Faculty Contacts by Name
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Abbott, William M., Associate Professor of History. A.B., U.C. Berkeley; D. Phil, Oxford.
Expertise: 17th-Century England
Ireland
Britain
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Expertise: Jesuit Education
Religion
School Administration
Solving the College Application Riddle
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Babington, Lynn, Professor and Dean of the School of Nursing. B.S.N., University of Michigan; M.S., Ph.D., University of Washington.
Expertise: Health Care Leadership
Nursing Education/Curriculum Development
Cultural Competency and Culturally Appropriate Care
Contact Info: Meg McCaffrey, Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2726
After Hours: (203) 395-0140
Behre, Patricia, Associate Professor of History. B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Yale University.
Expertise: French and European History
Jewish-Christian Relations
History of Anti-Semitism
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Bhattacharya, Mousumi, Associate Professor of Human Resource and Strategic Management. M.B.A., Jadavpur University, India; Ph.D., Syracuse University.
Expertise: Strategy
Human Resource Management
International Business
Entrepreneurship
Effect of Changing Environment on Firm
Contact Info: Meg McCaffrey, Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2726
After Hours: (203) 395-0140
Boryczka, Jocelyn M., Associate Professor of Politics. B.A., The College of William and Mary; M.A., Louisiana State University; M.A., Wayne State University; Ph.D., City University of New York.
Expertise: Backlash Politics
Feminism, Social Movements
Women in Politics
Morality and Religion in Politics
Role of Women Students and Professors on Campus
Treatment of Women in the Media
Diversity Issues in Politics, Race, Class & Gender
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Bowen, Betsy, Professor of English. B.A., Colby College; M.A., Middlebury College; Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University.
Expertise: Rhetoric and composition
English education
Adult literacy
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Bradford, Bruce M., Associate Professor of Accounting. B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; M.B.A., Arkansas State University; D.B.A., Memphis State University; C.P.A., Tennessee.
Expertise: The Role of Accounting in the Evolution of Civilization
The Impact of the Invasion of Kuwait on U.S. Firms
The Accounting Education Change Commission and the Renaissance in Higher Education
Contact Info: Meg McCaffrey, Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2726
After Hours: (203) 395-0140
Braginsky, Dorothea, Professor of Psychology. A.B., Queens College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Connecticut.
Expertise: Workplace Anger
The Surplused Worker
Betrayal of the American Worker
Impact of Unemployment on Workers and Youth
Mental Illness as a Coping Strategy, Not an Illness
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Braun, Phyllis C., Professor of Biology. B.S., Fairfield University; Ph.D., Georgetown University.
Expertise: Antifungal Compounds
Medical Microbiology
Virology/Immunology
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Brousseau, Diane J., Professor of Biology. B.S., Ph. D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Expertise: Marine Ecology
Shellfish Biology
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Bucki, Cecelia, Associate Professor of History. B.A., University of Connecticut; M.A., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh.
Expertise: U.S. Social, Labor, and Immigration History
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Byun-McKay, Ashley, Assistant Professor of Biology. B.S., York University; Ph.D., University of Victoria.
Expertise: Evolutionary Biology
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Calderwood, Patricia D., Professor of Curriculum and Instruction. Ph. D., University of Pennsylvania.
Expertise: Socio/Cultural Context of Education
Urban Education
Concept of Community Relations
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Campos, Javier F., Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures and Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program. M.A., University of Concepcion, Chile; Ph.D., University of Minnesota.
Expertise: Central America: politics, culture, economics, literary issues (Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala)
Caribbean Area: Cuban politics, economics, film, literature
Chile, Argentina: politics, economics, film, literature, Andean Regions and Mesoamerica
Dr. Campos is a columnist for several newspapers in Latin America (Chile: www.elmostrador.cl; Brazil: www.sibila.com.br/Home.html; El Salvador: www.diariocolatino.com/es/20070825/tresmil/)
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Candelario, Sheila, Assistant Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures. B.A., University of Puerto Rico; M.A., University of Connecticut; Ph.D., University of New York at Stony Brook.
Expertise: Latin American and Hispanic Caribbean Culture/Literature
Latino/Latina Studies
Hispanic Caribbean and Salvadoran-US Migration and Diaspora
Central American Cultural Studies
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Carolan, Mary Ann, Associate Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures; Director Italian Studies Program. B.S., Dartmouth College; M.A., M.Phil., Ph. D., Yale University.
Expertise: 19th and 20th Century Italian Literature
Italian Film
Italian Women writers
Historical Novel in Italy
Italy
Language Pedagogy
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Cassidy, Kevin J., Professor of Politics; Program in Irish Studies. A.B., Catholic University; M.S., Hunter College; Ph.D., City University of New York.
Expertise: Northern Ireland
Peace and Justice Studies
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Cavallo, Gerald O., Associate Professor of Marketing. B.B.A., Pace College; M.B.A., Columbia University; M.B.A., Ph.D., City University of New York.
