Schools of the University

Brown School of Business and Leadership

Aristides Melissaratos (2014)

Interim Dean, Brown School of Business and Leadership

B.S., The Johns Hopkins University;

M.S., George Washington University

Vanessa A. Griffin (2014)

Assistant to the Dean

B.S., Salisbury University

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Department of Accounting

Barbara S. Rowell (2015)

Chair and Professor, Accounting

B.A., MBA, Lehigh University;

JD, Widener University

Department of Business Administration

Deborah J. Leather, D.B.A. (2009)

Chair and Professor, Business Administration

B.A., College of St. Elizabeth;

M.L.S., University of Hawaii at Manoa;

M.B.A., Marymount College of Virginia;

D.B.A., The George Washington University Department of Information Systems

Alan D. Carswell , Ph.D. (2015)

Chair and Professor, Information Systems

B.S., Northwestern University;

M.A., Harvard Business School;

Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park Department of Paralegal Studies

Hillary J. Michaud (2004)

Program Coordinator and Professor, Law

B.S., Miami University of Ohio;

J.D., University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Cynthia M. Macsherry (1994)

Internship Coordinator, Paralegal Program

A.A., Stevenson University

School of Design

Amanda Gingery Hostalka (1998)

Dean, School of Design

B.F.A., Maryland Institute College of Art;

M.A., M.F.A., University of Baltimore

Judith Snyder (1990)

Assistant to the Dean

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Janine Mills (2001)

Studio Manager

A.A., B.S., Villa Julie College

Derrick Cullen (2015)

Assistant Manager, Studio

B.A., Stevenson University

Department of Art and Visual Communication Design

George M. Moore (2006)

Chair and Associate Professor, Art & Visual Communication Design

B.A., Hampshire College;

M.F.A., Maryland Institute College of Art

Department of Business Communication

Mary "Chip" Rouse (1984)

Chair and Associate Professor, Business Communications

B.A., Western Maryland College;

M.Ed., Loyola University Maryland;

M.A., University of Maryland, College Park

Department of Fashion Design

Sally DiMarco (2011)

Program Coordinator and Associate Professor, Fashion Design

B.F.A., Maryland Institute College of Art;

M.Ed., The Johns Hopkins University

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Leah Aronhime (2013)

Fashion Design Technician

B.F.A., Fashion Institute of Technology

Fara Topolsky (2014)

Sr. Fashion Design Technician

B.S., Stevenson University

Erika Yuille (2011)

Studio Manager

A.A.S., Baltimore City Community College

Department of Film and Moving Image

Christopher Llewellyn Reed (2006)

Chair and Professor, Film and Moving Image

B.A., Harvard University;

M.A., Yale University;

M.F.A., Tisch School of the Arts, New York University

School of Education

Deborah S. Kraft (1998)

Dean, School of Education and Professor, Education

B.S., Lesley College;

M.A., Webster University;

Ph.D., Saint Louis University

Ruth P. Smith (2001)

Administrative Assistant

School of Graduate and Professional Studies

Joyce K. Becker (1995)

Dean, School of Graduate and Professional Studies and Professor, Law

B.A., Notre Dame of Maryland University;

J.D., University of Maryland, Baltimore

Susan E. Shala (2014)

Assistant to the Dean

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Veronica L. Allen (2008)

Enrollment Support Specialist

Murry Baskerville (2014)

Graduate Advisor

B.A., University of Virginia;

M.B.A., CGM, University of Phoenix

Ruth Berenson (2014)

Nursing Advisor

B.A., M. Ed., University of Maryland

Daniel Birzak (2015)

Graphic Designer

B.F.A., Pennsylvania College of Art and Design

Cheryl Bosse (2002)

Assistant Director, Academic Support Services

Petrina Brown (2012)

Enrollment Assistant

B.S., Stevenson University

Sharon Buchbinder (2011)

Program Coordinator and Professor, Healthcare Management

A.A.S., Maria College;

B.A., University of Connecticut;

M.A., University of Hartford;

Ph.D., University of Illinois

Justin Carson (2014)

Business Development Associate

B.S., Salisbury University

Thomas D. Coogan (1988)

Associate Dean and Professor, Forensic Studies

B.A., Hamilton College;

M.A., Antioch College;

J.D., Antioch School of Law

Amanda Courter (2011)

Senior Enrollment Counselor

B.S., M.S., Stevenson University

Tonia Cristino (2010)

