Graduate Catalog

Faculty

Dhanapati Adhikari (2011)

Associate Professor of Mathematics.

B.S., M.S., Tribhuvan University, Nepal; M.S., Ph.D., Oklahoma State University.

Lisa Antoniacci (2007)

Associate Professor of Biology (2012).

Program Director in Biotechnology.

B.S., M.S., University of Scranton; Ph.D., Lehigh University.

Amanda Avery (2012)

Associate Professor (2020), Assessment and Digital Projects Librarian.

Undergraduate Core Curriculum Director

B.A., University of Pittsburgh; M.L.S., Syracuse University.

Jennifer S. Barna (2009)

Associate Professor of Counseling (2009).

B.S., Kutztown University; M.Ed., James Madison University; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute; National Certified Counselor, Approved Clinical Supervisor.

Amanda Bennett (2015)

Instructor of Practice of Communication Sciences and Disorders (2015).

B.A., West Chester University; M.S., Marywood University; Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

Stanley Blondek, D.P.M., M.D.

Medical Director Marywood University Physician Assistant Program (2008).

B.S., Rutgers University; D.P.M., Illinois College of Podiatric Medicine; M.D., Spartan Health Science University; Physicians Health Alliance.

Jessica Rae Bodzio (2010)

Chair, Nutrition and Dietetics; Clinical Assistant Professor; DPD Program Director in Nutrition and Dietetics (2011).

M.S. Marywood University.

Marie S. Bonavoglia (2008)

Clinical Associate Professor, Clinical Coordinator Physician Assistant Program (2020).

B.S., University of Scranton; M.S., Marywood University; Ph.D., Marywood University

Christopher W. Brey (2010)

Associate Professor of Biology (2015)

B.S., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; M.S., South Dakota State University, Ph.D., Montana State University.

Steven Brower (1995)

Associate Professor of Art (2016).

B.A. California State University, Fullerton; M.F.A. National University.

Tammy B. H. Brown (2008)

Director of Reading Program and Associate Professor of Education.

B.S., M.S., Marywood University; Ph.D., Rutgers University.

Stephen C. Burke (1990)

Director of the School of Social Work and Professor of Social Work (2005).

B.A., M.S.W.; Ph.D., University of Minnesota; C.M.F.C.*

Miguel Calvo-Salve (2013)

Associate Professor of Architecture (2018).

M.Arch, Escuela Técnica de Arquitectura de Madrid.

C. Estelle Campenni (1994)

Associate Professor of Psychology and Counseling (2000).

B.A., Pennsylvania State University; M.A., Ph.D., Adelphi University; C.M.F.C.*

Brooke J. Cannon (1996)

Professor of Psychology (2000).

B.A., M.S., University of Scranton; M.A., Ph.D., Binghamton University; APA-Approved Internship in Clinical Psychology, West Los Angeles VA Medical Center; Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Clinical Neuropsychology, Norwalk Hospital, Licensed Psychologist. 

 

Heather Ceccarelli (2019)

Instructor of Practice of Communication Sciences and Disorders

B.S., Marywood University; M.S., Marywood University; Certificate of Clinical Competence – Speech and Language Pathology.

Arthur B. Comstock (2000)

Assistant Executive Director, School of Business and Global Innovation and Associate Professor of Finance (2005).

B.S., Ph.D., Lehigh University; C.M.F.C.*

 

Dennis Corrigan (1990)

Assistant Professor of Art (2000).

B.F.A., Philadelphia College of Art; M.F.A., Tyler School of Art, Temple University; C.M.F.C.*

Edward J. Crawley (1999)

Chair of Department of Psychology and Counseling and Associate Professor of Psychology and Counseling (1999).

B.A., M.A., State University of New York at Albany; Ph.D., Binghamton University.

Abigail P. Davis (2014)

Academic Director/Clinical Assistant Professor, Physician Assistant Program (2014).

B.S., Marywood University; M.S., Marywood University. Certified Physician Assistant.

Alexander Dawoody (2009)

Director, Master of Public Administration Program and PhD Program, and Professor of Public Policy Administration.

B.A., Human Service Management, University of Massachusetts (Boston); B.A. Philosophy, University of Massachusetts (Boston); M.Ed., Cambridge College; M.P.A., Suffolk University; M.H.A., Suffolk University; M.A., Philosophy, Western Michigan University; Ph.D., Western Michigan University.

Lea M. Dougherty (2011)

Lecturer of Social Work (2011).

B.S.W., M.S.W., Marywood University.

U. Rex Dumdum, Jr. (2001)

Associate Professor of Leadership and Information Systems (2001).

B.S.C.E., University of Mindanao, Philippines; M.E., Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand; M.S., Advanced Technology/Information Systems; M.B.A., Ph.D., State University of New York-Binghamton; C.M.F.C.*

 

James Eckler (2010)

Director, School of Architecture and Professor of Architecture (2020).

