Faculty

Aaron Angello, Assistant Professor of English; B.A., Antioch University Los Angeles; MFA, Ph.D., University of Colorado Boulder (2023)

Eric Annis, Associate Professor of Biology; B.A., Boston University; M.S., Florida Institute of Technology; Ph.D., University of Maine (2008)

Elizabeth A. Atwood, Associate Professor of Journalism; B.S., West Virginia University; M.A., University of Virginia; Ph.D., University of Maryland (2010)  

Rachel Barber, Assistant Professor of Mathematics; B.A., Berea College; M.S. Eastern Kentucky University; Ph.D., Mississippi State University (2024)

Kevin H. Bennett, Professor of Chemistry and Chair of the Department of Chemistry and Physics; B.S.; James Madison University; Ph.D., University of Tennessee (2000) 

April M. Boulton, Dean of the Graduate School and Associate Professor of Biology; B.S., Centre College; M.S., Bucknell University; Ph.D., University of California, Davis (2003) 

Catherine Breneman, Assistant Professor of Social Work; B.S., University of Pittsburgh; MSW, West Virginia University; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh (2020)

Kristine Calo, Professor of Education and Chair of the Department of Education; B.A., DePauw University; M.A., DePaul University; Ph.D., George Mason University (2008)

Andrew Campbell, Associate Professor of Counseling and Co-Chair of the Department of Psychology and Counseling; B.A., University of Michigan; M.S., University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., The George Washington University (2015)

Corey Campion, Associate Professor of History and Global Studies and Chair of the Department of History; B.A., Washington State University; M.A., Ph.D., Georgetown University (2011) 

Robert Casas Roigé, Associate Professor of Spanish; B.A., Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona; M.A., Ph.D., Stanford University (2017)

Hollis Caswell, Visiting Instructor of Nursing; B.S.N., Salve Regina College; M.S.N., State University of New York (2024)

Ashish Chakradhar, Assistant Professor of Chemistry; B.S., Minnesota State University Moorhead; Ph.D., North Dakota State University (2018) 

Mark Chee, Assistant Professor of Biology; B.A., Ph.D., Due University (2024)

James Cherry, Assistant Professor of Biology; B.S., Shepherd University; M.S., Johns Hopkins University; Ph.D., The Catholic University of America (2019)

Steven Clark, Assistant Professor of Physics; B.S., Brigham Young University; Ph.D., Texas A&M University (2022)

Ashley Coen, Assistant Professor of Education; B.A., Cedar Crest College; M.A., Notre Dame of Maryland University; Ph.D., University of Maryland (2023)

Timothy Coffin, Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Director of the Graduate Health Informatics and Bioinformatics Programs; B.S., United States Air Force Academy; MPA, University of Dayton; Ph.D., George Mason University (2023)

Jennifer Cooper, Associate Professor of Nursing, Chair of the Department of Nursing and Director of the M.S.N. and D.N.P. programs; B.S.N., Cedarville University; M.S.N., Rush University; D.N.P., The George Washington University (2016)

Didier Course, Professor of French; Licence, Maîtrise, Université de Nancy; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh (1995)

Daniel Cozart, Assistant Professor of History; B.A., University of Richmond; M.A., University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Ph.D., University of New Mexico (2024)

Jennifer Cuddapah, Professor of Education; B.A., M.Ed., Boston College; M.S., The Johns Hopkins University; Ed.D., Teachers College Columbia University (2012)

Miranda M. Darby, Assistant Professor of Bioinformatics; B.A., Carlton College; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University (2017)

George Dimitoglou, Professor of Computer Science and Director of the Graduate Cybersecurity Program; B.S., Temple University; M.S., University of Maryland; Ph.D.,The George Washington University (2004)

Trevor Dodman, Associate Professor of English; A.B., Dartmouth College; M.A., Carleton University; Ph.D., Boston College (2009) 

Aijuan Dong, Professor of Computer Science, Chair of the Department of Computer Science and Information Technology, and Director of the Graduate Computer Science Programs; B.S., M.S., Changehun University of Earth Science; M.S., Minnesota State University; Ph.D., North Dakota State University (2006)  

Jacqueline Dougé, Assistant Professor of Public Health; B.S., Rutgers University; MPH, Johns Hopkins University; M.D., University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (2023)

Marc Dupont, Assistant Professor of Marketing; B.S. University of Mobile; MBA, University of South Alabama (2023)

