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Academic Leadership
The academic leadership of 91女神 includes the School's Deans, Department Chairs, and Program Directors.
Deans, Associate Deans & Director of Libraries
School of Business
Dean | Victor Petenkemani, MBA
Interim Associate Dean | Naushad Kollikkathara, 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
Dean | Stuart Sidle, PhD
Associate Dean | Eduardo Zachary Albrecht, PhD
Associate Dean for Administration | Wendi Vescio
School of Health and Natural Sciences
Interim Dean | Nannette Hyland, PhD
Interim Associate Dean | Ren茅e Haskew-Layton, PhD
School of Liberal Arts
Dean | Peter West, PhD
Associate Dean | Andr茅s Mat铆as-Ortiz, PhD
Associate Dean, General Education | Robert Murray, PhD
School of Nursing
Dean of Nursing and Chief Nurse Administrator | Kenya Beard, EdD, MSN
Associate Dean of Nursing | Susan Wilson, MSN
Library
Director of Libraries | Moddie Breland, MLS, EdD
School of Education
Dr. Mi-Hyun Chung
Chair, Literacy and Multilingual Studies
Dr. Amanda Gunning
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. David Wang
Chair, Mathematics and Computer Science
Dr. Kristen Keckler
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 Program)
Dr. Zhixiong Chen
Program Director, Cybersecurity (Undergraduate Program), and
Director, Mercy Cybersecurity Education Center
Mr. Louis Grasso
Program Director, Media Studies
Dr. Alan Hartman
Program Director, Modern Foreign Languages
Mr. Justin Kessler
Program Director, Music Production and Recording Arts
Dr. Sisi Li
Program Director, Computer Science (Undergraduate Program) and Computer Information Systems
Dr. Christopher Loots
Program Director, English (Undergraduate Program) and English Literature (Graduate Program)
Dr. Jon-Paul Paolino
Program Director, Mathematics
Dr. Usman Rauf
Program Director, Cybersecurity (Graduate Program)
Mr. Ralph "Woody" Sullender
Program Director, Design and Animation
Dr. Caitlin Wiesner
Program Director, History
Dr. Jason Zalinger
Program Director, Communication Studies
General Education and Honors Program
Dr. Maureen MacLeod
Program Director, Seminars (General Education)
Dr. K. Patrick Fazioli
Director, Honors Program
School of Business
Mr. John Power
Chair, Graduate Business
Ms. Denise Stefano
Chair, Accounting
Dr. Li Yong
Chair, Undergraduate Business
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Mr. Robert Bohn
Program Director, Entrepreneurship
Mr. Mark Chmiel
Program Director, Undergraduate Business
Dr. Rebekah Hanousek-Monge
Program Director, Human Resource Management
Dr. David Kilpatrick
Program Director, Sport Management
Dr. Naushad Kollikathara
Program Director, Analytics (BS, MSBA, and 4+1 Program)
Mr. John Power
Program Director, MBA 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. Lee Warren
Chair, Department of Natural Sciences
Dr. Jean Walsh
Chair, Department of Health Sciences
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Dr. Gary Bouchard
Program Director, Physician Assistant Program
Ms. Jennifer Alves Fernandes
Interim Program Director, Occupational Therapy Assistant
Dr. Ruth Hansen
Program Director, Physical Therapy
Dr. Ren茅e Haskew-Layton
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. Francine Seruya
Program Director, Occupational Therapy
School of Social & Behavioral Sciences
Dr. Illya Lichtenberg
Chair, Social Sciences
Dr. Ellen Sperber-Freebern
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