Assistant Director, Recruiting and Admissions and Adjunct Instructor, Information Systems

B.S., M.S., Stevenson University

Anne P. Davis (2014)

Associate Dean and Associate Professor, GPS Teaching Education

B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University;

M.S., Cornell University;

D.M., University of Maryland University College

Nadine W. Edwards (2003)

Coordinator, Distance Learning and Adjunct Professor, Information Systems

B.S. University of Maryland;

M.Ed., Salisbury University

Patricia M. Ellis (1987)

Special Assistant to the Dean and Professor of Law and Business

B.A., McDaniel College;

M.B.A., Frostburg State University;

J.D., The Catholic University of America

Steven R. Engorn (1989)

Program Coordinator and Assistant Professor, Business and Technology Management

A.A., Catonsville Community College;

B.S., American University;

M.B.A., Loyola University Maryland

Judith A. Feustle , RN (1991)

Associate Dean, GPS Nursing

BSN, M.S., University of Maryland;

M.Ed., Sc.D., The Johns Hopkins University

Karen E. Fuchs (2014)

Enrollment Counselor

B.A., University of Maryland Baltimore County

Brent Grega (2010)

Director, E-Marketing

B.B.A., Loyola University Maryland

Alissa Harrington (2012)

Instructional Designer

B.S., Towson University

Ashley Howard (2015)

Instructional Designer

B.S., University of Memphis;

M.Ed., Arkansas State University

Joshua Kollin (2011)

Instructional Designer

B.S., Towson University;

M.Ed., American Intercontinental University

Andrea Lang (2015)

Education Supervisor II

M.S., The Johns Hopkins University

Stephanie Leaf (2011)

Assistant Director, Data Research and Adjunct Instructor, Chemistry

B.S., University of Baltimore;

M.S., Stevenson University

Kristin Lilja (2012)

Business Development Associate

B.S., Stevenson University

Cynthia Madden (2015)

Manager, Communications

B.S., Towson University

Jerome Mosier (2015)

Associate Dean, Enrollment Managment

Jessica Nangle (2013)

Undergraduate Advisor

B.A., Cedarville University

Andreana Overton (2013)

Director, Business Development

B.A., Mount Holyoke College;

M.S., American University

Carolyn Query (2015)

Enrollment Counselor

B.A., Monmouth University

Nicholas Ramsel (2011)

Nursing Advisor

B.A., West Virginia University

Angela Reynolds (2007)

Director, Recruitment and Admissions

B.A., Notre Dame of Maryland University;

M.A., Towson University

Michael Robinson (2009)

Program Coordinator and Adjunct Professor, Cyber Forensics

B.S., Drexel University;

M.S., University of Maryland University College;

M.S., Stevenson University

Heather Schuldt (2010)

Academic Evaluator and Advisor

B.S., Brigham Young University;

M.S., University of Phoenix

Ann Solan (2013)

Associate Dean, Business Programs

B.S., Nyack College;

M.B.A., Dowling College;

Ph.D., Regent University

John J. Tobin, Jr. (1994)

Program Coordinator and Associate Professor, Forensic Sciences

A.A., Harford Community College;

B.S., University of Maryland, College Park;

M.S.F.S., The George Washington University;

Ph.D., University of Maryland, Baltimore

William Wellein (2014)

Enrollment Counselor

B.S., University of Maryland, College Park

Jinsong Zhang (2008)

Senior Instructional Designer and Adjunct Professor, Information Systems

B.A., M.A., Southwest Jiaotong University, China;

Ed.D., West Virginia University

Barbara Zirkin (2009)

Associate Dean, Distance Learning

B.A., Hunter College;

M.A., University of Rochester;

M.S., Ed.D., The Johns Hopkins University

School of Health Professions

Department of Nursing

Ellen Clayton, RN (2006)

Interim Chair and Instructor, Nursing

B.S., Towson University;

M.S., University of Maryland

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Andrea Bechtel-Mathias (2008)

Clinical Contracts Manager

B.A., Goucher College

Valerie Capallo , RN (1998)

Clinical Practice Supervisor

B.S., Towson University;

M.S., University of Maryland

Karen Currie, RN (1995)

Clinical Practice Supervisor

B.S., Fairleigh Dickinson University;

M.S., University of Maryland

Caroline Lifchez (2012)

Administrative Assistant

B.A., Brandeis University;

M.S., Northeastern University

Karen Murphy- Keddell , LCSW-C (2006)

