John Hazen White College of Arts & Sciences

Administration

  • Michael Fein, Ph.D., dean
  • Aimee Dufresne, Ph.D., associate dean
  • Nicola LaManna, M.Ed., assistant dean

Department Chairpersons

  • Cheryl Almeida, Ph.D., department chair, counselor education
  • Maureen Farrell, Ph.D., department chair, humanities
  • Andrew Karatjas, Ph.D., department chair, biological & physical sciences
  • Evelina Lapierre, Ph.D., department chair, mathematics 
  • Deana Marzocchi, M.S., department chair, design
  • Scott Palmieri, Ph.D., department chair, English
  • Paul Sylvestre, Ph.D., department chair, social sciences

Faculty

Biological & Physical Sciences

  • Kevin Aviles-Rodriguez, assistant professor; M.S., University of Rhode Island; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts
  • Bayleigh Benner, assistant professor; B.S., University of Tampa; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
  • Patricia Brady, Ph.D., professor; B.A., Cornell University; Ph.D., Brown University
  • Jacquelyn Bowser, D.V.M., Ph.D., DACVIM-LA, professor; B.Sc., Cornell University; D.V.M., St. George’s University College of Veterinary Medicine, Grenada, West Indies; Ph.D., Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Michael Budziszek, Ph.D., professor; B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Rhode Island
  • Kristyn DeMarco, Ph.D., assistant professor; B.A., University of Pennsylvania; M.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Ph.D., George Mason University
  • Christos Dimos, Ph.D., professor; B.S., Sacred Heart University; Ph.D., University of Rhode Island
  • Dirk Fogg, MBA, associate professor; B.A., Skidmore College; MBA, Johnson & Wales University
  • Adam Hartman, Ph.D., associate professor; B.S., B.S., B.A., George Washington University; Ph.D., Brown University
  • Christopher Holland, Ph.D., assistant professor; B.S., University of Rhode Island; Ph.D., Texas A&M University
  • Andrew Karatjas, Ph.D., professor, department chair; B.S., Haverford College; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
  • Estelle LeBeau, Ph.D., professor; B.S., Bates College; Ph.D., University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill
  • Son Nguyen, Ph.D., assistant professor; A.S., Bunker Hill Community College; B.S., University of Massachusetts Lowell; Ph.D., Tufts University
  • Kristin Rosler, Ph.D., professor; B.S., Tulane University; Ph.D., University of Kentucky
  • Cynthia A. Sharp, D.V.M., associate professor; D.V.M., The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Ryan Tainsh, M.S., professor; B.A., M.S., University of Rhode Island; Ed.D., University of the Cumberlands
  • Crystal Taylor, M.S., associate professor; A.S., B.S., M.S., Johnson & Wales University
  • Nicole Urban, Ph.D., professor; B.S., Tulane University; M.S., University of Alabama — Birmingham; Ph.D., Eastern Virginia Medical School & Old Dominion University

Computer Science

  • Anthony Chavis, M.S., assistant professor; B.S., Western International University; M.S., Boston University
  • Peter Reid, MBA, assistant professor; B.S., Worcester State College; MBA, Bryant University
  • Sukanya Suranauwarat, Ph.D., assistant professor; B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Kyusnu University
  • Jeffrey Tagen, M.S., associate professor; B.A., University of Rhode Island; M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Doug Tondreau, M.S., assistant professor; B.A., University of Rhode Island; M.S., Boston University

Counselor Education Program

  • Cheryl Almeida, Ph.D., professor, department chair, B.A., The College of Holy Cross; M.A., Assumption College; Ph.D., Boston College
  • Yesim Giresunlu, Ph.D., NCC, assistant professor; B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Old Dominion University; M.A., University of Redlands
  • Jessica Paulhus, Ph.D., LMHC, LCDP, CCS, assistant professor; B.S., University of Rhode Island; M.S., Rhode Island College; Ph.D., Capella University
  • Evan Smarinsky, Ph.D., LPC-S, LPC, LMHC, NCC, associate professor; B.A., University of Tulsa; M.S., Oklahoma State University; Ph.D., University of Arkansas

