Faculty

Emerita/Emeritus

• George Abaunza, Professor of Philosophy (2000) and Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences; B.A., Florida International University; M.A., Ph.D., Florida State University
• Jacqueline Bakal, Instructor of Mathematics (1998), Director of the Mathematics Lab and Developmental Mathematics Coordinator; B.A., William Paterson College; M.S., New Jersey Institute of Technology
• Richard Burnor, Professor of Philosophy (1997) and Chairperson of the Institutional Review Board; B.S., Bucknell University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Arizona
• Donald Casey, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies (2000); B.A., M.A., Catholic University of America; S.T.L., Gregorian University; Ph.D., St. Louis University
• George Castellitto, Professor of English; B.A., St. Peter’s College; M.A., Seton Hall University; Ph.D., Fordham University
• Marie A. Cueman, Professor of Nursing; B.S.N., Gwynedd-Mercy College; M.S.N., Rutgers, The State University; Ph.D., Seton Hall University 
• Margaret A. Daingerfield, Professor of Nursing; B.S.N., Seton Hall University; M.A., New York University; Ed.D., Rutgers, The State University
• Dolores M. Henchy, Professor and Dean Emeritus, Center for Academic Success and Effectiveness; Professor of Graduate Religious Education; B.A., Herbert H. Lehman College City University of New York; M.S.Ed, Fordham University; M.Div., Immaculate Conception Seminary; D.Min., Drew University, Certified Master Online Instructor, U. of Illinois
• Joanne Karetzky, B.A., University of San Francisco; M.L.S., San Jose State University; M.A., California State University at Dominguez Hills
• Stephen Karetzky, B.A., Queens College of the City University of New York; M.A., California State University at Dominguez Hills; M.L.S., D.L.S., Columbia University
• Sister M. Viterbia Kozlowska, CSSF, Professor of English (1965); B.Mus., B.S., Mus., Manhattanville College; M.A., Fordham University; Ed.D., Temple University
• Edward S. Kubersky, Professor of Biology (1993) and Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences; B.S., Brooklyn College; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University
• Carl Lane, Professor of History (1987); B.A., M.A., Manhattan College; Ph.D., City University of New York
• Rona Levin, A.A.S., Queens College of the City University of New York; B.S., M.S., Adelphi University; Ph.D., New York University
• Rosemarie Liebmann, B.A. Caldwell College; M.S. Montclair State University; Ed.D., Seton Hall University
• Anne LaGrange Loving, B.A., Goucher College; M.S., Columbia University
• Thomas Mastri, B.B.A., City College of New York; M.B.A., New York University
• Terence McAteer, Associate Professor of Communications; B.A. Boston College; M.F.A. Columbia University
• Richard McGarry, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies; B.A., M.A., Felician College; Ph.D., Fordham University
• William B. Morgan, A.A., B.S. University of Maryland; M.S. Strayer University; Ph.D. Walden University; Certified Financial Planner
• Maureen Murphy-Ruocco, R.N., APN,C. (1983) Professor of Nursing and Education, B.S.N. Hunter College-Bellevue School of Nursing; M.S.N., College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University; APN,C. Certified Advanced Practice Nurse; ANP, Adult Nurse Practitioner; CSN, New Jersey Certified School Nurse; New Jersey Certified K-12 Teacher of Health Education; Ed.M., Ed.D, Columbia University; Distinguished Practitioner, National Academies of Practice
• Dorothy M. Noble, B.A., Seton Hall University; M.S., Fordham University; M.A., Seton Hall University
• Mary E. Norton, Professor of Nursing (1985) and Executive Director The Center for Global Academic Initiatives and United Nations NGO Representative; B.A., Jersey City State University; M.A., M.Ed., Ed.D, Teachers College, Columbia University, Post-Doctoral Certificate Bioethics and Medical Humanities the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University APN
• Patricia O'Brien-Barry, Professor of Nursing; B.S.N., Seton Hall University; M.SN., University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., New York University 
