The Faculty of Dean College
The Dean College faculty is diverse and dedicated to helping all students achieve their goals and prepare for what's next, whether it is to continue an academic career or a professional path. Below is a listing of the faculty at Dean College.
BERNADETTE ANDREWS
Adjunct Instructor in First Year Seminar
B.A., Rhode Island College
Adjunct Instructor in First Year Seminar
B.A., Rhode Island College
M.A., Providence College
JOHN ANDRADE
Adjunct Instructor in Sport Fitness Studies
Men's Soccer Coach
Adjunct Instructor in Sport Fitness Studies
Men's Soccer Coach
B.S., Syracuse University
M.Ed., Johnson Wales University
JAMES T. BEAUREGARD
JAMES T. BEAUREGARD
Assistant Professor of Theatre and Dance
Technical Director
B.A., M.A.T., Rhode Island College
CHRISTINE BENNETT
Adjunct Faculty in Dance
B.F.A., University of Illinois,
M.F.A., Smith College
LYN BENTON
Associate Professor of Business and Mathematics
A.S., B.S.B.A., Northeastern University
M.B.A., Babson College
LINDA BEVELANDER
Instructor in Sport/Fitness Studies
Head Women's Lacrosse Coach
B.S., Boston University
GEORGE M. BROOKER
Associate Professor of Accounting and Economics
Department Chair for Business and Business Technology
B.S., M.B.A., Northeastern University
FRANK CACCAVALE
Adjunct Instructor in Mathematics
B.A., Northeastern University
Adjunct Instructor in Mathematics
B.A., Northeastern University
M.A., Middlebury College
M.A.T., Bridgewater State College
REBECCA CAMERON
Adjunct Instructor in Public Speaking
B.A., University of Massachusetts Amherst
M.A., Emerson College
CLEO CAMPBELL
Adjunct Instructor in First Year Seminar
Full-Time Academic Coach
B.S., Fitchburg State College
M.Ed., Cambridge College
JULIE CASSAMAS, ’02
Adjunct Faculty in Dance
A.A., Dean College
ANDREW CIOFFI
Adjunct Instructor in Biology and First Year Seminar
Assistant Director, Learning Center
B.S., M.Ed., Suffolk University
JEFFREY CLAASEN
Adjunct Instructor in Music
B.A., California State University, Sacramento
M.A., New England Conservatory
DAWN TITUS COUTURE
Associate Professor and Coordinator of Criminal Justice
A.A.S., Westbrook College
B.A., University of Massachusetts
J.D., New England School of Law
THOMAS CREASIA
Adjunct Instructor in English
M.Ed., Worcester State College
WAYNE CRESSER
Associate Professor of English
B.A., M.A., University of Rhode Island
MICHELLE DASILVA-BALL
Adjunct Faculty in Dance
B.F.A., Oklahoma City University
ROBERTA J. DEMERS
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Daemon College
M.A.T., Bridgewater State College
JANET DIONIS
Lecturer and Part-Time Faculty in English
B.A., North Adams State College
M.A.T., James Madison University
LARRY ENOS
Adjunct Instructor in Mathematics
Adjunct Instructor in Mathematics
B.A., Alfred University
M.Ed., University of Massachusetts
SUSAN ERICKSON
Adjunct Instructor in First Year Seminar
Academic Coach
B.A., Hampshire College
M.Ed., Harvard University
JENNIFER FLEURY-LAWSON
Adjunct Instructor in Mathematics
B.A., Rhode Island College
Adjunct Instructor in Mathematics
B.A., Rhode Island College
M.Ed., Worcester State College
M.Ed., University of Massachusetts
ROBIN FRAIN
Adjunct Instructor in Biology
Lab Manager
Adjunct Instructor in Biology
Lab Manager
B.S., University of Maine
M.S., University of Massachusetts
ANITA GILBERT
Adjunct Faculty in English and the
International Student Program
B.S., Suffolk University
M.A., University of Massachusetts Boston
BETTY ANN GILES
Adjunct Instructor in First Year Seminar
B.S., Indiana University
M.A., Columbia University
MARGARET GILMAN
Adjunct Instructor in Biology
Adjunct Instructor in Biology
Assistant Athletic Trainer
B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University
M.A., George Mason University
EVAN GLASSON
Adjunct Instructor in English
B.A., Saint Salem College
Adjunct Instructor in English
B.A., Saint Salem College
M.A, The New School
LISA GIUFFRE