Expertise: Consumer Research
Customer Satisfaction
New Product Development
Contact Info: Meg McCaffrey, Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2726
After Hours: (203) 395-0140
Chaudhuri, Arjun, The Rev. Thomas R. Fitzgerald, S.J., Professor of Marketing. B.A., M.A., Calcutta University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Connecticut.
Expertise: Branding
Emotional Communication
Advertising and Planning
Consumer Behavior
Emotion in Advertising
Brand Loyalty
Consumer Behavior
Emotion and Perceived Risk in Products and Services
Marketing Research Techniques
Culture and Marketing
Contact Info: Meg McCaffrey, Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2726
After Hours: (203) 395-0140
Conelius, Jaclyn, Assistant Professor of Nursing. B.S., B.S.N., Fairfield University; M.S.N., Yale University; Ph.D., University of Connecticut.
Expertise: Chronic Disease Management
Palliative and End of Life Care
Contact Info: Meg McCaffrey, Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2726
After Hours: (203) 395-0140
Conine, Thomas E., Jr. Professor of Finance. B.S. University of Connecticut; M.B.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., New York University.
Expertise: Corporate Finance
Financial Leadership
Customer Economics
Contact Info: Meg McCaffrey, Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2726
After Hours: (203) 395-0140
Coyne, Michael, Associate Professor of Accounting. B.S., Fairfield University; M.B.A., New York University; Ph.D., University of Connecticut.
Expertise: Financial Accounting
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Crabtree, Robbin D., Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. B.A. University of California; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota.
Expertise: Globalization and the Mass Media
Intercultural Communication
Gender and Communication
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Crawford, David, Associate Professor of Sociology and Anthropology. B.A., California State University, Fullerton; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara.
Expertise: Moroccan society and culture
Berbers / Imazighen Culture, Labor, and Inequality
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Dallavalle, Nancy A., Associate Professor of Religious Studies. B.Mus., Benedictine College; M.A., St. John's University; Ph.D., University of Notre Dame.
Expertise: Pope John Paul II
Feminism and Catholicism
Catholic Church
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Davidson, Ronald, Professor of Religious Studies. A.B., M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley.
Expertise: Buddhism
Indian Buddhism
Indian Anthropology
Indian Theories of Language
Tibet
Sanskrit
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Deak, Edward, Professor of Economics. Connecticut Manager, New England Economic Project. A.B., M.A., Ph.D., University of Connecticut.
Expertise: Economic Forecasting
Antitrust and Regulation
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Dohm, Faith-Anne, Professor of Psychology, Interim Associate Dean of the Graduate School of Education & Allied Professions, and Director of the Applied Psychology Graduate Program. Ph.D., University of Maryland Baltimore County.
Expertise: Ethnicity and Eating Disorders
Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Eating Disorders
Psychological/Psychiatric Diagnosis in Adults
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Downie, David, Director, Program on the Environment and Associate Professor of Politics. B.A., Duke University; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina
Expertise: Environmental Policy
Climate Change
Global Environmental Concerns
David L. Downie is Director of The Program on the Environment and Associate Professor of Political Science at Fairfield University. Dr. Downie's research focuses on the creation, content and implementation of international environmental policy. The author of numerous publications on a variety of topics, his most recent works include: Climate Change: A Reference Guide (ABC Clio 2008 - forthcoming), with Kate Brash and Catherine Vaughan; Global Environmental Politics, 4th Edition (Westview Press, 2006), with Pam Chasek and Janet Welsh Brown; The Global Environment: Institutions, Law and Policy, with Norm Vig and Regina Axelrod (CQ Press, 2004); and Northern Lights against POPs: Combating Toxic Threats in the Arctic, with Terry Fenge (McGill-Queens University Press, 2003).
Contact Info: ddownie@fairfield.edu; (203) 254-4000, ext. 3504
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Eliasoph, Philip, Professor of Art History; Director Open Visions Forum; Academic Director Florence Study Program at Lorenzo de Medic Institute. A.B., Adelphi University; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Binghamton.
Expertise: American Art
Modern Art
Renaissance Art
Art and Propaganda (Bolsheviks, Fascists, Nazi's)
Museum/Cultural agendas
Art and Politics
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Fine, Benjamin, Professor of Mathematics. B.S., Brooklyn College, M.S., Ph.D., Courant Institute, New York University.
Expertise: Statistical Analysis
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Franceschi, Dina, Associate Professor of Economics. B.S., Pennsylvania State University; Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Expertise: Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
Sustainable Development
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Garvey, Johanna X.K., Associate Professor of English. B.A., Pomona College; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley.
Expertise: Comparative Literature
African-American Literature
Feminist Studies
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Gerard, Sally, Assistant Professor of Nursing. B.S.N., Pace University; M.S. College of New Rochelle.
