Full-Time Faculty



Jenelle Abnett Assistant Professor, Education BA. Canisius College M.S. Syracuse University M.A. Notre Dame of Maryland University Ph.D. Notre Dame of Maryland University Kristin Acosta Instructor, Criminal Justice B.S. St. Joseph’s University M.S. West Chester University Karen Wientjes Albaugh Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy B.S.P.T., University of Scranton M.S.P.T., West Chester University D.P.T., Neumann College Heather Dillon Anderson Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy B.A. Glassboro State University B.S. Florida International University M.S. Florida International University D.P.T. Temple University Tiffany Atkins Instructor, Physical Therapy B.S., Thomas Jefferson University M.S.P.T., Thomas Jefferson University D.P.T., Temple University Scott Biely Associate Professor, Physical Therapy B.S.P.T., University of Pittsburgh M.S.P.T., University of Pittsburgh D.P.T., University of St. Augustine Ph.D., Drexel University Lisa Bjorkelo Instructor, Nursing B.S., University of Delaware M.S.N., Neumann University Amanda Bok Soon Breen Assistant Professor, Psychology B.A. Ithaca College M.P.H. Drexel University M.A. Temple University Ph.D. Temple University Amy Brown-Savitz Assistant Professor, Science B.S., Lafayette College Ph.D., University of Buffalo, State University of New York Sarah Burke Assistant Professor, Chemistry B.S., Cabrini University M.A., Bryn Maw College Ph.D., Bryn Mawr College Gail Shanley Corso Coordinator of Writing Professor, Communication and Media Arts and English B.A., Brooklyn College M.A., State University of New York, Albany Ph.D., Bowling Green University Brigette Cuffia Associate Professor, Physical Therapy B.S.P.T., Thomas Jefferson University M.S.P.T., Thomas Jefferson University J.D., Temple University Richard Cunningham Assistant Professor, Education B.S., Pennsylvania State University M.A., Villanova University Ed.D., Temple University Subir Dass Assistant Professor Education B.L.A., Spicer Memorial College, India M.A., Andrews University Ph.D., Adventist International Institue of Advanced Studies, Philippines Maria Teresa de Gordon Assistant Professor, English and Spanish B.A., University of Delaware M.A., University of Delaware Ed.D., Wilmington University Randall L. Detra Associate Professor, Science B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania M.S., Ohio University Ph.D., Ohio State University David DiMarco Associate Professor, Mathematics B.S., Stevens Institute of Technology M.S., Stevens Institute of Technology M.S., Iona College Ph.D., Stevens Institute of Technology Kristen L. Evans, RN Assistant Professor B.S.N., West Chester University M.S.N., Widener University Patricia Fallest-Strobl Associate Professor, Biology B.S., DePaul University Ph.D., Northwestern University Tammy Feil Associate Professor, Education B.M., Mansfield University M.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania Ed.D., Wilmington College Cynthia Ferraro Assistant Professor, Education B.S., West Chester University M.S.Ed., St. Joseph’s University Ph.D., Touro University Janet Fox-Moatz, MSN, RN Assistant Professor, Nursing B.S.N., Ohio State University M.S.N., Ohio State University Mac Given Professor, Biology A.B., Brown University Ph.D., University of Connecticut Joseph C. Glass Assoicate Professor, Communication and Media Arts B.S., Mount Saint Mary’s University M. Div., Mount Saint Mary’s University D. Min., Graduate Theological Foundation Joseph Gosseaux Instructor, Criminal Justice B.S., St. Joseph’s University M.S., Pennsylvania State University Brinda Govindaraju Assistant Professor Biology B.S., Coimbatore Medical College, India M.S., Coimbatore Medical College, India M.D. Educational Commission of Foreign Medical Graduates Jeffrey Graber Assistant Professor, Accounting B.B.A. Temple University M.B.A. Widener University William J. Hamilton Assistant Professor, English B.A., Lehigh University M.A., University of Akron Ph.D., University of Oregon Timothy Hanna Assistant Professor, Theology B.S., University of Flordia B.A., University of South Flordia MTS, Weston Jesuit School of Theology M.S., Loyola University Maryland Ph.D., Loyola University Maryland Nathan Hardy Assistant Professor, Marketing B.S., Hampton University M.B.A., College of William and Mary D.B.A., Wilmington University William Herron Assistant Professor, Chemistry B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo Mehdi Hojjat Professor, Finance and International Business B.A., University of Tehran M.B.A., The American University M.S., Lehigh University Ph.D., Lehigh