Director, Nursing Advising and Retention

B.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania;

M.S.W., University of Maryland, Baltimore Program in Medical Laboratory Science

Vivi -Anne W. Griffey, MT( ASCP) (1981)

Program Coordinator and Adjunct Professor, Medical Laboratory Science

B.S., University of Maryland, Baltimore;

M.S., Thomas Jefferson University

School of Humanities and Social Sciences

James "Jim" G. Salvucci (2001)

Dean, School of Humanities and Social Sciences and Professor, English

B.A., Bard College;

M.A., Queens College, The City University of New York;

Ph.D., University of Toronto

Maria "Eugenia" Violante (2008)

Assistant to the Dean

Department of Criminal Justice

Hamin Shabazz (2010)

Chair and Associate Professor, Criminal Justice

B.S., Widener University;

M.P.A., University of Michigan;

D.P.A., University of Baltimore

Department of English

Laura T. Smith (2010)

Chair and Assistant Professor, English Language and Literature

B.A., The College of William and Mary;

M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin

Department of Humanities and Public History

Glenn Johnston (2007)

Chair, Humanities and Public History, Assistant Professor, History and Archivist

B.A., St. Lawrence University;

M.A., State University of New York, Buffalo;

M.Ed., Niagara University;

Ph.D., University of North Texas

Department of Human Services

John Rosicky (2012)

Chair and Professor, Human Services

B.S., Brown University;

Ph.D., University of Oregon

Department of Psychology

Jeffrey Elliott (2001)

Chair and Professor, Psychology

B.A., M.A., Salisbury University;

Ph.D., University of Maryland

Program in Interdisciplinary Studies

Esther D. Horrocks (1983)

Program Coordinator, Interdisciplinary Studies and Professor, Sociology and Anthropology

B.A., University of Minnesota;

M.A., M.A., Ph.D., The Ohio State University

Program in Theatre

Ryan Clark (2015)

Program Coordinator and Assistant Professor, Theatre

B.S., Towson University;

M.F.A., Florida State University

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Christopher Crostic (2009)

Technical Director and Assistant Professor, Theatre

B.S., Frostburg State University;

M.F.A., Indiana University

School of the Sciences

Susan Gorman (1991)

Senior Associate Vice President, Academic Affairs, Dean, School of the Sciences and Professor, Biology

B.A., Kenyon College;

Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University

Kathleen L. Lageman (1983)

Assistant to the Dean and PLTW Program Manager

A.A., Villa Julie College

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Melissa Craig (2008)

Administrative Assistant

A.A., Stevenson University

Lisa Fridman (2011)

Coordinator, SOLVE Center and Adjunct Instructor, Chemistry

B.S., Florida Atlantic University;

M.S., Purdue University, Indiana

Heather Lageman (2009)

Writer

B.A., Loyola University Maryland;

M.A., Notre Dame of Maryland University

Michelle Schwartz (2011)

Student Engagement Coordinator

B.A., New York University

Kimberly Tucker (2012)

Director, Center for Environmental Sustainability and Assistant Professor, Biology

B.S., Florida State University;

Ph.D., University of Florida

Department of Biological Sciences

Meredith C. Durmowicz (2002)

Associate Dean and Chair, Biological Sciences and Professor, Biology

B.S., Marquette University;

Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University

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Department of Chemistry

Ellen M. Roskes (1996)

Associate Dean and Chair, Chemistry and Mathematics and Physics and Professor, Chemistry

B.A., M.A., Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University

Department of Mathematics and Physics

Ellen M. Roskes (1996)

Associate Dean and Chair, Chemistry and Mathematics and Physics and Professor, Chemistry

B.A., M.A., Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University

Laboratory Services

Laura Guida (2012)

Director, Laboratory Services

B.S., M.S., Stevenson University

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Jaclyn Gold (2014)

Laboratory Safety Manager

B.A., M.S., George Washington University

Danielle Larsen (2015)

Assistant Manager, PLTW

B.S., SUNY at Albany

Stephanie L. McClouds (2007)

Senior Laboratory Safety Specialist

B.S., Villa Julie College;

M.S., The Johns Hopkins University

Brandon Smith (2015)

Laboratory Manager, Chemistry

B.S., M.S., Stevenson University

Sarah Wood (2012)

Laboratory Specialist and Adjunct Instructor, Chemistry

B.S., M.S., Stevenson University