Expertise: Chronic Disease Management
Diabetes
Diabetes Education
Contact Info: Meg McCaffrey, Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2726
After Hours: (203) 395-0140
Gibson, Donald E., Dean of the Dolan School of Business, Professor of Management, B.S., University of California, Riverside; M.A., San Francisco State University; M.B.A., Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles.
Expertise: Workplace Anger
Humor Consulting in Organizations
Organizational Behavior
Strategic Human Resource Management
Mentoring or Role Modeling
Emotions in Organizations
Contact Info: Meg McCaffrey, Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2726
After Hours: (203) 395-0140
Goldfield, Joel, Associate Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures. B.A., Dartmouth College; M.A., Brandeis University; Ph.D., Université Paul Valéry (Montpellier, France).
Expertise: Foreign Language Teaching
French Literature and Civilization
Computer-Assisted Literary Research
Faculty Development in Pedagogy and Technology
Translation
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Gordon, C. Joy, Professor of Philosophy; Co-Director Legal Studies Program. B.A., Brandeis University; J.D., Boston University School of Law; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale University.
Expertise: Economic Sanctions
Cuban Economy
Iraq Sanctions
Human rights, Ethical Issues, International Relations
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Greenberg, Donald, Associate Professor of Politics. A.B., Alfred University; Ph.D., City University of New York.
Expertise: American Politics and the Media
Constitutional Law
Freedom of Speech
Affirmative Action-Race/Gender Discrimination
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Grossman, Shelia, C., Professor of Nursing. B.S., University of Connecticut; M.S., University of Massachusetts; Ph.D., University of Connecticut.
Expertise: Adult Health and Wellness
Critically Ill Adults
High Technology in Healthcare
Healthcare Leadership and Management
Interpretation of Basic EKG Rhythms
Contact Info: Meg McCaffrey, Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2726
After Hours: (203) 395-0140
Gudelunas, David, Associate Professor of Communication. B.A., University of San Francisco; M.A., Ph.D., The Annenberg School of Communication, University of Pennsylvania.
Popular & Consumer Culture
Journalism Studies
Media Industries
Sexuality and the Media
New Media Technologies
Gay and Lesbian Studies
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Hadjimichael, E., Professor, School of Engineering; Professor of Physics. B.S., The City College of New York; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley.
Expertise: Science and Technology
History of Science and its Social Impact
Contact Info: Meg McCaffrey, Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2726
After Hours: (203) 395-0140
Hannafey, Francis J., S.J., Associate Professor of Religious Studies. B.S., Southern Connecticut State University; M.B.A. Loyola University of Chicago; M. Div., S.T.M. Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley; Ph.D. Loyola University of Chicago.
Expertise: Christian Ethics
Business Ethic
Roman Catholic Social Teaching
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Harriott, Olivia, Associate Professor of Biology. B.S., Ph.D., University of Connecticut.
Expertise: Environmental Microbiology
Molecular Genetics
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Haug, Ingeborg E., Associate Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy Education. B.A., Pädagogische Hochschule Reutlingen, Germany; M.A., M.Div., Universität Tübingen, Germany; D.Min., Andover Newton Theological School.
Expertise: Individual Couple and Family Therapy
Ethics in Therapy
Cancer Therapy
Stressbusters
Anorexia and Bulimia, Eating Disorders
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Expertise: Astronomy (popular topics)
Physics (popular topics)
Science education (secondary and post-secondary)
Current and recent space exploration initiatives (missions and discoveries)
NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador
David Heiden is an educator and Astronomy enthusiast. His background includes degrees in Physics and in Science Education. David has taught students at all levels from elementary school to the adult learner. His presentations inspire a sense of wonder and appreciation for the marvels of the universe, and as a NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador for Connecticut, David helps to communicate the excitement of space exploration missions and information about recent discoveries to people in the community.
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Henkel, Linda A., Professor of Psychology. B.A., Friends World College; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Stonybrook.
Expertise: Cognitive Aging
Cognitive Psychology
Memory Errors and Distortions
Eyewitness Memory
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Hohl, Elizabeth, Visiting Assistant Professor of History. B.A., Stonehill College; M.A., Sarah Lawrence College.
Expertise: U.S. Women's History
The New Woman of 1890
75th Anniversary of Women's Suffrage
Women as Community Builders
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Huntley, Christopher L., Associate Professor of Information Systems. B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Virginia.
Expertise: Artificial Intelligence
Business Process Reengineering
Internet Applications
Open Source Software Development
Organizational Learning
Contact Info: Meg McCaffrey, Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2726
After Hours: (203) 395-0140
Jones, Terry-Ann, Associate Professor of Sociology and Anthropology. B.A., York University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Miami.
Expertise: Migration
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Keenan, Dennis, Professor of Philosophy. B.A., St. John's University; M.A., Ph.D., Loyola University of Chicago.
