Faculty

Emerita/Emeritus

George Abaunza, Professor of Philosophy (2000) and Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences; B.A., Florida International University; M.A., Ph.D., Florida State University

Jacqueline Bakal, Instructor of Mathematics (1998), Director of the Mathematics Lab and Developmental Mathematics Coordinator; B.A., William Paterson College; M.S., New Jersey Institute of Technology

Richard Burnor, Professor of Philosophy (1997), B.S., Bucknell University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Arizona

Donald Casey, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies (2000); B.A., M.A., Catholic University of America; S.T.L., Gregorian University; Ph.D., St. Louis University

George Castellitto, Professor of English; B.A., St. Peter’s College; M.A., Seton Hall University; Ph.D., Fordham University

Marie A. Cueman, Professor of Nursing; B.S.N., Gwynedd-Mercy College; M.S.N., Rutgers, The State University; Ph.D., Seton Hall University

Margaret A. Daingerfield, Professor of Nursing; B.S.N., Seton Hall University; M.A., New York University; Ed.D., Rutgers, The State University

Dolores M. Henchy, Professor and Dean Emeritus, Center for Student Academic Success and Effectiveness; Professor of Graduate Religious Education; B.A., Herbert H. Lehman College of the City University of New York; M.S., Fordham University (1980); M.Div., Immaculate Conception Seminary; D.Min., Drew University, Certified Master Online Instructor, U. of Illinois

Joanne Karetzky, B.A., University of San Francisco; M.L.S., San Jose State University; M.A., California State University at Dominguez Hills

Stephen Karetzky, B.A., Queens College of the City University of New York; M.A., California State University at Dominguez Hills; M.L.S., D.L.S., Columbia University

Sister M. Viterbia Kozlowska, CSSF, Professor of English (1965); B.Mus., B.S., Mus., Manhattanville College; M.A., Fordham University; Ed.D., Temple University

Edward S. Kubersky, Professor of Biology (1993) and Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences; B.S., Brooklyn College; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University

Carl Lane, Professor of History (1987); B.A., M.A., Manhattan College; Ph.D., City University of New York

Rona Levin, A.A.S., Queens College of the City University of New York; B.S., M.S., Adelphi University; Ph.D., New York University

Rosemarie Liebmann, B.A. Caldwell College; M.S. Montclair State University; Ed.D., Seton Hall University

Anne LaGrange Loving, B.A., Goucher College; M.S., Columbia University

Thomas Mastri, B.B.A., City College of New York; M.B.A., New York University

William B. Morgan, A.A., B.S. University of Maryland; M.S. Strayer University; Ph.D. Walden University; Certified Financial Planner

Maureen Murphy-Ruocco, R.N., APN,C. (1983) Professor of Nursing and Education, B.S.N. Hunter College-Bellevue School of Nursing; M.S.N., College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University; APN,C. Certified Advanced Practice Nurse; ANP, Adult Nurse Practitioner; CSN, New Jersey Certified School Nurse; New Jersey Certified K-12 Teacher of Health Education; Ed.M., Columbia University; Distinguished Practitioner, National Academies of Practice

Dorothy M. Noble, B.A., Seton Hall University; M.S., Fordham University; M.A., Seton Hall University

Mary E. Norton, Professor of Nursing (1985) and Executive Director The Center for Global Academic Initiatives and United Nations NGO Representative; B.A., Jersey City State University; M.A., M.Ed., Ed.D, Teachers College, Columbia University, Post-Doctoral Certificate Bioethics and Medical Humanities the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University APN

Patricia O'Brien-Barry, Professor of Nursing; B.S.N., Seton Hall University; M.SN., University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., New York University

Julie O'Connell, Associate Professor of English (2010); B.A., Georgetown University; M.A., Brown University; D.Litt., Drew University

Charles Rooney, Jr., Professor of English (1974) and Senior Executive Vice President; B.S., Fordham University; Ph.D., George Washington University

Marilyn R. Rubin, B.S., Montclair State University; Ed.M., Rutgers University

Muriel Shore, Professor and Dean of the School of Nursing; B.S.N., M.S.N., Ed. D., Seton Hall University

Robert J. Shore, Associate Professor of Business and Management Science (2001); B.S., St. Peter’s College; M.B.A., Seton Hall University; Certified Public Accountant

James G. Smith, Associate Professor of Psychology (2001); B.A. Georgetown University; M.A., New York University; Ph.D. Columbia University, Teachers College.

