Fine Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

The College of FAHSS at UMass Lowell, on the banks of the Merrimack River, connects students globally and locally.

We offer a variety of programs that challenge you with analytical reading, critical thinking and problem solving. After leaving FAHSS, you’ll be ready to use your expertise in the community and will have knowledge and skills to respond to our ever-changing world.

Meet Our Faculty

John-Morgan BushVisiting Lecturer, Director UMass Lowell String Project, MusicJohn-Morgan is the author of the Tuxedo Revolt Blog. His blog encourages innovation and cultural relevance for performing arts organizations and artists.
Michael E. Jones, J.D.Professor, Program Director, Legal StudiesSports Law
Danielle Boutwell, M.A.Visiting Instructor, Cultural StudiesFrench Studies and Culture
Ardeth Maung Thawnghmung, Ph.D.Department Chair, Professor   , Political Science, Global StudiesComparative Politics, International Relations, Southeast Asian Politics
Diana Archibald, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Internship Coordinator, EnglishCharles Dickens, Victorian Fiction, British Literature, Transatlantic Studies, Creative Nonfiction.
Ashlie Sponenberg, Ph.D.Lecturer, EnglishComposition Pedagogy, Information Literacy, British Modernism, Cinema Studies, & Cultural Studies
Timothy CrainAssistant Professor, MusicMusic History, Jazz History
Michelle Haynes, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Psychology 
Fletcher Smith, Ph.D.Visiting Faculty, HistoryJapan, U.S. History, Radicalism, Reform
Jehanne-Marie Gavarini, MFAProfessor, Art, Film Studies, Gender Studies, Global StudiesVisual art & visual culture
Andrew J. Harris, Ph.D.Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies, Associate Professor, FAHSS, Criminal JusticeMental illness & the criminal justice system; sex offender management policy; juvenile justice policy & practice.
John Wooding, Ph.D.Professor  , Political Science, Economic & Social Development of RegionsPublic Policy, International Political Economy, British Politics 
Melissa Pennell, Ph.D.Professor, English, American Studies, Gender Studies19th & early 20th century American Literature, American Women Novelists, Mystery & Detective Fiction
Richard Siegel, Ph.D.Department Chair, Professor, Psychology 
Lisa Edwards, Ph.D.Associate Professor, History, Global StudiesLatin America
Cheryl Najarian Souza, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Sociology, Gender StudiesGender studies, women & work, qualitative research methods, & the sociology of disabilty
Wael Kamal, Ph.D.Lecturer, Director, Journalism and Media Studies 
Dina Bozicas, M.A.Lecturer, EnglishComposition and Literature
Levon Chorbajian, Ph.D.Professor, SociologyGenocide politics, mass media, sports
P. Christopher Smith, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus, Philosophy, Cultural StudiesGreek Philosophy, Modern German Thought, Rhetoric and Theories of Argument, Hermeneutics
Lorenzo Boyd, Ph.D.Lecturer, Transfer Coordinator, Criminology and Justice StudiesUrban Policing, Race & Crime, Criminal Justice Systems
Robert Kunzendorf, Ph.D.ProfessorCognitive psychology, statistics, psychology of consciousness, abnormal psychology
April Pattavina, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Criminal Justice, Security StudiesCrime Reporting, Corrections, Intimate Partner Violence, Sexual Assault.
Susan Gallagher, Ph.D.Associate Professor     , Political Science, Gender StudiesAmerican Politics, Political Theory, Media Studies
Susan Thomson, Ph.D.Visiting Lecturer, SociologySusan contributes to/integrates service learning in her courses, giving students real life and work skills.