• Julie O'Connell, Associate Professor of English (2010); B.A., Georgetown University; M.A., Brown University; D.Litt., Drew University
• Charles Rooney, Jr., Professor of English (1974) and Senior Executive Vice President; B.S., Fordham University; Ph.D., George Washington University
• Marilyn R. Rubin, B.S., Montclair State University; Ed.M., Rutgers University
• Muriel M. Shore, Professor and Dean Emeritus of the School of Nursing, Director of the Institute for Gerontology, RN, NEA-BC Certified Nurse Executive Advanced, Distinguished Practitioner and Fellow National Academies of Practice, B.S.N., M.S.N., Ed.D., Seton Hall University
• Robert J. Shore, Associate Professor of Business and Management Science (2001); B.S., St. Peter’s College; M.B.A., Seton Hall University; Certified Public Accountant
• Brother Kevin Smith, OSF, Professor of Religious Studies (2003); B.A., Queens College of the City University of New York; M.A., Manhattan College; Ph.D., New York University
• Marytha Smith-Allen, B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University; M.A., The University of Michigan; Ph.D., New York University
• Elizabeth Uptegrove, Professor of Mathematics (2005); B.A., Douglass College; M.S., New York University; Ed.D., Rutgers University
• Sister M. Adalbert Wierciszewska, CSSF, A.A., B.A., Catholic University of America; M.A., Villanova University
• Mara Zukowski, Professor of Religious Studies (1993); B.A., University of Massachusetts; M.A., Ph.D., Fordham University

Full Time Faculty

Year indicates the year of Appointment to College

• Ligia V. Alberto, Assistant Professor, School of Education (2022); BA in Spanish Literature, Lehman College; MS in Counseling, Mercy College;Ed.D., in Educational Leadership, Policy and Management, Seton Hall University
• Chris Anderson, Associate Professor of Education (2020); B.A., Baruch College, CUNY; M.A., New York University; Ed.D., Grand Canyon University
• Karen Beerbower, Associate Professor, of the School of Business and Information Sciences M.B.A., Saint Peter's University: JD, Arizona State University College of Law; CPA
• Ard Berge, Professor of Art (2000); B.F.A., Virginia Commonwealth University; M.F.A., New York Academy of Art
• Jeffery Blanchard, Dean, Center for Academic Success and Effectiveness; B.A. English, Secondary Education, B.A. French, SUNY Cortland; M.A. English, University of Rochester; Ph.D., Modern History & Literature, Drew University
• John A. J. Blevis, Assistant Professor of Biology (2020), B.S., M.A., M.B.A., Catholic University of America; M.S., St. Peter’s University,
• Kimberly Burrows, R.N., Instructor of Nursing (2010); B.S.N., Saint Peter’s College; M.S.N., William Paterson University
• Diana Casianos,  R.N., Assistant Professor of Nursing (2020); Director of BSN and ABSN; B.S., Ramapo College; B.S.N., M.S.N., Pace University; AGPCNP-BC and DNP, William Paterson University
• Alfredo Castro, Associate Professor of Chemistry (1995), B.Chem., University of Costa Rica; M.S., Clark Atlanta University; Ph.D., University of Delaware
• Balwant S. Chohan, Assistant Professor of Chemistry (2018); B.Sc., University of Leicester (UK); M.S., Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst
• Jordan Cola, Associate Professor, Exercise Sport Science (2022), B.S./M.S., East Stroudsburg University, PA; Ph.D., Seton Hall University, NJ
• Brian Conners, Ph.D., BCBA, Professor, Dean of the School of Education, (2023) B.A. in Psychology, Montclair State University; M.A. in Psychological Studies; Ed.S. in School Psychology; Ph.D. in Higher Education Leadership, Management, and Policy, Seton Hall University; Post-MA Certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis, Pennsylvania State University
• Helena Correia, R.N., Assistant Professor of Nursing (2012); B.S.N., New Jersey City University; M.S.N., Seton Hall University, Ph.D., Capella University
• Marissa Cruise, R.N., Assistant Professor of Nursing (2022); B.S.N Seton Hall University; M.S.N William Paterson University; DNP Grand Canyon University.
