
Academic Leadership
The academic leadership of ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ University includes the School's Deans, Department Chairs, and Program Directors.
Deans and Associate Deans
School of Business
Dean | Victor Petenkemani, MBA
Associate Dean | Emily Goldman, PhD
School of Education
Dean | Eric Martone, PhD
Associate Dean for Administration | Mary Ellen Hoffman, MS
Interim Associate Dean | JungKang Miller, PhD
School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Interim Dean | Cynthia Walley, PhD
Associate Dean | Sarah Hahn, PhD
School of Health and Natural Sciences
Interim Dean | Nannette Hyland, PhD
Interim Associate Dean | Renée Haskew-Layton, PhD
School of Liberal Arts
Interim Dean | David Wang, EdD
Associate Dean for Student Success/FYE | Maureen MacLeod, PhD
Associate Dean for Academic Operations | Kristen Keckler, PhD
Associate Dean, General Education | Robert Murray, PhD
School of Nursing
Dean of Nursing and Chief Nurse Administrator | Kenya Beard, EdD, MSN
Interim Associate Dean of Nursing | Valerie Taylor-Haslip, PhD
Associate Dean of Operations | Damien Germino, PhD
Libraries
Dean of Libraries | Moddie Breland, MLS, EdD
School of Education
Dr. Mi-Hyun Chung
Chair, Literacy and Multilingual Studies
Dr. Meghan Marrero
Chair, Secondary Education
Dr. Sudha Ramaswamy
Chair, Special Education/ Educational Leadership
Dr. Helge Wasmuth
Chair, Early Childhood and Childhood Education
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Dr. Rose Rudnitski
Program Director, Special Education
School of Liberal Arts
Dr. Jeff (Cheng) Chang
Chair, Mathematics and Computer Science
Dr. Alan Hartman
Chair, Literature and Language
Dr. Maureen MacLeod
Chair, Humanities
Mr. Michael Perrota
Chair, Communication and the Arts
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Dr. Narasim Banavara
Program Director, Computer Science (Graduate) and Cybersecurity (Undergraduate)
Dr. Zhixiong Chen
Director, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ Cybersecurity Education Center
Mr. Louis Grasso
Program Director, Media Studies
Dr. Elise Arnold-Levene
Program Director, Modern Foreign Languages
Mr. Justin Kessler
Program Director, Music Production and Recording Arts
Dr. Sisi Li
Program Director, Computer Science (Undergraduate) and Computer Information Systems
Dr. Christopher Loots
Program Director, English (Undergraduate) and English Literature (Graduate)
Dr. Jon-Paul Paolino
Program Director, Mathematics
Mr. Michael Perrota
Program Director, Design and Animation
Dr. Usman Rauf
Program Director, Cybersecurity (Graduate)
Dr. Caitlin Wiesner
Program Director, History
Dr. Jason Zalinger
Program Director, Communication Arts
Honors Program and Catalyst Program
Dr. K. Patrick Fazioli
Director, Honors Program
Ms. Laura Dash
Director, Catalyst Program
School of Business
Dr. Abdel-Kader Ben-Mohamed
Chair, Graduate Business
Ms. Denise Stefano
Chair, Accounting
Mr. Mahmud Wazihullah
Chair, Undergraduate Business
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Dr. Abdel-Kader Ben-Mohamed
Program Director, MBA Program and Human Resource Management
Dr. Hardeo Bissoondial
Program Director, Graduate Accounting
Mr. Robert Bohn
Program Director, Entrepreneurship
Mr. Mark Chmiel
Program Director, Undergraduate Business
Dr. Naushad Kollikathara
Program Director, Analytics (BS, MSBA, and 4+1 Program)
Ms. Denise Stefano
Program Director, Graduate Accounting
Mr. Mahmud Wazihullah
Program Director, Business Honors
Dr. Zachary Williams
Program Director, Organizational Leadership Program
School of Health & Natural Sciences
Dr. Lisa Sarran-Armogan
Chair, Department of Natural Sciences
Dr. Ferdinand Esser
Chair, Department of Health Sciences
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Dr. Gary Bouchard
Program Director, Physician Assistant Studies
Ms. Jennifer Alves Fernandes
Program Director, Occupational Therapy Assistant Studies
Dr. Ruth Hansen
Program Director, Physical Therapy
Dr. Devdutta Deb
Program Director, Biology
Dr. Astrid Mel
Program Director, Exercise Science
Ms. Michelle Naylor
Program Director, Clinical Laboratory Science
Dr. Ashley O'Rourke
Program Director, Communications Disorders
Dr. Lisa Schenkel
Program Director, Veterinary Technology
Dr. Jeanine Stancanelli
Interim Program Director, Occupational Therapy
Dr. Jean Walsh
Program Director, Health Science
School of Social & Behavioral Sciences
Dr. Illya Lichtenberg
Chair, Social Sciences
Dr. Carol Bennett-Speight
Chair, Psychology and Social Work
Dr. Cynthia Walley
Chair, Counseling
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Dr. Eduardo Albrecht
Program Director, International Relations and Diplomacy
Dr. Saliha Bava
Program Director, Marriage and Family Therapy
Dr. Jeffrey Cohen
Program Director, School Psychology
Ms. Donna Drumm, Esq.
Program Director, Legal Studies
Dr. Sarah Hahn
Program Director, Behavioral Sciences
Dr. Chelsea Kuo
Program Director, Sociology
Dr. Charles Lieberman
Program Director, Criminal Justice
Dr. Elizabeth Pete
Program Director, Health Services Management
Dr. Nadia Ramjit
Program Director, Undergraduate Psychology
Dr. Angelle Richardson
Program Director, Mental Health Counseling
Dr. Rebecca Trenz
Program Director, Graduate Psychology
Dr. Cynthia Walley
Program Director, School Counseling
Dr. Carol Bennett-Speight
Program Director, Social Work
School of Nursing
Dr. Helene Dill
Program Director, Traditional Nursing Undergraduate Program
Mr. Cordelle Luces
Program Director, Undergraduate Nursing Weekend Program
Dr. Susan Moscou
Program Director, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program
Dr. Sylvie Rosenbloom
Program Director, Family Nurse Practitioner Program