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Faculty
College Faculty
Christopher M. Thomforde (2006)
President
B.A., Princeton University
M.Div., Yale University Divinity School
D.Min., Princeton Theological Seminary
Gordon Weil (2007)
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty
Professor of Economics
B.A., Tulane University
M.A., Ph.D., Tufts University
Carol A. Traupman-Carr (1992) (2001)
Dean of Curriculum and Academic Programs
Professor of Music
B.A., B.Mus., Moravian College
M.A., Ph.D., Cornell University
Marianne T. Adam (1999)
Assistant Professor of Nursing
A.A.S., State University of New York at Farmingdale
B.S., State University of New York at Utica
M.S.N., Adelphi University
Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University
Pamela Z. Adamshick (1999)
Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S., University of Detroit Mercy
M.S.N., University of Illinois;
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Sandra Aguilar-Rodríguez (2010)
Assistant Professor of History
B.A., Universidad del Claustro de Sor Juana, Mexico
M.Phil., University of Oxford
Ph.D., University of Manchester
Michele M. August-Brady (1999)
Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S., University of Pennsylvania
M.S.N., Allentown College of St. Francis de Sales
D.N.Sc., Widener University
Sonia N. Aziz (2008)
Assistant Professor of Economics
B.A., M.Sc., University of Texas at Austin
Ph.D., University of Maine
Sandra J. Bardsley (2003)
Associate Professor of History
Chair, Department of History
Priscilla Payne Hurd Chair in Arts and Humanities
B.A., University of Otago, New Zealand
M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina
James E. Barnes (1990)
Associate Professor of Music
B.A., State University of New York at Albany
M.M., Juilliard School
M.S., Lehigh University
Kristin Baxter (2009)
Assistant Professor of Art
B.A., New York University
M.A., Case Western Reserve University
D.Ed., Columbia University
Dawn Ketterman Benner (1971)
Professor of Physical Education
Associate Director of Athletics
Senior Women's Athletics Administrator
B.S., East Stroudsburg State College
M.S., Temple University
Jane A. Berger (2011)
Assistant Professor of History
B.A., University of Delaware
M.A., Gallaudet University
M.A., University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Ph.D., Ohio State University
John M. Bevington (1971)
Professor of Biology
A.B., Indiana State University
M.S., Ph.D., Purdue University
Hilde M. Binford (2001)
Associate Professor of Music
Chair, Department of Music
B.A., M.M., Shepherd School of Music, Rice University
Ph.D., Stanford University
John R. Black (2004)
Associate Professor of English
Director, First-Year Seminar
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina
Robert T. Brill (1991)
Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., LaSalle University
M.S., Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
George D. Brower (1989)
Professor of Economics and Business
B.A., M.S., State University of New York at Oneonta
M.B.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo
Bernardo J. Canteñs (2008)
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Chair, Department of Philosophy
B.A., M.A., Florida International University
M.A., Ph.D., University of Miami
Kerry H. Cheever (2006)
Professor of Nursing
Chair, Department of Nursing
B.S.N., Allentown College of St. Francis de Sales
M.S.N., University of Florida
Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Benjamin J. Coleman (2003)
Associate Professor of Computer Science
B.S., Ithaca College
M.S., Ph.D., College of William and Mary
On leave, Fall 2011
Kelly S. Denton-Borhaug (2005)
Associate Professor of Religion
Chair, Department of Religion
B.A., California State University at Northridge
M.Div., Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary
Ph.D., Graduate Theological Union
Katie P. Desiderio (2009)
Assistant Professor of Management
B.S., M.B.A., Wilkes University
Ph.D., Barry University
Jean L. DesJardin (2010)
Assistant Professor of Education
B.S., Buffalo State College
M.S., Canisius College
Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles and
California State University at Los Angeles
George S. Diamond (1966)
Professor of English
B.A., Allegheny College
M.A., New York University
Ph.D., Lehigh University
John R. Dilendik Jr. (1973)
Professor of Education
A.B., Boston University
M.A.T., Howard University