John Christ, Ph.D.Assistant Professor in Art History and Visual Culture, Art History, Cultural Studies, American Studies 
Alan Jay Lincoln, Ph.D.Emeritus Faculty, University Ombuds (Retired), Criminal Justice 
Robert Forrant, Ph.D.Professor, Co-Director, Senior Research Fellow, History; Center for Industrial CompetitivenessU.S. History, Labor Studies, Global Development, Industrial History
Frederick Lewis, Ph.D.Professor    , Political ScienceCivil Liberties, Constitutional Law, Political Leadership
Laura Punnett, Sc.D.Professor , Work Environment, CPH-NEW, Center for Women & Work 
John Kaag, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Director of Global Studies PhD. Program, Philosophy, Gender Studies, Global StudiesAesthetics, Philosophy of Mind, American Philosophy
Angela Terrio, M.A.Instructor, Undergraduate Advisor, Criminal Justice  
Maria Matz, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Latin American Studies & Culture, Cultural Studies 
Anne Mulvey, Ph.D.Professor Emerita, Psychology, Gender StudiesCommunity psychology and women's studies
David Landrigan, Ph.D.Associate ProfessorSensation and perception, research methods and statistics, portals of consciousness, computer applications in psychology, neuropsychology, and chaos and nonlinear dynamics applications in psychology
Mia Bloom, Ph.D.Professor, Center for Terrorism and Security Studies, Criminal Justice, Security StudiesSuicide terrorism, women & terrorism, rape as a strategy of war and children & political violence
Shelley Barish, M.F.AAssistant Professor, English, Theatre ArtsTheatre Arts
Christopher Carlsmith, Ph.D.Associate Professor, History; Gender Studies; Office of Undergraduate Fellowships Early Modern Europe, Renaissance Italy, Western Civilization
Meg RubyLecturer, MusicPiano, Ensembles
Philip Moss, Ph.D.Professor, Co-Director, Economics, Economics & Social Development of Regions Program, Center for Industrial CompetitivenessLabor Economics, Community Economic Development, Public Policy Analyst
Mary Gormley, Ph.D.Lecturer, EnglishRhetoric & Composition
Charlotte Mandell, Ph.D.Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, Professor, Academic Affairs, Psychology 
Giulia Po, Ph.D.Visiting Lecturer in Italian Studies & Culture , Cultural Studies 
Andrea Dottolo, Ph.D.Lecturer, Psychology, Director, Gender Studies, Gender Studies, Psychology 
Nancy Selleck, Ph.D.Associate Professor, English, Theatre ArtsShakespeare, early modern literature & culture, performance theory, theatre history, theatre arts.
Rita Sullivan, Ph.D.Lecturer, EnglishBusiness Writing, Early Twentieth Century British Fiction, Oral Communication, Editing & Publishing
Allan Roscoe, M.A.Lecturer, Criminal JusticeCrimes of Violence, Terrorism/Counter-Terrorism, Homeland Sec., Natnl. Sec. & Counter-Intelligence/Counter-Espionage
Richard Hudak, Ph.D.Visiting Lecturer, SociologyWar and peace, social movements, complex organizations
Tracy Michaels, MAVisiting Instructor, EnglishComposition and Literature
Russell Karl, J.D.Professor, Legal StudiesBusiness Law, Family Law, Real Estate Law
Morgan Marietta, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Political ScienceAmerican Politics and Political Psychology
George Chigas, Ph.D.Lecturer, Director of the Bachelor of Liberal Arts, Cultural Studies, Global StudiesCambodian & Asian Studies & Culture
Alexander CaseAssistant Professor, MusicSound recording technology
Paul E. Tracy, Ph.D.Professor, Graduate Coordinator, Criminal Justice, Global StudiesMethodology & statistical analysis; criminal careers.
Mitra Das, Ph.D.Professor, Chair, Sociology, Peace & Conflict StudiesFamily studies and gender-related issues, immigration, ethnicity and social change  Dr. Das brings a comparative perspective to her teaching.
Jenifer Whitten-Woodring, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Political Science, Peace & Conflict Studies, Global StudiesMedia Politics, Political Communication, Research Methods
James J.F. Forest, Ph.D.Professor, Director of Security Studies, Criminal Justice, Global Studies, Center for Terrorism and Security Studies, Security Studies ProgramInternational security studies, terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, homeland security.
Ian A. Elliott, Ph.D.Visiting Assistant Professor, School of Criminology and Justice StudiesSex offender behavior, assessment, treatment & management; offender re-entry; online crime; offense-supportive cognitions; prevention of sexual violence.
