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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 A - G or H - Q. 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 |
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 | Instructor | BA, MPA, Westfield State University | 2015 | |
Jason | Ramsay | Biology | Assistant Professor | BS, PhD, University of Rhode Island | 2016 | |
Robert | Rausch | Movement Science | 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 | |
Yelizaveta | Renfro | English | Assistant Professor | BA, University of California MA, George Mason University PhD, University of Nebraska, Lincoln |
2012 | |
Aaron | Reyes | Chemical and Physical Sciences | Associate Professor | BS, University of Rochester MS, University of South Carolina PhD, University of California, Santa Cruz |
2010 | Sabbatical, Fall 2017 |
Jorge | Reyes | Psychology | Associate Professor | BS, University of Florida MS, University of North Texas PhD, University of Florida |
2008 | |
Laurie | Risler | Education | Teacher In Residence | BA, College of William and Mary MA, Hollins University MFA, University of Massachusetts, Amherst |
2012 | |
Jamie | Rivera | Nursing and Allied Health | Assistant Professor | BS, Elms College MSN, American International College |
2013 | |
Brian | Rizzo | Criminal Justice | Associate 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 | |
Patrick | Romano | Chemical and Physical Sciences | Professor | BA, American International College PhD, Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
1971 | |
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 | |
Beth | Rothermel | English | Professor | BA, University of Virginia MA, PhD, University of Texas at Austin |
1996 | Sabbatical, Spring 2018 |
Melissa | Roti | Movement Science | Professor | BS, University of Connecticut MS, University of Massachusetts PhD, University of Connecticut |
2003 | |
Hillary | Sackett | Economics and Management | Assistant Professor | BA, Smith College MS, PhD, Michigan State University |
2012 | |
Makoto | Saito | Communication | Associate Professor | BA, Marlboro College MA, School for International Training PhD, University of Massachusetts |
2007 | |
Adelaide | Sandler | Social Work | Assistant Professor | BA, Washington University MS, PhD, University of Connecticut |
2017 | |
Sophia | Sarigianides | English | Associate Professor | BA, MA, University of California M Phil, PhD, Teachers College at Columbia University |
2010 | |
Supriya | Sarnikar | Economics and Management | Professor | B.E., Osmania University (India) MA, PhD, University of Arizona JD, George Mason University |
2005 | |
Catherine | Savini | English | Associate Professor | BA, University of Massachusetts MA, PhD, New York University |
2009 | |
Jason | Sawyer | Movement Science | Assistant Professor | BS, Plymouth State University MS, PhD, Springfield College |
2015 | |
Marcia | Scanlon | Nursing and Allied Health | Assistant Professor | BS, University of Massachusetts MS, Saint Joseph College |
2012 | |
James | Schlaffer | Economics and Management | Assistant Professor | BS, MS, University of North Texas PhD, University of Oklahoma |
2016 | |
Diana | Schwartz | Movement Science | Professor | BSE, Indiana University of Pennsylvania MS, DPE, Springfield College |
1996 | |
Susan | Scott | Nursing and Allied Health | Instructor | BSN, Elms College MSN, University of Hartford |
2015 | |
Chalet | Seidel | English | Associate Professor | BA, MA, Youngstown State University PhD, Case Western University |
2009 | |
David | Shapleigh | Art | Associate Professor | BFA, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth MFA, Boston University |
2008 | |
Lynn | Shelley | Psychology | Professor | BA, Saint Mary’s College MA, PhD, Fordham University |
1995 | Sabbatical, Spring 2018 |
Kimberly | Sherman | Economics and Management | Assistant Professor | BA, PhD, University of Massachusetts, Amherst | 2014 | |
Karen | Sladyk | Health Sciences | Associate Professor | BS, Eastern Michigan University MS, Southern Connecticut University PhD, University of Connecticut |
2017 | |
