations/Cultural, Environmental, and Global Studies

Erin Redihan
B.A., M.A., Providence College
M.L.I.S., San Jose State University
Ph.D., Clark University
Lecturer/History

Anne Reid
B. Sc., Laurentian University
Ph.D., University of Guelph
Assistant Professor/Biology and Biomedical Sciences

Heather Rockwell
B.A., Beloit College
M.A., University of Tulsa
Ph.D., University of Wyoming
Assistant Professor/Cultural Historic Preservation/Art and Art History/Cultural, Environmental, and Global Studies

Steven Rodenborn
B.A., Creighton University
M.T.S., University of Notre Dame
Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
Associate Professor/Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Studies/Religious and Theological Studies

Myunghoon Roh
B.A., Hankuk University of Foreign Affairs, Seoul, South Korea
M.P.A., Brown University
Ph.D., Northeastern University
Assistant Professor/Criminal Justice and Criminology

Ernest E. Rothman
B.S., Brooklyn College, City University of New York
Sc.M., Ph.D., Brown University
Professor/Mathematical Sciences

Norman Rusin
B.A., M.A., Università kdegli Studi di Trieste
M.P.S., George Washington University
M.A., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Lecturer/Modern Languages

Janis Roy
B.A., M.A., Rhode Island College
Lecturer/Biology and Biomedical Sciences

Samuel Sacco
B.A., College of the Holy Cross
M. Planning, Harvard University
Lecturer/Business and Economics/Accounting

Nancy G. Schreiber
B.A., Oberlin College
M.A., Ph.D., University of Detroit Mercy
Professor/Business and Economics
Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs

Susan Small
B.A., Salve Regina University
M.L.I.S., University of Rhode Island
Lecturer/Education

Sharon Stager
B.S., Fitchburg State College
M.S.N., Duke University
D.N.P., University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
Associate Professor/Nursing

Teresa Starzecki
B.S., University of Connecticut-Storrs
M.S., Università della Svizzera Italiana
D.B.A., Sacred Heart University
Assistant Professor/Business and Economics

Margaret Steele
Juris Doctorate, New England School of Law
B.A. Catholic University of America
Lecturer/Criminal Justice and Criminology

Susannah Strong
B.F.A., Rhode Island School of Design
M.A., University of London
Associate Professor/Art and Art History

Denise Sullivan
B.S.N., Rhode Island College
M.S.N., University of Rhode Island
Lecturer/Nursing

Louise Sullivan
B.S.N., M.S.N., Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
Associate Professor/Nursing

Margaret duMais Svogun
B.A., Georgetown University
M.A., National University of Ireland, Dublin
Ph.D., University of Dublin, Trinity College
Professor/English, Communications, and Media

Thomas Svogun
B.A., Boston College
J.D., Cornell University
Professor/Administration of Justice/Philosophy

Steven B. Symington
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Professor/Biology and Biomedical Sciences

Matthew Taylor
B.S., Gordon College
M.Ed., Salem State University
Ph.D., University of Central Florida
Assistant Professor/Education

Michael Teeter
B.S., University of Washington
M.S., University of Southern California
Lecturer/Graduate Program Director/Criminal Justice and Criminology

Marc Tiberiis
B.F.A., University of Rhode Island
Lecturer/Music, Theatre, Dance/Theatre

Victor Lux Tonn
B.L., B.A., National Taiwan University
M.A., Brooklyn College, City University of New York
M.S., Ph.D., University of Rhode Island
Ph.D., Utah State University
Professor/Business and Economics/Finance

Ryan TzuShuo Wang
B.S. National Dong-Hwa University, Taiwan
M.S. University of Miami
Ph.D. University of Florida
Ph.D. University of Minnesota
Assistant Professor/Business and Economics

Jeroen van den Hurk
M.A., Utrecht University, Netherlands
Ph.D., University of Delaware
Associate Professor/Art and Art History/Cultural and Historic Preservation 

Melissa Varao
B.S., Indiana State University
M.H.R.T.M., University of South Carolina
Ph.D., Auburn University
Associate Professor/Business and Economics

Tara Brooke Watkins
B.A., Eastern Nazarene
M.A., Emerson College
Ph.D., Tufts University
Assistant Professor/Music Theatre, Dance/Theatre

Adam Witham
B.A., Hampden-Sydney College
M.A., Ph.D., Clemson University
Assistant Professor/Business and Economics

Michael Yencha
B.A., M.S., Ph.D., West Virginia University
Lecturer/Psychology

Tina J. Wray
B.S., University of Maryland
M.A., Providence College
D.Min., Andover-Newton Theological School
Professor/Religious and Theological Studies