David C. Kingsley, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Economics, Global StudiesExperimental Economics, Environmental Economics, Public Policy
Todd Avery, Ph.D.Associate Professor, English 
Alice A. Frye, MPH, Ph.D.Lecturer, PsychologyResearch methods, statistics, adolescent psychopathology, emerging adulthood
Daniel Egan, Ph.D.Professor, SociologySocial theory, social stratification, political sociology, war & peace, globalization
Keith Mitchell, Ph.D.Associate Professor, English, American Studies, Gender Studies, Global StudiesAfrican American, Caribbean and Nineteenth & Twentieth century American literature
Ashleigh Hillier, Ph.D.Associate Professor, PsychologyNeuropsychology, psychophysiology & autism spectrum disorders (ASD)
Caryn Cossé Bell , Ph.D.Professor, HistoryAtlantic, Circum-Caribbean, Intellectual, Slavery and Abolition, Civil War & Reconstruction
Jill Pruett, Ph.D.Lecturer, EnglishTransatlantic literature; autobiographical narrative & minority identity; gender in literature; digital culture
Andre Dubus IIIAssociate Professor, English 
Michael J. Carter, Ph.D.Associate Professor and Chair, Economics 
Eve Buzawa, Ph.D.Department Chair, Professor, Criminal Justice, Gender StudiesDomestic violence, with a specific focus on criminal justice & societal interventions; victimology; police organizations & behavior.
Doreen Arcus, Ph.D.Associate Chair of Psychology, PsychologyResearch methods and human development
Gary Uzonyi, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Political ScienceInternational Relations
Mignon Duffy, Ph.D.Associate Professor, SociologyMethods and social policy
Marty Meehan, J.D.Chancellor, Professor, Academic Affairs, Political ScienceAmerican Politics, The Congress, Electoral Politics
John ShirleyChair, Professor , Music, Sound Recording TechnologySound recording technology, music theory, electronic ensemble
Maggie Dietz, M.A.Assistant Professor, EnglishPoetry & Poetics
Jonathan Silverman, Ph.D.Associate Professor of English, Co-Director of American Studies, English, American StudiesJournalism, American Studies, Composition and Popular Culture
Laura Barefield, Ph.D.Associate Professor, English, Gender StudiesOld & Middle English Literature, History of English, Great Books, World Literature, Composition, Women Writers, Literary Theory, Film
Michelle Bazin, J.D.Lecturer, Legal Studies 
Jana Sladkova, Ph.D.Assistant Professor , Psychology, Global StudiesPsychological issues of migration, qualitative research methods, narrative analysis
Max Ubelaker Andrade, Ph.D.Visiting Lecturer in Spanish Studies & Culture, Cultural Studies 
Debra-Nicole HuberDirector, Instrumental Music Outreach & Associate Director University Bands, MusicInstrumental ensembles, conducting, music technology & music education
Garrett MichaelsenLecturer, MusicMusicianship and Musicology
Milena Gueorguieva, Ph.D.Lecturer, EnglishESL Exposition, the Research Process, Linguistic Analysis, Gender & Nineteenth Century British Gothic Fiction, British Travel Literature & National Identity.
Ramon Castillo, D.M.A.Lecturer, MusicMusicianship & Music Business; Composition, Electroacoustic music, Music technology, Performance
Neville Nien Huei Jiang, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Economics, Global StudiesEconomic growth and development, income inequality, migration
Paula TelescoAssociate ProfessorMusic theory
Nellie Tran, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, PsychologyCommunity Psychology, Cultural Psychology, Race, Discrimination, & Social Justice Research, Educational Psychology
Michael Millner, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Co-Director of American Studies, English, American Studies, Gender Studies, Global StudiesAmerican Studies; a globally oriented American Literary Studies (especially of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries); Political & Critical Theory; Public Humanities & Digital Humanities; Gender & LGBQ Studies
Larry Siegel, Ph.D.Professor, Criminal JusticeDelinquency, criminology, & corrections.
Yana Weinstein, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, PsychologyCognitive Psychology, Human Memory and Cognition, Applying Cognitive Psychology to Education, Metacognition, False Memory, Cognitive Errors
Tommaso Tempesti, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Economics, Global StudiesInternational Trade, Labor Economics
Shane Minkin, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, HistoryMiddle Eastern History, Islamic World, Death Studies
Sarah Kuhn, Ph.D.Professor, Psychology, Center for Women & WorkTechnology, Society & Human Values
Adrian Cruz, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, SociologyImmigration, Race & Ethnicity
Marlowe A. Miller, Ph.D.Professor, English, Gender StudiesBritish and American modernist literature, composition and rhetoric, and gender studies.