Expertise: Continental Philosophy
Philosophy of Religion
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Klug, Jennifer L., Associate Professor of Biology. B.S., Indiana University; M.S. University of Wisconsin; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin.
Expertise: Aquatic Ecology
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Kohli, Wendy, Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, Graduate School of Education and Allied Professions. B.S. and M.S. SUNY Cortland; Ph.D. Syracuse University.
Expertise: Educational Theory, Research and Policy Urban Education and School Reform Teacher Education Feminist Theory and Pedagogy Moral and Ethical Development
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Koutmos, Gregory D., The Gerald M. Levin Professor of Finance. B.S., Graduate School of Business Studies, Athens, Greece; M.A., City College of the City University of New York; Ph.D., Graduate School and University Center, CUNY.
Expertise: Finance
Contact Info: Meg McCaffrey, Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2726
After Hours: (203) 395-0140
Krauss, Janet, Adjunct Professor of English. B.A. Brandeis University; M.A. Fairfield University.
Expertise: Poetry
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Kris, Alison, Associate Professor of Nursing. B.S., University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., University of California, San Francisco.
Expertise: Older Adult/Geriatrics
Palliative and End of Life Care
Contact Info: Meg McCaffrey, Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2726
After Hours: (203) 395-0140
Lakeland, Paul, Aloysius P. Kelley, S.J. Professor in Catholic Studies. M.A., Oxford University; B.D.,University of London; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University.
Expertise: Catholic Church and Papacy
Church and Politics
The Laity in the Catholic Church
Religion and Literature
What is Postmodernism?
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Lane, Philip J., Associate Professor of Economics. B.A., Providence College; M.A., Northeastern University; Ph.D., Tufts University.
Expertise: Money and Banking
Financial Markets
Economics of Sports
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Laopodis, Nikiforos T., Associate Professor of Finance. B.Sc., The Graduate Industrial School of Thessaloniki, Greece; M.A., Morgan State University; Ph.D., Catholic University of America.
Expertise: National and International Investments
Stock Market and Bonds
Contact Info: Meg McCaffrey, Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2726
After Hours: (203) 395-0140
Leatherman, Janie, Professor of Politics and Director of International Studies. B.A., Manchester College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Denver.
Expertise: International Issues
International Organizations/United Nations
International Relations
International Studies
Humanitarianism, Human Rights, Conflict Resolution
Politics (Comparative, International Relations, Gender)
Social Justice
Peace Studies
Women's Studies (Gender and International Relations)
Contact Info: Meg McCaffrey, Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2726
After Hours: (203) 395-0140
LeClair, Mark S., Professor of Economics. B.A., Colgate University; M.A., Northeastern University; Ph.D., Rutgers University.
Expertise: Corporate Valuation for the Small Business
The Changing International Role of the U.S. Economy
International Trade
Corporate Philanthropy
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Li, Danke, Associate Professor of History. B.A., Sichuan University; M.A., Michigan State University; Ph.D., The University of Michigan.
Expertise: Modern China
Women in China & Japan
Chinese New Year Customs
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Ligas, Mark, Associate Professor of Marketing. B.A., University of Pennsylvania; M.S.; Pennsylvania State University; Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Expertise: Services Marketing
Relationship Marketing
Brand Meaning
Consumer Motivation
Contact Info: Meg McCaffrey, Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2726
After Hours: (203) 395-0140
Lippman, Doris., Professor of Nursing. B.S.N., Cornell University, M.A., Fairfield UniversityÊ M.Ed., Ed.D., Columbia University.
Expertise: Psychiatric/Mental Health/Behavioral Health
Care of Veterans and their Families
Contact Info: Meg McCaffrey, Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2726
After Hours: (203) 395-0140
LoMonaco, Martha, Professor of Visual and Performing Arts, Director Theatre Program. B.A., Boston College; M.A. Tufts University; Ph.D., New York University.
Expertise: Directing
Theater Performance History
American Theatre and Popular Entertainment
British Theatre and Popular Entertainment
London Theatre
Dance History
Shakespeare
Oral Historian
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Lovanio, Doris., Assistant Professor of Nursing, Project Coordinator for Veteran Administration Nursing Academic Partnership, Director of Fairfield University School of Nursing Health Promotion Center. B.S.N., Southern Connecticut State University; M.S.N., Fairfield University; Post-Masters, Penn State, Geriatric Nurse Educator.
Expertise: Care of Veterans and their Families
Contact Info: Meg McCaffrey, Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2726
After Hours: (203) 395-0140
Mager, Diana R., Director Learning Resource Center. B.S.N., Fairfield University; M.S.N., Western Connecticut University.
Expertise: Home Care Nursing
Older Adult/Geriatrics
Contact Info: Meg McCaffrey, Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2726
After Hours: (203) 395-0140
Mainiero, Lisa A., Professor of Management. B.A., Smith College M.A., Ph.D., Yale University.