Brother Kevin Smith, OSF, Professor of Religious Studies (2003); B.A., Queens College of the City University of New York; M.A., Manhattan College; Ph.D., New York University

Marytha Smith-Allen, B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University; M.A., The University of Michigan; Ph.D., New York University

Ann Tritak-Elmiger, R.N., Professor of Nursing; B.S. William Paterson University; M.A. New York University; Ed.D. Rutgers University

Elizabeth Uptegrove, Professor of Mathematics (2005); B.A., Douglass College; M.S., New York University; Ed.D., Rutgers University

Sister M. Adalbert Wierciszewska, CSSF, A.A., B.A., Catholic University of America; M.A., Villanova University

Mara Zukowski, Professor of Religious Studies (1993); B.A., University of Massachusetts; M.A., Ph.D., Fordham University

Full Time Faculty

(* Indicates year of Appointment to University)

Shirley Abbelard, Assistant Professor and Academic Fieldwork Coordinator, Master’s of OT Program, (2024); Master of Occupational Therapy, Bay Path University; Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Catherine Alvarez, R.N., Assistant Director, Nursing Resource and Simulation Center (2024); B.S.N., M.S.N., Chamberlain College of Nursing

Chris Anderson, Associate Professor of Education (2020); B.A., Baruch College, CUNY; M.A., New York University; Ed.D., Grand Canyon University

Gayle Angelbeck, Instructor of Nursing, (2024); B.S.N., Felician University

Ard Berge, Professor of Art (2000); B.F.A., Virginia Commonwealth University; M.F.A., New York Academy of Art

Jeffery Blanchard, Associate Professor of English (2012); B.A. English, Secondary Education, B.A. French, SUNY Cortland; M.A. English, University of Rochester; Ph.D. Drew University

John Blevis, Assistant Professor of Natural Sciences (2019); B.S., St. Peter’s University; M.A. St. Peter’s University; M.B.A./M.I.S., St. Peter’s University, M.S. Montclair University

Kimberly Burrows, R.N., Instructor of Nursing (2010); B.S.N., Saint Peter’s College; M.S.N., William Paterson University; Ed.D. University of New England

Maria Burton-Conte, Research & Instruction Librarian and Assistant Professor School of Arts and Sciences (2024); B.A., Boise State University; M.L.I.S., San Jose University

Diana Casianos, R.N., Assistant Professor of Nursing (2016); Associate Dean Graduate Nursing Department; B.S., Ramapo College; B.S.N., M.S.N., Pace University; D.N.P., William Paterson University

Alfredo Castro, Associate Professor of Chemistry (1995), B.Chem., University of Costa Rica; M.S., Clark Atlanta University; Ph.D., University of Delaware

Balwant S. Chohan, Assistant Professor of Chemistry (2018); B.Sc., University of Leicester (UK); M.S., Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Michael Cicchine, Instructor, School of Business and Information Sciences (2024); MBA Marketing, New Jersey City University

Kaitlyn Clohosey, Assistant Director of Library Services and Assistant Professor School of Arts and Sciences (2016); B.S., Stonehill College; M.S.L.I.S., Pratt Institute's School of Education

Jordan Cola, Associate Professor, Exercise Sport Science (2022), B.S./M.S., East Stroudsburg University, PA; Ph.D., Seton Hall University, NJ

Helena Correia, R.N., Assistant Professor of Nursing (2012); Director, RN to BSN Program; B.S.N., New Jersey City University; M.S.N., Seton Hall University; Ph.D., Capella University

Brian Conners, Professor, Dean of the School of Education, Ph.D., BCBA, Associate Professor, B.A. in Psychology, Montclair State University; M.A. in Psychological Studies; Ed.S. in School Psychology; Ph.D. in Higher Education Leadership, Management, and Policy, Seton Hall University; Post-MA Certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis, Pennsylvania State University

Clarese Crenshaw, R.N., Assistant Professor of Nursing (2024); B.S.N., Hampton University, M.S.N., Rutgers University, D.N.P., Monmouth University

Marissa Cruise, Assistant Professor and Director of B.S.N. and Campus A.B.S.N. Program (2022); B.S.N., Seton Hall University; M.S.N., William Paterson University; D.N.P., Grand Canyon University

Amy Dombach, Associate Professor of Psychology (1996); B.S., Pennsylvania State University; M.A., Seton Hall University, Ph.D., Rutgers University, Ed.D., Gwyned Mercy University

