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Students can find the Honors Center in the Claire T. Carney Library, Suite 220. Students are welcome to visit and ask any questions about the Honors College.

Honors College Staff

Amy Shapiro
Amy Shapiro

Dean

Honors College
Claire T. Carney Library 221

508-910-9051
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Dr. Shapiro's work has focused on the cognition underlying memory storage and retrieval in the classroom, laboratory and real world. She has examined the effect of the internet and classroom clickers on learning, the development of false memories and the organization of memory store. Her most recent research explores the personality characteristics and cognitive processes that underlie belief in conspiracy theories and misinformation. She seeks to uncover why it is that people who may use rigorous cognitive strategies in most areas of life employ more error-prone strategies when it comes to certain subjects (e.g., government or vaccines). Her work has been funded by the US Department of Education's IES program and the James S. McDonnell Foundation.

Brian Ayotte
Brian Ayotte

Associate Professor / Faculty Director of the Honors College

Psychology
Claire T. Carney Library 227

508-999-9206
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Dr. Ayotte is interested in the role of individual and interpersonal factors on health-related attitudes, behaviors, and outcomes through the lifespan. His work includes the examination of health behaviors in married couples, health-related outcomes in healthcare employees, independent living skills in younger and older adults, health-related decision making, and other related work. In his life outside of work, he loves to swim, bike, run, and hike with his wife and dog.

Suzanne Melloni
Suzanne Melloni

Director of Student Support Services

Honors College
Claire T. Carney Library 222

508-999-9299
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Kristen Kadlec
Kristin Kadlec

Assistant Director of Student Support Services

Honors College
Claire T. Carney Library 224

508-999-8493
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Elizabeth Rodericks
Elizabeth Rodericks she/her

Undergraduate Academic Advisor / APEX Specialist

Honors College
Claire T. Carney Library 223

508-910-6756
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Maria Carreiro
Maria Carreiro

Administrative Assistant

Honors College
Claire T. Carney Library 220

508-999-8820
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Honors Council Officers

Leandro Neves
President
Email: lneves@umassd.edu

Isabella Gerardi
Vice President
Email:
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Tracy Le 
Secretary
Email: tle20@umassd.edu

Nicholas Carvalho
Treasurer
Email: ncarvalho5@umassd.edu

Honors Council Leaders

Community Service Director
Eva Silva

DEI Representative
Kai Panori

Events Coordinator
John Rousseau

Photographer
Eva Silva

Social Media Coordinator
Eva Silva

Underclass Representatives 
Kai Panori and Eva Silva

Upperclass Representatives 
Julia Besse and Isaiah Ortiz

Honors Faculty

Christian McHugh
Christian McHugh, PhD he/him/his

Assistant Teaching Professor

Physics
Science & Engineering 203B

508-999-8356
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Doug Roscoe
Douglas Roscoe, PhD

Professor / Director of General Education

Political Science
Liberal Arts 327

508-999-8519
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Jacqueline O'Dell
Jacqueline O'Dell, PhD she/her

Associate Teaching Professor

English & Communication
Liberal Arts 216

508-999-8274
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Kristen Sethares
Kristen Sethares, PhD she/her/hers

Professor

College of Nursing & Health Sciences / Adult
Dion 308B

508-999-9148
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Laura Franz she/her

Professor

Art & Design
College of Visual & Performing Arts 204A

508-999-9285
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Honors Curriculum Committee

Brian Ayotte
Chairperson
Honors Curriculum

Laura Franz 
Professor
Art & Design

Christian McHugh
Assistant Professor
Physics

Jacqueline O'Dell
Associate Professor
English & Communication

Douglas Roscoe
Professor/Director of General Education 
Political Science

Kristen Sethares 
Professor
College of Nursing & Health Sciences/Adult

Leandro Neves
Curriculum Committee Student Representative
Class of 2025

Isabella Gerardi
Curriculum Committee Student Representative
Class of 2026

 

Honors Advisory Council

Tracie Ferreira
Associate Professor/Chairperson
Bioengineering

Laura Franz 
Professor
Art & Design

Mahzad Hojjat 
Professor/Chairperson
Psychology

Pamela Karimi
Associate Professor
Art Education Art History & Media Studies

Christian McHugh
Assistant Professor
Physics

Jacqueline O'Dell
Associate Professor
English & Communication

Douglas Roscoe
Professor/Director of General Education
Political Science

Kristen Sethares 
Professor
College of Nursing & Health Sciences/Adult

Michael Sheriff 
Associate Professor
Biology

Ronald Sherwin 
Professor/Chairperson 
Music

Mark Silby
Associate Professor/Chairperson
Biology

Jay Zysk
Associate Professor
English & Communication

Leandro Neves
Advisory Council Student Representative
Class of 2025

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