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Faculty Profiles

Jie Wang

Computer Science
Jie Wang enjoys teaching computer science at UMass Lowell and likes the freedom of doing research in a university environment.
Mignon Duffy

Sociology
Prof. Mignon Duffy is passionate about teaching and inspiring students, and finds that the Sociology Department attracts students who want to make a difference in the world.
Arno Minkkinen

Art, Photography
Fans of Prof. Arno Minkkinen’s iconic photography may be surprised to know that the camera was not his first artistic love affair.
David Martins, ’79

Music Performance
Professor David Martins was one of the first two students to graduate from the Masters in Music Performance program. He liked the department so much that he’s been a faculty member for more than 30 years.
Javier Horta

Clinical Laboratory & Nutritional Sciences
Javier Horta understands that today’s students are practically born with technology at their fingertips. In his Physiological and Organic Chemistry courses, he continues to innovate and utilize new technologies to help his student learn.
Thomas B. Shea

Director, Center for Cellular Neurobiology and Neurodegeneration Research
You can have the best research facilities in the world and still might be missing the essential element to the university experience—the interaction between faculty and students.
Pauline Ladebauche

Assistant Dean, College of Health Sciences
Pauline Ladebauche creates a positive educational experience for all Health Sciences students.
Meg Bond

Psychology Department
Meg Bond combines her passion for social justice with an equal passion for research, teaching in the renowned Community Social Psychology graduate program.
May Futrell

School of Nursing
As a young nursing student on hospital duty, May Futrell was struck by the neglect of elderly patients, which ultimately defined her career and helped implement the first graduate program in the U.S. to educate primary-care gerontological nurse practitioners.
Daniel Schmidt

Associate Professor, Plastics Engineering
When Daniel Schmidt first visited the University and learned more about it, he was very impressed with the facilities available in the Plastics Engineering Department as well as its history.
Robert Giles, ’86

Physics & Applied Physics, Submillimeter Wave Technology Lab Professor, Chair, Director
To watch Prof. Bob Giles interact with students in the classroom and laboratory, you would never know that he was once a reluctant university educator.
Xinwen Fu

Computer Science
Asst. Prof. Xinwen Fu is spearheading efforts to help protect the country’s national cyber infrastructure.
Ardeth Thawnghmung

Political Science
When Ardeth Thawnghmung of the political science department teaches international relations, her students will be learning from someone with real hands-on experiences.
Silas Laycock

Lecturer Physics & Applied Physics, Director of UMass Lowell Astronomical Observatory
Physics lecturer Silas Laycock plans to engage with students and faculty to pursue exciting research into black holes, neutron stars and time-domain astrophysics.
Lisa Abdallah

Nursing
Lisa Abdallah loves the Merrimack Valley. When the Lawrence native heard of a faculty opening with UMass Lowell’s School of Nursing in 2003, she didn't have to think twice.
Maureen Stanton

English
Award-winning Assoc. Prof. Maureen Stanton shares her love of storytelling with students in writing classes.
Kay Doyle

Clinical Laboratories and Nutritional Sciences
Prof. Kay Doyle has always been driven to help students succeed.
Wael Kamal

Journalism and Media Studies, Art
As director of the Journalism and Media Studies program and art lecturer, Wael Kamal helps students learn skills needed to share stories and break barriers in a global world.
Steven Tello, ’80, ’02

Assoc. Vice Chancellor, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development; Assoc. Prof. Management and Entrepreneurship
Steven Tello credits UMass Lowell with providing the education, skills and confidence he needed to accomplish significant success in his lifetime.
Chad Montrie

History
For someone who wasn’t born and bred in Lowell, Prof. Chad Montrie has a strong kinship for the Mill City. Montrie, a native of Louisville, Ky., saw the opportunity to work at UMass Lowell as a golden one. “I really can’t see myself anywhere else,” he says.
Linda Williams

Criminology and Justice Studies
Williams has spent decades studying family violence, violence against women, and child sexual abuse. Her recent work includes a study of commercial sexual exploitation of children and youth and domestic and international trafficking of humans.
Joey Mead

Plastics Engineering
For most of her professional life, Prof. Joey Mead has been interested in plastics.
Ashleigh Hillier

Psychology
Ashleigh Hillier’s work in the areas of neuropsychology, psychophysiology and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is cutting-edge, interesting and extraordinarily beneficial to young people in the community and beyond.
Laura Punnett

Work Environment, Center for Public Health in the New England Workplace
Prof. Laura Punnett, who co-leads the Center for Health and Promotion in the New England Workplace (CPH-NEW), has dedicated her career to making workplaces healthier for people.
Stefanie Tate

Manning School of Business
Stefanie Tate brings a competitive skater’s dedication and passion for her work to the classroom.
Thomas Wilson, ’87

Clinical Laboratory and Nutritional Sciences, Biomedical Engineering
When Thomas Wilson graduated from the University’s medical technology program in 1987, little did he know then that he’d return as a researcher and faculty member working side-by-side with his former teachers.
Keith Mitchell

English
Keith Mitchell’s search for a university that challenged him as a teacher and scholar as well as offered a diverse campus community ended when he visited UMass Lowell in 2004.
Susan Braunhut

(Honorary University Professor, 2008-2011) Biological Sciences
Students in Prof. Susan Braunhut’s Biology class are fortunate to talk shop; they share ideas and debate real life scenarios.

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