Robert Doyle, Professor of Religious Studies and Director of MA in Religious Studies (2022); BA, Canisius College (Philosophy and Religious Studies), MA, Loyola Marymount University (Theological Studies), MA, Loyola Marymount University (Bioethics), MA, Gonzaga University (Organizational Leadership), Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University

Gaby Fahmy, Acting Associate Dean, Natural Sciences and Mathematics Associate Professor of Biology (2009); M.S., M.D., Ph.D., Ain Shams University

Theresa Fanelli, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice (2018); B.A. Pace University, M.A. Adelphi University, M.A. Queens College, CUNY

Marcela Farfan, Program Coordinator and Assistant Professor of Master of Arts in Counseling (2022); B.A. Montclair State University; M.A./Psy.D. Felician University

Louise Gabriele, R.N., Associate Professor (2024); B.S.N., Bloomfield College, M.S.N., Kean University, D.N.P., University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

Nouriman Ghahary, Ph.D., Professor of Graduate Counseling Psychology and Director of Clinical Training; (2020); B.A. Ramapo College; M.A., PhD., Seton Hall University in Counseling Psychology

Katherine Giannettino, R.N., Instructor of Nursing (2021); M.S.N., Warner College, A.D.N., St.Paul School of Nursing, B.A., Warner College

Michelle Gilbert, Assistant Professor of Nursing, (2021); B.S.N., University of Texas; M.S.N.-Ed, University of Texas; Ph.D., Medical University of South Carolina

Aimee Giordano, R.N., Instructor of Nursing (2019); B.S.N., East Stroudsburg University; M.S.N., Ramapo College

Jeffrey Goldberg, MS OTR/L, OTA Fieldwork Coordinator and Assistant Professor, OTA, M.S. SUNY Downstate

Carleen Graham, R.N., Associate Professor of Nursing (2019); RN, Excelsior College; B.S.N., M.S.N., Chamberlain College of Nursing; Ph.D., Capella University

Brendan Guarino, Psy.D., Instructor (2024), Psy.D., MA, Counseling Psychology, Felician University, B.A., Rhode Island College

Ann Verrett Guillory, Professor of Counseling Psychology(1983); B.S., M.Ed., Loyola University of the South; M.Ed., Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University

Donna Hicks, OTR/L, MSHA, OTA Program Director/Professor (2020), B.S., Dominican University, M.S., Felician University

Holly Hutchinson, RN, Assistant Director, Barbara J. Toscano Nursing Resource & Simulation Center (2023); B.S.N., M.S.N., Felician University

Catherine M. Jennings, R.N., Associate Professor of Nursing (2003); B.S.N., Felician College; M.S.N., State University of New York, Stony Brook; D.N.P., Chatham University, APN Family Nurse Practitioner

Marcel Kaganovskaya, R.N., Assistant Professor of Nursing (2022); B.S.N.; M.S.N.; D.N.P., Wagner College, APN Family and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Sister Mary Patricia Kennedy, CSSF, R.N., Lab Instructor, Barbara J. Toscano Nursing Resource and Simulation Center; A.A.S., Felician College; B.S.N., La Salle University; M.S.N., Felician College

Robert Keesey, Associate Professor of Chemistry (2021); M.S. Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma; Ph.D. BioAnalytical Chemistry, Marquette University; Postdoctoral Fellow in Neuroscience, Seton Hall University

Tara Kent, Professor, Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences; Ph.D., M.S., Purdue University; B.S., University of Delaware

Jennifer Kostic, Instructor (2008), Associate Dean, Strategic Planning & Student Success, Director, Health Promotion and Wellness; B.A., M.P.A., Ed.M., Rutgers University

Amber L. Lassiter, Assistant Professor in the School of Education (2022); BA in Political Science, Montclair State University; MA in Elementary Education, Montclair State University; M.A.T. in Reading, Montclair State University; EdS in Educational Leadership, Management and Policy, Seton Hall University; EdD in Educational Leadership,Trident University

Christine Lawrence, R.N., Assistant Professor of Nursing (2016); B.S.N., Fairfield University; M.S.N. Columbia University; D.N.P Monmouth University

Joseph Liotti, Assistant Professor of Biology (2019); B.A. Rutgers University (Newark); M.S. Rutgers Graduate School (Newark); D.O., UMDNJ School of Osteopathic Medicine

Daniel Mahoney, Professor of Psychology (2000) and Director of Graduate Counseling Psychology Program; B.A., M.A., Jersey City State University; M.A., Ed.D., Columbia University, Teacher’s College