Expertise: Women in Management
Office Romance and Productivity
Leadership for the 21st Century
Entrepreneurship
Powerful Women Executives
Dr. Mainiero's most recent research concentrates on women's careers in the workforce and creating flexible workplaces. Her most recent book is The Opt Out Revolt: Why People Are Leaving Companies to Create Kaleidoscope Careers.
Contact Info: Meg McCaffrey, Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2726
After Hours: (203) 395-0140
Manister, Nancy, Assistant Professor of Nursing. B.S.N., Wagner College; M.S.N., FNP, Pace University; DNS, City University of New York.
Expertise: Maternal/Child Health and Pediatrics
Contact Info: Meg McCaffrey, Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2726
After Hours: (203) 395-0140
Massey, Dawn W., Professor of Accounting. B.S., M.B.A., Fordham University; Ph.D., The University of Connecticut; C.P.A., Connecticut.
Expertise: Moral Reasoning/Development
Contact Info: Meg McCaffrey, Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2726
After Hours: (203) 395-0140
Expertise: Music
Choral Conducting
Liturgical Music
Woman Composers
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Mayzik, James, S.J., Associate Professor of Visual and Performing Arts, Director of Film and Television Program, Director of Media Center. B.A., Georgetown University; M.A. Weston School of Theology; M.F.A., New York University.
Expertise: Film and Television Production
Film and Television History/Theory
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
McEvoy, Sharlene A., Professor of Business Law. B.A., Albertus Magnus College; J.D. University of Connecticut; M.A., Trinity College; Ph.D., University of California at Los Angeles.
Expertise: Business Law
Environmental Law
Politics
Contact Info: Meg McCaffrey, Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2726
After Hours: (203) 395-0140
McFadden, David W., Professor of History, Director Russian and East European Studies. B.A. University of Denver; M.A., Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley.
Expertise: Russian and European Studies
U.S.-Russian Relations
Soviet Period of Russian History
Author of: Alternative Paths: Soviets and Americans, 1917-1920 (Oxford University Press, 1993)
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Micu, Camelia C., Associate Professor of Marketing, Charles F. Dolan School of Business. B.S., M.S., Polytechnic University, Romania. Ph.D., University of Connecticut.
Expertise: Consumer Advertising
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Mielants, Eric, Associate Professor of Sociology. B.A., M.A., State University of Ghent; Ph.D., State University of New York at Binghamton.
Expertise: Immigration Issues
Racism and Politics in Western Europe
U.S. Migration Issues
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Miners, Laurence, Professor of Economics. B.A., State University of New York; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Expertise: Applications of technology in the classroom
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Moriber, Nancy, Assistant Professor, Nurse Anesthesia Program Track Coordinator. B.S.N., the State University of New York at Binghamton; M.S.N. with a concentration in nurse anesthesia from Columbia University School of Nursing; Ph.D., Rush University.
Expertise: Anesthesia Care and Pain Management Holistic Comfort
Contact Info: Meg McCaffrey, Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2726
After Hours: (203) 395-0140
Naser, Curtis R., Associate Professor of Philosophy. B.A., University of Pittsburgh; Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony Brook.
Expertise: Bio-Medical Ethics
Research Involving Human Subjects
End of Life Decisions
Reproductive Technologies
Genetics
Philosophy of Science
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Nash, Laura, associate professor of music, director of music program. B.A., Wellesley College, Ph.D., Yale University.
Expertise: Music Education
Urban Music Education
Music Pedagogy
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
O'Connell, Edmond J., Jr., Professor of Chemistry; Department Chair. B.S., Providence College; Ph.D., Yale University.
Expertise: Organic Chemistry
Photo-chemistry
Application of Chemistry to Human Experience
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
O'Connor, Leo F., Professor of American Studies; Director of American Studies Program; B.S., St. Peter's College; M.A., Ph.D., New York University.
Expertise: American Studies
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
O'Driscoll, Sally, Associate Professor of English; Director of Women's Studies Program. B.A., Queens College, City University of New York; M.A., M.Phil, Ph.D., The Graduate School of the City University of New York.
Expertise: 18th Century Literature
Comparative Literature
Women's Studies
Lesbian and Gay Studies
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
O'Shea, Eileen, Assistant Professor of Nursing. B.S.N., Boston College; M.S.N., University of Pennsylvania; DNP, Case Western Reserve University.
Expertise: Maternal/Child Health and Pediatrics
Palliative and End of Life Care
Women's Studies
Lesbian and Gay Studies
Contact Info: Meg McCaffrey, Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2726
After Hours: (203) 395-0140
Patton, Marcie J., Professor of Politics. B.A., Trinity College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago.
Expertise: International Political Economy
Middle East
Turkish politics and Economy
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Pearson, Nels, Assistant Professor of English. B.A., M.A., James Madison University; Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park.