• Hetal Desai, R.N., Assistant Professor of Nursing (2019); B.S.N., William Paterson University; M.S.N., University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey; D.N.P., William Paterson University, APN Family Nurse Practitioner
• Amy Dombach, Assistant Professor of Psychology (1996); B.S., Pennsylvania State University; M.A., Seton Hall University, Ed.D., Gwynedd Mercy University
• Robert Doyle, Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Director of MA in Religious Studies (2022); BA, Canisius College, MA, Loyola Marymount University, MA, Gonzaga University, Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University
• Evan Drake, Assistant Professor of Biology (2022), BS, Stockton University; Ph.D., Rutgers University (pending)
• Gaby Fahmy, Associate Professor of Biology (2009); M.S., M.D., Ph.D., Ain Shams University
• Theresa Fanelli, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice (2018); B.A. Pace University, M.A. Adelphi University, M.A. Queens College, CUNY
• Katherine Giannettino, R.N., Assistant Director, Nursing Resource and Simulation Center,  Instructor of Nursing (2021); M.S.N., Wagner College, A.D.N., St. Paul’s School of Nursing; B.A., Wagner College
• Michelle Gilbert, R.N., Assistant Professor of Nursing (2020); A.A.S; Helene Fuld College of Nursing;  B.S.N., M.S.N-Ed University of Texas at El Paso; Ph.D., Medical University of South Carolina.
• Aimee Giordano, R.N., Instructor of Nursing (2019); B.S.N., East Stroudsburg University; M.S.N., Ramapo College
• Mary Jane Genuino, R.N., Assistant Professor of Nursing (2021); D.N.P. (Rutgers University), M.S.N.(Regis University), Post-Masters in Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (William Paterson University), B.S.N. (Chinese General Hospital College of Nursing, Philippines); Graduate certificate in Healthcare Education (Regis University)
• Jeffrey Goldberg, MS OTR/L, Assistant Professor, OTA Fieldwork Coordinator, M.S. SUNY Downstate
• Carleen Graham, R.N., Associate Professor of Nursing (2019); RN, Excelsior College; B.S.N., M.S.N., Chamberlain College of Nursing; Ph.D., Capella University
• Sister M. Honorata Grzeszczuk, CSSF, Associate Dean of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Associate Professor of Physics (2012); Chair, Institutional Review Board; B.S./M.S., University of Lodz, Poland, Post-graduate Certificate, Jesuit University Ignatianum, Poland; Ph.D., Seton Hall University, NJ
• Ann Verrett Guillory, Professor of Psychology (1983); Assistant Vice President for Academic Student Services; Director of the FYE Program; B.S., M.Ed., Loyola University of the South; M.Ed., Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University
• Donna Hicks, OTR/L, MSHA, OTA Program Director, OTA Instructor, B.S., Dominican University, M.S., Felician University
• Holly Hutchinson, RN (2023), Instructor, BSN, Felician University; MSN, Felician University
• Catherine M. Jennings, R.N., Associate Professor of Nursing (2003); B.S.N., Felician College; M.S.N., State University of New York, Stony Brook; D.N.P., Chatham University, APN Family Nurse Practitioner
• Robert L.Keesey, Associate Professor of Chemistry (2021), M.S., University of Oklahoma; Ph.D., Marquette University
• Sister Mary Patricia Kennedy, CSSF, R.N., Lab Instructor, Barbara J. Toscano Nursing Resource and Simulation Center; Chaplain of School of Nursing; A.A.S., Felician College; B.S.N., La Salle University; M.S.N., Felician College
• Amber L. Lassiter, Assistant Professor in the School of Education (2022); BA in Political Science, Montclair State University; MA in Elementary Education, Montclair State University; M.A.T. in Reading, Montclair State University; EdS in Educational Leadership, Management and Policy, Seton Hall University; EdD in Educational Leadership,Trident University
• Christine Lawrence, D.N.P., R.N., Assistant Professor of Nursing; B.S.N. Fairfield University, M.S.N. Columbia University, D.N.P., Monmouth University
