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2018-2020 Full-time Faculty

Dana Abbott, Associate Professor of Special Education, B.A., University of New England; M.S., Ph.D., The State University of New York at Albany (2004)

Janet Acker, Assistant Professor of Social Work, B.M., Depauw University; M.Div., Union Theology Seminary; M.S., Columbia University; Ph.D., The State University of New York at Albany (2012)   

Zumrut Akcam-Kibis, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, B.E., Ege University, Turkey; M.S., Ph.D., The State University of New York at Albany.  (2018)

Gariba Al-Abdul Korah, Professor of History, B.A., University of Ghana; M.A., University of Tromso, Norway; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota (2004)

Sara Alvaro, Associate Professor of Chemistry, B.S., Union College; Ph.D., Duke University (2011)

Yu-Jung Avis, Professor of Business Administration, L.L.B., National Taiwan University Law School; M.B.A., The State University of New York at Binghamton; Ph.D., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (1994)

John Avitabile, Associate Professor of Computer Science, B.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; M.S., Rutgers University (1989)

Patricia Baldwin, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education, B.S., The State University of New York at Oneonta; M.S. in Ed., The State University of New York at New Paltz (1999)

Brad Bauer, Associate Professor of Physical Chemistry, B.S., DeSales University; Ph.D., The University of Delaware (2011)

David Bebe, Associate Professor of Music, B.M., M.M., Indiana University; D.M.A., University of Miami (2011)

Stephanie Bennett-Knapp, Professor of Sociology, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., The State University of New York at Albany (2008)

Paul Benzing, Assistant Professor of Environmental Science, B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Ph.D., Duke University (2007)

Michael Bologna, Professor of Counseling, B.A., M.S.W., Ph.D., The State University of New York at Albany (2001)

Lucy Bowditch, Professor of Art History, B.A., Bowdoin College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago (1995)

Ann Breaznell, Associate Professor of Art, B.S., Skidmore College; M.F.A., Yale University (1997)

Haidy H. Brown, Assistant Professor of Management, B.A., M.P.A., Ph.D., The State University of New York at Albany.  (2018)

Cailin Brown Leary, Associate Professor of Communications, B.A., LeMoyne College; M.A., Ph.D., The State University of New York at Albany (2005)

Douglas R. Butler, Associate Professor of English, B.A., University of Rochester; M.A., Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University (l986)

Jennifer Campbell, Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Music Education, B.M.E., Baldwin Wallace University; M.M.M.E., Ph.D., University of Mississippi. (2017)

May Caroline Chan, Associate Professor of English, B.A., Wesleyan University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison (2005)

Alfred Chapleau, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, B.A., Siena College; M.A., The State University of New York at Albany; J.D., Albany Law School (2011)

Benjamin Clansy, Associate Professor of Political Science, B.A., University of California, Los Angeles; M.A., California State University; Ph.D., University of Colorado (1993)

David Clark, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., The State University of New York at Albany (2014)

Mark J. Congdon Jr., Assistant Professor of Communications, B.A., Wilkes University; M.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Ph.D., University of Maine.  (2018)

Paul Conti, Assistant Professor of Communications, B.A., The State University of New York at Fredonia; M.A., Empire State College (2008)

Kimberly Cornell, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, B.S., State University of New York at Plattsburg; M.S., Ph.D., State University of New York at Albany (2015)

Kathleen Crowley, Professor of Psychology, B.A., Syracuse University; M.S., Ph.D., The State University of New York at Albany (1985-1993; 1997)

Julienne Cuccio Slichko, Assistant Professor of Special Education, B.A., M.S., Mount St. Mary College; Ph.D., The State University of New York at Albany.  (2018)

Eurie Dahn, Associate Professor of English, B.A., University of California, Berkeley; Ph.D., University of Chicago (2009)

David DeBonis, Professor of Communication Disorders, B.A., The College of Saint Rose; M.S., The Pennsylvania State University; Ph.D., The State University of New York at Albany (1992)