Theoni Mantzoros, Ph.D., BCBA-D, Assistant Professor in the School of Education & ABA Program Coordinator (2023); B.A. in Psychology, Ramapo College: M.Ed. in Special Education, Penn State University; Ph.D. in Special Education, Penn State University

Marilú Marcillo, Professor, Dean of the School of Business and Information Sciences (2022), B.S. Alfred University; MBA, Centenary; D.M.Colorado Technical University Concentrated in Environmental and Social Sustainability

Yuliya Markiv, R.N., Instructor of Nursing (2020); B.S.N., Chamberlain College of Nursing; M.S.N., Chamberlain University

Jose Martinez, Instructor, School of Business and Information Sciences, (2025), Master of Science in Cyber Security, St. Peters University

Melissa Marut, R.N., Instructor of Nursing (2020); B.S.N. St. Peter’s University; M.S.N. Thomas Edison State University

Samantha Mattheiss, Associate Professor, B.S., The College of New Jersey, M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University

Robert McParland, Professor of English (1998); B.A., Fordham University; M.A., St. John’s University; M.A., Montclair State University; M.Phil., Drew University; Ph.D., Drew University; Graduate Certificate in Arts Administration/ Non-Profit Administration, Seton Hall University

Christine Mihal, R.N., Professor of Nursing (2002); Dean of the School of Nursing and Health Sciences; B.S.N. Russell Sage College; M.S.N. and Ed.D., Seton Hall University

Joan Merz, R.N., Instructor of Nursing (2022); B.S.N., Seton Hall University, M.S.N., Walden University

Jose A. Montalvo, M.D. Associate Professor of Natural Sciences (2022); Doctor in Medicine, Universidad Central del Este; B.A. in Biology, Rutgers, the State University

Patricia Munno, R.N., Assistant Professor of Nursing (2012); Associate Dean Department of Prelicensure Nursing; Program Director, Doctor of Nursing Practice; B.S.N., M.S.N., Mercy College; D.N.P. Fairleigh Dickinson University

Ghassan Nazi, Assistant Professor of Mathematics (1992); B.S., M.S., State University of New York at Buffalo

Michael J. Nyklewicz, Associate Professor of Art (2008); B.A., Boston College; M.A., New York University

Michael L. Omansky, Associate Professor of the Business and Information Sciences (2007) and Chairperson of the Business Graduate Programs B.S., Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania; M.B.A., Columbia University

Rev. John O'Neill, I.V. Dei, Professor of Religious Studies (1998), Campus Minister; B.A., Saint Francis College; M.A., Maryknoll Seminary; M.A., Fordham University; M.S. and P.D., Fordham University; S.T.M., Drew University; D.Min., Graduate Theological Foundation; Ph.D., Graduate Theological Foundation; Post Graduate Certificate in Spirituality, Immaculate Conception Seminary, N. Y.; Post Graduate Certificate in Liturgy, Immaculate Conception Seminary, N. Y.; Certificate in Pastoral Counseling, Blanton-Peale Graduate Institute, N.Y.

David Perricone, Associate Professor, School of Business and Information Sciences (2024), MBA, Marketing, Fairleigh Dickenson University, Ed.D Educational Leadership-Centenary Universty

Emmanuel Pierre-Louis (2022), Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal Justice; B.S./M.S./D.Sc., New Jersey City University

Warren Reich, Professor of Psychology, Ph.D., Rutgers University

Salvadore Reyes, (2024) Assistant Professor, Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology, B.A., William Paterson University; M.A., Felician University; Post Master’s Certificate in Drug and Alcohol Counseling; Montclair State University; Psy.D., Felician University

Dorante Richards, R.N., Instructor of Nursing (2024); B.S.N., New Jersey City University, M.S.N., Grantham University

Gina Robertiello, Professor of Criminal Justice (2005); B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University

Robert Rogers, Associate Professor of Biology (2005); B.A., Rutgers University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Minnesota

Janice Rama, R.N., Assistant Professor of Nursing (2021); D.N.P., Grand Canyon University, M.S.N., William Paterson University, B.S.N., Rutgers University

Melisa Salsali, Professor of Exercise Sports Science (2018); B.S., University of Pittsburgh; M.S., University of Florida; Ph.D., University of Miami

Michael Sanford, Associate Professor of Mathematics (1998, 2005); B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Montana State University Bozeman