Design

  • Tim Cox, M.F.A., associate professor; B.A., Harding University; M.F.A., Savannah College of Art & Design
  • Jonathan Harris, M.I.D., LEED-AP, associate professor; B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison; MID, Rhode Island School of Design
  • Karyn Jimenez-Elliott, M.F.A., associate professor; B.F.A., Moore College of Art & Design; M.F.A., University of the Arts
  • Deana Marzocchi, M.S., associate professor, department chair; B.S., Rhode Island College; B.S., M.S., Salve Regina University
  • Diane Santurri, M.Ed., associate professor; B.S., Bryant University; M.Ed., Johnson & Wales University
  • Eugene Santos, M.A., instructor; B.A., M.A., Rhode Island College
  • Walter Zesk, M.Arch., associate professor; B.A., Wesleyan University; M.Arch., Rhode Island School of Design

Engineering 

  • Wai Yung, M.S., associate professor; B.S., M.S., University of Rhode Island

English

  • James Brosnan, Ph.D., professor; B.A., University of Massachusetts; M.Ed., Bridgewater State College; M.S., University of Rhode Island; Ph.D., Boston College
  • Laura Gabiger, Ph.D., professor; A.S., Johnson and Wales University; B.A., State University of New York — Buffalo; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill
  • Tamara Garcia Valentine, M.A., associate professor; B.A., Bryant College; M.A., Middlebury College
  • Jesi Halprin, M.F.A., assistant professor; B.A., Monmouth University; M.F.A. Stony Brook University Southampton
  • Saiyeda Khatun, Ph.D., professor; M.A., Northeastern University; Ph.D., University of Rhode Island
  • Eileen Medeiros, Ph.D., professor; B.A., University of Connecticut; M.A., University of Rhode Island; Ph.D., University of Rhode Island
  • Amy Rakowsky Neeman, Ph.D., professor; B.A., Queens College; M.A., Ph.D., Brown University
  • Terry Novak, Ph.D., professor; B.A., Notre Dame College of Ohio; M.A., Pepperdine University; Ph.D., University of Nevada
  • J. Scott Oberacker, Ph.D., professor; B.A., Dickinson College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Massachusetts
  • Scott Palmieri, Ph.D., professor, department chair; B.A., Providence College; M.A., University of Rhode Island; Ph.D., Salve Regina University
  • Alana Perino, M.F.A., assistant professor; B.A., Wesleyan University; M.F.A., Rhode Island School of Design
  • Karen Shea, Ph.D., professor; B.A., Connecticut College; M.Ed., Rhode Island College; Ph.D., University of Rhode Island
  • Ashley Smalls, Ph.D., assistant professor; B.A., Pennsylvania State University; M.A., State College of New York; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
  • Megan Stoessell, M.S., associate professor; B.A., University of Virginia; M.S., Columbia University
  • Evan Villari, M.F.A., professor; B.A., University of Rhode Island; M.F.A., Lesley University
  • Wendy Wagner, Ph.D., professor; B.A., Cornell University; M.A., Ph.D., Duke University
  • Christopher Westgate, Ph.D., professor; B.S., Cornell University; M.A., Columbia University; Ph.D., Texas A&M University
  • Carla White, Ph.D., professor; B.A., Wheelock College; M.A., University of Rhode Island; Ph.D., Capella University
  • Erin Wynn, M.A., associate professor; B.S., New York University; M.A., Hunter College

Humanities

  • Johanna Church, Ph.D., professor; B.S., Coastal Carolina University; M.A., Seton Hall University; M.S., Ph.D., Drew University
  • Maureen Farrell, Ph.D., professor, department chair; B.A., M.A., University of Rhode Island; Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
  • Ann Kordas, Ph.D., professor; B.A., Rhode Island College; J.D., Boston University School of Law; Ph.D., Temple University
  • Colleen Less, J.D., professor; B.A., University of Massachusetts; J.D., Suffolk University Law School
  • Kenneth Schneyer, J.D., professor; B.A., Wesleyan University; J.D., University of Michigan School of Law
  • Desiree Schuler, M.A., associate professor; B.S., M.A., Rhode Island College
  • Frank Toti, M.F.A., M.A., lecturer; B.A., Providence College; B.A., M.F.A., Rhode Island College; M.A., Catholic University
  • Nery Villanueva, Ph.D., professor; B.A., California State University, Northridge; M.A., Ph.D., Columbia University
  • Geraldine E. M. Wagner, Ph.D., professor; B.A., Brooklyn College; M.A., Ph.D., Brown University

