Full Time Faculty R - Z

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All Full Time Faculty for Academic Year 2022 - 2023 are listed below alphabetically by last name with their subjects taught, degree information, the institution that awarded the degree, the year the faculty member first began teaching at Westfield State University, and finally whether or not the faculty member is on sabbatical during Academic Year 2022 - 2023. A listing of Full Time Faculty for the previous academic year is available as a pdf document.

First Name Last Name Department Title Degree At WSU Since Comments
Shoba Rajgopal Ethnic and Gender Studies Professor BA, University of Madras (India)
MA, University of Mysore (India)
MS, Kansas State University
PhD, University of Colorado at Boulder		 2006  
David Raker Education Professor BS, Union College
MS, Florida International University
Ed D, University of Massachusetts, Amherst		 1997  
George Ramirez Art Assistant Professor BA, MPA, Westfield State University
MFA, Academy of Art University		 2015  
Jason Ramsay Biology Associate Professor BS, PhD, University of Rhode Island 2016  
Robert Rausch Sports Medicine and Human Performance Professor BS, MS, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse
PhD, University of Minnesota		 1994  
Richard Rees Chemical and Physical Sciences Professor BS, Vanderbilt University
MS, PhD, University of Chicago		 1999  
Aaron Reyes Chemical and Physical Sciences Professor BS, University of Rochester
MS, University of South Carolina
PhD, University of California, Santa Cruz		 2010  
Jorge Reyes Psychology Professor BS, University of Florida
MS, University of North Texas
PhD, University of Florida		 2008  
Laurie Risler Education Instructor BA, Stonehill College
MEd, Fitchburg State University		 2012  
Jamie Rivera Nursing and Allied Health Associate Professor BS, Elms College
MSN, American International College
PhD, University of Connecticut		 2013  
Brian Rizzo Criminal Justice Professor BA, Muhlenberg College
MPA, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
MA, State University of New York, Albany
PhD, Graduate School and University Center, City University of New York		 2007  
Anna Rokicki Mathematics Associate Professor MS, Warsaw University
PhD, Wesleyan University		 2005  
Thomas Roscoe Criminal Justice Professor BS, Villanova University
MS, University of Hartford
MA, University of New Haven
PhD, State University of New York, Albany, School of Criminal Justice		 2001  
Melissa Roti Sports Medicine and Human Performance Professor BS, University of Connecticut
MS, University of Massachusetts
PhD, University of Connecticut		 2003  
Hillary Sackett-Taylor Economics Associate Professor BA, Smith College
MS, PhD, Michigan State University		 2012 Department Chair
Makoto Saito Communication Professor BA, Marlboro College
MA, School for International Training
PhD, University of Massachusetts, Amherst		 2007 Sabbatical, Fall 2022
Amanda Salacinski Sports Medicine and Human Performance Associate Professor BS, University of Pittsburgh
MS, Springfield College
PhD, University of Pittsburgh		 2018  
Sophia Sarigianides English Professor BA, MA, University of California
M Phil, PhD, Teachers College at Columbia University		 2010  
Supriya Sarnikar Economics Professor B.E., Osmania University (India)
MA, PhD, University of Arizona
JD, George Mason University		 2005  
Catherine Savini English Professor BA, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
MA, PhD, New York University		 2009  
Marcia Scanlon Nursing and Allied Health Associate Professor BS, University of Massachusetts
MS, Saint Joseph College
DNP, Sacred Heart University		 2012 Department Chair
James Schlaffer Economics Associate Professor BS, MS, University of North Texas
PhD, University of Oklahoma		 2016  
Diana Schwartz Sports Medicine and Human Performance Professor BSE, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
MS, DPE, Springfield College		 1996 Department Chair
Susan Scott Nursing and Allied Health Associate Professor BSN, Elms College
MSN, University of Hartford
PhD, University of Massachusetts		 2015 Sabbatical, Fall 2022
Chalet Seidel English Associate Professor BA, MA, Youngstown State University
PhD, Case Western University		 2009 Sabbatical, Fall 2022
Brian Selgrade Sports Medicine and Human Performance Assistant Professor BS, North Carolina State University
MS, Duke University
PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology		 2019  
David Shapleigh Art Professor BFA, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
MFA, Boston University		 2008 Department Chair