Paige Eager, Professor of Political Science, Dean of the Faculty, Director of the Center for Global and International Studies and Chair of the Department of Political Science (fall); B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Delaware (2005)

Joanna Eaton, Visiting Instructor of Nutrition and Director of the Graduate Nutrition Program; B.S., Russell Sage College; M.S. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (2024)

Morad Eghbal, Visiting Assistant Professor of Law and Criminal Justice; B.A., The George Washington University, J.D., Howard University School of Law (2024)

Marina Ellis, Departmental Instructor of English; B.A., M.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., University of Maryland (2024)

Susan Ensel, Whitaker Professor of Chemistry; B.S., Union College; Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University (1995) 

M. Drew Ferrier, Professor of Biology, Co-chair of the Department of Biology and Director of Coastal Studies Program; B.A., Washington and Jefferson College; M.A., Miami University, Ohio; Ph.D., University of Maryland (1993) 

Alan Goldenbach, Associate Professor of Journalism; B.A., University of Michigan; M.A., University of Maryland (2015)

Amy Gottfried, Professor of English and Chair of the Department of English and Communication Arts; B.A., M.A., Syracuse University; Ph.D., Tufts University (1998)

Christy D. Graybeal, Professor of Education and Director of Graduate Mathematics Education Programs; B.S., Moravian College; M.S., American University; Ph.D., University of Maryland (2008)

Michelle R. Gricus, Associate Professor of Social Work and Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning; B.A., College of St. Benedict; M.A., University of Houston (2017)

Rebecca Grove, Associate Professor of Education and Director of First-Year Seminar; B.A., Elizabethtown College; M.A., Lehigh University; Ph.D., University of Maryland (2016)

Yanting Guo, Assistant Professor of Biology and the E-Nnovation-Hodson Endowed Chair in Sustainability Studies; B.S., Zhejiang University; M.Sc., University of Oxford; Ph.D., The Ohio State University (2023)

Sangeeta Gupta, Assistant Professor of Psychology; B.Sc., McMaster University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Nevada, Las Vegas (2022)

David Gurzick, Professor of Economics and Management and Chair of the Department of Economics and Business Administration; B.S., Frostburg State University; M.S., Hood College; Ph.D., University of Maryland Baltimore County (2006) 

Sherita Henry, Assistant Professor of Public Health; B.S., M.S., Dr.PH., Morgan State University (2021) 

David R. Hixson, Visiting Assistant Professor of Art and Archaeology; B.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; M.A., Ph.D., Tulane University (2017)

Karen D. Hoffman, Professor of Philosophy, Chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies and Director of the Graduate Humanities Program; B.A., Hendrix College; M.A., Baylor University; Ph.D., Saint Louis University (2001) 

Mallory Huard, Assistant Professor of History; B.A., Gettysburg College; M.A., Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University (2021)

Carol Jim, Associate Professor of Computer Science and Director of the Graduate Management Information Systems Program; B.A., M.S., Hood College; Ph.D., The George Washington University (2017)

Kimberly Morse Jones, Associate Professor of Art History; B.A., Brigham Young University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Reading, England (2023)

Anita Jose, Professor of Management; B.A., Gandhiji University; M.M., MBA, University of Dallas; Ph.D., University of North Texas (1994)

Janak Joshi, Assistant Professor of Economics; B.A., M.A., Tribhuvan University; M.A., Ph.D., University of New Mexico (2019)

Janis Judson, Professor of Political Science and Chair of the Department of Law and Criminal Justice; B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Maryland (1984)

Robert Kambic, Assistant Professor of Biology; B.S., University of Maryland; M.S., Montana State University; Ph.D., Brown University (2021)

Kathleen Kempert, Departmental Instructor of English; B.S., M.S., Towson University; M.A., University of Maryland, Baltimore County (2024)

Elizabeth Kiester, Associate Professor of Sociology; B.A., Carroll College; M.S., Ph.D., Utah State University (2024)

Amy Kilpatrick, Assistant Professor of Education; B.S., Texas State University; M.Ed., University of Texas; Ph.D., University of Northern California (2021)

Daehwan Kim, Associate Professor of Biology and the ENnovation-Hodson Endowed Chair in Advanced Bioproducts Research and Education; B.S., Korea University; M.S., Yonsei University; Ph.D., Purdue University (2018)

