Administration and Faculty

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• Providence College Corporation
• Providence College Board of Trustees
• Officers of the College
• Graduate Administration Staff
• Faculty

Providence College Corporation

Very Rev. D. Dominic Izzo, O.P., Chair *
Sr. Kathleen Cannon, O.P.
William F. Concannon, Vice Chair
Stephen C. Duryea
Rev. Edward M. Gorman, O.P.
Rebecca Hickey Lainovic
Very Rev. Kenneth Letoile, O.P.
Very Rev. Michael A. Mascari, O.P.
Rev. Kurt J. Pritzl, O.P.
Michael A. Ruane *
Rev. Brian J. Shanley, O.P. *
Most Rev. Thomas J. Tobin, D.D. *

Providence College Board of Trustees

Michael A. Ruane, Chair
Joseph F. Amaral, M.D.
Thomas C. Boyan, Jr.
Raymond T. Butkus
M. Joseph Canavan
Sr. Kathleen Cannon, O.P.
William J. Christie
Joseph M. Cianciolo
William F. Concannon, Vice Chair
Maureen Davenport Corcoran
Heidi Kirk Duffy
Stephen C. Duryea
John J. Glier
Rev. Edward M. Gorman, O.P.
Margaret McGetrick Horkings
Very Rev. D. Dominic Izzo, O.P. *
Thomas J. Keegan, Jr.
John F. Killian
Rebecca Hickey Lainovic
Very Rev. Kenneth Letoile, O.P.
Elizabeth Flynn Lott
Paul G. Maguire
John J. Mahoney, Esq.
Very Rev. Michael A. Mascari, O.P.
Edward W. O’Donnell
Andre E. Owens, Esq.
Kevin C. Phelan
Rev. Kurt J. Pritzl, O.P.
Mary-Ellen Sposato Rogers
Rev. Brian J. Shanley, O.P. *
Rev. Kenneth R. Sicard, O.P. *
Edward M. Sullivan
Most Rev. Thomas J. Tobin, D.D. *
Rev. D. Reginald Whitt, O.P.
Paul F. Wynn, Esq.

* Ex Officio

Officers of the College

Rev. Brian J. Shanley, O.P., Ph.D., President
Rev. Kenneth R. Sicard, O.P., Ph.D., Executive Vice President/Treasurer
Hugh F. Lena, Ph.D., Vice President for Academic Affairs
Edward J. Caron, B.A., Vice President for College Relations/Planning
Michael V. Frazier, M.B.A., Vice President for Finance and Business/CFO
Marifrances McGinn, J.D., Vice President/General Counsel/Risk Manager
David Wegrzyn, B.A., Vice President for Institutional Advancement
Rev. Joseph J. Guido, O.P., Vice President for Mission and Ministry
Rev. Brendan Murphy, O.P., M.S., M.Div., Vice President for Student Affairs Administration

Graduate Administration Staff

School of Arts and Sciences

Dean
Sheila Adamus Liotta, Ph.D.

Staff
Phyllis Cardullo, Senior Administrative Coordinator-History
Lynne DeMasi, Administrative Assistant-Mathematics
Mary Garvey, Administrative Assistant-Theology

School of Business

Dean
Susan E. Lehrman, Ph.D.

Administrative Coordinator
Katherine Follett

School of Professional Studies

Dean
Thomas F. Flaherty, Ph.D.

Coordinator of Graduate Faculty and Administrative Services
Carol A. Daniels

Faculty

Business

Deirdre Bird, Assistant Professor of Marketing; Ph.D., Purdue University

Helen M. Caldwell, Assistant Professor of Marketing; M.B.A., Boston College; Ph.D., University of Connecticut

Julia M. Camp, Assistant Professor of Accountancy; Ph.D., University of Kentucky

Mark DeFanti, Assistant Professor of Marketing; Ph.D., Texas A&M University

Christine E. Earley, Associate Professor of Accountancy; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh

Suvankar Ghosh, Assistant Professor of Management, Ph.D., Kent State University

Carol Hartley, C.P.A., Assistant Professor of Accountancy; M.B.A., University of Rhode Island

Linda F. Jamieson, Associate Professor of Marketing; M.S., Ph.D., University of Texas at Dallas

Patrick T. Kelly, C.P.A., Assistant Professor of Accountancy; M.B.A., New York University; Ph.D., University of Connecticut

MaryJane Lenon, Associate Professor in Economics; Ph.D., University of Connecticut

Gregory Lu Light, Associate Professor of Management; M.B.A., University of Illinois; M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan

David P. McIntyre, Assistant Professor of Management; Ph.D., University of North Carolina

Alli Nathan, Associate Professor of Finance; Ph.D., Queen’s University (Canada)

Francine Newth, Assistant Professor of Management; M.B.A., Providence College; Certificate in International Management, University of Southern California; D.B.A., Nova Southeastern University

Francis T. O’Brien, Associate Professor of Economics; M.A., Boston College

Vivian O. Okere, Assistant Professor of Finance; M.S., Michigan State University; Ph.D., University of Rhode Island

John J. Shaw, Professor of Marketing; M.B.A., Western New England College; D.B.A., University of Oklahoma

David A. Zalewski, Professor of Finance; M.B.A., Nichols College; M.A., Ph.D., Clark University

Karen S. Whelan-Berry, Associate Professor of Management; Ph.D., Boston College

Education

Anne Coleman, Special Lecturer in Education; Ph.D., California Graduate Institute

Thomas F. Flaherty, Associate Professor of Education; Ph.D., Boston College

Deborah P. Goessling, Associate Professor of Education; M.Ed., Ed.D., Boston University

