Applied Behavior Analysis/Autism Center

Jacquelyn MacDonald, PhD
Associate Professor, Behavioral Science
Specialty:
Applied behavior analysis, skill acquisition, parent training
Diana Parry-Cruwys, PhD
Associate Professor, Applied Behavior Analysis
Specialty:
Applied behavior analysis, early intensive behavior intervention
Jillian Wilson, PsyD, BCBA-D®
Assistant Professor, Applied Behavior Analysis; Program Director (online)
Specialty:
Applied behavior analysis, pediatric feeding issues
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Communications

Courtney E. Cole, PhD
Associate Professor, Communications
Specialty:
Mass communication
Naomi R. Kooker, MFA
Assistant Professor, Communications
Specialty:
Journalism
Colleen Malachowski, PhD
Associate Professor, Communications
Specialty:
Romantic relationships
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Counseling

Kevin T. Henze, PhD, CPRP
Assistant Professor and Addictions Program Coordinator, Counseling Psychology
Specialty:
Addiction and dual-diagnosis recovery
Brandon Jones, PhD, LMHC
Assistant Professor, Counseling; Field Placement Director; Graduate Counseling Programs
Specialty:
Trauma, Antiracist, and Intersectional Feminist Informed Practice
Karen A. Miranda, PsyD, LMHC
Associate Professor, Counseling; Director, Counseling Psychology Program
Specialty:
Mental health treatment disparities
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Cybersecurity

Robert Duhainy, PhD
Associate Professor, Program Director, Cybersecurity
Specialty:
Cybersecurity, Management Information Systems, Law and Government
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Dental Hygiene

Karen D. Hallisey-Pesa, DMD
Associate Professor, Dental Hygiene
Specialty:
General Dentistry, Pharmacology, Medical Emergencies
Maryse Rodger, RDH, MBA
Assistant Professor, Dental Hygiene
Specialty:
Clinical Dental Hygiene, Dental Materials, Medical Emergencies
Marissa Suarez, RDH, MSM
Assistant Professor, Dental Hygiene
Specialty:
Clinical Dental Hygiene, Local Anesthesia, Dental Nutrition
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Diagnostic Medical Sonography

Cory Finn, RVT, RDMS
Assistant Professor, Director, Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Specialty:
Sonography, abdomen, vascular
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Early Childhood

Rebecca Putnam, EdD
Director Children's Center, Program Director, Undergraduate Education
Specialty:
Early childhood education
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Education

Lauren Bent, EdD
Associate Professor, EdD in Higher Education Leadership; Associate Program Director, EdD in Higher Education Leadership
Specialty:
Higher education: fundraising, women in leadership, women who return to college after children, international higher education
Priscilla Boerger, EdD
Professor, Education; Department Chair, Education; Program Director, Master's in Teaching and EdD in Higher Education Leadership
Specialty:
Higher education leadership
Heather N. Maietta, EdD
Professor, EdD in Higher Education Leadership
Specialty:
Higher education: college-to-career, preparing students for post-graduation opportunities, workforce development issues, T-shaped professional, first generation college students, doctoral student mentoring
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Global Business and Strategic Management

John Christie, PhD
Assistant Professor, Global Business Management; Director, BA in Global Business Management
Specialty:
International Business, Real Estate
Charlene Geary, PhD
Assistant Professor, Global Business Management
Specialty:
Organizational Behavior and Culture, Real Estate
William Koehler, PhD
Dean, School of Business and Communication
Specialty:
Entrepreneurship, Marketing strategy
Christopher Kubik, DBA
Professor, Finance and Accounting; Director, Honors Program; Director, Early College Programming
Specialty:
Corporate finance, Investment, Entrepreneurship
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Health Administration

Mary A. Hart, MSN, DNP(C)
Associate Professor, Director, Health Administration
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Health and Fitness (Exercise Science, Nutrition, Sport Management)