Tamara | Smith | Sociology | Associate Professor | BA, PhD, State University of New York, Albany | 2007 | |
Kathryn | Stanne | Movement Science | Professor | BS, M Ed, University of Massachusetts, Amherst PhD, University of South Carolina |
1999 | |
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 | Administrative Leave of Absence |
Brian | Steinberg | Political Science | Professor | BA, University of Connecticut MA, University of Wisconsin PhD, New York University |
1978 | |
Harold | Stessel | English | Professor | BA, University of North Carolina MA, University of Chicago PhD, University of Pennsylvania |
1986 | |
Rosemary | Sullivan | Social Work | Associate Professor | BS, Guilford College MSW, University of North Carolina, Greensboro PhD, Smith College |
2008 | |
Christina | Swaidan | Art | Associate Professor | BA, Mount Holyoke College MA, University of Mississippi, Saint Joseph College Ed D, University of Hartford |
2006 | Administrative Leave of Absence |
Jack | Szpiler | Psychology | Professor | BA, University of Dayton MS, Ed D, University of Massachusetts |
1977 | |
Miriam | Tager | Education | Assistant Professor | BA, Sarah Lawrence College MS Ed, Bank Street College PhD, Graduate Center, City University of New York |
2015 | |
Kevin | Tatsugawa | Movement Science | Associate Professor | BS, MS, California State University PhD, University of Utah |
2010 | |
Gerald | Tetrault | Philosophy | Professor | AB, MA, Boston University | 1967 | Sabbatical, Spring 2018 |
Karsten | Theis | Chemical and Physical Sciences | Associate Professor | BS, MS, Technical University of Berlin (Germany) PhD, Free University of Berlin (Germany) |
2010 | |
Robert | Thompson | Biology | Instructor | BA, American International College MA, University of Hartford |
2001 | |
Kimberly | Tobin | Criminal Justice | Associate Professor | BA, MA, PhD, State University of New York at Albany | 1998 | |
Emily | Todd | English | Professor | BA, Amherst College M Phil, St. Andrews University PhD, University of Minnesota |
1999 | |
Roger | Tudor | Psychology | Professor | BS, University of Florida MA, PhD, University of South Florida |
1991 | |
Warren | Turner | Chemical and Physical Sciences | Professor | AB, Bowdoin College MS, PhD, Harvard University |
2004 | |
Lori | Vaughn | Health Sciences | Associate Professor | BS, Bay Path College MS, OTD, Boston University |
2017 | |
Hugo | Viera | World Language Studies | Assistant 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 |
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 and Management | 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 | |
Nayomi | Walton | Nursing and Allied Health | Instructor | BS, MS, University of Connecticut | 2017 | |
Tarin | Weiss | Chemical and Physical Sciences | Associate Professor | BS, University of Massachusetts MS, University of Wisconsin Ed D, University of Massachusetts |
2007 | |
Edward | Welsh | Mathematics | Professor | BA, Williams College MA, PhD, Duke University |
2003 | Sabbatical, Fall 2017 |
Robin | White | Biology | Assistant Professor | BA, BS, Texas Lutheran University PhD, Ohio State University |
2013 | |
Summer | Williams | Psychology | Associate Professor | BA, University of California, Riverside MS, Alliant International University MA, PhD, University of California, Riverside |
2009 | |
Shirley Lau | Wong | English | Assistant Professor | BA, Columbia University MA, PhD, New York University |
2014 | |
James | Wright | Mathematics | Associate Professor | BS, Union College MS, University of Idaho PhD, University of Washington |
2013 | |
Elise | Young | History | Professor | BA, Sarah Lawrence College MFA, Columbia University Ed D, PhD, University of Massachusetts, Amherst |
1998 | |
Michael | Young | Chemical and Physical Sciences | Associate Professor | BS, BA, MS, University of Minnesota MS, MS, University of Massachusetts MS, Oregon State University |
1984 | |
Philip | Zampini | Political Science | Professor | BA, Providence College MA, PhD, Miami University of Ohio |
2000 | |
Yuan | Zhang | Communication | Assistant Professor | BA, Beijing Foreign Studies University MA, University of Pennsylvania PhD, University of North Carolina |
2016 |