Anthony Scardino, Professor (2000); Associate Dean of the School of Business and Information Sciences B.A., Montclair State University; M.P.P. Pepperdine University; Ph.D., Antioch University

Lavina Sequeira, Associate Professor of Philosophy (2018); Associate Dean of Humanities; B.S., M.Ed., Karnatak University, Ed.D., Montclair State University

Jodi Shelly, Director of Library Services and Assistant Professor; B.A., Thomas Edison State College; M.L.I.S., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; M.B.A. Felician University

Caren Sheng-Wong, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Natural Sciences (2022); Ph.D. in Biology with a concentration in Neuroscience, Graduate Center of the City University of NY; Master’s and Bachelor’s in Optometry, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Michelle Sheperd, Director of the Master of OT Program (2024); Master’s of Occupational Therapy, BS Occupational Therapy, University of Illinois; MEd Curriculum and Instruction, University of Phoenix; EdD Higher Learning, Argosy University

Victoria Simon, Assistant Professor of Communications; (2021) Ph.D., McGill University (Communication Studies); M.A.; NYU (Media, Culture & Communication

Aleksandra Sinkowsky, Professor of Sociology (1979); Associate Dean of Social & Behavioral Sciences; B.A., M.A., Montclair State University; Ed.D. Rutgers University

Mary Clare Smith, R.N., Instructor of Nursing, (2015), Director, Barbara J. Toscano Nursing Resource and Simulation Center; B.S.N. Georgetown University; M.S.N., Felician University

Phlaine Suzanne Toliao, Remediation & Retention Specialist (2018); B.A., Ramapo College of New Jersey; M.A., Montclair State University; Ed.D., Northwestern University

Eloise Stewart, Assistant Professor of Education (2021) B.S. University of Arkansas; M.A. Hampton University; Ed.D. Walden University

David Turi, Professor (2004) and Associate Dean Undergraduate Business Programs of the School of Business and Information Sciences; B.B.A., Fairleigh Dickinson University; M.B.A., Pace University; Ph.D., Seton Hall University

Stathene Varvisotis, Associate Professor, School of Education (2021); B.A. in Elementary Education/Reading, Wittenberg University; M.Ed. in Reading/Learning Disabilities, William Paterson University; Ph.D. in Special Education Leadership, Capella University

Erin Vitale: R.N., Assistant Professor of Nursing (2023); Associate Dean, Hybrid ABSN Program; B.SN., James Madison University; M.SN., Ramapo College of New Jersey; D.N.P., Post University

Kathryn R. Wagner, Assistant Professor in the School of Education, Applied Behavior Analysis (2023). BS in Psychology, Liberty University: MA Special Education: Severe Affective Needs, University of Northern Colorado: Advanced Graduate Certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis, Arizona State University

Melissa Walker, R.N., Instructor of Nursing (2021); B.S., Bucknell University, BSN, Fairleigh Dickinson University, MSN, Rutgers University, A.P.N., Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

Wendy Watson, R.N., Assistant Professor of Nursing (2025); B.S.N., Jersey City University, M.S.N., Ramapo College of New Jersey, Ed.D., Walden University

Sherida Loertz Yoder, Professor of English (1980); B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University

Maha Younes, Associate Professor of Graduate Psychology (2020); B.A. Douglas College, Rutgers University; Ph.D.; New York University

Songmei Yu, Professor of Computer Science (2008) of the School of Business and Information Sciences B.S., Sichuan University; M.B.A., St. John's University; M.S., State University of New York at Stony Brook; Ph.D., Rutgers University

Samira Ziaei, Associate Professor, Biology (2022), B.S., Montclair State University; M.S., William Paterson University; Ph.D., City University of New York

Half Time Faculty

Jessica Brown, R.N., Assistant Professor of Nursing (2015); B.S.N., Virginia Commonwealth, M.S.N., New York University, D.N.P., Sacred Heart University

Mary Powell, R.N., Associate Professor of Nursing (2024); B.S.N., Eastern College, M.S.N., University of Tennessee, Ph.D., The Catholic University of American

Jo-Ann Robinson, R.N., Assistant Professor of Nursing (2024); B.S.N., William Paterson College, M.S.N., William Paterson University, D.N.P., University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

Patricia Strickland, R.N., Instructor of Nursing (2024); B.S.N., College of New Rochelle, M.S.N., University of Phoenix

Edward Walton, R.N., Associate Professor of Nursing (2024); B.S.N., Thomas Jefferson University, M.S.N., St. Joseph’s University, D.HSc., Nova Southeastern University