Full Time Faculty A - G | Westfield State University

2017 - 2018

All Full Time Faculty for Academic Year 2017 - 2018 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 2017 - 2018. Use the links above to access the listing of adjunct faculty, or full time faculty H - Q or R - Z. A listing of Full Time Faculty for the previous academic year is available as a pdf document at the link above.

First Name	Last Name	Department	Title	Degree	At WSU Since	Comments
Mark	Abate	History	Professor	BA, University of New Hampshire MA, PhD, Boston University	2001
Ziblim	Abukari	Social Work	Assistant Professor	BA, University of Ghana MSW, PhD, University of Denver	2011	Sabbatical, Spring 2018
Shirley	Acquah	Communication	Assistant Professor	BA, University of Ghana MA, PhD, Ohio University, Lancaster	2012
Stephen	Adams	English	Professor	BA, Southwest Missouri State University MA, PhD, University of Missouri at Columbia	1995
Nicholas	Aieta	History	Professor	BA, College of the Holy Cross MA, University of Connecticut PhD, University of Nebraska	2008
Linda	Albright	Psychology	Professor	BA, University of Lowell MA, PhD, University of Connecticut	1988
Rihab	Alzubaidi	Economics and Management	Associate Professor	BA, Al-Mussel University MA, Kharkiv Engineering and Economic Institute (Ukraine) PhD, Kiev Institute of National Economy (Ukraine)	2011
Leonardo	Andrade	Psychology	Assistant Professor	BA, Centro Universitário de Brasilia, Brazil MS, Universidade de Brasilia, Brazil PhD, University of Florida	2014
Gabriel	Aquino	Sociology	Associate Professor	BA, MA, PhD, State University of New York at Albany	2007
Beverly	Army Williams	English	Instructor	BA, Providence College MA, PhD, Miami University of Ohio	2011
Bradford	Art	Philosophy	Professor	BA, Miami University PhD, Brown University	1986	Sabbatical, Fall 2017
Carol	Bailey	English	Associate Professor	BA, University of West Indies (Jamaica) MA, Clark University PhD, University of Massachusetts	2012
Erold	Bailey	Education	Associate Professor	B Ed, University of West Indies (Jamaica) MA, Clark University Ed D, University of Massachusetts	2012
Laura	Baker	Education	Associate Professor	BS, Miami University M Ed, Ed D, University of Maine	2008
David	Bakuli	Economics and Management	Professor	BA, MA, University of Nairobi PhD, University of Massachusetts, Amherst	2000
Adeyinka	Banwo	History	Assistant Professor	BA, Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria MA, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria PhD, University of Ilorin, Nigeria	2008
Felicia	Barber	Music	Assistant Professor	BMus, Oral Roberts University MMus, Mansfield University PhD, Florida State University	2013
Sandra	Berkowitz	Education	Professor	BA, University of Massachusetts MA, Ohio State University PhD, University of Minnesota	2003
Heidi	Bohler	Movement Science	Associate Professor	BS, MS, Texas Tech University Ed D, University of Massachusetts	2010
Andrew	Bonacci	Music	Professor	BMus, State University of New York, Fredonia MMus, University of Louisville DMA, University of Kansas	1999
Steve	Bou ghosn	Computer and Information Science	Assistant Professor	BS, MS, Lebanese American University PhD, North Dakota University	2013
Carsten	Braun	Geography and Regional Planning	Associate Professor	BS, University of Freiburg (Germany) MS, PhD, University of Denver	2006
Eric	Bressler	Psychology	Professor	BS, University of Connecticut PhD, McMaster University (Canada)	2005
Glen	Brewster	English	Professor	BA, MA, University of Tennessee PhD, Duke University	1996
Robert	Bristow	Geography and Regional Planning	Professor	AA, Harford Community College BS, MA, Towson State University PhD, Southern Illinois University	1989	Sabbatical, Spring 2018
Heather	Brown	Political Science	Assistant Professor	BA, Aquinas College MA, PhD, Purdue University	2012