Stephanie Block, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, PsychologyChild Maltreatment, Psychology & Law, Memory for Trauma, Child Eyewitness Testimony, Prevention Science
Shelli DeMarkles, M.A.Visiting Instructor, EnglishComposition and Literature
Kirsten J. Swenson, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Art History, Contemporary Art & Aesthetics, Cultural Studies, Art History 
William Lazonick, Ph.D.Professor, Co-director, Economics, Economic and Social Development of Regions; Center for Industrial Competitiveness 
Meg A. Bond, Ph.D.Professor, PsychologyCommunity psychology, workplace diversity and interpersonal dynamics
William Hersey, Ph.D.Emeritus Faculty, English 
William MoylanProfessor, Coordinator, Music, Sound Recording TechnologySound recording technology, music theory
Walter Toomey, J.D.Lecturer, Legal StudiesCivil Litigation, Employment Law, Business Law, Trade Secrets, Noncompete Agreements
Angelica Duran-Martinez, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Political ScienceLatin American Politics, Comparative Politics, International Relations, Political Economy of Development
Jason Lawrence, Ph.D.Associate Professor, PsychologySocial Psychology
Allyssa McCabe, Ph.D.ProfessorDevelopmental psychology and research methods
Joan Reid, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Criminal JusticeHuman trafficking, sexual violence, child maltreatment, victimology, and recovery of crime victims
Chad Montrie, Ph.D.Professor, History, American Studies, Gender StudiesU.S. Environmental, Labor, & Women's History
Chris Harris, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Transfer Student Advisor, Criminal JusticePolicing, Developmental Criminology, Quantitative Research Methods
Christopher McGahanProfessorChoral conducting, music history
Carol McDonough, Ph.D.Professor, MSP President, Economics 
Shakil Quayes, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Economics, Global StudiesDevelopment Economics, Microfinance
Matthew Hurwitz, Ph.D.Lecturer, First Year Writing Program, EnglishRhetoric/Composition, First-Year Writing, 19th, 20th, & 21st Century British Literature, Travel Writing, British Empire & National Identity
James M. Byrne, Ph.D.Professor, Criminal Justice & CriminologyEvidence-based practice; global crime and justice; criminal justice technology.
Robin Mangino, Ph.D.Lecturer, EnglishComposition and Literature
Julie Nash, Ph.D.Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs, Associate Professor, College of Fine Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences, EnglishEighteenth & Nineteenthcentury British Literature, The British Novel, Women Writers
Eric Sean Nelson, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Philosophy, Global StudiesNineteenth and Twentieth-Century European Philosophy, Eastern and Comparative Philosophy and Religion, Ethics and Social-Political Philosophy
Joshua Dyck, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Political ScienceAmerican Politics, Parties and Interest Groups, Public Policy
John G. Horgan, Ph.D.Professor, Director - Center for Terrorism & Security Studies, Criminology & Justice Studies, Center for Terrorism & Security Studies, Security StudiesTerrorism & terrorist behavior, forensic psychology, international security studies
Joshua MillardLecturer, Performance Coordinator, MusicMusic Performance- Guitar
Monica Galizzi, Ph.D.Professor, Economics, Global StudiesLabor economics, the economics of disability, applied econometrics
Kevin Petersen, Ph.D.Lecturer, EnglishComposition and Literature; Renaissance Literature
Richard W. Serna, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Graduate Coordinator for the Autism Studies Program, PsychologyApplied Behavior Analysis in the treatment of autism; Experimental Analysis of Behavior; auditory & visual discrimination learning; simulation in distance-learning applications.
Luis M. Falcón, Ph.D.Dean of Fine Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences, College of Fine Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences 
Sue J. Kim, Ph.D.Associate Professor, EnglishContemporary literature (American and postcolonial), literary theory, Asian American studies, narrative theory, gender studies, Marxism
Daniel LutzDirector, University BandsInstrumental ensembles
Linda M. Williams, Ph.D.Professor, Criminal Justice, Global Studies, Security StudiesViolence against women, human trafficking, trauma & memory, research methods.
Andrew Hostetler, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Graduate Coordinator of the Community Psychology Program, Co-Director for Community Research and Engagement, PsychologyAdult development & aging, adolescence, personality, cross-cultural psychology, the psychology of gender & research methods, service learning
Kyung Seok Choo, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice, Global StudiesYouth gangs; transnational human trafficking; identity theft.