Adjunct Instructor in Arts and Entertainment Management
Adjunct Instructor in Arts and Entertainment Management
B.M., The Boston Conservatory
M.S., Lesley School of Management
ROBERT J. GOLDMAN
Adjunct Instructor in Music
B.M., Berklee College of Music
STEVEN GONSALVES
Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S., M.A., University of Massachusetts
LISA GRANATA
Adjunct Instructor in Art
B.F.A., Maryland Institute
M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art
JED GRISWOLD
Professor of Psychology and Philosophy
A.B., West Virginia University
M.A., Rhode Island College
M.Div., Duke University
D.Min., Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
REBECCA GULLAK
Adjunct Instructor in English
B.A., Bridgewater State College
M.Ed., Lesley University
CRAIG HANDEL
Lecturer and Part-Time Faculty in Theatre
B.F.A., Southwest Missouri State University
LOBAT HASHEMI
Adjunct Instructor in Mathematics
B.A., Framingham State College
Adjunct Instructor in Mathematics
B.A., Framingham State College
M.A., Worcester Polytechnic Institute
PATRICIA HOHL
Associate Professor and Coordinator of Arts and Entertainment Management
B.S., University of Massachusetts Lowell
M.S., Boston University
M.F.A., Bennington College
J.D., Suffolk University Law School
CHARLES HOLBROOK
Adjunct Instructor in Dance
Adjunct Instructor in Dance
KRISTIN HOLSTER
Assistant Professor of Sociology
B.A., Wheaton College
Ph.D., Boston University
GWENDOLYN HOWARD
Adjunct Instructor in Philosophy and Psychology
Adjunct Instructor in Philosophy and Psychology
B.A., Creighton University
M.A., University of Chicago
JENNIFER JENKINS
Adjunct Faculty in Dance
B.A., University of Utah
CHRISTIANA KAVALOSKI
Adjunct Instructor in Dance
Adjunct Instructor in Dance
B.A., University of Massachusetts
M.S., Boston, University
DEIDRE KENTLEY
Lecturer and Part-Time Faculty in Math
B.S., Regis College
M.B.A., Providence College
LISA KEOHANE
Assistant Professor of Business Technology
A.S., Endicott College
B.A., Merrimack College
M.S., Lesley College
KENNETH KNAPCZYK
Adjunct Instructor in Sport Fitness Studies
Assistant Football Coach
Adjunct Instructor in Sport Fitness Studies
Assistant Football Coach
B.S., Winona State University
ILIRJANA KOLDASHI, '04
Adjunct Instructor in First Year Seminar
A.A., Dean College
B.A., M.A., Suffolk University
Adjunct Instructor in First Year Seminar
A.A., Dean College
B.A., M.A., Suffolk University
HARRY KRESHPANE
Professor Emeritus of History
B.S., M.A., Northeastern University
M.S., Lesley College
RAYMOND LAWLESS
Adjunct Instructor in First Year Seminar
Adjunct Instructor in First Year Seminar
B.S., Wentworth Institute of Technology
M.A., Framingham State College
ROBERT LAWSON
Associate Professor of History
B.A., Louisiana State University
M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
JULIE LeBLANC
Adjunct Instructor in First Year Seminar
Academic Coach
B.A., M.A., Assumption College
JUDITH LIZARDI
Adjunct Instructor in Public Speaking
Academic Coach
B.A., Regis College
M.A., University of South Florida
MARIANNE S. LONATI
Adjunct Instructor in Musical Theatre
B.A., M.A., Emerson College
LEONARD LONG
Adjunct Instructor in Accounting
B.S., B.A., M.S., Western New England College
MBA, American International College
ERIN LOWERY-CORKRAN
Adjunct Instructor in English
Assistant Dean, Academic Support Services
Director of the Learning Center
B.A., University of Wisconsin/Whitewater
M.S., Indiana State University
Ph.D., Boston College
MICHAEL MARRAPODI
Adjunct Instructor in First Year Seminar and Psychology
B.S.M., Northeastern Bible College
M.Ed., The College of New Jersey
Ed.D., Johnson and Wales University
AMY MATTEN
Assistant Professor of Communications
Assistant Dean for Academic Administration
B.S, Boston University
M.Ed., Pennsylvania State University
Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Assistant Professor of Communications
