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 Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice B.S. St. Joseph’s University M.S. West Chester University Robert Benefield Assistant Professor, Psychology B.A., Louisiana Tech University M.A., New Mexico State University Ph.D., Southern Illinois 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 Associate 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 Janis Chakars Associate Professor, Communication & Digital Media B.A., Hunter College M.A., Indiana University Ph.D., Indiana University 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 Maria Teresa de Gordon Associate Professor, English and Spanish B.A., University of Delaware M.A., University of Delaware Ed.D., Wilmington University David DiMarco Professor, Mathematics B.S., Stevens Institute of Technology M.S., Stevens Institute of Technology M.S., Iona College Ph.D., Stevens Institute of Technology Thomas Dodds Assistant Professor, Computer Information Systems, Management B.S., California State University Fullerton M.B.A., Pennsylvania State University D.B.A., Wilmington University Kristen L. Evans Assistant Professor B.S.N., West Chester University M.S.N., Widener University Patricia Fallest-Strobl Professor, Biology B.S., DePaul University Ph.D., Northwestern University Tammy Feil Professor, Education B.M., Mansfield University M.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania Ed.D., Wilmington College Cynthia Ferraro Associate Professor, Education B.S., West Chester University M.S.Ed., St. Joseph’s University Ph.D., Touro University Janet Fox-Moatz Assistant Professor, Nursing B.S.N., Ohio State University M.S.N., Ohio State University 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 Assistant Professor, 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 Devon Ferguson Director, Social Work Assistant Professor of Social Work B.A., Rosemont College M.S.S., Bryn Mawr College M.L.S.P., Bryn Mawr College Janet Geddis Assistant Professor, Nursing B.S.N., Immaculata University M.S. N., Neumann University William J. Hamilton Associate Professor, English B.A., Lehigh University M.A., University of Akron Ph.D., University of Oregon Nathan Hardy Assistant Professor, Marketing B.S., Hampton University M.B.A., College of William and Mary D.B.A., Wilmington University Leanne Havis Professor, Criminal Justice Co-coordinator of Freshman Experience B.A. University of Kansas M.A. University of Wales, Bangor UK Ph.D. University of Wales, Bangor UK William Herron Associate Professor, Chemistry B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo Glenn Holmstrom Professor, Art B.F.A., Columbus College of Art and Design M.F.A., Ohio State University Etsuko Hoshino-Browne Associate Professor, Psychology B.A. University of Waterloo Ph.D. University of Waterloo Kerry Hustwit Assistant Professor, Communication & Digital Media B.A., Chatham College M.F.A., Ohio University 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 Assistant Professor, English B.A., West Chester State College M.A., West Chester University Geoffrey Karabin Associate Professor, Philosophy B.A., Loyola College M.A., Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium M.A., Villanova University Ph.D., Villanova University Rina Keller Director, Social Work Field Experience 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 Professor, Pastoral & Theological Studies B.A., University of Dayton M.A., University of Dayton Ph.D., St. Louis University Julie Lanzillo Associate Professor, Sport & Entertainment Management B.A. University of North Carolina M.Ed. Temple University Ed.D. Wilmington University Christina LaVecchia Assistant Professor, Director of Writing Across the Curriculum B.A., Moravian College M.A., University of Cincinnati Ph.D., University of Cincinnati 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 Assistant Professor, Nursing B.S.N., Villanova University M.S.N., Villanova University Amy Luckowki Assistant Professor, Nursing BSN, West Chester University MSN, West Chester University Ph.D., Widener University Marina Espiritu Lutz 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 Colleen McDonough Professor, Psychology B.A., University of California, San Diego M.P.H., San Diego State University M.S., Lehigh University Ph.D., Lehigh University Laura McLaughlin Associate Professor, Education B.A. Immaculata University M.Ed. Cabrini College Ed.D. Widener University Robert McMonagle 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 Caleb Mezzy Industry Relations & Media Spec. Instructor Sport Management M.S., Neumann University B.S., Temple University Andrew Miller Assistant Professor, History B.A. Villanova University M.A. Villanova University A. Edward Milliner, Jr. Assistant Professor, 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 Rebecca Mueller Assistant Professor, Nursing B.S.N., Villanova University M.S.N., University of Pennsylvania Ph.D., Villanova University Fereshteh Oboudiat Assistant Professor, Psychology B.A., Iran Girls College M.S., Kansas State College of Pittsburgh, Kansas Ph.D., Bryn Mawr College Jude Nnaemeka Okoyeh Associate Professor, Biology/Clinical Laboratory Science B.S., Winston-Salem State University B.S., University of Ibadan M.S., University of Ibadan Ph.D., Bello University, Zaria Annemarie O’Malley Assistant Professor, American Sign Language and Spanish B.S., West Chester University M.Ed., Temple University Jeanne Papa Assistant Professor, Nursing B.S., Neumann College M.S.N., University of Pennsylvania M.B.E., University of Pennsylvania Philip R. Pegan Associate Professor, Philosophy B.S., Cornell University Ph.D., Syracuse University Gloria Pruitt Assistant Professor, Nursing B.S., Neumann University B.S.N., Wilmington University M.S.N., Wilmington University Marisa A. Rauscher Professor, Education B.S., Shippensburg University of PA M.Ed., Shippensburg University of PA Ph.D., Temple University Michelle Santana Assistant Professor, Nursing B.S., Neumann University M.S.N., Drexel University D.N.P., Grand Canyon University Sr. Linda Marie Sariego, OSF Associate 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 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 Professor, Music B.A., LaSalle College M.M., West Chester University Ph.D., Catholic University of America Megan Scranton Associate Professor, Education B.A. Bucknell University M.S. Boston University Ed.D. Widener 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 Kathleen Swanik Professor, Athletic Training B.S., Rutgers University M.S., University of Pittsburgh Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh Robert Till Professor, Management B.B.A., Saint Bonaventure University M.B.A., University of Notre Dame Ph.D., University of Massachusetts 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 Christopher Thawley Assistant Professor, Biology B.S., Davidson College M.S., University of Alabama Ph.D., Penn State University James Waters Assistant Professor Computing and Information Management B.A., Warwick University, UK M.S., University of Hertfordshire, UK M.S., Drexel University Ph.D., Drexel University Jo Lynette Watley 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 Hasan Yonten Associate Professor, Political Science B.A., Bogazici University M.A., Bogazici University Ph.D., University of Delaware Mary Beth Yount Program Director, Ph.D. in Pastoral Counseling Associate Professor, Pastoral Studies B.A., University of St. Thomas M.A., St. Mary’s University Ph.D., Duquesne University Ann Zahner Assistant Professor, Nursing B.S.N., West Chester State University M.S.N., Villanova University Patricia Zawislak Assistant Professor, Nursing B.S.N., Villanova University M.S.N., University of Scranton