Laurie L. Grupp, Associate Professor of Education; Ph.D., New Mexico State University

Laura Boynton Hauerwas, Associate Professor of Education; Ph.D., Northwestern University

John T. Hogan, Special Lecturer in Education; Ph.D., University of Connecticut

Catherine L. Keating, Assistant Professor of Special Education; M.Ed., Boston State College; C.A.E.A., Boston College; Ph.D., University of Michigan

Jacqueline Kiernan MacKay, Special Lecturer in Education; M.A., Assumption College

Brian M. McCadden, Associate Professor of Education; Ph.D., University of North Carolina

Kevin J. O’Connor, Assistant Professor of Education; Ph.D., University of Connecticut

Mary K. O’Keeffe, Associate Professor of Psychology; Ph.D., Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Susan F. Skawinski, Associate Professor of Education; Ed.D., Boston University

History

Rev. Jon A. Alexander, O.P., Associate Professor of History; M.A., Aquinas Institute of Theology; Ph.D.,Temple University

Patrick H. Breen, Assistant Professor of History; Ph.D., University of Georgia

Matthew J. Dowling, Assistant Professor of History; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale University

Richard J. Grace, Professor of History; M.A., Ph.D., Fordham University

Thomas W. Grzebien, III, Assistant Professor of History; M.A., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame

Rev. Robert W. Hayman, Associate Professor of History; M.A., Louvain University (Belgium); M.A., Ph.D., Providence College

Karen A. Holland, Assistant Professor of History; M.A., Ph.D., Providence College

John M. Lawless, Assistant Professor of Classics; Special Lecturer in History; M.A., University of Texas at Austin; Ph.D., Brown University

Margaret M. Manchester, Assistant Professor of History; M.A., Providence College; Ph.D., Clark University

Donna T. McCaffrey, Assistant Professor of History; M.A., Ph.D., Providence College; M.A. (Religious Studies), Providence College

Robert E. McCarthy, Professor of History; M.A., Providence College; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard University

Rev. Thomas D. McGonigle, O.P., Associate Professor of History; Special Lecturer in Theology; Th.D., Harvard University

James H. McGovern, Associate Professor of Humanities in History; M.A., Providence College; Ph.D., Boston College

Paul F. O’Malley, Assistant Professor of History; M.A., University of Rhode Island; Ph.D., Boston University

Paul D. Quinlan, Professor of History; M.A., Villanova University; Ph.D., Boston College

Constance M. Rousseau, Professor of History; M.A., University of Notre Dame; M.S.L., Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies; M.A., Ph.D., University of Toronto

Raymond L. Sickinger, Professor of History; M.A., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame

Mathematics 

Richard H. Connelly, Assistant Professor of Computer Science; M.S., Ph.D., Syracuse University

Liam A. Donohoe, Assistant Professor of Mathematics; M.S., Ph.D., Brown University

Francis Ford, Assistant Professor of Computer Science; M.A., University of Kansas

Richard B. Goldstein, Professor of Mathematics; Sc.M., Ph.D., Brown University

Jeffrey T. Hoag, Associate Professor of Mathematics; M.S., Ph.D., University of Rhode Island

Wataru Ishizuka, Assistant Professor of Mathematics; Ph.D., University of Kentucky

Stephen W. Schultz, Professor of Mathematics; M.A., Ph.D., University of Rhode Island

Joseph L. Shomberg, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Mathematics; M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

C. Joanna Su, Associate Professor of Mathematics; M.S., Northern Arizona University; Ph.D., State University of New York at Binghamton

Linda M. Wilkens, Associate Professor of Computer Science; M.S., Northeastern University; D.Sc., University of Massachusetts Lowell

Theology

Rev. John E. Allard, O.P., Assistant Professor of Theology; Ph.D., The Catholic University of America

Robert J. Barry, Assistant Professor of Theology; Ph.D., Boston College

Rev. Peter Batts, O.P., Assistant Professor of Theology; Ph.D., University of Ottawa, Canada

William Bonney, Associate Professor of Theology; Ph.D., Fordham University

Gary M. Culpepper, Associate Professor of Theology; Ph.D., The Catholic University of America

Dana Dillon, Assistant Professor of Theology; Ph.D., Duke University

Paul L. Gondreau, Associate Professor of Theology; S.T.D., University of Fribourg

Aurelie A. Hagstrom, Associate Professor of Theology; S.T.D., University of St. Thomas (Angelicum), Rome

James F. Keating, Associate Professor of Theology; Ph.D., The Catholic University of America

Sandra T. Keating, Associate Professor of Theology; Ph.D., The Catholic University of America

Rev. Terence J. Keegan, O.P., Professor of Theology; S.T.D., University of St. Thomas (Angelicum), Rome

Rev. Thomas P. McCreesh, O.P., Associate Professor of Theology; Ph.D., The Catholic University of America

Rev. Thomas D. McGonigle, O.P., Associate Professor of History; Special Lecturer in Theology; Th.D., Harvard University

Rev. R. Gabriel Pivarnik, O.P., Assistant Professor of Theology; S.T.L., Dominican House of Studies; S.T.D. candidate, The Catholic University of America

Despina D. Prassas, Associate Professor of Theology; Ph.D.,The Catholic University of America

Patrick V. Reid, Professor of Theology; Ph.D., St. Mary’s Seminary and University

Rev. David L. Stokes, Assistant Professor of Theology; Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary

Arthur P. Urbano, Jr., Assistant Professor of Theology; Ph.D., Brown University

Rev. John C.Vidmar, O.P., Associate Professor of Theology; S.T.D., University of St. Thomas (Angelicum), Rome

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