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They also motivate and mentor to help students reach their goals. Browse our list of faculty to discover why they are a vital part of the Abbey difference.
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Erik Arneson
Part-Time Lecturer
Sport Management
Owen Arnett
Adjunct
English
Dr. Adolfo Ayala
Part-time Lecturer
Biology & Biochemistry
Dr. Heather Ayala
Chair and Associate Professor
Biology & Biochemistry
Phyllis M. Barbour
Lecturer
Business
Dr. Christine J. Basil
Assistant Professor
Honors College
Michael Baxter
Part-time Lecturer
English
Quinn Beekwilder
Assistant Professor and Coordinator
Sport Management
Dr. Julia Beeman
Chair and Associate Professor
Criminal Justice
Lisa Bell
Adjunct Instructor
Criminal Justice
Jill Bloede
Associate Professor, Director
Performing Arts
Richard Boner, J.D.
Part-time Lecturer
Criminal Justice
Dr. Elizabeth Bookwalter
Assistant Professor
Psychology
Dr. Meredith Bostrom
Assistant Professor
Biology & Biochemistry
Craig Brown
Part-time Lecturer
Economics
Dr. Ann Calhoun-Sauls
Associate Professor
Psychology
Dr. Laura Campbell
Adjunct Professor
Education
Dr. Tracey Carter
Adjunct Professor
Human Services
Dana Catchpole
Assistant Professor
Sport Management
Dr. Josh Chen
Assistant Professor
Human Services
Todd Cloninger
Part-time Lecturer
Mathematics Physical Sciences
Dr. Travis Cook
Associate Professor
Politics
Fr. Elias Correa-Torres
Adjunct Professor
Mathematics Physical Sciences
Dr. Svetlana Corwin
Associate Professor
English
Dr. Nathalie Coté
Professor, Director of Financial Literacy Program
Psychology
Dr. John Crane
Associate Professor and Vice Chair
Business
Dr. Ian Crowe
Associate Professor
Director, St. Thomas More Scholarship Program
History
Dr. Trey Cunningham
Chair and Associate Professor
Sport Management
Dr. Emily Davis
Assistant Professor
History
Dr. Richard Dell’Isola
Assistant Professor
Psychology
Christopher Donoghue
Adjunct Professor, Director, Fight Choreographer
Performing Arts
Simon Donoghue
Director and Associate Professor
English Performing Arts
Dr. Elizabeth Elkind
Professor
Nursing
Dr. Jennifer Ellington
Associate Professor
Biology & Biochemistry
Dr. Diana Elliott
Chair Human Services & Sociology
Psychology
Dr. Chad Estabrooks
Assistant Professor
Mathematics
Dr. Thomas Farmer
Adjunct Professor
History
Dr. Troy Feay
Associate Professor
History
Elaine Ferguson
Assistant Professor
Accounting
Dr. Bradford R. Frazier
Chair of Business and Associate Professor
Business
Daphne Friday
Assistant Professor
Business
Rashida S. Gittens
Part-time Lecturer
Computer Science
Ann Gleason, JD
Visiting Assistant Professor
Criminal Justice
Dr. Shane Gomes
Chair and Associate Professor
Psychology
Leo Gunter
Lecturer
Business
Gireesh Gupta
Associate Professor
Computer Science
Dr. Mark Hanssen
Assistant Professor
Economics
Dr. Carolyn S. Harmon 
Associate Professor & Dean
Nursing
Dr. Johnathan B. Hayes
Assistant Professor
Biology & Biochemistry
Kristin Hayes
Instructor
Dance Performing Arts
Tad Hixson
Director, Interdisciplinary Studies
Business
Lindsay Hofferberth
Assistant Professor
Sport Management
Caroline Hohensee
Associate Professor
Health Administration
Dr. Sandra Holley, CFE
Associate Professor
Accounting
Melissa Horstman
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Nursing
Dr. Troy A. Hunt
Part-time Lecturer
Business Economics
Dr. Daniel Hutchinson
Associate Professor
History
Dr. Mary Imparato
Assistant Professor & Chair
Associate Director, St. Thomas More Scholarship Program
Politics
Karen Hite Jacob
Instructor
Performing Arts
Sally Jacobs
Part-time Lecturer
History
Dr. Erin Jensen
Associate Professor
English
Dr. Lee-Ann Kenny, DNP, MSN
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Nursing
Fr. Jeffrey Kirby
Part-time Lecturer
Theology
Fr. Christopher Kirchgessner, O.S.B.
Theology
Dr. Hannah Kling
Assistant Professor of Data Analytics & Economics, Coordinator of Data Analytics
Data Analytics Economics
Dr. Daniel Kling
Assistant Professor of Finance
Business
Richard L. Knuth, J.D.
