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×Full Time Faculty 2011 - 2012 (pdf)
Full Time Faculty 2012 - 2013 (pdf)
Full Time Faculty 2013 - 2014 (pdf)
Full Time Faculty 2014 - 2015 (pdf)
Full Time Faculty 2015 - 2016 (pdf)
Full Time Faculty 2016 - 2017 (pdf)
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 |