Susan V. DeLuke, Associate Professor of Special Education, B.S., Vanderbilt University; M.A., Teachers College, Columbia University; Ph.D., Syracuse University (1992)

Christa Deno, Associate Professor of Mathematics, B.A., M.A., The State University of New York at Geneseo; Ph.D., The State University of New York at Albany (2011)

Jenise DePinto, Associate Professor of History, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony Brook (2005)

John F. Dion, Assistant Professor of Marketing; B.A., Beloit College; M.B.A., Western New England University; D.B.A., Grenoble Ecole de Management and Newcastle University (2013)

Nancy Dorr, Professor of Psychology, B.A., The State University of New York at Buffalo; M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia (2001)

Ronald Dugan, Associate Professor of Educational Psychology, B.S., The State University of New York at Albany; M.S., Russell Sage College; Ph.D., The State University of New York at Albany (2002-2016; 2017)

Amina Eladdadi, Associate Professor of Mathematics, B.S., The College of Saint Rose; M.S., Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (2009)

Paul Evoskevich, Professor of Music, B.M., B.M.E., Hartt School of Music; M.M., Eastman School of Music (l985)

Katlyn Farnum, Assistant Professor of Forensic Psychology, B.S., The University of Evansville; M.L.S., M.A., University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2016)

Risa Faussette, Associate Professor of History/Political Science, B.A., M.A., The State University of New York at Albany; Ph.D., The State University of New York at Binghamton (1999)

James Feeney, Associate Professor of Communication Disorders, B.A., The State University of New York College at Cortland; M.S. in Ed., The College of Saint Rose; Ph.D., The State University of New York at Albany (2004)

Frank T. Fitzgerald, Professor of Sociology, B.A., Loyola University; M.A., New School for Social Research; Ph.D., The State University of New York at Binghamton (l974)

Theresa Flanigan, Professor of Art History, B.Arch., M.A., Syracuse University; M.A., Ph.D., Institute of Fine Arts, New York University (2006)

Sheila Flihan, Professor of Teacher Education, B.A., LeMoyne College; M.A., Ph.D., The State University of New York at Albany (2000)

Robert Flint, Professor of Psychology, B.S., Allegheny College; M.A., Ph.D., Kent State University (1999)

Kristi Fragnoli, Professor of Teacher Education, B.A., Siena College; M.S. in Ed., The College of Saint Rose; Ph.D., The State University of New York at Binghamton (2003)

Kevin M. Gannon, Assistant Professor of Physical Science, B.S.E.S., M.S., Newark College of Engineering;  M.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (l979)

Mark Gilder, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (2013)

Angela Gordon, Associate Professor of Business Administration, B.A., Russell Sage College; M.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Ph.D., The State University of New York at Albany (2006)

Suna Gunther, Assistant Professor of Music, B.Mus., B.M.E., Northwestern University; M.Mus., D.Mus., Indiana University (2017)

Kelly Hallstrom, Assistant Professor of Microbiology, B.A., Clark University; Ph.D. University of Massachusetts Medical School.  (2018)

Robert Hansbrough, Professor of Music, B.A., University of South Florida; M.M.E., Ph.D., Florida State University (1999)

Yvonne Hansbrough, Professor of Music, B.M., New Mexico State University; M.M., The University of Arizona; D.Mus., The Florida State University (2008)

William Hardin, Associate Professor of Mathematics, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Syracuse University (2003)

Anne Hobday, Associate Professor of Graphic Design, B.A., The College of Saint Rose; M.F.A., Tyler School of Arts at Temple University (2011)

Steven Hoff, Associate Professor of School Psychology, B.A., Baruch College; M.S. in Ed., City College of New York; Psy.D., New York University (2004)

Daniel Hono, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, B.S., M.S., The State University of New York at Albany.  (2018)

Barry J. Hughes, Associate Professor of Business Administration, B.B.A., Siena College; M.S., The College of Saint Rose; CPA (l985)