Mathematics

  • Abd Elrahim Basal, M.S., lecturer; B.S., University of Damascus; M.S., University of Detroit Mercy; M.S., Florida Institute of Technology
  • Ann Brett, Ph.D., professor; B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Rhode Island
  • James H. Casey IV, MBA, lecturer; B.S., M.S., MBA, Northeastern University
  • Kelli Fay-Wolfe, M.S., lecturer; B.A., University of Pennsylvania; M.Ed., Harvard University; M.S., University of Rhode Island
  • Michael Hornsby Brown, Ph.D., assistant professor; B.S., University of South Carolina — Aiken; M.A.S., Ph.D., University of South Carolina
  • Evelina Lapierre, Ph.D., professor; department chair; B.S., State University of New York — Binghamton; M.S., State University of New York — Albany; M.A., University of Rhode Island; Ph.D., University of Rhode Island
  • Jenifer J. LoVetere, M.Ed., lecturer; B.S., University of Hartford; M.A., University of Connecticut; M.Ed., University of Virginia
  • Jerelyn Pimentel, Ed.D., assistant professor; B.S., State University of New York — Buffalo; M.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Ed.D., Johnson and Wales University
  • Jaimie Stone, M.S., associate professor; B.A., State University of New York — Genesco; M.S., University of Connecticut

Social Sciences

  • Bernard Brennan, M.A., assistant professor; B.A., M.A., Northeastern Illinois University; Ph.D., University of Illinois Urbana
  • Tamara Blake, Ed.D., associate professor; B.A., Bay Path College; M.Ed., Springfield College; Ed.D., American International College
  • Michaela DeCataldo, CAGS, associate professor; B.A., M.A., Rhode Island College; CAGS, Salve Regina University
  • Kevin DeJesus, Ph.D., associate professor; B.A., Rhode Island College; M.E.S., Ph.D., York University
  • James Desmarais, J.D., professor; A.S., Johnson & Wales University; B.S., Roger Williams University; J.D., New England School of Law
  • Jessica Fede, Ph.D., professor; B.A., Colgate University; M.A., Boston College; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts — Amherst
  • Barbara Frazier, LP.D., assistant professor; B.S., Roger Williams University; M.S., Salve Regina College; LP.D., Northeastern University
  • Lawrence LaFauci, M.S., associate professor; B.S., Providence College; M.S., Johnson & Wales University
  • Jonathan Mosko, Ph.D., professor; B.S., Xavier University; M.S.Ed., Indiana University; Ph.D., Purdue University
  • Stephen Riccitelli, M.S., lecturer; B.S., M.S., Roger Williams University
  • Jessica Sherwood, Ph.D., associate professor; B.A., Wesleyan University; M.S., Ph.D., North Carolina State University
  • Christine Stamm, Ed.D., professor; A.S., B.S., M.S., Johnson & Wales University; Ed.D., Boston University
  • Paul Sylvestre, Ph.D., professor, department chair; A.S., Roger Williams College; B.A., Rhode Island College; M.S., Ph.D., Salve Regina University
  • Qingbin Wang, Ph.D., professor; B.E., Shandong Institute of Technology; M.A., Renmin University of China; Ph.D., State University of New York — Albany

Director

  • Karen Swoboda, Ed.D., director, School of Education; B.A., M.A., University of Rhode Island; Ed.D., Johnson & Wales University

Faculty

Educational Leadership

  • Felice Billups, Ed.D., professor; B.A., Tufts University; M.A., Rhode Island College; Ed.D., Vanderbilt University
  • Stacey L. Kite, DBA, professor; B.S., M.S., Johnson & Wales University; DBA, University of Sarasota
  • Victor D. Mercurio, Ed.D., associate professor; B.A., Boston College; M.Ed., Providence College; Ed.D., Boston College