Mary	Brown-Bonacci	Music	Associate Professor	BMus, MMus, Emporia State University DMA, University of Kansas	2005
Rebecca	Burwell	Psychology	Professor	BA, Bates College M Phil, University of Cambridge (UK) PhD, University of Denver	2006
Paul	Cacolice	Movement Science	Assistant Professor	BS, Slippery Rock University MS, University of Massachusetts MS, PhD, Duquesne University	2016
Madeleine	Cahill	Communication	Professor	BA, Mount Holyoke College MA, PhD, University of Massachusetts, Amherst	1995	Sabbatical, Spring 2018
Heather	Caldwell	Ethnic and Gender Studies	Assistant Professor	BA, State University of New York, New Paltz MA, Howard University MAT, American University	2013
Joseph	Camilleri	Psychology	Associate Professor	BA, McMaster University (Canada) MA, University of Saskatchewan (Canada) PhD, Queens University (Canada)	2008
James	Carabetta	Computer and Information Science	Professor	BS, M Ed, CAGS, Springfield College Ed D, University of Massachusetts	1984	Sabbatical, Spring 2018
Maria Graciela	Carranza	Chemical and Physical Sciences	Assistant Professor	BS, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala PhD, Baylor University	2016
Sean	Casey	English	Instructor	BA, Brown University MFA, University of Massachusetts, Amherst	2013
Robert	Chatt	Economics and Management	Assistant Professor	BBA, Saint Bonaventure University MA, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MS, Duquesne University	2017
Brian	Chen	English	Assistant Professor	BA, MA, Fu Jen Catholic University (Taiwan) PhD, University of Texas, Arlington	2013
Byung Jun	Cho	Criminal Justice	Associate Professor	BS, Dongguk University (South Korea) MA, State University of New York, Albany PhD, Indiana University of Pennsylvania	2009
David	Christensen	Biology	Associate Professor	BS, University of Idaho MS, PhD, Washington State University	2008
William Jackson	Christian	English	Instructor	BA, College of William and Mary MA, Hollins University MFA, University of Massachusetts, Amherst	2011
Susanne	Chuku	Economics and Management	Associate Professor	BA, University of Augsburg (Germany) MA, PhD, Wayne State University	2009
Goopeel	Chung	Computer and Information Science	Associate Professor	BS, Seoul National University (Korea) MS, PhD, University of North Carolina	2003
Claudia	Ciano-Boyce	Psychology	Professor	BA, Northeastern University MS, Southern Illinois University Ed D, University of Massachusetts	1989
Maureen	Clark	Social Work	Assistant Professor	BS, Bay Path College MSW, Springfield College CAGS, Boston University	2016
Christin	Cleaton-Ruiz	History	Associate Professor	BA, Trinity College MA, University of California at San Diego PhD, State University of New York at Stony Brook	2006
Emily	Cole	Environmental Science	Assistant Professor	BA, Kenyon College M Ed, Boston University PhD, University of Massachusetts, Amherst	2015
Brian	Conz	Geography and Regional Planning	Associate Professor	BA, MS, PhD, University of Massachusetts	2008
William	Cook	Criminal Justice	Professor	BA, College of the Holy Cross M Phil, PhD, City University of New York	1991
Peter	Coutsouridis	Music	Associate Professor	BMus, University of Hartford MMus, Central Washington University DMA, Eastman School of Music, Rochester	2009	Sabbatical, Fall 2017
Heather	Crocker-Aulenback	English	Associate Professor	BHFA, MFA, University of Massachusetts	2010
Audrelee	Dallam-Murphy	Criminal Justice	Associate Professor	BA, MA, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey PhD, Sam Houston State University	2005
Cornelia	Daniel	Economics and Management	Associate Professor	BS, University of Florida MS, BA, PhD, University of Massachusetts	1990
Thomas	Daniel	Psychology	Assistant Professor	BS, Georgia Southern University MS, PhD, Auburn University	2016
Ruth	Darling	Biology	Associate Professor	BS, Cornell University MS, University of California at San Diego PhD, Dartmouth College	1996
