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

Sandra Lim, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, EnglishPoetry, Twentieth Century American Literature
Christopher McGahanProfessorChoral conducting, music history
Marie Frank, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Art History and Architecture, Cultural Studies, Art History, American Studies 
Adrian CruzAssistant Professor, SociologyImmigration, Race & Ethnicity
Neville Nien Huei Jiang, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, EconomicsEconomic growth and development, income inequality, migration
Julie Nash, Ph.D.Associate Dean, Associate Professor, College of Fine Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences, English, Gender StudiesEighteenth & Nineteenthcentury British Literature, The British Novel, Women Writers
Philip MossProfessor, Co-Director, Economics, Economics & Social Development of Regions Program, Center for Industrial CompetitivenessLabor Economics, Community Economic Development, Public Policy Analyst
Laura Punnett, Sc.D.Principal Investigator, Co-Director, Professor, Senior Associate , Work Environment, CPH-NEW, Center for Women & Work, Gender Studies 
Christa Hodapp, Ph.D.Lecturer, PhilosophyMetaphysics, Feminist Philosophy
Richard W. Serna, Ph.D. Associate Professor, PsychologyApplied Behavior Analysis in the treatment of autism; Experimental Analysis of Behavior; auditory & visual discrimination learning; simulation in distance-learning applications.
William Mass, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Co-director, Economic & Social Development of Regions, Center for Industrial Competitiveness, Institute for Visualization & Perception Research  
Keith Mitchell, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, English, American Studies, Gender StudiesAfrican American, Caribbean and Nineteenth & Twentieth century American literature
Diana Archibald, Ph.D.Associate Professor, EnglishCharles Dickens, Victorian Fiction, British Literature, Transatlantic Studies, Creative Nonfiction.
David C. Kingsley, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Economics 
Doreen Arcus, Ph.D.Associate Professor, PsychologyResearch methods and human development
Bill Berkowitz, Ph.D.Professor Emeritus, PsychologyDr. Berkowitz’s graduate & undergraduate teaching (“Teaching is a first love”) has focused on community and social psychology.
Thomas MaloneLecturer, MusicMusic Studies, Choral and Community, Choral Music, World Music
Kristen Nielsen, Ed.D.Lecturer, English 
Joseph W. Lipchitz , Ph.D.Chair, Professor, HistoryEurope in the Middle Ages, Crime and Social Control, Britain and Modern Ireland
Stephanie Block, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, PsychologyChild Maltreatment, Psychology & Law, Memory for Trauma, Child Eyewitness Testimony, Prevention Science
Ethan Spanier, Ph.D.Lecturer, HistoryAncient History (Near East, Greece, Rome, warfare); Byzantium; Cinema & History
John ShirleyChair, Professor , Music, Sound Recording TechnologySound recording technology, music theory, electronic ensemble
Cheryl Najarian Souza, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Sociology, Gender StudiesGender studies, women & work, qualitative research methods, & the sociology of disabilty
Linda M. Williams, Ph.D.Professor, Criminal Justice 
Maggie Dietz, M.A.Assistant Professor, EnglishPoetry & Poetics
Kathleen Hulbert, Ed.D.Professor Emerita, PsychologyLifespan development, applied developmental psychology, cross-cultural development & psychological assessment
Jeffrey Gerson, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Political Science, Gender StudiesAmerican Politics, Politics and Sports, State and Local Politics
Alan Jay Lincoln, Ph.D.Emeritus Faculty, University Ombuds (Retired), Criminal Justice 
Waldemar Hanasz, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Philosophy 
Liana Cheney, Ph.D.Chair, Department of Cultural Studies, Professor, Cultural Studies, Art History, Interdisciplinary & Intercollegiate Studies  
Michael Pierson, Ph.D.Professor, History, Gender Studies, American StudiesAmerican Political Culture
Shakil QuayesAssistant Professor, EconomicsDevelopment Economics, Microfinance
William Lazonick, Ph.D.Professor, Co-director, Economics, Economic and Social Development of Regions; Center for Industrial Competitiveness 
Carol Hay, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, PhilosophyEthics, Feminist Theory
Allan Roscoe, M.A.Lecturer, Criminal JusticeCrimes of Violence, Terrorism/Counter-Terrorism, Homeland Sec., Natnl. Sec. & Counter-Intelligence/Counter-Espionage
Andrew Hostetler, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Graduate Coordinator, PsychologyAdult development & aging, adolescence, personality, cross-cultural psychology, the psychology of gender & research methods, service learning