Part-time Lecturer
Business
Julie Kohlbrenner
Part-time Lecturer
Education
Christine Kopp
Adjunct Professor
English
John Charles Kunich, J.D.
Adjunct Professor
Political Science and Business
Laura La Flair
Lecturer
English
Mary Evans Layton
Part-time Lecturer
English
Dr. Zachary Lechette, Ph.D.
Part-time Lecturer
Criminal Justice
Dr. Nancy E. Llewellyn
Associate Professor of Latin
Languages
Dr. John Makdisi
Part-time Lecturer
Theology
Dr. Maria Manno
Assistant Professor
Education
Dr. Lisa Marzano
Adjunct Professor
English
Michael McCarthy, J.D.
Part-time Lecturer
Business
Dr. Judith McDonald
Professor
Education
Mitchell McIntosh
Lecturer
Business
Adair McKay
Adjunct Professor
Education
Dr. William McKenna
Part-time Lecturer
Psychology
Dr. Michael McLeod
Professor
Biology & Biochemistry
Ana Miranda
Adjunct Professor
Languages
Kristin Monza, MSN, AGACNP
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Nursing
Bruce Mosley
Executive in Residence
Sport Management
Buddy Motz
Adjunct Professor
History
Jerome Murray
Lecturer
Business
Elisa Torres Neff, ABD
Visiting Instructor
Honors College
Emily Nishiyama, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Nursing
Dr. Gina Maria Noia
Assistant Professor and Resident Bioethicist
Theology
Dr. Justin Noia
Adjunct Professor
Philosophy
Dr. Catherine Nolan
Assistant Professor
Philosophy
Dr. Farrell O’Gorman
Chair, Professor
English
Dr. Lisa O’Neill
Assistant Professor
Education
Dr. Denis J. Obermeyer
Curator, Rare Books and Special Collections
History Theology
Heather Pagan
Adjunct Professor
Education
Dr. Linda Pastryk
Adjunct Professor
History
Dr. Joseph Pizza
Associate Professor
English
Dr. Timothy J. Polnaszek
Assistant Professor
Biology & Biochemistry
Dr. Sara Powell
Professor Emerita
Education
Bennett Quillen
Adjunct Professor
Business Economics
Janet Rasmussen
Adjunct Professor
Mathematics
Dr. Laurence Reardon
Associate Professor
Politics
Dr. Marina Riadi
Adjunct Professor
Languages Psychology Theology
Christine Richards
Adjunct Professor
Business
Dr. Alessandro Rovati
Chair and Assistant Professor
Theology
Sr. Jane Russell, OSF
Associate Professor
Theology
Dr. Hugh Sales
Associate Professor
Business
John Sarn
Adjunct Professor
English
Dr. Gary J. Scott
Professor and Chair
Economics
Alex Sellers, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Nursing
Dr. Matthew Siebert
Associate Professor
Philosophy
Gary Sivak
Technical Director, Designer, Instructor
Performing Arts
Dr. Kelly Hirschbeck Smalenberger
Mathematics Chair, Assistant Professor
Data Analytics Mathematics Physical Sciences
Heather Stancil
Adjunct Professor
English
Samuel Stowe
Adjunct Professor
Performing Arts
Dr. Mary P. Stratton
Chair and Associate Professor
Education
Dr. Igor Strugar
Associate Professor
Mathematics Physical Sciences
Mary Potter Summa, J.D.
Assistant Professor
Dr. Clark H. Summers
Adjunct Lecturer
History
Dr. Gwyndolan L. Swain
Founding Director and Professor
Health Administration
Dr. Ronald Thomas, Jr.
Associate Professor
Theology
Mary Anne Tillotson
Adjunct Instructor
Dance
Dr. Rajive Tiwari
Professor
Physical Sciences
Dr. Christopher Tomaszewski
Assistant Professor
Philosophy
Dr. Robert Tompkins
Associate Professor
Biology & Biochemistry
Dr. Kamila Valenta
Adjunct Professor
Politics
Dr. Thomas Varacalli
Assistant Professor
Honors College
Dr. Patrick Wadden
Associate Professor and Chair
History
Stephen W. Ward, J.D.
Assistant Professor
Criminal Justice
Dr. Michael Szpindor Watson
Assistant Professor
Economics
Dr. Ashley Walls White
Assistant Professor
Mathematics
Emily Williams
Part-time Lecturer
English
Blake Williams
Adjunct Professor, Director, Vocal Instructor and Coach
Performing Arts
Dr. David Williams
Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty
Theology
Debra Windley
Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations
Business
Dr. Joseph F. Wysocki
Dean of the Honors College Associate Professor
Honors College Politics
Dr. Hannah Zdansky
Assistant Professor
English

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