John	Dempsey	History	Associate Professor	AB, MA, Boston College PhD, Boston University	2006
Philip	DeOrsey	Mathematics	Assistant Professor	BS, Marietta College MS, Ohio University PhD, University of Colorado, Denver	2016
Vanessa	Diana	English	Professor	BS, East Stroudsburg University MA, Lehigh University PhD, Arizona State University	2000
Jennifer	DiGrazia	English	Professor	BA, University of Nevada MA, Boise State University PhD, University of Massachusetts	2005
Charles	DiStefano	Political Science	Assistant Professor	BA, University of Missouri MA, Southeast Missouri State University PhD, Southern Illinois University	2017
Nigel	Dobereiner	Communication	Assistant Professor	BA, University of Massachusetts M Ed, Boston University	2002
L. Mara	Dodge	History	Professor	BA, Hampshire College MA, M Ed, PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago	1999
David	Doe	Biology	Professor	BS, Bates College MS, Northeastern University PhD, University of North Carolina	1979
Tian-Jia	Dong	Sociology	Professor	BA, MA, Shandong University (China) MA, PhD, Boston College	2003	Sabbatical, Spring 2018
Volker	Ecke	Mathematics	Associate Professor	Vordiplom, Universität Konstanz (Germany) MS, PhD, University of Massachusetts	2004
Sunday	Fakunmoju	Social Work	Associate Professor	BS, MS, University of Lagos (Nigeria) MA, University of Karlsruhe (Germany) MSW, Hunter College School of Social Work PhD, University of Maryland	2010
Maria del Mar	Farina de Parada	Social Work	Assistant Professor	BA, Westfield State University MSW, Smith College MBA, Western New England University	2013
Adel	Fauzetdinova	Language and Cultural Studies	Assistant Professor	BA, Framingham State University MA, PhD, Boston University	2018
Michael	Filas	English	Professor	BS, California State University, Long Beach MFA, San Diego State University PhD, University of Washington	2001
Julian	Fleron	Mathematics	Professor	BA, Cornell University MA, University of Minnesota PhD, State University of New York, Albany	1994
Anthony	Furnelli	Economics and Management	Instructor	BA, Wake Forest University MBA, American University	2010
Heather	Galpin	Biology	Instructor	BA, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts M Ed, Westfield State University	2017
Thomas	Gardner	Communication	Professor	BA, University of Virginia MA, University of Georgia MPA, Harvard University PhD, University of Massachusetts	2003
Janet	Gebelt	Psychology	Professor	BA, Mankato State University MS, PhD, Rutgers University	2004
Galina	Gertsenzon	Music	Instructor	Diploma, Piatigorsky Music School (USSR) BMus, Baku College of Music (USSR) MMus, Gorky State Conservatory (USSR)	2007
Rachel	Gibson	Music	Associate Professor	BA, Boston University MA, Teachers College at Columbia University PhD, University of Washington	2008
Frank	Giuliano	Chemical and Physical Sciences	Professor	BS, Rochester Institute of Technology MS, PhD, Syracuse University	1997
Shannon	Gleason	Education	Assistant Professor	BA, Loyola Marymount University MA, PhD, Washington State University	2017
Barbara	Goff	Education	Professor	BA, State University of New York, Pottsdam MA, West Georgia College Ed D, Boston University	2000	Sabbatical, Spring 2018
Terri	Griffin	Education	Associate Professor	BA, University of Massachusetts, Amherst M Ed, Westfield State University Ed M, Ed D, Harvard University	2009
Stephanie	Grimaldi	Education	Associate Professor	BS, Lehigh University M Ed, Harvard University Ed D, Boston University	2009
Carl	Grobe	Biology	Professor	BA, Connecticut College PhD, University of California, Davis	1998
Alina	Gross	Geography and Regional Planning	Assistant Professor	BA, Connecticut College MRP, PhD, University of Massachusetts, Amherst	2017
Christopher	Gullen	Communication	Assistant Professor	BS, Lawrence Technological University MA, PhD, Wayne State University	2014

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