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
David Hirschel, Ph.D.Professor, Criminal Justice 
David MartinsProfessor, Area Head, MusicPerformance, Woodwinds, Instrumental conducting, instrumental ensembles
Andrew J. Harris, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice 
Sue J. Kim, Ph.D.Associate Professor, EnglishContemporary literature (American & post-colonial), literary theory, narrative theory - with special emphasis on issues of race, gender/sexuality, & class
Aart HoltslagAssistant Professor  , Political ScienceInternational Relations/Political Economy, Human Rights, International Organizations
Kevin PetersenLecturer, EnglishComposition and Literature
Michael E. Jones, J.D.Professor, Program Director, Legal StudiesSports Law
Robert E. Innis, Ph.D.Professor, PhilosophyTheory of Knowledge, Semiotics & Philosophy of Language, Aesthetics, Philosophy of Technology, Philosophy of Religion, American Philosophy
Kay G. Roberts, D.M.A.Professor, Area Head, Director, Music, Orchestral strings, UMass Lowell String Project & Lowell Youth Orchestra (LYO)Nancy Donahue Professor in the Arts Professor; Orchestral conducting, Strings
Lauren Beaulieu, Ph.D.Visiting Assistant Professor, PsychologyBehavior analysis
Robin Mangino, Ph.D.Lecturer, EnglishComposition and Literature
Jana Sladkova, Ph.D.Assistant Professor Psychological issues of migration, qualitative research methods, narrative analysis
Judith Davidson, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Educational Technology & Qualitative Research Methods, Graduate School of Education, Gender StudiesCurriculum and Instruction
Susan Gallagher, Ph.D.Associate Professor     , Political Science, Gender StudiesAmerican Politics, Political Theory, Media Studies
Michael TestaVisiting Lecturer, Sound Recording Technology, MusicSound Recording Technology
James M. Byrne, Ph.D.Professor, Criminal Justice & Criminology 
Charlotte Mandell, Ph.D.Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, Professor, Academic Affairs, Psychology 
Robert Forrant, Ph.D.Professor, Co-Director, Senior Research Fellow, History; Center for Family, Work & Community; Center for Industrial CompetitivenessU.S. History, Labor Studies, Global Development, Industrial History
Christopher EndrinalAssistant Professor   , MusicMusic Theory
Anthony Szczesiul , Ph.D.Chair, Associate Professor, EnglishNineteenth and Twentieth Century American Literature, Southern Literature, American Poetry
Mary Gormley, Ph.D.Lecturer, EnglishRhetoric & Composition
Martin Meehan, J.D.Chancellor, Professor, Academic Affairs, Political ScienceAmerican Politics, The Congress, Electoral Politics
Allyssa McCabe, Ph.D.ProfessorDevelopmental psychology and research methods
Levon Chorbajian, Ph.D.Professor, SociologyGenocide politics, mass media, sports
Paula TelescoAssociate ProfessorMusic theory
Michael Millner, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, EnglishAmerican Studies, American Literary Studies, Political and Critical Theory, Gender and GLBQ Studies
Eve Buzawa, Ph.D.Department Chair, Professor, Criminal Justice, Gender Studies 
Shehong Chen , Ph.D.Associate Professor, History, American Studies, Gender StudiesU.S. History; Immigration & Chinese History
Lisa Edwards, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, HistoryLatin America
Stephen Saravara, J.D.Lecturer, Director of International Partnerships for Macau and Hong Kong, Criminal JusticeIndustrial Security and Education
Francis TaltyCo-Director; Office of the Dean, FAHSS, Advisory Board Member , Center for Irish Partnerships; College of Fine Arts, Humanities, and Social SciencesDr. Frank Talty is the director of  the Academic Programs in the College  of Arts and Science at University of Massachusetts  Lowell.  His expertise focuses on American Courts, American Public  Administration and Public Policy.
Fletcher Smith, Ph.D.Visiting Faculty, HistoryJapan, U.S. History, Radicalism, Reform
Joseph Ramsey, Ph.D.Lecturer, English 
Mary N. Duell, Ph.D.Lecturer, PsychologyHuman sexuality, research methods, & distance learning
James J.F. Forest, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Criminal Justice 
Andre Dubus IIIAssistant Professor, English 
Marlowe Miller, Ph.D.Professor, English, Gender Studies 
Monica Galizzi, Ph.D.Professor; Co-Director , Economics, Gender Studies; Economic & Social Development of Regions ProgramLabor economics, the economics of disability, applied econometrics
Milena Gueorguieva, Ph.D.Lecturer, EnglishESL Exposition, the Research Process, Linguistic Analysis, Gender & Nineteenth Century British Gothic Fiction, British Travel Literature & National Identity.