Expertise: British and Irish Literature 1900-1950
Modernism
Cultural Aspects of Imperialism and Nationalism in Britain and Ireland
Cosmopolitanism
James Joyce; Samuel Beckett; W.B. Yeats
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Perkus, Aaron, Associate Dean; Assistant Professor of English, Associate Dean. B.A., Southern Methodist University; M.A. Binghamton University (SUNY); Ph.D., New York University Binghamton University (SUNY).
Expertise: Comparative Literature
Mythology
Composition
Distance Learning
Interdisciplinary Studies
Great Books
Accreditation
Outcomes Assessment
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Petrino, Elizabeth, Associate Professor of English. B.A., State University of New York at Buffalo; M.A., Ph.D., Cornell University.
Expertise: Nineteenth Century American Literature; Poetry
Nineteenth-Century American Women Writers
Emily Dickinson
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Planas, Jessica, Assistant Professor of Nursing. B.S.N., M.S.N., University of Connecticut; MPH, Southern Connecticut State University; Ph.D., University of Connecticut.
Expertise: Community/Public Health and Home Health Care
Cultural Competency and Culturally Appropriate Care
Contact Info: Meg McCaffrey, Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2726
After Hours: (203) 395-0140
Pomarico, Carole, Assistant Professor of Nursing. B.S.N., Carlow College; M.S.N., University of Pittsburgh; M.A., Fairfield University.
Expertise: Nursing Education/Curriculum Development
Contact Info: Meg McCaffrey, Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2726
After Hours: (203) 395-0140
Porter, Lynne, Associate Professor of Visual and Performing Arts. B.A., Western State College of Colorado; M.F.A., Indiana University.
Expertise: Theatre Design and Technology
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Preli, Rona, Associate Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy Education. B.S., University of Connecticut; M.S., University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
Expertise: Multicultural Issues in Counseling
Couples and Family Therapy
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Primavera, Judith, Professor of Psychology. B.A. Mount Holyoke College; M.A., Ph.D. Yale University.
Expertise: How Children and Families Cope with Life Stress and Life Transitions
Prevention of Psychosocial Problems in Children
Social Policy Issues Related to Children and their Families
Promotion of Literacy
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Quell, Theresa T., Assistant Dean for Academic Programs and Undergraduate Program Director, School of Nursing; B.S.N., Fairfield University;ÊMSN from Western Connecticut State University; Ph.D., from University of Connecticut.
Expertise: Nursing Education/Curriculum Development
Contact Info: Meg McCaffrey, Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2726
After Hours: (203) 395-0140
Rajan, Gita, Professor of English and Director Asian Studies. B.A., Banaras Hindu University; M.A., University of Oklahoma; Ph.D., University of Arizona.
Expertise: India: Past and Present
Asian American Literature and Culture
Victorian Literature
Cultural Studies and Multiculturalism
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Rakowitz, Susan, Assistant Professor of Psychology. B.A., Yale University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania.
Expertise: Developmental and Social Psychology
Experimental Psychology Lab
General Psychology
Adults' Processing of False Information
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Regan, Richard, Assistant Professor of English. A.B., Holy Cross University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Connecticut.
Expertise: Shakespeare
Comedy
Computer-assisted Instruction
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Rosenfeld, Gavriel D., Associate Professor of History. B.A., Brown University; M.A., Ph.D., University of California.
Expertise: History of Modern Germany
History of the Holocaust
Architecture and Monuments
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Rosivach, Vincent J., Professor of Classical Studies. A.B., M.A., Ph.D., Fordham University.
Expertise: Ancient Greek History, Literature, and Society
Slavery in Connecticut
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Ruffini, Giovanni, Assistant Professor of Classical Studies. B.A., University of Chicago; M.A., San Francisco State University; Ph.D., Columbia University.
Expertise: Ancient Greek and Roman History
Late Roman Empire Greco-Roman Egypt
Byzantine Egypt
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Expertise: Migration, Immigration, Refugees
International Affairs
United Nations
Non-governmental Humanitarian Organizations
Religion and Politics
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Salafia, W. Ronald, Professor of Psychology. B.S., Loyola College; M.A., Ph.D. Fordham University.
Expertise: Brain and Behavior: Learning, Memory, Sleep, Dreams, Behavior Modification, Human Factors Engineering
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Salavei, Katsiaryna, Assistant Professor of Finance. B.A., Hartwick College; Ph.D., University of Connecticut.
Expertise: Real Estate
Earnings Management
Corporate Finance
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Sapp, David Alan, Professor of English. B.A., University of Minnesota; M.A., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; Ph.D., New Mexico State Univeristy.
Expertise: Education Theory and Practice
International Issues: Relating to China, Brazil and Spain
Feminist Politics and Social Concerns
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Sauer, Glenn, Associate Professor of Biology. B.S., Pennsylvania State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of South Carolina.
