Full Time Faculty

Nadia Abgrab-Noormohamed
B.S., University of Massachusetts
M.B.A., Providence College
D.B.A., Alliant International University
Associate Professor/Business and Economics/Marketing

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

Camille A. Allen
B.A., University of Rhode Island
M.Ed., C.A.G.S., Rhode Island College
Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Professor Emerita/Education

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

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

Oyenike Balogun-Mwangi
B.A., United States International University-Africa
M.S., Springfield College
M.Ed., Ph.D., Northeastern University
Assistant Professor/Psychology

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

Jane Harrington Bethune
B.A., Salve Regina University
M.A., Ph.D., Tulane University
Professor Emerita/Modern Languages

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

Michael T. Brady
B.A., University of Rhode Island
B.S., Roger Williams University
J.D., New England School of Law
Associate Professor/Administration of Justice

Traci B. Brady
B.S., M.S., Johnson and Wales University
D.B.A., University of Sarasota
Professor/Business and Economics/Marketing

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

John Buckley, FSC
B.A., Catholic University of America
M.A., Manhattan College
Ph.D., New York University
Professor Emeritus/History

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, Global Studies

Joan Chapdelaine
B.S. M.S., Salve Regina University
M.S., Boston University
Ph.D., Walden University
Professor Emerita/Healthcare Administration

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

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

Patricia Combies, RSM
B.A., Salve Regina University
M.A., Rhode Island College
Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University
Professor Emerita/English, Communications and Media

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

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

Thomas Day
B.A., St. Joseph's University
M.A., Ph.D., Columbia University
Professor Emeritus/Music, Theatre and Dance

David DeJesus
B.S., M.S., M.B.A., University of Rhode Island
Lecturer/Healthcare Administration

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

Arthur Frankel
B.S., M.A., State University of New York, New Paltz
Ph.D., Dartmouth College
Professor Emeritus/Psychology 

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, 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

Erin Harte
B.A., Emory University
M.F.A., Brooklyn College
Affiliate Assistant Professor/English, Communication, 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

Jayme Hennessy
B.Mus., Barrington College
M.A., Providence College
S.T.L., S.T.D., Weston Jesuit School of Theology
Professor Emerita/Religious and Theological Studies

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

William James Hersh
B.A., M.A., DePauw University
Ph.D., Union Graduate School
Professor Emeritus/Philosophy

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

Robin Hoffmann
B.A., New York University
J.D., Rutgers University
Professor Emerita/Administration of Justice 

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/Administration of Justice

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

Katherine M. Lawber
B.A., Stonehill College
M.A., Purdue University
Diplome, Universite de Nice
Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Professor Emerita/Modern Languages

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

Kathryn Longo
B.A., B.S., University of Connecticut
M.M., University of Oregon
D.M.A., University of Miami
Lecturer/Music, Theatre, Dance/Music

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

Johnelle Luciani, RSM 
B.A., Salve Regina University
M.A., M.S.W., Rhode Island College
C.A.S., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Professor Emerita/Social Work 

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

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

Ellen F. McCarty
B.S., Salve Regina University
M.S., Boston University
Ph.D., Boston College
Professor Emerita/Nursing

Jennifer 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

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, 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

Juliette L. Relihan
B.S., Fordham University
M.S., Hunter College
Ph.D., Fordham University
Professor Emerita/Education

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/Administration of Justice

Martha McCann Rose
B.S., M.Ed., Providence College
Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Professor/Education

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

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

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

Barbara L. Shamblin
B.A., Goddard College
M.F.A., M.A.T., Rhode Island School of Design
Professor Emerita/Art and Art History

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 & Criminology

William R. Stout
B.A., College of the Holy Cross
M.S., Colorado State University
M.B.A., George Washington University
Ph.D., University of Virginia
Professor Emeritus/Mathematical Sciences

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

Barbara A. Sylvia
A.B., M.A., M.S., Salve Regina University
M.S.W., Rhode Island College
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Professor Emerita/Social Work

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/Administration of Justice

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

Stephen L. Trainor
A.B., College of the Holy Cross
M.A., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
Professor Emeritus/English, Communications and Media

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

Anthony Walsh
B.A., American International College
M.S., C.A.G.S, Springfield College
Ph.D., University of New Hampshire
Professor Emeritus/Psychology

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