M.S., State University of New York at Binghamton
Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo
Theresa A. Dougal (1994)
Associate Professor of English
Chair, Department of English
B.A., Boston College
M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago
Shari Uldrich Dunham (2005)
Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.A., Drew University
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
On leave, Spring 2013
Stephen U. Dunham (2005)
Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.A., Hamline University
Ph.D., Montana State University
On leave, Spring 2013
Dana S. Dunn (1987)
Professor of Psychology
B.A., Carnegie Mellon University
M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia
Janice Farber (2008)
Instructor of Nursing
B.S., Moravian College
M.S., Drexel University
Heather Bonifeld Felise (2011)
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
B.S., Ph.D., University of Washington, Seattle
Carmen Ferrero (1995)
Associate Professor of Spanish
Licenciatura en Filología, Universidad de Valladolid, Spain
M.A.T., University of Maine
Ph.D., Rutgers University
Lisa C. Fischler (2002)
Associate Professor of Political Science
B.A., University of Puget Sound
M.A., Monterey Institute of International Studies
M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
Sandra E. Fluck (1990)
Professor of Education
Chair, Department of Education
B.S., M.Ed., East Stroudsburg State College
Ed.D., Temple University
Cecilia M. Fox (2003)
Associate Professor of Biology
Director, Neuroscience Program
B.S., Manhattan College
Ph.D., University of Kentucky
On leave, Spring 2012
Michael J. Fraboni (2002)
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Chair, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
B.S., University of Scranton
M.S., Ph.D., Lehigh University
Angela L. Fraleigh (2006)
Associate Professor of Art
Chair, Department of Art
B.F.A., Boston University
M.F.A., Yale University School of Art
Christie L. Gilson (2008)
Assistant Professor of Education
B.S.W., Illinois State University
M.S.W., Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Dawn Goodolf (2007)
Instructor of Nursing
B.S.N., West Chester University
M.S.N., DeSales University
Steve R. Gordy (1982)
Associate Professor of Religion
B.A., Denison University
M.Div., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
On leave, 2011-2012 and 2012-2013
Beth Gotwals (2004)
Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Bloomsburg University
M.S.N., DeSales University
Ph.D., Widener University
Karen Groller (2008)
Instructor of Nursing
B.S., Cedar Crest College
M.S.N., DeSales University
Taylor Grube (2010)
Instructor of Nursing
B.S., East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
Khristina Hamilton Haddad (2003)
Associate Professor of Political Science
B.A., Reed College
M.A., McGill University
Ph.D., University of Michigan
Kevin L. Hartshorn (2004)
Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.A., University of Notre Dame
Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley
Axel Hildebrandt (2008)
Assistant Professor of German
B.A., Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
M.A., Ph.D., University of Massachusetts
Joyce Hinnefeld (1997)
Associate Professor of English
Cohen Chair in English Literature
B.A., Hanover College
M.A., Northwestern University
Ph.D., State University of New York at Albany
On leave, 2011-2012
Joy Ondra Hirokawa (2008)
Instructor of Music
B.Mus.Ed., M.Mus., Temple University
Lori M. Hoffman (2001)
Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Illinois Wesleyan University
M.S., Boston University
Ph.D., University of Kansas
Diane White Husic (2004)
Professor of Biology
Chair, Department of Biological Sciences
B.S., Northern Michigan University
Ph.D., Michigan State University
Frances J. Irish (2009)
Assistant Professor of Biology
A.B., Oberlin College
A.M., Ph.D., Harvard University
Daniel Jasper (2003)
Associate Professor of Sociology
B.A., Macalester College
M.A., New School for Social Research
Ph.D., New School University
On leave, Spring 2012
Sarah K. Johnson (2006)
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., Bucknell University
Ph.D., Temple University
Christopher J. Jones (1999)
Associate Professor of Biology
B.A., Haverford College
M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale University
Gary Kaskowitz (2003)
Associate Professor of Economics and Business
B.S., University of Illinois
M.B.A., Averett College