• Eliza Leszczynski, Assistant Professor of Mathematics (2021); B.S., M.S., Ed.D., Montclair State University
• Joseph Liotti, Assistant Professor of Biology (2019); B.A. Rutgers University (Newark); M.S. Rutgers Graduate School (Newark); D.O., UMDNJ School of Osteopathic Medicine
• Melissa Londregan-Walker, RN, Instructor of Nursing (2021); BS, Bucknell University; BSN, Fairleigh Dickinson University; MSN, Rutgers University, APN, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
• Janice Louro-Rama, Assistant Professor (2021); D.N.P. Grand Canyon University (2021); M.S.N. William Paterson University (2006); B.S.N.  Rutgers University (2001)
• Daniel Mahoney, Professor of Psychology (2000) and Director of the Graduate Counseling Psychology Program; B.A., M.A., Jersey City State University; M.A., Ed.D., Columbia University, Teacher’s College
• Theoni Mantzoros, Ph.D., BCBA-D, Assistant Professor in the School of Education & ABA Program Coordinator (2023); B.A. in Psychology, Ramapo College: M.Ed. in Special Education, Penn State University; Ph.D. in Special Education, Penn State University
• Marilú Marcillo, Professor, Dean of the School of Business and Information Sciences, B.S. Alfred University; MBA, Centenary; D.M.Colorado Technical University Concentrated in Environmental and Social Sustainability
• Yuliya Markiv, R.N., Instructor of Nursing (2020); A.S.N., Trinitas School of Nursing; B.S.N., Chamberlain College of Nursing; M.S.N., Chamberlain University
• Melissa Marut, R.N., Instructor of Nursing (2020) Diploma in Nursing, Holy Name Hospital School of Nursing; B.S.N. St. Peter’s University; M.S.N. Thomas Edison State University
• Samantha Mattheiss, Assistant Professor, B.S., The College of New Jersey, M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University
• Robert McParland, Professor of English (1998); B.A., Fordham University; M.A., St. John’s University; M.A., Montclair State University; M.Phil., Drew University; Ph.D., Drew University; Graduate Certificate in Arts Administration/Non-Profit Administration, Seton Hall University
• Denise Menonna-Quinn, Assistant Professor of Nursing (2021); Prelicensure Program, BSN, Saint Peters College; MSN, Seton Hall University; DNP, William Paterson University
• Joan Merz, Instructor, M.S.N., RN, Faculty Hybrid ABSN (2022), BSN -Seton Hall University, MSN Walden University 
• Christine Mihal, R.N (2002) Dean of the School of Nursing and Health Sciences, Professor of Nursing; B.S.N. Russell Sage College; M.S.N. and Ed.D., Seton Hall University
• Jose Montalvo, Associate Professor of Biology (2022), BA, Rutgers University; M.D., Universidad Central del Este, Dominican Republic
• Patricia Munno, R.N., Assistant Professor of Nursing (2012); Associate Dean Department of Prelicensure Nursing; B.S.N., Mercy College; M.S.N., Mercy College, CPN, CNE, D.N.P. Fairleigh Dickinson University; 
• Ghassan Nazi, Assistant Professor of Mathematics (1992); B.S., M.S., State University of New York at Buffalo
• Michael J. Nyklewicz, Associate Professor of Art (2008); B.A., Boston College; M.A., New York University
• Michael L. Omansky, Associate Professor of Business and Chairperson of the Business Graduate Programs of the School of Business and Information Sciences B.S., Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania; M.B.A., Columbia University
• Rev. John O'Neill, I.V. Dei, Professor of Religious Studies (1998), Campus Minister; B.A., Saint Francis College; M.A., Maryknoll Seminary; M.A., Fordham University; M.S. and P.D., Fordham University; S.T.M., Drew University; D.Min., Graduate Theological Foundation; Ph.D., Graduate Theological Foundation; Post Graduate Certificate in Spirituality, Immaculate Conception Seminary, N.Y.; Post Graduate Certificate in Liturgy, Immaculate Conception Seminary, N. Y.; Certificate in Pastoral Counseling, Blanton-Peale Graduate Institute, N.Y.