Sang Kim, Associate Professor of Economics and Management; B.S., Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University (2001)

Eric C. Kindahl, Associate Professor of Biology and Director of the Graduate Environmental Biology Program; B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Cornell University (1998)

Elizabeth Knapp, Professor of English and Director of the Graduate Creative Writing Program; B.A., Amherst College; M.F.A., The Bennington Writing Seminars; Ph.D., Western Michigan University (2008)

Ellen Garfinkel Koitz, Giles Associate Professor of Education and Director of the Graduate Reading Specialization Program; A.B., Catawba College; M.Ed., University of Georgia; Ed.D., University of Virginia (1985)

Natalia Kormeluk, Director of the Graduate Ceramic Arts Programs

Shannon Kundey, Professor of Psychology, Chair of the Department of Psychology and Counseling and Co-Director of the Honors Program; B.A., Wesleyan College; M.S., M.Phil., Yale University; Ph.D., Kent State University (2008) 

Craig S. Laufer, Professor of Biology and Co-Chair of the Department of Biology; B.S., University of Maryland; Ph.D., Kent State University (1988)

Dana Lawrence, Associate Professor of Chemistry; B.A., Jacksonville University; Ph.D., Florida State University (2005)

Jiang Li, Assistant Professor of Computer Science; B.S., M.S., University of Science and Technology of China; M.S., Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo (2018)

Tianning Li, Associate Professor of Finance and Director of the Graduate MBA Program; B.S., Dalian University of Technology; M.S., Marshall University; Ph.D., University of Tennessee (2009)

Yulu Cherry Liu, Assistant Professor of Biology; B.S., Ph.D., University of Toronto (2020)

Sara Malec, Associate Professor of Mathematics; B.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison; M.S., Ph.D., Georgia State University (2015)

Nisha Manikoth, Assistant Professor of Organizational Leadership and Director of the Doctorate in Organizational Leadership Program; B.S., University of Calicut; MBA, Xavier Labor Relations Institute; Ed.D., The George Washington University (2021)

Lisa Algazi Marcus, Professor of French and Co-Director of the Honors Program; B.A., Hollins College; M.A., Ph.D., Stanford University (1994)

Stephanie Masters, Assistant Professor of Psychology; B.A., M.S., University of Texas at Tyler; M.A., Ph.D., University of Alabama (2023)

Jessica McManus, Associate Professor of Psychology; B.A., University of Cincinnati; M.S., Ph.D., Kansas State University (2021)

Erik Messinger, Assistant Professor of Counseling and Director of the Graduate Thanatology and Trauma, Crisis, Grief and Loss Programs; B.S., Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania; M.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., North Carolina State University (2021)

Heather Mitchell-Buck, Associate Professor of English; B.A., Rutgers University; Ph.D., Duke University (2011)

Molly B. Moreland, Associate Professor of Cognitive Psychology; B.A., San Diego State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of California (2017)

Jacob Muldowney, Assistant Professor of Studio Arts; B.F.A., Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts; M.F.A., Washington University in St. Louis (2023)

Evelyn Nieves, Assistant Professor of Nursing; RN, Northeastern Hospital School of Nursing; MSN, Walden University; Ph.D., University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (2023)

James Parson, Associate Professor of Mathematics and Chair of the Department of Mathematics; B.A., Harvard University; Ph.D., Princeton University (2008)

William Pierce, Assistant Professor of Computer Science; B.M.E., Shenandoah Conservatory of Music; M.S., Hood College (1993)

Sheila Pierre-Louis, Assistant Professor of Nursing; DNP, BSN, University of Maryland, Baltimore (2024)

Scott Pincikowski, Professor of German, Chair of the Department of Global Languages and Cultures, and Director of Study Abroad; B.A., M.A., University of Wisconsin Parkside; Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University (2001) 

Nicole Pulichene, NEH/Libman Assistant Professor of Humanities; B.A., The University of Chicago; M.A., The Bard Graduate Center; Ph.D., Harvard University (2023)

Cheng Qian, Assistant Professor of Computer Science; BCS., Shanghai Jian Qiao University; M.S., Towson University (2023)

Yankuo Qiao, Assistant Professor of Finance; B.S., Shandong University; M.S., Ph.D., Rutgers Business School (2022)