University Glenn Holmstrom Associate Professor, Art B.F.A., Columbus College of Art and Design M.F.A., Ohio State University Etsuko Hoshino-Browne Assistant Professor, Psychology B.A. University of Waterloo Ph.D. University of Waterloo James A. Houck Director of Ph.D. in Pastoral Counseling B.A., Messiah College M.Div., Asbury Theological Seminary M.S., Loyola College Ph.D., Loyola College Yukiko Ishida Associate Professor, Music B.M., Kunitachi College of Music M.M., Temple University D.M.A., Combs College of Music Bryce M. Johnson Associate Professor, English and Humanities B.A., College of William and Mary Ph.D., Duke University James Kain Coordinator, Freshman Experience Assistant Professor, English B.A., West Chester State College M.A., West Chester University Geoffrey Karabin Assistant Professor, Philosophy B.A., Loyola College M.A., Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium M.A., Villanova University Ph.D., Villanova University Rina Keller Assistant Professor of Social Work B.A., Rosemont College M.P.A., Villanova University M.S.S., Bryn Mawr College Bong S. Kim Associate Professor, Mathematics B.S., Korea University M.A., State University of New York Ph.D., Temple University Claudia Marie Kovach Professor, English and French B.A., Seton Hill University M.A., Purdue University Ph.D., Purdue University John V. Kruse Associate Professor, Pastoral & Theological Studies B.A., University of Dayton M.A., University of Dayton Ph.D., St. Louis University Julie Lanzillo Assistant Professor, Sport & Entertainment Management B.A. University of North Carolina M.Ed. Temple University Ed.D. Wilmington University Andrea Ditrani Lobacz Assistant Professor, Athletic Training B.S., Marist College M.S., A.T. Still University Ph.D., University of Delaware Elizabeth A. Loeper, MSN, RNC-OB, IBCLC, CNE Assistant Professor, Nursing B.S.N., Villanova University M.S.N., Villanova University Rev. Philip J. Lowe Chaplain Program Director, Doctor of Education Assistant Professor, Education B.A., St. Charles Borromeo Seminary M.Div., St. Charles Borromeo Seminary Ed.D., Temple University Amy Luckowki Assistant Professor, Nursing BSN, West Chester University MSN, West Chester University Ph.D., Widener University Marina Espiritu Lutz, MSN, RN Instructor, Nursing B.A., Pace University B.S.N., University of San Diego M.S., University of Pennsylvania		Janet Massey Professor, Accounting and Business D.B.A., Wilmington University M.B.A., St. Joseph’s University B.S., St. Joseph’s University C.P.A., State of Pennsylvania Matthew Mastropaolo Assistant Professor Biology B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State Univeristy Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Sr. Suzanne Mayer, IHM Coordinator, Pastoral Care and Counseling Professor, Pastoral Clinical Mental Health Counseling B.A., Immaculata College M.S., Villanova University M.S., Neumann College Ph.D., Loyola College (Maryland) Colleen McDonough Associate Professor, Psychology B.A., University of California, San Diego M.P.H., San Diego State University M.S., Lehigh University Ph.D., Lehigh University Daniel McKee Assistant Professor, Education B.A., LaSalle University M.Ed., Temple University Ed.D., Widener University Robert McMonagle Associate Professor, Political Science B.A., Temple University M.A., University of Chicago Ph.D., Temple University Jason M. Mensinger Instructor, Athletic Training B.S., King’s College M.Ed., Alvernia University Andrew Miller Instructor, History B.A. Villanova University M.A. Villanova University A. Edward Milliner, Jr. Instructor, Mathematics and Theater B.A., Western Maryland College M.A., Villanova University John Mizzoni Professor, Philosophy B.A., Providence College M.A., Temple University Ph.D., Temple University Kathryn Montalbano Assistant Professor, Communications B.A., Haverford College M.A., Columbia University M.Phil., Columbia University Ph.D., Columbia University Aideen Murphy Assistant Professor, Education B.A. University College Cork, Ireland M.A. University College Dublin, Ireland M.Ed. University of Delaware Ph.D. University of Delaware Kathleen Neal, MSN, Rn, CRRN, CPN Assistant Professor, Nursing B.S.N. Wilmington University M.S.N. Wilmington University Ali Niknam Assistant Professor, Computer Information Management A.S., Institute of Technology, Tehran B.S., Philadelphia College of Textile and Science M.B.A., Philadelphia University Fereshteh Oboudiat Assistant Professor, Psychology B.A., Iran Girls College M.S., Kansas State College of Pittsburgh, Kansas Ph.D., Bryn Mawr College Annemarie O’Malley Instructor, American Sign Language