M.A., Ph.D., University of Maryland
Donna Keeler (2008)
Instructor of Nursing
B.S.N., Kutztown University
M.S.N., Drexel University
Curtis Keim (1980)
Professor of History and Political Science
B.A., Manchester College
M.A. & Ph.D., Indiana University
Kelly Krieble (1999)
Associate Professor of Physics
Chair, Department of Physics and Earth Science
B.S., Moravian College
M.S., Ph.D., Lehigh University
Frank T. Kuserk (1977)
Professor of Biology
Director, Environmental Studies and Sciences
B.S., University of Notre Dame
Ph.D., University of Delaware
Jean-Pierre Lalande (1978)
Professor of French and Latin
Licence ès Lettres, Faculté des Lettres et Sciences Humaines, Poitiers
M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa
Matthew A. Lang (2009)
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Ph.D., Ohio State University
David L. Langhus (1977)
Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.A., Luther College
Ph.D., University of Arizona
Nilsa Lasso-von Lang (2002)
Associate Professor of Spanish
Chair, Department of Foreign Languages
B.A., M.A., University of Northern Iowa
Ph.D., University of Arizona
Eva Marikova Leeds (1999)
Associate Professor of Economics and Business
B.A., Michigan State University
M.A., Ph.D., Princeton University
Heikki E. Lempa (2001)
Associate Professor of History
Chair, Department of History
Filosofian tohtori, University of Turku, Finland
Ph.D., University of Chicago
R. Daniel Libby (1992)
Professor of Chemistry
B.A., Colby College
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Larry A. Lipkis (1979)
Bertha-Mae Starner '27 and Jay F. Starner Professor of Music
Composer-in-Residence
B.A., University of California at Los Angeles
M.A., University of Pennsylvania
Ph.D., University of California at Santa Barbara
Arthur W. Lyons (1976)
Professor of Psychology
B.A., M.S., D.A., Lehigh University
Sylvia Adriana Yusem Mandler (2007)
Visiting Instructor of Spanish
B.S., M.Ed., Kutztown University
M.A., Temple University
Santo D. Marabella (1992)
Professor of Economics and Business
B.S., Villanova University
M.B.A., St. Joseph's University
D.S.W., University of Pennsylvania
Albert H. Martin (1976)
Associate Professor of Chemistry
A.B., Thiel College
Ph.D., Kent State University
Robert H. Mayer (1987)
Professor of Education
B.S., University of Cincinnati
M.A., Xavier University
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Joanne McKeown (1988)
Professor of French
B.A., Niagara University
M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia
Claudia Mesa (2006)
Associate Professor of Spanish
B.A., M.A., Boston University
Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
Carol J. Moeller (1997)
Associate Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Oberlin College
M.A., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professor of Religion and Philosophy
Ph.D., University of Tehran
M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara
Virginia Adams O'Connell (2008)
Assistant Professor of Sociology
B.A., Haverford College
M.A., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Gary L. Olson (1974)
Professor of Political Science
Chair, Department of Political Science
B.A., Concordia College
M.A., University of South Dakota
Ph.D., University of Colorado
James W. Paxton (2005)
Associate Professor of History
B.A., University of Toronto
M.A., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Ph.D., Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
Joseph L. Powlette (1963)
Professor of Physics
Louise E. Juley Professor of Science
B.S., Moravian College
M.S., Cornell University
Jason H. Radine (2008)
Assistant Professor of Religion
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan
Diane J. Radycki (1998)
Associate Professor of Art
B.A., University of Illinois
Ph.D., Harvard University
James J. Ravelle (1978)
Professor of Sociology, Law, and Management
B.A., Villanova University
J.D., University of South Carolina
D.A., Lehigh University
Linda L. Ravelle (1989)
Associate Professor of Economics and Business
B.A., Pennsylvania State University
M.B.A., Ph.D., Lehigh University
Martha Reid (1979)
Professor of English
B.A., M.A.T., Harvard University
M.A., Ph.D., Tufts University
John V. Reynolds (1979)
Professor of Political Science
B.A., Lehigh University
Ph.D., Rutgers University
Edward A. Roeder (1967)
Associate Professor of Physics
B.S., Lafayette College
M.S., Ph.D., Lehigh University
Joel Nathan Rosen (2004)
Associate Professor of Sociology