Expertise: Aquatic Toxicology
Arthritis
Biochemistry
Bone and Cartilage Development
Trace Metal Metabolism
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Schlichting, Kurt, E. Gerald Corrigan Professor of Sociology and Anthropology. A.B., Fairfield University; M.A., Ph.D., New York University.
Expertise: Research Methodology
Public Opinion
Polling in Political Campaigns
Institutional Research
Social/Technological Change at Turn of 19th Century in NYC
Building of Grand Central Terminal and Impact on NYC
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Schmidt, David P., Associate Professor of Management. B.S., Illinois State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago.
Expertise: Business Ethics
Technology and Ethics
Religion and Politics/Public Policy
Contact Info: Meg McCaffrey, Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2726
After Hours: (203) 395-0140
Schwab, Katherine, A., Professor of Visual and Performing Arts. B.A. Scripps College; M.A. Southern Methodist University; Ph.D., New York University.
Expertise: Ancient Greek Art and Archaeology
Roman Art and Archaeology
Periclean Athens
Aegean Bronze Age
Cast Collections and Preserving the Past
Greek Hellenistic Influence in Central Asia
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Serazio, Michael. Assistant Professor of Communication. B.A., University of San Francisco; M.S., Columbia University; M.A., University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania.
Popular Culture
Advertising and Consumer Culture
Non-Traditional Forms of Advertising (e.g., product placement, buzz marketing)
Sports and the Media
Pop Music and Culture
New Media (e.g., social networking, user-generated content)
Religion and the Media
Journalism
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Shea, Joyce., Associate Professor of Nursing. B.S., Fairfield University; M.S.N., D.N.Sc., Yale University.
Expertise: Psychiatric/Mental Health/Behavioral Health
Palliative and End of Life Care
Contact Info: Meg McCaffrey, Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2726
After Hours: (203) 395-0140
Simon, James, Professor of English. B.A., Rutgers University; M.M.C., Ph.D., Arizona State University.
Expertise: News Media
Journalism
Political Communication and Elections
Polling
Political Campaigns
Environmental Journalism
Dr. James Simon, an award-winning college journalism professor, has had a life-long interest in studying journalism and the impact of the news media on government, politics and elections. A former Associated Press Statehouse bureau chief in Massachusetts, Dr. Simon resumed his education in 1990 at Arizona State University, earning an MA at the Cronkite School of Journalism and Telecommunication and a Ph.D. in public administration He taught at the University of the Pacific and was co-founder and associate director of The Cactus State Poll, the best known and most respected public opinion survey in the state.
As an associate professor of English at Fairfield University, he directs the journalism sequence in the department. Dr. Simon is the author of scholarly research articles published in such journals as "Political Communication" and "The Newspaper Research Journal." Dr. Simon has been a frequent guest on television and radio shows, commenting on politics and the media, and he has served as a market research consultant for public and private clients in Arizona, California and Connecticut.
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Sourieau, Marie-Agnes, Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures. D.E.S., University of Paris, France, M.A., Marquette University, Ph.D., University of Virginia.
Expertise: 19th and 20th century French Literature and Civilization
Francophonie
Caribbean Writers
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Spoerri, Peter, Associate Professor of Computer Science. B.S., Ph.D., Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute; M.S., Oregon State University.
Expertise: Using Logicworks to Teach Logic Design
in an Introductory Course
Contact Info: Meg McCaffrey, Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2726
After Hours: (203) 395-0140
Steffen, L. Kraig, Associate Professor of Chemistry. B.S. Houghton College; Ph.D., University of Arizona.
Expertise: Organic Chemistry
Molecular Modeling in the Classroom
Organic Electrochemistry
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Strauss, Debra M., Associate Professor of Business Law. B.A., Cornell University; J.D., Yale University.
Expertise: International Law
Food and Drug Law
Litigation and the Courts
Judicial Clerkships
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Tellis, Winston, Camille and Stephen Schramm Professor of Information Systems and Operations Management. B.C., University of Bombay, India; M.A., Fairfield University; Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University.
Expertise: Computers
Networks
Justice
Third World Development
Contact Info: Meg McCaffrey, Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2726
After Hours: (203) 395-0140
Thiel, John, Professor of Religious Studies; Director of Honors Program. A.B., Fairfield University; M.A., Ph.D., McMaster University.
Expertise: History of Christian Thought
Systematic Theology
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Torff, Brian, Professor of Music. B.E.S., M.S., University of Bridgeport.
Expertise: Jazz, Blues, Rock, American Popular Music
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Tromley, Cheryl L., Professor of Management. B.A., Michigan State University; M.A. Florida Atlantic University; Ph.D., Yale University.
Expertise: Management
Contact Info: Meg McCaffrey, Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2726
After Hours: (203) 395-0140
Tucker, Michael, T., Professor of Finance. B.A., Washington College; M.B.A., D.B.A., Boston University.