and Spanish B.S., West Chester University M.Ed., Temple University Wendy R. Ostendorf, Ed.D., RN Professor, Nursing B.S., Villanova University M.S., University of Delaware Ed.D., University of Sarasota Leanne Owen Professor, Criminal Justice B.A. University of Kansas M.A. University of Wales, Bangor UK Ph.D. University of Wales, Bangor UK Ramona Palmerio-Roberts Associate Professor, Psychology A.A., Manatee Community College B.A., University of Tampa M.S., Nova Southeastern University Psy.D., Nova Southeastern University Jeanne Papa, MBE, MSN, CRNP, CCRN Instructor, Nursing B.S., Neumann College M.S.N., University of Pennsylvania M.B.E., University of Pennsylvania Sophia Park Assistant Professor, Pastoral & Theological Studies B.A. Westmont College M.Div. Columbia Theological Seminary Th.D. Columbia Theological Seminary Philip R. Pegan Associate Professor, Philosophy B.S., Cornell University Ph.D., Syracuse University Mary Powell, Ph.D., CRNP, CDE Associate Professor, Nursing B.S.N., Eastern College M.S.N., University of Tennessee Ph.D., The Catholic University of America M. Christine Pratt, MSN, RNC Assistant Professor, Nursing B.S.N., Widener University M.S.N., West Chester University Anne Ramirez Associate Professor, English B.A., Ithaca College M.A., State University of New York Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania Marisa A. Rauscher Assistant Professor, Education B.S., Shippensburg University of PA M.Ed., Shippensburg University of PA Ph.D., Temple University Corona Robinson, RN, MSN, ATCN Assistant Professor, Nursing B.S. Widener University M.S. Neumann University Sr. Linda Marie Sariego, OSF Assistant Professor, Spanish B.A., Chestnut Hill College M.A., LaSalle University M.A., The Catholic University of America Ph.D., The Catholic University of America Ryan Savitz Associate Professor, Mathematics B.S., Ursinus College M.S., Temple University M.B.A., Drexel University Ph.D., Touro International University Richard Sayers Coordinator, Honors Program Associate Professor, Music B.A., LaSalle College M.M., West Chester University Ph.D., Catholic University of America Megan Scranton Assistant Professor, Education B.A. Bucknell University M.S. Boston University Ed.D. Widener University Lisa Selby-Silverstein Associate Professor, Physical Therapy B.A., Ithaca College M.A., New York University Ph.D., Hahnemann University Ardeshir Shahmaei Professor, Business Administration B.A., Tehran Business College M.B.A., Seton Hall University M.S., Temple University Ph.D., Temple University Stephanie Smith-Budhai Assistant Professor, Education B.S. Temple University M.Ed., University of Maryland Ph.D. Drexel University Kathleen Swanik Associate Professor, Athletic Training B.S., Rutgers University M.S., University of Pittsburgh Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh Laura Taddei Assistant Professor, Education B.A. Immaculata University M.Ed. Cabrini College Ed.D. Widener University Robert Till Associate Professor, Management B.B.A., Saint Bonaventure University M.B.A., University of Notre Dame Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Mary Elizabeth Toler Assistant Professor, Pastoral Studies B.A. Mercer University M.Div., Duke University Divinity School Th.D., Emory University Sr. Diane Tomkinson, OSF Associate Professor, Pastoral Studies B.A. Swarthmore College M.A., Washington Theological Union Ph.D., Fordham University Maria G. Traub Associate Professor, French and Italian B.A., Temple University M.Ed., Temple University M.A., Middlebury College [French School] M.A., Middlebury College [Italian School] D.M.L., Middlebury College James Waters Assistant Professor Computing and Informatin Management B.A., Warwick University, UK M.S., University of Hertfordshire, UK M.S., Drexel University Ph.D., Drexel University Jo Lynette Watley, MSN, RN Instructor, Nursing B.S. Neumann University MSN, University of Delaware Sandra Weiss Program Director, Clinical Laboratory Science Professor, Biology/Clinical Laboratory Science B.S., Drexel University M.A., West Chester University Ed.D., Widener University Patricia Welsh, Ed.D., RN Associate Professor, Nursing B.S.N. University of Delaware M.S.N. Villanova University Ed.D. Delaware State University Hasan Yonten Assistant Professor, Political Science B.A., Bogazici University M.A., Bogazici University Ph.D., University of Delaware Mary Beth Yount Assistant Professor, Pastoral Studies B.A., University of St. Thomas M.A., St. Mary’s University Ph.D., Duquesne University Patricia Zawislak, MSN, RN Assistant Professor, Nursing B.S.N., Villanova University M.S.N., University of Scranton