Full Time Faculty R - Z | 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 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

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