Expertise: Corporate Finance
Investments
Environmental Issues and Business
Contact Info: Meg McCaffrey, Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2726
After Hours: (203) 395-0140
Uk Kim, Hyun, Assistant Professor of Psychology and Special Education. Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles.
Expertise: Autism Spectrum Disorder
Language Acquisition in Children with Disabilities
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Umansky, Ellen M., Carl and Dorothy Bennett Professor of Judaic Studies, Director of Judaic Studies Program. B.A. Wellesley College; M.A, Yale University Divinity School; M.Phil., Ph.D., Columbia University.
Expertise: Teaching Judaic Studies in a Catholic University
Jewish Identity in American Society
The Persistence of Anti-Semitism
What Does it Mean to be Jewish?
Women and Judaism
Contact Info: Meg McCaffrey, Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2726
After Hours: (203) 395-0140
Van Hise, Joan, Professor of Accounting. B.S., M.B.A., Fordham University; Ph.D., New York University; C.P.A., New York State.
Expertise: Financial Accounting
Accounting Ethics
Contact Info: Meg McCaffrey, Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2726
After Hours: (203) 395-0140
Walker, Brian G., Associate Professor of Biology. B.A., Drake University; M.S., Dalhousie University; Ph.D. University of Washington, Seattle.
Expertise: Animal Physiology
Endocrinology
Avian Biology/Ornithology
Penguins
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Walker-Canton, Roxana, Assistant Professor of Visual and Performing Arts. B.A., Spelman College; M.A./M.F.A, Ohio State University; M.F.A., Temple University.
Expertise: Black Experience
Film & Television
Media
Multiculturalism
Women's Studies
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Wallace-Kazer, Meredith, Associate Dean, Professor of Nursing, Director of Graduate Studies. B.S.N., Boston University; M.S.N., Yale University; Ph.D., New York University.
Expertise: Health Care Leadership
Older Adult/Geriatrics
Contact Info: Meg McCaffrey, Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2726
After Hours: (203) 395-0140
Weiss, Joan, Associate Dean of The College of Arts and Sciences; Professor of Mathematics. B.S., Carnegie Mellon University; M.S., University of Delaware; D.A. Idaho State University.
Expertise: Numerical Analysis
Use of Graphing Calculator in Teaching Mathematics
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Welles-Nyström, Barbara, Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, Ed.M., Harvard University, Ed.D., Harvard University.
Expertise: Cross-Cultural Perspective in Early Childhood Learning
Infancy and Pregnancy
Family and Parenting
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Wheeler, Kathleen, Director, Graduate Nursing Program. Professor of Nursing. B.S., Cornell University; M.A., Ph.D., New York University.
Expertise: Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nursing
Holistic Health
Eating Disorders
Anxiety Disorders
Contact Info: Meg McCaffrey, Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2726
After Hours: (203) 395-0140
White, Michael, Professor of English; Program Director of MFA in Creative Writing. B.A., University of Connecticut; Ph.D., University of Denver.
Expertise: Fiction Writing
The Short Story
Contemporary American Literature
The American Novel
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Wills, Maggie, A., Associate Professor of Communication. B.S., M.A., University of Delaware; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University.
Expertise: Drug/Alcohol Addiction and Recovery
Organizational Communication
Business Communication
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Winn, David, R., Professor of Physics. A.B. Cornell University; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin.
Expertise: Cosmology
Astrophysics
Elementary Particles and High Energy Physics
The Structure of the Matter
Large and Small Scales in the Universe
Desperately Seeking SUSY
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Xiao, Jiwei, Assistant Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures. B.A., Beijing Foreign Studies University; M.A., Ph.D, Rutgers University.
Expertise: Modern Chinese Literature
Modern Chinese Women Writers
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Yarrington, Kathryn Jo, Professor of Visual and Performing Arts. B.F.A., B.A.E., M.F.A., Ohio State University.
Expertise: Printmaking
Drawing
Foundation
Theory and Criticism
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Zabinski, Michael P., Professor of Engineering. B.S., M.S., University of Connecticut; M.S., University of New Haven; M.S., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale University.
Expertise: Engineering Mechanics
Numerical Analysis
Computers in Education
National Computer Camps
Contact Info: Meg McCaffrey, Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2726
After Hours: (203) 395-0140
Zavras, Eugenia, Visiting Professor of Biology. B.A., M.S., University of Bridgeport; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Expertise: Parasites
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647
Zera, David, Director, Special Education Program; Associate Professor of Special Education, Graduate School of Education. B.S., Southern Connecticut State University; M.A., C.A.S., Fairfield University; Ph.D., University of Connecticut.
Expertise: Bilingual Special Education
Learning Disabilities
Self-Organizing Systems
Contact Info: Media Relations, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2647