Jaeyeon Hwang, Assistant Professor of Business Administration, M.S., Yonsei University; Ph.D., Florida State University (2014)

Frances Ihle, Associate Professor of Literacy and Special Education, B.S., University of Wisconsin, Madison; M.Ed., University of Minnesota-Twin Cities; Ph.D., University of Kansas (2011)

Brian Jensen, Professor of Biology, B.S., Siena College; Ph.D., University of Delaware (2004)

Scott I. Jerris, Associate Professor of Accounting, B.S. The State University of New York at Albany;  Ph.D. Purdue University.  (2018)

Patrick Jokiel, Assistant Professor of Organic Chemistry, B.S., University of Michigan-Dearborn; Ph.D., University of Vermont (2016)

Lisa Kannenberg, Professor of History, B.A., M.A., University of North Carolina - Charlotte; Ph.D., Rutgers University (1997)

Catherine Katagiri, Associate Professor of Business Administration, B.A., The State University of New York College at Cortland; M.S., The State University of New York at Albany; CPA, CMA, CIA (l980)

Deborah Kelsh, Professor of Teacher Education, B.S., The College of Saint Rose; M.A., Ph.D., The State University of New York at Albany (2000)

Sadia Y. Khan, Assistant Professor of Marketing, B.B.A., M.B.A., The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan; M.Sc., Ph.D., Cardiff University, United Kingdom  (2017)

Jason Kibby, Assistant Professor/Librarian, B.A., The College of Saint Rose; M.S., The State University of New York at Albany  (2016)

Eyyub Y. Kibis, Assistant Professor of Business Analytics, B.S., Bogazici University, Turkey; M.A., University of Houston; M.S., University of Houston Clear Lake; Ph.D., Wichita State University  (2017)

Jin Kim, Associate Professor of Communications, B.A., M.A., Yonsei University, Korea; M.A., Indiana University; Ph.D., University of Iowa (2011)

Young Kim, Professor of Music, B.M., Seoul National University; M.M., The Juilliard School; D.M.A., University of Minnesota (2007)

Young-In Kim, Assistant Professor/Librarian, B.A., California State University Long Beach; B.A. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania; M.S. Syracuse University (2017)

Ross Krawczyk, Assistant Professor of Psychology, B.A., University of Nebraska – Lincoln; M.A., Ph.D., University of South Florida (2013)

Kathryn Laity, Associate Professor of English, A.B., Michigan State University; A.M., University of Southern California; M.A., Ph.D., University of Connecticut (2006)

Rebecca Landsberg, Associate Professor of Biology, B.A., Wellesley College; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge (2012)

Christina Lane, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, B.A., M.A., University of Alberta; M.A., Rockefeller College; Ph.D., The State University of New York at Albany (2006)

Angela Ledford, Professor of Political Science, B.A., M.A., Texas Tech University; Ph.D., University of South Carolina (2002)

Andrew McKenna Lee, Assistant Professor of Music Industry, B.A., Carnegie Mellon University; M.A., Manhattan School of Music; Ph.D., Princeton University (2014)

Michael Levi, Professor of Music, B.A., The State University of New York College at Fredonia; M.A., Ph.D., The State University of New York at Buffalo (1998)

Mary Linder, Associate Professor/Librarian, B.A., The State University of New York at Binghamton; M.S., Alfred University; M.L.S., State University of New York at Albany (2007)

Claudia Lingertat-Putnam, Professor of Counseling, B.S., M.S. in Ed., The Pennsylvania State University; M.S., Psy. D., Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (2003)

Michael Lister, Associate Professor of Music, B.A., Mount Vernon Nazarene University; M.A., Indiana University; D.A., Ball State University (2009)

Jessica Loy, Professor of Art, B.F.A., Temple University; M.F.A., Rochester Institute of Technology (1989)