Adelmar Ramirez, Assistant Professor of Spanish; B.A., M.A., University of Texas at El Paso; M.A., Ph.D., University of California Los Angeles (2023)

Carin Robinson, Associate Professor of Political Science; B.A., Bethel University; M.A., The George Washington University; Ph.D., Georgetown University (2009)

Jennifer Ross, Professor of Art and Archaeology and Chair of the Department of Art and Archaeology; A.B., Bryn Mawr College; M.A., Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley (1999) 

Ahmed Salem, Associate Professor of Computer Science and Director of the Graduate Information Technology Program; B.S., Higher Technological Institute-Egypt; M.S., Ph.D., University of Louisville (2006)

Amber Samuels, Assistant Professor of Counseling; B.A., Randolph Macon College; M.S., Radford University; Ph.D., The George Washington University (2022)

Jolene Sanders, Andrew G. Truxal Associate Professor of Sociology and Chair of the Department of Sociology and Social Work; B.A., University of Maryland; M.A., University of Baltimore; Ph.D., American University (2006)

Megan J. Doughty Shaine, Associate Professor of Psychology and Counseling and Director of the Graduate Counseling, Clinical Mental Health Program; B.A., Wesleyan University, M.S. Northwestern University; M.A., Ph.D., The George Washington University (2016)

Sean Sharp, Assistant Professor of Biology; B.S. University of North Carolina Asheville; Ph.D., University of Florida (2024)

Daniel Shea, Visiting Instructor of Education and Director of the Graduate Educational Leadership program; B.A., Georgetown University; M.A. University of Maryland (2017)

Shannon Shoemaker, Associate Professor of Counseling and Director of the Graduate Counselor, Education and Supervision Ph.D. Program; B.S., M.Ed., Bridgewater State University; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University (2019)

Atiya Smith, Assistant Professor of Counseling and Director of the Graduate Counseling, School Counseling Program; B.A., Hood College; M.S., University of Baltimore (2018); Ph.D., University of Rochester (2018)

Oney P. Smith, Professor of Biology; University of Vermont; M.S., University of Maine; Ph.D., Texas A&M University (1995) 

Lynn L. Staininger, Instructor of Music; B.M., M.M., Arizona State University (2012)

James Stanker, Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics; B.S., San Jose State University; MBA, California State University (2019)

Ann Stewart, Professor of Mathematics; B.A., Ithaca College; M.M., San Francisco Conservatory of Music; Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University (2007)

Tricia K. Strickland, Professor of Education; B.A., University of Baltimore; M.Ed., George Mason University; Ph.D. University of Maryland (2011)

Christopher Stromberg, Professor of Chemistry; B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College; Ph.D., Stanford University (2005)

Sandra Thomas-Lalmansingh, Assistant Professor of Nursing; B.S., Thomas Jefferson University; MSN, The Catholic University of America; Ph.D., University of Phoenix (2019)

Marisel Torres-Crespo, Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education, Director of the Graduate Curriculum and Instruction Program, Director of the Graduate Multidisciplinary Studies in Education Program and Coordinator of Online Instruction; B.A., M.Ed., University of Puerto Rico; Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University (2012)

Tamelyn N. Tucker-Worgs, Virginia E. Lewis Chair in Political Science, Associate Professor of Political Science and Chair of the Department of Political Science (spring); B.A., Hampton University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park (2002)

Jill Tysse, Associate Professor of Mathematics; B.S, University College Cork, M.S., University of Oxford, M.S., Ph.D., University of Virginia (2014)

Kristen Tzoc, Assistant Professor of Sociology; B.A.,, M.A., Lehigh University; M.A., Ph.D., Boston University (2024)

Jerrold Van Winter; Associate Professor Emeritus of Management; B.A., St. Mary's College of Maryland; MBA, Virginia Polytechnic Institute; Ph.D., The George Washington University (2009)

Noel Verzosa, Jr., Associate Professor of Music, Chair of the Department of Music; B.A., Bowdoin College; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley (2009)

Brooke Witherow, Assistant Professor of Communications; B.S., Stevenson University; M.A., Duquesne University (2019) 

Donald Wright, Professor of French and Arabic and Director of the Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies Program; B.S., The Pennsylvania State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh (2008) 

Meredith Yeager, Assistant Professor of Biology and Director of the Graduate Biomedical Science Program; B.S., Radford University; M.S., Hood College; Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University (2022)