April Pattavina, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Criminal Justice 
Joseph Zaitchik, Ph.D.Emeritus Faculty, English 
Frederick LewisDepartment Chair, Professor    Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law, Political Leadership
Bridget Marshall, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, EnglishGothic novel, American literature, law & literature, New England witchcraft trials, disability in literature
Kyung Seok Choo, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice 
Russell Karl, J.D.Professor, Legal Studies 
Todd Avery, Ph.D.Associate Professor, English 
Brett Ingram, Ph.D.Lecturer, EnglishCritical Cultural & Rhetorical Studies, Rhetoric and Composition, Affect Theory, Neurorhetoric
James H. Nehring, Ed.D.Assistant Professor, Leadership in Schooling, Graduate School of Education School level improvement and professional learning.
Jeannie Sargent Judge, Ph.D.Associate Professor, English, Gender StudiesBritish Literature I and II, Renaissance and Seventeenth-Century Literature, Poetry, Literature and Women
John Wooding, Ph.D.Professor  , Political Science, Economic & Social Development of RegionsPublic Policy, International Political Economy, British Politics 
Alice A. Frye, MPH, Ph.D.Lecturer, PsychologyResearch methods, statistics, adolescent psychopathology, emerging adulthood
Christopher Carlsmith, Ph.D.Associate Professor; Fellowship Advisor, History; Gender Studies; Office of Undergraduate Fellowships Early Modern Europe; Renaissance Italy; Western Civ.
Caryn Cosse Bell , Ph.D.Professor, History, Gender Studies, American StudiesCivil War & Reconstruction;  Slavery & Abolition
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.
Ardeth Maung Thawnghmung, Ph.D.Associate Professor   , Political ScienceComparative Politics, International Relations, Southeast Asian Politics
Joan Cannon, Ed.D.Associate Professor, PsychologyPersonality, human development, & on-line teaching. Faculty Advisor Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology
Melissa Pennell, Ph.D.Professor, English, American Studies, Gender Studies19th & early 20th century American Literature, American Women Novelists, Mystery & Detective Fiction
Andrea Dottolo, Ph.D.Lecturer, Psychology 
Whitley R.P. Kaufman, Ph.D.Chair, Professor, PhilosophyEthics (Theoretical and Applied), Philosophy of Law, Environmental Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion
Angela Terrio, M.A.Visiting Instructor, Criminal Justice  
Todd Tietchen, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, English20th Century American Literature & Culture, American Philosophy & Intellectual History, Cold War Studies, Aesthetic & Literary Theory. 
Gena R. GreherAssociate Professor; Coordinator, MusicMusic education
Jenifer Whitten-WoodringAssistant Professor, Political Science, Peace & Conflict StudiesMedia Politics, Political Communication, Research Methods
Mary Kramer, Ph.D.Emeritus Faculty, EnglishBritish Literature pre-1642; Honors Program
Mignon Duffy, Ph.D.Associate Professor, SociologyMethods and social policy
Richard Siegel, Ph.DDepartment Chair, Professor, Psychology 
William Hersey, Ph.D.Emeritus Faculty, English 
William MoylanProfessor, Coordinator, Music, Sound Recording TechnologySound recording technology, music theory
William J. Burke, J.D.Professor, Legal Studies 
J. Alan WilliamsAssistant Professor, Coordinator, MusicMusic business
Abby Chandler, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, HistoryEarly American History, Public History
Francis T. Talty, Ph.D.Advising Coordinator, Lecturer, Co-Director, Political Science, Center for Irish PartnershipsAmerican Courts, American Public Administration and Public Policy
Herlinda De Castro Charpentier Saitz, Ph.D.Professor Emerita , Cultural Studies, Peace & Conflict StudiesSpanish, Latin American & Spanish Studies
Nina Coppens, Ph.D.Dean of Fine Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences, Professor, College of Fine Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences; PsychologyDevelopmental and health psychology
Deina AbdelkaderAssistant Professor, Political Science, Peace & Conflict StudiesComparative Politics, International Relations, Middle East, Muslim World
Chad Montrie, Ph.D.Professor, History, American Studies, Gender StudiesU.S. Environmental, Labor, & Women's History
Michelle C. Haynes, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, PsychologyOrganizational psychology
Robert Grantham, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, SociologyUrban sociology, deviance, criminology
Carol McDonough, Ph.D.Professor, Economics 
P. Christopher Smith, Ph.D. Professor, Philosophy, Cultural StudiesGreek Philosophy, Modern German Thought, Rhetoric and Theories of Argument, Hermeneutics. Latin Studies & Culture
Vanessa Joan GrayAssistant Professor    , Political ScienceLatin American Politics, Comparative Politics, Global Environment
Larry Siegel, Ph.D.Professor, Criminal Justice 
Nellie Tran, Ph.D.Assistant ProfessorCommunity Psychology
William Roberts, Ph.D.Emeritus Faculty, English 
Sarah Moser, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Cultural StudiesAsian Studies & Culture
Michael J CarterAssociate Professor and Chair 
Ashleigh Hillier, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, PsychologyNeuropsychology, psychophysiology & autism spectrum disorders (ASD)
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
Joshua MillardLecturer, Performance Coordinator, MusicMusic Performance- Guitar
Charlotte Ryan, Ph.D.Associate Professor, SociologyEnvironmental sociology, participatory communications, public sociology
Sheryl Lynn Postman, Ph.D.Professor, Cultural StudiesSpanish & Italian
Eugene Mellican, Ph.D.ProfessorApplied Ethics, Engineering Ethics, Ethics and Technology
Jonathan Silverman, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, English, American StudiesJournalism, American Studies, composition, & popular culture
Nancy Selleck, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Director, English, Gender Studies, Theatre Arts ProgramTheatre Arts, Faculty Advisor - Off Broadway Players
Robert LeBlanc, Ph.D.Lecturer, English 
Jason Lawrence, Ph.D.Associate Professor, PsychologySocial Psychology
J. Helí Hernández, Ph.D.Emeritus Faculty, Cultural StudiesSpanish Studies and Italian Studies & Culture
Paula Rayman, Ph.D.Professor, Director, Economic and Social Development of Regions, Gender Studies, Middle East Center for Peace, Development, & CultureAreas of expertise include social change, work and inequality, and gender and science.
