DEAN

Richard H. Thompson, B.A., Carleton College; M.A.T., University of Louisville: Ph.D., University of Wisconsin at Madison. rthompson@cnr.edu

ASSISTANT DEAN

Marga Taylor, B.A. Equivalent, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität, Bonn, Germany; M.A., The Graduate and University Center, CUNY. mtaylor@cnr.edu

ART

Chair, Margie Neuhaus, Associate Professor of Art, B.F.A., Carnegie Mellon University; M.F.A., Bard College. mneuhaus@cnr.edu

Susan M. Canning, Professor of Art History, B.A., California State University, Hayward; M.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University. scanning@cnr.edu

Cristina de Gennaro, Associate Professor of Art, B.S., M.A., University of Texas at Dallas; M.F.A., Stanford University. cdegennaro@cnr.edu

William C. Maxwell, Professor of Art, B.A., Wagner College; M.A., Ed.M., Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University. wmaxwell@cnr.edu

Emily Beth Stern, Associate Professor of Art, B.A., Yale University; M.F.A., Indiana University. estern@cnr.edu

BUSINESS

Chair, Linda LoPresti, Associate Professor of Business, B.B.A., M.B.A., Iona College. llopresti@cnr.edu

Christopher J. LoVergine, Associate Professor of Business, B.A., M.B.A., St. John's University. clovergine@cnr.edu

COMMUNICATION ARTS

Chair, Roxanne Zimmer, Associate Professor of Communication Arts, B.A., Southern Connecticut State University; M.A., Purdue University; Ph.D., University of Iowa. rzimmer@cnr.edu

Michael Grabowski, Assistant Professor of Communication Arts, B.A., The Ohio State University; M.A., New York University. mgrabowski@cnr.edu

Michael Quinn, Assistant Professor of Communication Arts, B.A., University of Rochester; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin at Madison. mquinn@cnr.edu

EDUCATION

Chair, Diane Quandt, Associate Professor of Education, B.A., Vassar College; M.S., Syracuse University; M.Ed., Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University. dquandt@cnr.edu

Linda Swerdlow, Assistant Professor of Education, B.A., New York University; M.S. Fordham University; Ph.D., New York University. lswerdlow@cnr.edu

Ruth Zealand, Assistant Professor of Education, B.A., University of Michigan; M.A., Ed.M., M.Phil., Columbia University: Ph.D., Teachers College, Columbia University. rzealand@cnr.edu

ENGLISH

Chair, Nick Smart, Associate Professor of English, B.S., Lewis and Clark College; M.A., Ph.D., New York University. nsmart@cnr.edu

Nancy-Elizabeth Fitch, Associate Professor of English, B.A., Oakland University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan. nfitch@cnr.edu

Cynthia Kraman, Associate Professor of English, B.A., University of Massachusetts; M.A., Hunter College, CUNY; Ph.D., University of London. ckraman@cnr.edu

MODERN AND CLASSICAL LANGUAGES

Chair, Andre Beauzethier, Associate Professor of French, B.A., Universite de Bordeaux; M.A., Ph.D., Fordham University. abeauzethier@cnr.edu

Mireya Perez-Bustillo, Associate Professor of Spanish, B.A., Hunter College, CUNY; M.A., Boston University; Ph.D., Rutgers University. mperezerdelyi@cnr.edu

Ann R. Raia, Associate Professor of Classics, B.A., Queens College, CUNY, Phi Beta Kappa 1960; M.A., Ph.D., Fordham University. araia@cnr.edu

Nereida Segura-Rico, Assistant Professor of Spanish, B.A., Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain; M.A., University of Cincinnati; Ph.D., University of North Carolina. nsegura@cnr.edu

NATURAL SCIENCES

Chair, Melanie Harasym, Associate Professor of Biology, B.S., M.S., St. John's University; Ph.D., Northeastern University. mharasym@cnr.edu

Richard Cassetta, Associate Professor of Chemistry, B.S., Manhattan College; M.S., St. John's University. rcassetta@cnr.edu