B.S., Ohio State University
M.A. and M.A., University of Mississippi
Ph.D., University of Kent, United Kingdom
John D. Rossi III (1997)
Associate Professor of Accounting
B.A., LaSalle University
M.B.A., Moravian College
O. Carlysle Salter Jr. (1993)
Professor of Chemistry
Chair, Department of Chemistry
Spring Hill College
M.S., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Michelle E. Schmidt (2000)
Associate Professor of Psychology
Chair, Department of Psychology
B.A., Drew University
M.A., Ph.D., George Mason University
Maria L. Schantz (2005)
Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.A., B.S.N., Allentown College of St. Francis de Sales
M.A., Ph.D., Temple University
Susan P. Scholtz (1999)
Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S., Pennsylvania State University
M.N., University of Pittsburgh
D.N.Sc., Widener University
Fred B. Schultheis (1985)
Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Moravian College
M.S., Purdue University
Ph.D., University of Michigan
On leave, Spring 2013
Alicia Sevilla (1984)
Professor of Mathematics
Licenciada en Ciencias Matemáticas, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Argentina
M.A., Ph.D., Cornell University
Nathan B. Shank (2006)
Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Shippensburg University
Ph.D., Lehigh University
Christopher Shorr (2008)
Visiting Assistant Professor of Theater Arts
B.A., Drew University
M.F.A., Virginia Commonwealth University
Joseph M. Shosh (2000)
Associate Professor of Education
B.A., Moravian College
M.A., Ph.D., New York University
Janet A. Sipple (1998)
Professor of Nursing
B.S., West Virginia University
M.S.N., University of North Carolina
Ed.D., University of South Carolina
Margaret Snyder (1988)
Visiting Instructor of Spanish
B.A., William Smith College
M.A., Lehigh University
Kay B. Somers (1981)
Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Ursinus College
M.S., Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Jennifer A. Specht (2008)
Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Villanova University
M.S.N., DeSales University
Mary Beth Spirk (1987)
Associate Professor of Physical Education
B.A., Dickinson College
M.S.S., United States Sports Academy
Krista L. Steinke Finch (2003)
Associate Professor of Art
Chair, Department of Art
B.A., Valparaiso University
B.F.A., M.F.A., School of the Art Institute of Chicago
On leave, Spring 2012
Nicole Malkin Tabor (2009)
Assistant Professor of English
B.A., Smith College
M.A., Ph.D., University of Oregon
Sabrina Terrizzi (2012)
Instructor of Economics and Business
B.S., M.S., Lehigh University
Lori J. Toedter (1982)
Professor of Psychology
B.A., M.A., Lehigh University
Ph.D., University of Connecticut
On leave, Fall 2011
Connie S. Unger (1993)
Associate Professor of Education
B.S., Bloomsburg State College
M.A., Kutztown State College;
Ed.M., Ed.D., Columbia University
Barbara M. Vinciguerra (2005)
Assistant Professor of Accounting
B.S., Pennsylvania State University
M.B.A., Temple University
Ph.D., Drexel University
James R. Walker (1979)
Professor of Physical Education
B.A., Gettysburg College
M.S., Rider College
James P. West (1989)
Professor of Economics and Business
Chair, Department of Economics and Business
B.S., Marquette University
M.Comm., University of Poona, India
M.B.A., Ph.D., Lehigh University
On leave, Spring 2012
Debra Wetcher-Hendricks (1999)
Associate Professor of Sociology
Chair, Department of Sociology
B.A., Glassboro State College
M.A., Ph.D., Lehigh University
Neil D. Wetzel (2007)
Associate Professor of Music
Director of Jazz Studies
B.M., M.A.T., University of the Arts
Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University
On leave, Spring 2013
Joel D. Wingard (1981)
Professor of English
Director, Writing-across-the-Curriculum Program
B.A., Muskingum College
M.A., Old Dominion University
Ph.D., Louisiana State University
Erica L. M. Yozell (2005)
Associate Professor of Spanish
B.A., Brown University
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
On leave, Fall 2012
Charlotte Rappe Zales (2002)
Associate Professor of Education
B.A., Cornell University
M.S., Ed.D., Lehigh University
Stacey Beth Zaremba (1989)
Professor of Psychology
B.A., College of Staten Island
M.A., Ph.D., Fordham University
Paula Ring Zerkle (1994)
Associate Professor of Music
B.A., University of California at Berkeley
M.M., State University of New York at Stony Brook
D.M., Indiana University