More than three dozen faculty with variety of skills join UMass Dartmouth
UMass Dartmouth has recruited 38 new faculty members set to begin the 2014-2015 academic year. The new group of faculty members joins the University from across the United States seeking to make transformative impact in student achievement, fostering innovative and enriched learning, alongside dynamic and impactful research.
"We are very excited to have this stellar group of faculty join the University and the community," said UMass Dartmouth Provost Dr. Mohammad Karim. "This year's new faculty brings with them a variety of skills and talent. We are confident that each will make their own mark in his or her respective area of teaching, scholarship, and research."
Joining UMass Dartmouth will be:
Dr. Jessica G. Mikeska
Assistant Professor, Management and Marketing
Education: Ph.D., Marketing, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Dr. Kenneth Saltman
Professor, Educational Leadership
Education: Ph.D., Curriculum & Instruction, Pennsylvania State University
Dr. Mary Wilson
Assistant Professor, English
Education: Ph.D., Department of English, UMass Amherst
Dr. Jesse T. Bazzul
Assistant Professor, STEM Education and Teacher Development
Education: Ph.D., Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning, University of Toronto
Dr. Eric J. Mitnick
Associate Dean, Academics, UMass Law
Education: Ph.D., Department of Politics, Princeton University; J.D., University of Michigan Law School
Dr. Alexis Leigh Teagarden
Assistant Professor, English
Education: Ph.D., Department of English, Carnegie Mellon University
Margaret B. Drew
Associate Professor/Director of Clinical Education and Experiential Learning, UMass Law
Education: LLM, Taxation, Boston University School of Law; J.D., Northeastern University School of Law
Dr. Gang Wang
Assistant Professor, Operational Management
Education: Ph.D., Supply Chain Management, Rutgers University
Dr. Andriana M. Foiles Sifuentes
Full-Time Lecturer, Sociology/Anthropology
Education: Ph.D., Cultural Anthropology, UMass Amherst
Dr. Beenash Jafri
Assistant Professor, Crime and Justice
Education: Ph.D., Gender, Feminist & Women's Studies, York University
Dr. Patrick Cappillino
Assistant Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Education: Ph.D., Chemistry, Boston University
Dr. Joshua Masse
Assistant Professor, Psychology
Education: Ph.D., Philosophy, West Virginia University
Dr. Shakhnoza Kayumova
Assistant Professor, STEM
Education: Ph.D., Educational Theory & Practice, University of Georgia
Lucas Mann
Assistant Professor, English
Education: M.F.A, English (Nonfiction Writing), University of Iowa
Dr. Gavin Fay
Assistant Professor, Fisheries Oceanography
Education: Ph.D., Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington
Dr. Nicholas J. Santavicca
Assistant Professor, STEM
Education: Ph.D., Curriculum & Instruction, Texas Tech University
Stacey A. Waite
Full-Time Lecturer, Community Nursing
Education: MSN, Nursing Education, Framingham State University
Dr. Jaqueline Einstein
Full-Time Lecturer, Marketing & Management Department
Education: D.B.A, Management, H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business & Entrepreneurship
Dr. David Koop
Assistant Professor, Computer & Information Science
Education: Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Utah
Dr. Karen Terrell
Full-Time Lecturer, STEM and Teacher Development
Education: Ph.D., Boston College
Yun (Melody) Tang O'Donnell
Full-Time Lecturer, Medical Laboratory Science
Education: Master of Science, Professional Science, UMass Dartmouth
Dr. Kyle Riding
Full-Time Lecturer, Medical Laboratory Science
Education: Ph.D., Public Health, Walden University
James Mistler
Full-Time Lecturer, Medical Laboratory Science
Education: Master of Science, Biomedical Engineering, UMass Dartmouth
Dr. Elizabeth McCliment
Full-Time Lecturer, Biology
Education: Ph.D., Marine Biology and Biochemistry, University of Delaware
Jamie Eckert
Full-Time Lecturer, Music
Education: Master of Music, Music, West Virginia University
Dr. Margaret Rudd Arieta
Full-Time Lecturer, Doctor of Nursing Practice
Education: Doctor of Nursing Practice, UMass Dartmouth
Dr. Caroline N. Gelmi
Full-Time Lecturer, English
Education: Ph.D., Department of English, Tufts University
Dr. Donghui Yan
Assistant Professor, Mathematics
Education: Ph.D., Statistics, University of California- Berkeley
Dr. Milana C. Vasudev
Assistant Professor, Bioengineering
Education: Doctor of Philosophy, Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Chicago
Michael Swartz
Full-Time Lecturer, Design
Education: M.F.A., Computer Art, School of Visual Arts
Kristi Oliver
Assistant Professor, Art Education
Education: Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in Creative Arts and Education, Fine Arts Director Certificate, Fitchburg State University; Master of Fine Arts in Art Education, Boston University
Dr. Meredith Brent
Assistant professor, Clinical Psychology
Education: Doctor of Philosophy, Combined Professional Scientific, Utah State University
Mary Kayyal
Full-Time Lecturer, Psychology
Education: M.A., Developmental Psychology, Boston College
Dr. Catherine Miraglia
Assistant Professor, Medical Laboratory
Education: Doctorate in Chiropractic Medicine, New York Chiropractic College
Dr. Robert E. Berry
Full-Time Lecturer, Chemistry/Biochemistry
Education: Ph.D., Chemistry, University of Manchester
Margaret Rudd
Full-Time Lecturer, Adult and Child Nursing
Education: Doctor of Nursing Practice, UMass Dartmouth
Rebecca Newell
Full-Time Lecturer/Director of Learning Center
Education: Master of Science, Nursing, UMass Dartmouth
Dr. Janet A. Sobczak
Associate Professor, Community Nursing
Education: Certificate in Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Stony Brook University; Ph.D., Nursing, Medical College of Georgia
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