M.Arch., University of Florida

 

Susan Frey, Ph.D.

Professor and University Librarian

B.A., Stoney Brook University; M.S.L.S., Long Island University;

M.L.S., Indiana University; Ph.D., Indiana University.

James J. Frutchey (2007)

Associate Professor (2013).

University Archivist and Monograph Acquisitions Librarian. B.A., Albright College; M.A., University of Scranton; M.A., Indiana University of PA; M.S.L.S., Clarion University.

Stephen Garrison (2002)

Associate Professor of Interior Architecture (2020).

M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design.

Deanne Dulik Garver (2010)

Chair of Science, Mathematics, and Computer Science Department and Associate Professor of Chemistry (2017).

B.A., College of Notre Dame, Maryland; Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University.

Zhong Geng

Interim Director of the Learning Commons

Associate Professor/Electronic Resources and Systems Librarian.

B.S., Shanghai Maritime Institute; M.I.L.S., University of Tennessee-Knoxville; C.M.F.C.*

Christina C. Gigler (2007)

Clinical Instructor of Social Work.

B.A., Shippensburg University; M.S.W., University of Maryland at Baltimore.

Mary Lynn Grayeski (2015)

Assistant Professor of Chemistry (2015).

B.S., King’s College; Ph.D., University of New Hampshire.

Deborah Hokien (1997)

Professor of Chemistry (2012).

B.S., University of Scranton; Ph.D., Lehigh University; Visiting Associate Professor, University of California, Davis.

B. Lynn Hutchings (2011)

Associate Professor of Social Work (2011).

M.Arch., New Jersey Technology College of Architecture and Design; M.F.A., Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts; Ph.D., Rutgers University.

Christa Irwin (2015)

Associate Professor of Art History (2020).

B.A., Temple University; M.A., Williams College; Ph.D., Graduate Center, City of New York.

Bradley Janey (1999)

Professor of Psychology and Counseling (1999).

B.M., Coe College; M.A., Adams State College; Ph.D., Kansas State University, National Certified Counselor, Licensed Professional Counselor (Pennsylvania).

Phil Jenkins (2007)

Associate Professor of Philosophy (2011).

B.A., University of Texas, Ph.D. Temple University.

Sue Jenkins (2012)

Assistant Professor of Visual Art (2017).

B.A., San Francisco State University; M.F.A., Marywood University.

Craig M. Johnson

Professor of Mathematics.

B.S., University of Illinois; M.S., Ph.D., Purdue University.

 

Jeffrey Johnson (2020)

Dean, Insalaco College of Arts and Sciences

B.S., Ithaca College; M.A., Eastman School of Music; D.M.A., Boston University.

Renee S. Jourdanais (2000)

Assistant Professor of Practice of Communication Sciences and Disorders (2013); Clinic Director (2013).

B.S., Marywood University; M.S., Nazareth College; Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association; C.M.F.C.*

Michael C. Kiel (2004)

Professor of Biology (2020).

B.S., Towson State University; Ph.D., University of Toronto.

Sister Angela Kim, IHM (2010)

Director of School of Social Work and Professor of Social Work (2020).

B.S.W., Marywood University; M.S.W., Ph.D., Catholic University of America.

Marla Kovatch (2013)

Assistant Professor of Practice of Communication Sciences and Disorders (2013).

B.S., Marywood University; M.A., University of Maine; Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

Monica Law (2013)

Associate Professor of Management and Marketing (2020).

B.S., M.E., University of Nevada; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University. 

Lloyd L. Lyter (1995)

Professor of Social Work (2003).

B.A., East Stroudsburg State College; M.P.A., Temple University; M.S.W., Marywood University; Ph.D., Rutgers University; C.M.F.C.*

Maria MacDonald (2002)

Director of Interior Architecture Program and Clinical Assistant Professor of Interior Architecture (2006).

B.F.A., B.I.A., Rhode Island School of Design; M.A., Marywood University.

Mary Margaret Mazzaccaro (2001)

Assistant Professor of Practice of Communication Sciences and Disorders (2013); Internship Coordinator (2015).

B.S., Marywood University; M.S., Florida State University; Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language-Pathology, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, C.M.F.C.*

Alice Elaine McDonnell (1980)

Professor of Health Services Administration (1991).

B.S., Columbia University; M.P.A., Marywood College; Dr. P.H., Columbia University; C.M.F.C.*

Christine Medley (2003)

Chair, Art Department; Associate Professor of Art (2017).

Bachelor of Journalism, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1985; M.F.A. Printmaking, University of Maryland, College Park, 1995.

John Meza (1998)

Professor of Art (2020).

B.F.A., Kutztown University; M.F.A., University of Oregon; M.F.A., Memphis State University; C.M.F.C.*

Hong Miao

Associate Professor and Research and Instruction Librarian.