Christopher Lucarelli, Assistant Professor of Business Administration, B.S., University of Wisconsin; M.B.A., Russell Sage College; M.S., Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (January 1999)

Ian MacDonald, Professor of Computer Information Systems, B.S., Siena College; M.S., Ph.D., The State University of New York at Albany (January 2001)

Marcia Margolin, Professor of Teacher Education, B.A., M.A., M.S., Ph.D., The State University of New York at Albany (2001)

Jeffrey D. Marlett, Professor of Religious Studies, A.B., Wabash College; M.T.S., Vanderbilt University Divinity School; Ph.D., Saint Louis University (1998)

Jennifer Marlow, Associate Professor of English, B.A., St. Michael’s College; M.A., North Michigan University; Ph.D., The State University of New York at Albany (2011)

Andrea Martone, Associate Professor of Teacher Education, B.A., Amherst College; M.S.T., Fordham University; Ed.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst (2009)

K. Michael Mathews, Associate Professor of Business Administration, B.A., M.B.A, D.B.A., Louisiana Tech University (1997)

Sunny Mathew, Assistant Professor of Social Work, M.S.W. Mangalore University, India; L.L.B., Bangalore University, India; Ph.D., Fordham University (2017)

Michelle McAnuff-Gumbs, Associate Professor of Literacy, B.A., University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica; M.A., Ph.D., Ohio University (2009)

Ryane McAuliffe Straus, Professor of Political Science, B.A., University of California-Santa Barbara; M.A., Ph.D., University of California-Irvine (2005)

Sean McClowry, Associate Professor of Music Industry, B.M., Peabody Conservatory; M.M., Yale School of Music; Ph.D., Princeton University (2011)

Karen McGrath, Professor of Communications, B.A., CUNY York College; M.A., The State University of New York at Albany; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (1997)

Margaret McLane, Associate Professor of Special Education, B.A., Mount Saint Mary College; M.S. in Ed., The College of Saint Rose; Ph.D., The State University of New York at Albany (1993)

Mary Ann McLoughlin, Professor of Mathematics, B.A., The College of Saint Rose; M.A., Washington University; M.S., Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (l965)

Khalid R. Mehtabdin, Professor of Business Administration, B.A., M.A., University of Punjab, Pakistan; M.P.A., M.P.I.A., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh (l986)

Silvia Mejia, Associate Professor of Spanish, B.A., Universidad Central del Ecuador; M.A., Ph.D., University of Maryland (2007)

Susan Meyer, Associate Professor of Art Foundations, B.S., Skidmore College; M.F.A., Tufts University (2013)

Ekaterina Midgette, Associate Professor of Literacy, M.A., Moscow State Linguistic University; Ph.D., University of Delaware (2010)

Heta-Maria Miller, Associate Professor of Educational Psychology, M.Ed., Jyvaskyla University, Finland; Ph.D., The State University of New York at Albany (1999)

Mary Alice Molgard, Assistant Professor of Communications, B.A, M.S., Illinois State University (l985)

David Morrow, Associate Professor of English, B.A., Villanova University; M.A., University of New Hampshire; Ph.D., University of California at San Diego (2006)

Katherine Moss, Associate Professor/Librarian, B.A., M.L.S., The State University of New York at Albany (1998)

Deirdre Muldoon, Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences & Disorders, B.Ed., Carysfort College of Education, Ireland; M.S., The College of Saint Rose; M.S., University of Ulster, Ireland; Ph.D., University of New Mexico (January 2017)

Charles Murray, Assistant Professor of Economics, B.S.B.A., Shippensburg University; Ph.D., Iowa State University (2016)

Marda Mustapha, Associate Professor of Comparative Politics, B.A., University of Sierra Leone; M.A., Ohio University; Ph.D., Northern Arizona University (2006)

Ann M. Neilson, Assistant Professor of Physical Education, B.S., The State University of New York College at Brockport; M.S., The College of Saint Rose; D.P.E., Springfield College (1992)