John Christ, Ph.D.Assistant Professor in Art History and Visual Culture, Art History, Cultural Studies, American Studies 
Christoph Strobel, Ph.D.Associate Professor, History, American Studiesglobal/comparative/transnational, Native American, & African history
Robert Kunzendorf, Ph.D.ProfessorCognitive psychology, statistics, psychology of consciousness, abnormal psychology
William H. Fisher, Ph.D.Professor, Criminal JusticeThe interface of the mental health & criminal justice systems. Factors that affect offending & re-offending among adults affected by serious psychiatric illnesses.
Samuel Ruddick, Ph.D.Lecturer, EnglishComposition and Literature
Cathy A. Levey, Ph.D.Lecturer, Criminal JusticeMental health issues in the Criminal Justice system, especially Corrections; Self-handicapping behavior
Carole Salmon, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Cultural StudiesFrench Studies & Culture
Eric Sean Nelson, Ph.D.Associate Professor, PhilosophyNineteenth and Twentieth-Century European Philosophy, Eastern and Comparative Philosophy and Religion, Ethics and Social-Political Philosophy
Supriya LahiriProfessor, Economics 
Maria Matz, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Cultural StudiesLatin American Studies & Culture
Jonathan J. Liebowitz, Ph.D.Professor , HistoryModern European History, Economic History 
Gloria Seeman, Ph.D.Associate Professor 
Tommaso Tempesti, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Economics 
Alexander CaseAssistant Professor, MusicSound recording technology
Ivy Ho, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, PsychologyHealth psychology, psychophysiology, victimization & women's health
Khanh T. Dinh, Ph.D.Associate Professor, PsychologyClinical & community psychology
Matthew Hurwitz, Ph.D.Visiting Professor, EnglishComposition & Literature
Patrick Young, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, History, Gender StudiesModern European History, Consumer Culture, Urban History, Fascism
Joseph Gustafson, Ph.D.Lecturer, Criminal JusticePolice Deviance & Workforce Diversity
Meg A. Bond, Ph.D.Professor, PsychologyCommunity psychology, workplace diversity and interpersonal dynamics
Shelley Barish, M.F.AAssistant Professor, EnglishTheatre Arts
Sarah Kuhn, Ph.D.Professor, Psychology, Gender Studies, Economic & Social Development of RegionsUse & design of information technology
Chris Harris, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Transfer Student Advisor, Criminal Justice 
Timothy CrainAssistant Professor, MusicMusic History, Jazz History
John Kaag, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Philosophy, Gender StudiesAesthetics, Philosophy of Mind, American Philosophy
Paul E. Tracy, Ph.D.Professor, Graduate Coordinator, Criminal Justice 
Anne Mulvey, Ph.D.Professor Emerita, Psychology, Gender StudiesCommunity psychology and women's studies
Dina Bozicas, M.A.Lecturer, EnglishComposition and Literature
David Turcotte, Sc.D.Research Professor, Economics, Center for Family, Work and Community, Economic & Social Development of Regions, Wind Turbine Research group 
Daniel Egan, Ph.D.Professor, SociologySocial theory, social stratification, political sociology, war & peace, globalization
Rita Sullivan, Ph.D.Lecturer, EnglishBusiness Writing, Early Twentieth Century British Fiction, Oral Communication, Editing & Publishing
Alex S. RuthmannAssistant ProfessorMusic Education and Music Technology

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