B.A., Tianjin Normal University; M.A., University of Arkansas; M.I.L.S., State University of New York at Albany; C.M.F.C.*

Stephanie Minkoff (2016)

Dietetic Internship Program Director (2016).

Associate Professor of Practice

B.S., M.H.S.A., Marywood University; Registered Dietitian-Nutritionist.

Janet L. Muse-Burke (2005)

Associate Professor of Psychology and Counseling (2011).

B.A., M.Ed., Ph.D., Lehigh University; Licensed Professional Counselor (Pennsylvania).

Andrea M. Novak (2000)

Associate Professor of Practice of Communication Sciences and Disorders (2013); Chair, Graduate Program Director (2011).

B.S., Marywood University; M.A., Edinboro University; Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association; C.M.F.C.*

 

Kerimcan Ozcan (2014)

Assistant Professor of Marketing (2014).

B.S., Bogazici University; M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology; M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan.

David Palmiter (1998)

Professor of Psychology and Counseling (1998).

B.S., University of Scranton; Ph.D., George Washington University; Diplomat in Clinical Psychology, American Board of Professional Psychology; C.M.F.C.*

Collier B. Parker (2009)

Professor of Art

B.F.A., Delta State University; M.F.A., Dominican University.

Tracie L. Pasold

Associate Professor of Psychology and Counseling (2012).

Ph.D., University of Toledo.

Brian J. Piatak (2003)

Assistant Professor of Biology.

B.S., University of Pittsburgh; D.C., New York Chiropractic College.

Vijayachandra Angalli Ramachandra (2005)

Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders (2020).

B.S., Bangalore University, India; M.S., Rajiv Ghandi University of Health Sciences, India; Ph.D., Bowling Green State University.

Steven Reggie (2012)

Clinical Assistant Professor of Biology (2012).

D.C., Parker University.

Karen Rich (2007)

Associate Professor of Social Work (2007).

B.A., SUNY New Paltz; M.S.W., Wurzwieler; Ph.D., SUNY Albany.

Justine Samanas (2013)

Clinical Director, Physician Assistant Program; Associate Clinical Professor.(2020)

B.S., M.S.P.A.S., King’s College; Ph.D., Marywood University; NCCPA certified.

Matthew Schaffer (2017)

Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychology and Counseling, Director of the Psychological Service Center.

B.A., Shippensburg University; M.S., Chestnut Hill College; Psy.D., Immaculata University.

Patrick M. Seffrin (2009)

Co-Chair of Social Sciences Department; Associate Professor of Sociology (2015). Director of Criminal Justice.

B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Bowling Green State University.

Sunny Sinha (2012)

Associate Professor of Social Work (2012).

B.A., L.D. Arts College, Ahmedabad, India; M.S.W., Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India; Ph.D., University of South Carolina.

 

Adam Shprintzen

Co-Chair of Social Sciences Department; Associate Professor of History

B.A., Manhattanville College; M.A., Hunter College, CUNY; Ph.D., Loyola University, Chicago.

Sheri Skrutski (1994)

Assistant Professor of Practice of Communication Sciences and Disorders (2013).

B.S., Marywood University; M.S., Bloomsburg University; Au.D., University of Florida; Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association; C.M.F.C.*

Chris Speicher (2007)

Executive Director, School of Business and Global Innovation; Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship (2012).

B.A., Temple University; M.B.A., Marywood University; Ph.D., Temple University.

Jim Sullivan (2015)

Dean, Reap College of Professional Studies (2015).

B.Envd., Miami University of Ohio; M.ARCH., University of Pennsylvania.

Amy Washo (2017)

Instructor of Accounting and Management (2017).

B.S., King’s College; M.B.A., Wilkes University.

Stephanie Wise (2007)

Clinical Assistant Professor of Art (2007).

M.A., New York University Graduate Art Therapy Program, 2001; B.F.A., The Cooper Union, NY 1976; Licensed NY State Creative Arts Therapist #000028, 2005; ATR-BC (Registered Art Therapist, 2004, Board Certified, 2005).

Bruce A. Wisenburn (2009)

Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders (2014).

B.S., University of Massachusetts (Amherst); M.A., University of Iowa; M.S., Boston University; Ph.D., University at Buffalo; Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech Language Pathology, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

 

Amy Paciej-Woodruff (2017)

Chairperson, School of Education

Assistant Professor of Education

B.A., Lock Haven University; M.S., University of Rochester; PhD., Marywood University.

Lindsey L. Wotanis (2010)

Associate Professor of Communication Arts and Broadcast Journalism Program Director (2015).

B.A., Wilkes University; M.A. Carnegie Mellon University; Ph.D. University of Maryland.

Shelby W. Yeager

Interim Dean, College of Health and Human Services; Clinical Assistant Professor (2004).

B.S., Temple University; M.Ed., East Stroudsburg University (1994).