Faith Kostel-Hughes, Assistant Professor of Biology, B.S., St. Francis College; M.S., Ph.D., Fordham University. fkostel@cnr.edu

Michelle Merriweather, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, B.S. State University of New York at Albany; M.S., Old Dominion University; Ph.D., American University. mmerriweather@cnr.edu

Grace Tubman Mullaney, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, B.A., The College of New Rochelle; M.S., Fordham University; M.S., Iona College. gmullaney@cnr.edu

Mary Virginia Orna, O.S.U., Professor of Chemistry, B.S., Chestnut Hill College; M.A., The Catholic University of America; M.S., Ph.D., Fordham University. mvorna@cnr.edu

Lynn A. Petrullo, Professor of Biology, B.S., Mercy College; M.S., Ph.D., New York Medical College. lpetrullo@cnr.edu

Thomas J. Venanzi, Professor of Chemistry, B.S., Villanova University; Ph.D., The Catholic University of America. tvenanzi@cnr.edu

PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES

Chair, Dennis R. Ryan, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, B.A., Passionist Monastic Seminary; M.A., St. Michael's Theological Seminary; M.S., The College of New Rochelle; Ph.D., Fordham University. dryan@cnr.edu

Elisabeth Brinkmann, RSCJ, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, B.S., Rice University; M.A., Graduate Theological Union; Ph.D., Boston College. ebrinkmann@cnr.edu

PSYCHOLOGY

Chair, Anne Ferrari, Associate Professor of Psychology, B.S., Fordham University; M.S., New York University; Ph.D., Fordham University. aferrari@cnr.edu

Rebecca Lafleur, Associate Professor of Psychology, B.A., Smith College; M.A., Ph.D., Temple University. rlafleur@cnr.edu

Rose Marie Hurrell, Professor of Psychology, B.A., Lehman College, CUNY; M.A., Ph.D., Fordham University. rhurrell@cnr.edu

Stephen D. O'Rourke, Assistant Professor of Psychology, B.A., SUNY, New Paltz; M.A., SUNY, New Paltz; Ph.D., SUNY, Albany. sorouke@cnr.edu

Lisa Paler, Assistant Professor of Psychology, B.A., Vassar College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Maryland. lpaler@cnr.edu

SOCIAL SCIENCES

Chair, Bruce Nelson Ong, Associate Professor of Political Science, B.A., Wabash College, Phi Beta Kappa; B.A., M.A., Oxford University; Ph.D., University of Virginia. nong@cnr.edu

Amy Bass, Assistant Professor of History, B.A., Bates College; M.A., Ph.D., SUNY Stony Brook. abass@cnr.edu

Daniel Garcia, Assistant Professor of History, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley. dgarcia@cnr.edu

Daniel J. McCarthy, Associate Professor of Political Science, B.A., Manhattan College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame. dmccarthy@cnr.edu

Anne McKernan, Associate Professor of History, B.A., Marymount Manhattan College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan. amckernan@cnr.edu

Roblyn Rawlins, Assistant Professor of Sociology, B.A., Georgia State University; M.A., Ph.D., SUNY Stony Brook. rrawlins@cnr.edu

SOCIAL WORK

Chair, Judith Gordon, Associate Professor of Social Work, B.S., Cornell University; M.S.W., University of Michigan; D.S.W., The Graduate and University Center, CUNY. jgordon@cnr.edu

Nancy Gonchar, L. C. S. W., Associate Professor of Social Work, B.A., New York University; M.S., Columbia University School of Social Work; D.S.W., Yeshiva University. ngonchar@cnr.edu

Nilda E. Hernandez, L. C. S. W., Associate Professor of Social Work, B.A., Hunter College, CUNY; M.S., Columbia University; Ph.D., New York University. nhernandez@cnr.edu

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Chair, Theodora Ierides, Associate Professor of Physical Education, B.A., Lehman College, CUNY; M.S., D.P.E., Springfield College. dierides@cnr.edu

LEARNING SUPPORT SERVICES

Director, Woodrow Bovell, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Writing, B.A., Brooklyn College; M.S., St. John's University. wbovell@cnr.edu

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