Ryan D. Andrews, MS, RDN, LDN, CSCS, ACSM-EP
Assistant Professor, Health and Fitness Studies
Specialty:
Nutrition, Sustainable Food Systems, Chronic Disease Prevention, Plant-Based Eating
Devin P. Cashman, MS, LAT, ATC, NREMT
Assistant Professor, Health and Fitness Studies
Specialty:
Exercise Science, Athletic Training, Athletic Trauma, Concussion Management, Injury Rehabilitation, Exercise Testing, Cardiovascular Physiology, Virtual Reality Application in Sport
Catherine Fuller, PhD, RKT
Associate Professor, Health Sciences and Department Chair; Assistant Dean, School of Health Sciences
Specialty:
Exercise for Special Populations: chronic disease, seniors, pregnant women, children; Combining Physical Activity and Academics for children; Physical Activity and Brain Function (ADHD, Dementia); Aquatic Exercise; Coaching Youth Sport
Alicia Pola, MS, CTRS, CCL
Assistant Professor, Health and Fitness Studies; Program Director of Therapeutic Recreation
Specialty:
Therapeutic Recreation, Child Life Specialist, School-Based Recreational Therapy, DEI in Leisure and Recreation, LatinX Health and Health Equity, Immigrant and Migrant Health
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History/Museum/Cultural Tourism

Kathryn Edney, PhD
Associate Provost for Institutional Assessment Accreditation and Research, Academic Assessment Assistant; Professor, History and Cultural Tourism Administration
Specialty:
American History, Museum Studies, Preservation Studies
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Humanities

Jason T. Clemence, PhD
Associate Professor, Chair, Department of Humanities
Specialty:
English, Film Studies
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Medical Imaging

Gary R. L'Abbe, MS, RT(R)(N)(CT), CNMT
Assistant Professor, Medical Imaging; Clinical Coordinator, BS Completion
Specialty:
Nuclear Medicine Technology, Computed tomography, Radiography and radiation sciences
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Music

Heather Josselyn-Cranson, PhD
Associate Professor, Music; Sister Margaret William McCarthy Endowed Chair of Music
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Neuroscience

Steven Threlkeld, PhD
Associate Professor, Neuroscience; Program Director, Neuroscience
Specialty:
Neuroscience, Neurodevelopmental disorders, Traumatic brain injury, Learning and sensory processing
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Nursing/Nursing Simulation

Donna Barry, DNP, MSN, MPH
Assistant Professor, Graduate Nursing; DNP Program Director, Weston Campus; Director of Global Nursing
Specialty:
Global health nursing, Health policy, Global health
Kimberly A. Wilkinson, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor, Pre-Licensure Nursing
Specialty:
Pediatric Nursing
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Occupational Therapy

Mary Jean Hughes, EdD
Associate Professor, Occupational Therapy; Academic Fieldwork Coordinator
Specialty:
Occupational therapy, Academic fieldwork, Group dynamics/process, Psychiatric assessment and intervention, Pediatric assessment and intervention
Michael Roberts, MS, OTD
Associate Professor, Occupational Therapy; Program Director, Occupational Therapy
Specialty:
Occupational therapy, oncology rehabilitation, Fieldwork education, Accreditation, Gaming in rehabilitation
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Philosophy and Religious Studies

Ernest Collamati, PhD
Associate Professor, Religious Studies
Joseph P. Draper, PhD
Associate Professor, Religious Studies
Bernard Jackson, PhD
Assistant Professor, Philosophy
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Public Health and Disease

Frazier B. Beatty, PhD, MPH, CHES
Assistant Professor, Program Director Online Master of Public Health
Specialty:
Public Health, Health Disparities, Diversity and Inclusion, Health Communications and Advocacy, Social Determinants of Health, Community Health Leadership, Workforce Development, and Qualitative Research
Laura Burke, ScD
Dean, Health Sciences
Specialty:
Public health, Epidemiology, Nutritional epidemiology
Leslie Mandel, PhD
Professor, Public Health
Specialty:
Public health, Policy and advocacy, Social determinants of health, Leadership, Health care structure, Workforce development, Qualitative research
Jocelyn Mullins, DVM, MPH, PhD
Assistant Professor, Online Master of Public Health, Practicum Coordinator
Specialty:
Public health practice, epidemiology, infectious disease epidemiology, zoonotic and vector-borne diseases
Richard T. Pulice, PhD, MPH, CPH
Professor, Public Health
Specialty:
Public health, Epidemiology, Psychiatric epidemiology, Serious mental illness, Refugee health, coronavirus
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Social Work