Karl RobertsAdjunct Associate Professor - Joint Appointment with Macquarie University, Criminal Justice & Criminology 
Bridget Marshall, Ph.D.Associate Professor & Associate Chair, English, American StudiesGothic novel, American literature, law & literature, New England witchcraft trials, disability in literature
David MartinsProfessor, MusicPerformance, Woodwinds, Instrumental conducting, instrumental ensembles
Rocío Rosales, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, PsychologyApplied Behavior Analysis
Melissa Morabito, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology , Criminal Justice and Criminology Policing and Police Organizations, Public Health and Mental Illness, Comparative Policing, Gender
Jenna Vinson, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, EnglishRhetoric and Composition, Gender & Sexuality Studies
Whitley R.P. Kaufman, Ph.D.Chair, Professor, Philosophy, Global StudiesEthics (Theoretical and Applied), Philosophy of Law, Environmental Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion
Thomas Gordon, Ph.D.Professor, PsychologyHealth Communication, Health Campaign Design, Health Psychology, Research Methods & Statistics
Shehong Chen , Ph.D.Associate Professor, History, American Studies, Gender Studies US Diplomatic History, Modern Chinese History, and Asian American History
Vanessa Joan Gray, Ph.D.Adjunct Faculty, Political Science, Climate Change InitiativeLatin American Politics, Comparative Politics, Global Environment
Dale J. Young, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, English, Theatre ArtsActing, Directing, The Creative Processes, Cross Cultural Exchange, Ensemble & Group Dynamics, Native/Indigenous Studies, Expressive Therapies, Improvisation, Clowning, Visual Arts
Carole Salmon, Ph.D.Interim Chair - Department of Cultural Studies, Associate Professor of French Studies & Culture, Cultural Studies 
Abigail Chandler, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, HistoryEarly American History, Public History
Timothy CroftAdjunct Faculty, Cyber Education, Criminal Justice, Security Studies 
Eugene Mellican, Ph.D.ProfessorApplied Ethics, Engineering Ethics, Ethics and Technology
James H. Nehring, Ed.D.Associate Professor, Leadership in Schooling, Graduate School of Education School level improvement and professional learning.
Michael Pierson, Ph.D.Professor, History, Gender Studies, American StudiesAmerican Political Culture
Christoph Strobel, Ph.D.Associate Professor, History, American StudiesGlobal, Comparative, Transnational, Native American and African History
Katherine Shrieves, Ph.D.Lecturer, EnglishEarly Modern Literature & Culture; Online Pedagogy, Digital Culture
Cathy A. Levey, Ph.D.Lecturer, Criminal JusticeMental health issues in the Criminal Justice system, especially Corrections; Self-handicapping behavior
Alison Harriman, M.A.Visiting Instructor, EnglishComposition and Literature
Jeffrey Gerson, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Political Science, Gender StudiesAmerican Politics, Politics and Sports, State and Local Politics
Tom Byrne, Ph.D.Research Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice and CriminologyHomelessness, supported housing policy for persons with mental illnesses & other disabilities, health, mental health, criminal justice & other public services.
Maureen Stanton, M.F.A.Associate Professor, EnglishCreative Nonfiction, Literary Journalism
Francis T. Talty, Ph.D.Assistant Dean, Director, Co-Director; Affiliated Faculty, Political Science, Center for Irish Partnerships, Center for Public Opinion, FAHSS American Courts, American Public Administration & Public Policy.
Patrick Young , Ph.D.Associate Professor, History, Gender Studies, Global StudiesModern French & European History
Charlotte Ryan, Ph.D.Associate Professor, SociologyEnvironmental sociology, participatory communications, public sociology
Mary Kramer, Ph.D.Emeritus Faculty, EnglishBritish Literature pre-1642; Honors Program
Supriya Lahiri, Ph.D.Professor, Department of Economics, Economics, Global Studies Applied Macro and Micro Models, Energy & Environmental Economics, Economics of Occupational Health
Gary Lyn, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Economics, Global StudiesInternational Trade, International Migration, Economic Growth & Development
Paula Rayman, Ph.D.Professor, Director of the Peace and Conflict Studies Program, Gender Studies, Middle East Center for Peace, Development, & Culture, Global StudiesAreas of expertise include social change, work and inequality, and gender and science.