Assistant Dean for Academic Administration
B.S, Boston University
M.Ed., Pennsylvania State University
Ph.D., University of Minnesota
LAURIE McDONOUGH
Assistant Professor of Science
B.S., University of Rhode Island
M.A.T., Sc.M., Brown University
PAMELA B. MELE, ’90
Adjunct Instructor in Education
A.S., Dean College
B.A., Elmira College
M.S., Nazareth College
DAWN MENDOZA
Assistant Professor of English
Coordinator of Writing Across the Curriculum
B.A., University of Michigan
M.A., Ph.D., Tufts University
VIC MICHAELS
Associate Professor of Communications
WGAO-FM Operations Manager
A.S., Community College of Rhode Island
B.S., M.B.A., Bryant College
M.A., Emerson College
MARCIA MONGELLI
Adjunct Instructor in First Year Seminar
B,A., Berea College
M.A., Georgetown College
M.A., Grand Canyon University
MARGE MORIAN-BOYLE
Assistant Professor of English
B.A., M.Ed., Boston College
SARAH MOTT
Adjunct Instructor in Art
B.F.A., Massachusetts College of Art
ELIZABETH MURPHY
Adjunct Instructor in Mathematics and Chemistry
B.S., University of Notre Dame
Adjunct Instructor in Mathematics and Chemistry
B.S., University of Notre Dame
M.A., DePaul University
FAITH NICKOLAS
Assistant Professor of Education
Coordinator of the Early Childhood Education Program
Director of the Children’s Center
B.A., Lesley College of Education
M.Ed., Salem State College
MARSHA R. NOURSE
Associate Professor of English
Department Chair for Humanities and Social Sciences
B.A., University of Massachusetts
M.A., Goddard College
SUSANNE OSBERG
Adjunct Instructor in First Year Seminar
B.M., Boston Conservatory of Music
M.M., University of Massachusetts Amherst
SHANNON OVERCASH
Adjunct Instructor in Mathematics
Associate Director, Student Activities
B.S., Worcester State College
M.Ed., Suffolk University
Adjunct Instructor in Mathematics
Associate Director, Student Activities
B.S., Worcester State College
M.Ed., Suffolk University
JOAN P. PALLADINO
Dean, School of Dance
Associate Professor of Dance
B.S., Springfield College
RUTH PALUMBO
Adjunct Instructor in Business
B.A., Eastern Nazarene College
M.Ed., Endicott College
GREG PANO
Adjunct Instructor in Business and History
B.A., M.A.L.D., Tufts University
M.S., Simmons College
J.D., New England School of Law
KRISTINE PERLMUTTER
FOCUS Program Coordinator
Adjunct Instructor in English
B.A., Marquette University
M.A., Northeastern University
KELLY PETERS
Adjunct Instructor in Dance
Adjunct Instructor in Dance
DAWN POIRIER
Assistant Professor of Biology
Department Chair for Math/Science and Sport/Fitness Studies and Health Sciences
B.S., Simmons College
M.Ed., Harvard University
MICHAEL J. POLAKOFF
Adjunct Instructor in Business Technology
B.S., University of Massachusetts Amherst
M.Ed., Boston College
NAILAH RANDALL-BELLINGER
Assistant Professor of Dance
Director, Honors Program
B.A., Scripps College
M.A., Lesley College
AL K. RASHID
Associate Professor of Business
M.A., Exeter University
M.Phil., Nottingham University
MELISSA P. READ
Adjunct Instructor in American Government
Assistant Vice President, Academic Affairs
Coordinator of Liberal Studies
A.B., Middlebury College
M.P.A., Syracuse University
JO-ANN REID
Assistant Professor of English
Advisor, Inscriptions Magazine
B.A., University of Hartford
M.F.A., Pennsylvania State University
RANDY RENO
Assistant Professor of General Psychology
B.A., Dallas Baptist University
M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
D.Min., Andover Newton Theological School
GABRIEL N. REPASSY
Adjunct Instructor in Psychology
Registrar
B.A., M.A., The Ohio State University
Ph.D., Ohio University
JEREMY-RUTH REVILOCK-FROST
Adjunct Instructor in Dance
Adjunct Instructor in Dance
B.A., University of Hartford
DEBORAH RICE
Adjunct Instructor in English
B.S., SUNY College
Adjunct Instructor in English
B.S., SUNY College
M.S., Long Island University
LORNA RINEAR
Adjunct Instructor in History
B.A., University of Hartford