Ababa Abiem, MSW
Assistant Professor, Social Work; Director of Field Placement (BSW Program)
Specialty:
Clinical practice with children, youth, and families
Kareem Ayodeji, EdD
Assistant Professor, Social Work (online Master of Social Work)
Specialty:
Christian based counseling, Financial social work, Family therapy, Sports therapy; Teaching-Clinical practice, Administration and supervision, Organizations and communities, Policy
Donette C. Considine, PhD
Associate Professor, Social Work; Program Director Master of Social Work
Specialty:
Clinical practice with adolescents and adults, Couples therapy, Leadership, Administration; Teaching-Research, Human behavior, Leadership, Administration and supervision, Organizations and communities, Policy, Clinical practice
Ruth Gerritsen-Mckane, PhD
Associate Professor, Social Work; MSW Field Education Director
Specialty:
Global social work, Clinical practice, Substance abuse, Incarcerated individuals, Refugee and indigenous communities, BSW and MSW field education, Teaching-field education, Global community-based research
Jude Gonsalvez, PhD
Associate Professor, Social Work; Program Director of the Bachelor of Social Work; Assistant Dean, School of Health Sciences
Specialty:
International Social Work, Substance Use and Misuse, Study Abroad, Addiction and Leadership
Lisa A. Gray, PhD
Assistant Professor, Social Work (online Master of Social Work)
Specialty:
Trauma focused care, Clinical practice with children, adolescents and families, Military and veteran communities; Teaching-Diversity, Clinical practice, Psychopathology, Human behavior
Henry Kronner, PhD
Associate Professor, Social Work (online Master of Social Work)
Specialty:
Clinical practice with adults and older adults, LGBTQ+, Couples therapy; Teaching-Research, Clinical practice, Psychopathology, Diversity
Mininder K. Sodhi, PhD
Assistant Professor, Social Work (online Master of Social Work)
Specialty:
Substance abuse, Mental health, Teaching-field education, Addictions, Clinical practice, Policy, Diversity
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Psychology

Sheila Combs, PhD
Assistant Professor, Psychology
Specialty:
Counseling psychology, psychological disorders and treatment
Becky L. DesRoches, PhD
Assistant Professor, Psychology
Specialty:
Child/human development, music, emotion, cognitive processes, education and learning
Helen Sabolek Consiglio, PhD
Associate Professor, Psychology
Specialty:
Behavioral Neuroscience, Neurobiology of learning, memory and epilepsy, neuroscience of yoga, equine assisted interventions
Heidi Webster, PhD
Assistant Professor, Program Director, Psychology
Specialty:
Counseling psychology, risk and resilience, child/adolescent development, psychological disorders, child/adolescent cognitive-behavioral intervention
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Regulatory and Clinical Research Management

Anupama Gaur, PhD, Exec. MBA, MSRA, RAC (US and Global)
Associate Professor and Program Director - Clinical Research, Program Director, Clinical Research
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Speech Language Pathology

Meredith Finnie, MS, CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor, Director of Clinical Education, Speech Pathology
Specialty:
Mentorship, child language disorders, school-based speech therapy
Emily Laubscher, PhD, CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor, Speech Language Pathology
Specialty:
Augmentative and alternative communication, child language development and disorders, and autism spectrum disorder
Allan B. Smith, PhD, CCC-SLP
Associate Professor, Program Director, Speech Language Pathology
Specialty:
Acoustic phonetics, phonological development, reading disability, speech science
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