Mairéad Pratschke, Ph.D.Visiting Lecturer, HistoryIrish history, film, language revival movement
Sandra Lim, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, EnglishPoetry & Poetics; 20th-Century American Literature
Khanh T. Dinh, Ph.D.Professor, Psychology, Global StudiesClinical & community psychology
Bassam Romaya, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, PhilosophyPhilosophy of war, peace, and nonviolence, world philosophy and religion, aesthetics and philosophy of art, philosophy of sex, GLBTQ studies, and Middle East studies.
Ivy Ho, Ph.D.Associate Professor, PsychologyHealth psychology, psychophysiology, victimization & women's health
William Fisher, Ph.D.Professor, Criminal Justice & Criminology, Security Studies Crime and mental illness, mental health law, statistics and research design.
Anthony Szczesiul , Ph.D.Chair, Associate Professor, EnglishNineteenth and Twentieth Century American Literature, Southern Literature, American Poetry
Christa Hodapp, Ph.D.Lecturer, PhilosophyMetaphysics, Feminist Philosophy
Joan Cannon, Ed.D.Associate Professor, PsychologyPersonality, human development, & on-line teaching. Faculty Advisor Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology
Urmitapa Dutta, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Psychology, Peace and Conflict Studies ProgramYouth participatory action research, Critical community psychology, Conflict transformation and peacebuilding, Northeast India/South Asia
Judith Davidson, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Educational Technology & Qualitative Research Methods, Graduate School of Education, Gender StudiesCurriculum and Instruction
Gloria Seeman, Ph.D.Associate Professor 
Kathleen Hulbert, Ed.D.Professor Emerita, PsychologyLifespan development, applied developmental psychology, cross-cultural development & psychological assessment
Sheryl Lynn Postman, Ph.D.Professor of Spanish & Italian, Cultural Studies 
David Hirschel, Ph.D.Professor Emeritus, Criminal JusticeVictims Of Crime, Particularly Spouse Abuse; International Criminal Justice; Legal Issues In Criminal Justice.
William CarmanAssociate Director, SRT Facilities, MusicSound recording technology
David Turcotte, Sc.D.Research Professor, Economics, Center for Community Research and Engagement, Economic & Social Development of Regions, Wind Turbine Research group, Climate Change Initiative 
Jeannie Sargent Judge, Ph.D.Associate Professor, English, Gender StudiesBritish Literature I and II, Renaissance and Seventeenth-Century Literature, Poetry, Literature and Women
Jennifer Cadero-Gillette, M.A.Lecturer in Art History & Visual Culture, Cultural Studies, Art History 
Bill Berkowitz, Ph.D.Professor Emeritus, PsychologyDr. Berkowitz’s graduate & undergraduate teaching (“Teaching is a first love”) has focused on community and social psychology.
Deina Abdelkader, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Political Science, Peace & Conflict Studies, Global StudiesComparative Politics, International Relations, Middle East, Muslim World
J. Alan WilliamsAssistant Professor; Coordinator of Music Business, Musicianship, MusicMusic business
Michael TestaVisiting Lecturer, Sound Recording Technology, MusicSound Recording Technology
William Roberts, Ph.D.Emeritus Faculty, English 
Joseph W. Lipchitz , Ph.D.Chair, Professor, HistoryEurope in the Middle Ages, Crime & Social Control, Britain and Modern Ireland
Gena R. GreherProfessor; Coordinator of Music Education, MusicMusic education
Kelly Socia, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Criminal JusticeOffender re-entry & recidivism, Registered sex offenders, Public policy-making, Environmental criminology, GIS, Spatial Analyses.
Mary N. Duell, Ph.D.Lecturer, PsychologyHuman sexuality, research methods, & distance learning
Marie Frank, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Art History and Architecture, Cultural Studies, Art History, American Studies 
Carol Hay, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Philosophy, Global StudiesEthics, Feminist Theory
Todd Tietchen, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, English20th Century American Literature & Culture, American Philosophy & Intellectual History, Cold War Studies, Aesthetic & Literary Theory. 
Thomas MaloneLecturer, MusicMusic Studies, Choral and Community, Choral Music, World Music
William Mass, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Co-director, Economic & Social Development of Regions, Center for Industrial Competitiveness, Institute for Visualization & Perception Research, Global Studies 

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