Mary Anne Nelson, CSJ, Associate Professor of Music, B.S., M.A., The College of Saint Rose (l983)

Daniel Nester, Associate Professor of English, B.A., Rutgers University; M.F.A., New York University (2005)

Gina Occhiogrosso, Associate Professor of Art Foundations, B.F.A., Tyler School of Art; M.F.A., The State University of New York at Buffalo (2006)

Paul Olsen, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, B.A., M.S., The State University of New York at Albany (2016)

Robert O’Neil, Assistant Professor of Art, B.F.A., The University of Akron; M.F.A., Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (1999)

Judith O’Rourke, Professor of Computer Science, B.A., The State University of New York College at Oswego; B.S., Union College; M.S., Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (2001)

Peter Osterhoudt, Assistant Professor/Librarian, B.A., The State University of New York College at Potsdam; M.L.S., The State University of New York at Albany (1999)

Robert Owens, Jr., Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders, B.A., M.A., The University of Delaware; Ph.D., The Ohio State University (2012)

Vaneeta Palecanda, Associate Professor of English, B.A., M.A., University of Mysore; Ph.D., West Virginia University (2000)

Christina Pfister, Associate Professor of Education, B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Syracuse University (2008).

John Pickering, Jr., Professor of Communication Disorders, B.A., M.A., University of Maine; Ph.D., Ohio University (1993)

Julie Piepenbring, Assistant Professor of Social Work, B.S., M.S.W., Southern Connecticut State University; Ph.D. Fordham University.  (2018)

Edward L. Pieper, Associate Professor of Special Education, B.A., Wagner College; M.S., The State University of New York at Albany; Ed.D., University of Kansas (l979)

Emily Pinkerton, Assistant Professor of Music Industry, B.A., Butler University; M.M.; Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin.  (2018)

Elizabeth Power, Assistant Professor of School Psychology, B.S., Saint Joseph’s College; Ed.S., Ed.D., The Chicago School of Professional Psychology (2017)

Joanne Powers, Associate Professor of Mathematics, B.A., Molloy College; M.S., Ph.D., The State University of New York at Albany (1990)

Sara Powers, Assistant Professor of Psychology, B.A., Holy Family University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Akron (2014)

Richard Pulice, Professor of Social Work, B.A., M.A., Marist College; M.P.H., Columbia University; Ph.D., Brandeis University (2003)

Ismael Ramos, Professor of Educational Psychology, B.A., Immaculate Conception Seminary; M.A., The College of Saint Rose; Ph.D., The State University of New York at Albany (1993)

Susan A. Raynis, Associate Professor of Business Administration, B.S., Colorado State University; M.S., University of Idaho; Ph.D., Colorado State University (1994)

David Rice, Associate Professor of English, B.A., Western Kentucky University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Connecticut (2004)

Elizabeth Richards, Assistant Professor of Communications Production, B.A., Millersville University; M.A., State University of New York at Buffalo; M.F.A., State University of New York at Brockport (2015)

Bruce C. Roter, Professor of Music, B.M., Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester; M.A., Yale University; M.A., The State University of New York at Stony Brook; Ph.D., Rutgers University (1998)

Maureen Rotondi, Associate Professor of Social Work, B.S., Siena College; M.S.W., The State University of New York at Albany (1992)

Chenique L. Rowe, Assistant Professor of Social Work, B.S., The College of Saint Rose; M.S. , Springfield College (2018)


Thomas Santelli, Associate Professor of Art, B.F.A., Pratt Institute; M.F.A., Rochester Institute of Technology (1991)

Ben Schwab, Associate Professor of Art, B.F.A., Missouri State University; M.F.A., Indiana University (2007)

Robert Shane, Associate Professor of Art History, B.F.A., The College of Saint Rose; M.A., Ph.D., Stony Brook University (2011)

Andrew Shanock, Associate Professor of School Psychology, B.A., The State University of New York at Albany; M.S. in Ed., University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., Temple University (2005)