M.A., Boston College
Adjunct Instructor in History
B.A., University of Hartford
M.A., Boston College
TIMOTHY RYAN
Adjunct Instructor in Mathematics
Adjunct Instructor in Mathematics
B.A., UMass Dartmouth
MAT, Mathematics Providence
MICHAEL R. SARTINI
Adjunct Instructor in Dance
B.M., University of Rhode Island
MARILYN SCHAIRER
Adjunct Instructor in Communications
B.A., Emerson College
WILLY SCHILD
Adjunct Instructor in Philosophy
B.S., City College of New York
M.S., New York University
Ph.D., New York University
MYRON L. SCHMIDT
Dean, School of the Arts
Professor of Theatre
B.A., Valparaiso University
M.A., Emerson College
Ed.D., Vanderbilt University
LORI SCHNEIDER
Adjunct Instructor in First Year Seminar
B.A., Simmons College
B.S., University of Massachusetts Boston
M.S., University of Rhode Island
THOMAS SHAKER
Professor and Coordinator of Communications
B.A., Emerson College
M.Ed., University of Massachusetts Boston
Ed.D., Boston University
P. GERARD SHAW
Associate Professor of Business
B.S., Villanova University
M.S., Biscayne College
M.A., Washington Theological Union
Ph.D., Boston College
ANDREW SHORT
Adjunct Instructor in Philosophy
Adjunct Instructor in Philosophy
B.A., University of Dallas
M.A., University of North Texas
M.A., Providence College
JILL SILVERMAN, ’79
Assistant Professor of Dance
A.A., Dean College
B.A., Simmons College
M.Ed., Curry College
MARIANNE SINGER
Adjunct Instructor in Dance
Academic Advisor/Placement and Career Services Coordinator
B.A., Wheaton College
J.D., New England School of Law
Adjunct Instructor in Dance
Academic Advisor/Placement and Career Services Coordinator
B.A., Wheaton College
J.D., New England School of Law
JEFFREY A. SKILLINGS
Assistant Professor of English
B.A., M.A., University of Rhode Island
DOREEN SOLDATO
Assistant Professor of Biology
Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., University of Rhode Island
Ph.D., Brown University
BRYAN STEELE
Adjunct Faculty in Dance
MELANIE STEEVES
Adjunct Instructor in First Year Seminar
FYS 100 Coordinator
B.A., Bridgewater State College
M.Ed., Cambridge College
BRIAN STEFANIK
Adjunct Instructor in Sports Fitness Studies
B.S., Syracuse University
M.Ed., Springfield College
KAREN L. SYKES
Professor and Coordinator of Sport/Fitness Studies
B.S., Pennsylvania State University
Ed.D., University of Massachusetts
LAWRENCE W. THODE
Adjunct Instructor in History and Geography
Assistant Director of Admissions
B.S., M.Ed., Springfield College
M.Ed., Boston State College
M.Ed., Framingham State College
ERIN L. THOMAS
Assistant Professor of Sport/Fitness Studies and Biology
B.B., M.S., University of Rhode Island
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
ELIZABETH TROMBLEY-WILDES, ’02
Adjunct Faculty in Dance
A.A., B.A., Dean College
A.A., B.A., Dean College
NORMA VOGEL
Adjunct Instructor in English
Academic Coach
B.A., Brandeis University
M.A., Tufts University
Adjunct Instructor in English
Academic Coach
B.A., Brandeis University
M.A., Tufts University
CLARISSA WALKER
Adjunct Instructor in English
Associate Director, Admission
B.A., Emory University
M.A., Boston University
Adjunct Instructor in English
Associate Director, Admission
B.A., Emory University
M.A., Boston University
CHERI WATCHMAKER
Adjunct Instructor in Public Speaking
B.A., M.A., University of Rhode Island
VIRGINIA WATSON-FONTANA
Adjunct Instructor in English
B.A., Rhode Island College
M.A., Simmons College
JEAN L. WENZEL
Lecturer and Part-Time Faculty in Dance
CHRISTOPHER WICKWIRE
Adjunct Instructor in Sport Fitness Studies
Adjunct Instructor in Sport Fitness Studies
Head Men's Lacrosse Coach
B.A., Nichols State University
ALICE WILSON
Adjunct Instructor in Biology
B.S., B.A., M.A., State University of New York
Adjunct Instructor in Biology
B.S., B.A., M.A., State University of New York
JOHN WOOD
Adjunct Instructor in History
B.A., University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