• Emmanuel Pierre-Louis (2022), Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal Justice; B.S./M.S./D.Sc., New Jersey City University
• Janice Rama, R.N., Assistant Professor of Nursing (2022); BSN, Rutgers University; MSN, William Paterson University; DNP, Grand Canyon University
• Warren Reich, Associate Professor of Psychology, Ph.D., Rutgers University
• Gina Robertiello, Professor of Criminal Justice (2005); B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University
• Robert Rogers, Associate Professor of Biology (2005); B.A., Rutgers University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
• Philip Rothman, Professor, of the School of Business and Information Sciences, B. A. Economics, Lehman College: M.B.A. Pace University: Ed, D, Executive Leadership, St. John Fisher College 
• Barbara Rosatelli, Assistant Dean & Coordinator of 3-D Felician Experience; B.A., M.A. Felician University
• Melisa Salsali, Associate Professor of Exercise Sports Science (2018); B.S., University of Pittsburgh; M.S., University of Florida; Ph.D., University of Miami
• Michael Sanford, Associate Professor of Mathematics (1998, 2005); B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Montana State University Bozeman
• Anthony Scardino, Professor, and Associate Dean of Graduate Programs of the School of Business and Information Sciences; B.A., Montclair State University; M.P.P. Pepperdine University; Ph.D., Antioch University
• Lavina Sequeira, Associate Professor of Philosophy (2018) and Associate Dean of Humanities: B.S., M.Ed., Karnatak University, Ed.D., Montclair State University
• Jodi Shelly, Assistant Professor and Director of Library Services; B.A., Thomas Edison State College; M.L.I.S., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, M.B.A. Felician University 
• Caren Sheng-Wong, Assistant Professor of Biology (2022), B.S./M.S., The Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Ph.D., City University of New York
• Victoria Simon, Assistant Professor of Communications (2021), Ph.D. McGill University
• Aleksandra Sinkowsky, Associate Dean of Social & Behavioral Sciences and Professor of Sociology (1979); B.A., M.A., Montclair State University; Ed.D. Rutgers University
• Mary Clare Smith, R.N., Instructor of Nursing, (2015), Director, Barbara J. Toscano Nursing Resource and Simulation Center; B.S.N. Georgetown University, M.S.N., Felician University
• Eloise Stewart, Assistant Professor of Education (2021) B.S. University of Arkansas; M.A. Hampton University; Ed.D. Walden University
• Phaine Suzanne Toliao, Academic Advisor Retention Specialist; B.A., Ramapo College of New Jersey; M.A., Montclair State University; Ed.D., Northcentral University
• David Turi, Professor and Associate Dean of the School of Business and Information Sciences; B.B.A., Fairleigh Dickinson University; M.B.A., Pace University; Ph.D., Seton Hall University
• Elizabeth Van Dyk, R.N., Associate Professor of Nursing (2016); B.S.N. William Paterson University; M.A. New York University; D.N.P. Fairleigh Dickinson University; F.N.P. Post-Master’s Certificate William Paterson University, APN Family Nurse Practitioner
• Stathene Varvisotis, Assistant Professor of Education (2021); B.A. in Elementary Education/Reading, Wittenberg University; M.Ed. in Reading/Learning Disabilities, William Paterson University; Ph.D. in Special Education Leadership, Capella University
• Erin Vitale: R.N., Assistant Professor of Nursing (2023); B.SN., James Madison University; M.SN., Ramapo College of New Jersey; D.N.P., Post University 
• Kathryn R. Wagner, Assistant Professor in the School of Education, Applied Behavior Analysis (2023). BS in Psychology, Liberty University: MA Special Education: Severe Affective Needs, University of Northern Colorado: Advanced Graduate Certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis, Arizona State University.
• Melissa Walker, RN (2020), Instructor, BSN, Fairleigh Dickinson University; MSN, Rutgers University
• Sherida Loertz Yoder, Professor of English (1980); B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University
• Songmei Yu, Professor of Computer Science of the School of Business and Information Sciences; B.S., Sichuan University; M.B.A., St. John's University; M.S., State University of New York at Stony Brook; Ph.D., Rutgers University
• Samira Ziaei, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology (2022), BS, Montclair State University; MS, William Paterson University; Ph.D., The City University of New York

Half Time Faculty

• Jessica Brown, R.N., Assistant Professor of Nursing (2023); B.S.N. Virginia Commonwealth University; M.S.N., Adult-Geriatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, New York University; D.N.P., Sacred Heart University 
• Jasmine Garces-King, R.N., Associate Professor of Nursing (2019); Diploma in Nursing, Christ Hospital; B.S.N, Felician University; M.S.N., APN, UMDNJ; DNP, Chatham University