Ronald Shavers, Associate Professor of English, B.A., Bennington College; M.F.A., The New School; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago (2008)

Deborah Shea, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership, B.S., The State University of New York at Oneonta; M.S. in Ed., Ph.D., Binghamton University, The State University of New York.  (2018)

Brandon Siscoe, Assistant Professor of Three-Dimensional Design and Sculpture,  B.F.A., Illinois State University; M.F.A., University of Oregon.  (2018)

Chris St.Cyr, Associate Professor of Graphic Design, B.F.A., University of Connecticut; M.F.A., Massachusetts College of Art and Design (2013)

Jay Stoltzfus, Assistant Professor of Music Education, B.M. Ed., M.A., Mansfield University; Ph.D., Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester.  (2018)

Steven Strazza, Professor of Chemistry, B.S., State University of New York College at Oneonta; M.S., Ph.D., New Mexico State University (1988)

Keith Sturgess, Associate Professor of Physics, B.S., Florida Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Naval Postgraduate School (2006)

Brian Sweeney, Associate Professor of English, B.A., St. Joseph’s University; A.M., Ph.D., Brown University (2011)

Jamal Teymouri, Associate Professor of Mathematics, B.S., M.A., Ph.D., The State University of New York at Albany (1990)

Kristine Corso Tolmie, Associate Professor of Art, B.S., M.S., The College of Saint Rose; M.F.A., State University of New York at New Paltz (2008)

Barbara Ungar, Professor of English, B.A., Stanford University; M.A., City College, CUNY; Ph.D., The Graduate School and University Center, CUNY (1995)

Julia Unger, Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences & Disorders, B.H., European Fresenius University, Germany; M.A., University of Colorado at Boulder; Ph.D., Heidelberg University of Education, Germany (2013)

Donna VanAlst, Assistant Professor of Social Work, B.A., College of New Rochelle; M.B.A., New York University; M.S.W., Rutgers University; M.Phil, Ph.D., Columbia University (2017)

Marguerite A. Vanden Wyngaard, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership, B.M.E., Grand Valley State University; M.A.T., Calvin College; Ph.D., Kent State University.  (2018)

Zhengjun Wang, Assistant Professor of Management, B.A., Zhejiang University; M.B.A., Kent State University; Ph.D., Louisiana State University (2015)

Theresa Ward, Associate Professor of Special Education, B.A., M.S., The State University of New York at Albany; Ed.D., University of Central Florida (2000)

Laura Weed, Professor of Philosophy/Religious Studies, B.A., SUNY Empire State College; M.A., Ph.D., Syracuse University (1994)

Patricia Weldon, Assistant Professor of Social Work, B.A., Boston University; M.S.W., Boston College; Ph.D., The State University of New York at Albany (2017)

Jeanne Wiley, Associate Professor of Philosophy, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Catholic University of Louvain (1989-1999; 2002)

Bridgett Williams-Searle, Associate Professor of History, B.A., Hiram College; M.A., Youngstown State University; Ph.D., University of Iowa (2002)

Sherwood Wise, Associate Professor of Core Generalist/Oboe and Basoon, B.M., Oberlin Conservatory; M.M., New England Conservatory; M.M.Ed., D.M., Florida State University (2012)

Dandan Wu, Associate Professor of Finance, B.S., Beihang University; Ph.D., Washington State University (2011)

Elizabeth Yanoff, Associate Professor of Teacher Education, B.A., Swarthmore College; M. Ed., University of Illinois;  Ph.D., The State University of New York at Albany (2009)

Ann Zak, Professor of Psychology, B.A., Saint Mary’s College; Ph.D., University of Maine (1994)

Ann Zeeh, Professor of Biology, B.S., Clarkson University; Ph.D., The State University of New York at Albany (January 1993)

Claire M. Ziamandanis, Professor of Spanish, B.A., St. Lawrence University; M.A., Ph.D., The State University of New York at Albany (1992)