Lynn Shelley Psychology Professor BA, Saint Mary’s College
MA, PhD, Fordham University		 1995  
Kimberly Sherman Marketing and Management Associate Professor BA, PhD, University of Massachusetts, Amherst 2014 Department Chair
Karen Sladyk Health Sciences Professor BS, Eastern Michigan University
MS, Southern Connecticut University
PhD, University of Connecticut		 2017  
Tamara Smith Health Sciences Professor BA, PhD, State University of New York, Albany 2007  
Beverly St. Pierre Health Sciences Assistant Professor BA, MOT, Bay Path University
DOT, Chatham University		 2020  
Elizabeth Starr English Professor BA, University of Houston
MA, PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign		 2002  
Elizabeth Stassinos Ethnic and Gender Studies Professor BA, MA, PhD, University of Virginia 2004 Department Chair
Brian Steinberg Political Science Professor BA, University of Connecticut
MA, University of Wisconsin
PhD, New York University		 1978  
Jessica Stephens Biology Assistant Professor BS, Butler University
MS, Auburn University
PhD, University of Georgia		 2020  
H. Edward Stessel English Professor BA, University of North Carolina
MA, University of Chicago
PhD, University of Pennsylvania		 1986  
Rosemary Sullivan Social Work Professor BS, Guilford College
MSW, University of North Carolina, Greensboro
PhD, Smith College		 2008 Department Chair
Christina Swaidan Art Associate Professor BA, Mount Holyoke College
MA, University of Mississippi, Saint Joseph College
Ed D, University of Hartford		 2006  
Kathryn Szerlag Environmental Science Assistant Professor BS, MS, University of Massachusetts 2020  
Miriam Tager Education Associate Professor BA, Sarah Lawrence College
MS Ed, Bank Street College
PhD, Graduate Center, City University of New York		 2015  
Karsten Theis Chemical and Physical Sciences Professor BS, MS, Technical University of Berlin (Germany)
PhD, Free University of Berlin (Germany)		 2010  
Kimberly Tobin Criminal Justice Professor BA, MA, PhD, State University of New York at Albany 1998  
Subramanian Vaitheeswaran Chemical and Physical Sciences Assistant Professor BS, Jhunjhunwala College (India)
MS, University of Mumbai (India)
PhD, University of Maine		 2019  
CJ Van Wright Social Work Assistant Professor BS, Towson State University
MSW, University of Maryland
DSW, St. Thomas University		 2019  
Hugo Viera Sociology, Hispanic, Liberal and Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Professor BA, University of Pennsylvania
MA, M Phil, PhD, Yale University		 2012  
Christine von Renesse Mathematics Professor Diploma, Technical University of Berlin (Germany)
MS, PhD, University of Massachusetts, Amherst		 2007  
Karin Vorwerk Mathematics Professor Diploma, Technical University of Berlin (Germany)
PhD, Clemson University		 2002  
Michael Vorwerk Environmental Science Professor BS,  Western Carolina University
MS, Georgia Institute of Technology
PhD, Clemson University		 2001  
John Wagner Economics Professor BA, Kutztown State University
MA, PhD, Temple University		 1986  
Jamie Wainright Art Professor BFA, Western Michigan University
MA, MFA, University of Wisconsin at Madison		 1995  
Katherine Walsh Social Work Professor BS, Smith College
MSW, Columbia University of Social Work
PhD, Boston College Graduate School of Social Work		 2010  
Kathryn Weglarz Biology Assistant Professor BS, Colorado State University
MS, University of Delaware
PhD, Utah State University		 2020  
Tarin Weiss Chemical and Physical Sciences Professor BS, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
MS, University of Wisconsin
Ed D, University of Massachusetts, Amherst		 2007  
Edward Welsh Mathematics Professor BA, Williams College
MA, PhD, Duke University		 2003  
Mao-Lun Weng Biology Assistant Professor BS, MS, National Taiwan University
PhD, University of Texas, Austin		 2019  
Robin White Biology Associate Professor BA, BS, Texas Lutheran University
PhD, Ohio State University		 2013  
Huguette Williams Criminal Justice Instructor BS, MS, Westfield State University 2014  
Michelle Williams Social Work Assistant Professor BA, Central Connecticut State University
MSW, PhD, University of Southern California		 2022  
Summer Williams Psychology Professor BA, University of California, Riverside
MS, Alliant International University
MA, PhD, University of California, Riverside		 2020  
Nichole Wofford Social Work Assistant Professor BA, University of California, Davis
MS, San Francisco State University
PhD, Smith College		 2020  
Yuan Zhang Communication Associate Professor BA, Beijing Foreign Studies University
MA, University of Pennsylvania
PhD, University of North Carolina		 2016