Directories/Faculty

Directories

Providence College Board of Trustees

Michael A. Ruane, Chair
J. Peter Benzie
Thomas C. Boyan
M. Joseph Canavan
Sr. Kathleen Cannon, O.P.
Sandra L. Coletta, CPA
Maureen Davenport Corcoran
John J. Glier
Rev. Edward M. Gorman, O.P.
Very Rev. D. Dominic Izzo, O.P.*
Thomas J. Keegan, Jr.
John F. Killian
Paul G. Maguire
Very Rev. Michael A. Mascari, O.P.
Margaret McGetrick
Edward W. O’Donnell
Andre Earle Owens, Esq.
Robert J. Palmisano
Kevin C. Phelan
Rev. Kurt J. Pritzl, O.P.
Christopher K. Reilly
Arthur F. Ryan
Mary-Ellen Sposato Rogers
Rev. Brian J. Shanley, O.P. *
Rev. Kenneth R. Sicard, O.P. *
Edward M. Sullivan, Secretary
Most Rev. Thomas J. Tobin, D.D. *

* Ex Officio

Officers of the College

Administrative Staff of the School of Continuing Education

Janet Castleman, Ph.D.
Dean

Madeleine Metzler, M.A.
Associate Dean/Director of Summer School

Anne M. Nagle, M.A.
Assistant Dean

Jennifer Andrews, M.A.
Academic Counselor

Robert Vachon, M.A.
Coordinator for Education

Heather Duphily
Mary Lennon
Linda McCullough
Administrative Assistants

Faculty

Faculty directory information included in this catalog reflects graduate/terminal degrees and rank for all members of the College’s Ordinary Faculty teaching in the School of Continuing Education (SCE), as verified by the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs at the time of publication (Summer 2010). It also includes School of Continuing Education special lecturers and other part-time faculty members.

John E. Abbruzzese, Assistant Associate Professor of Philosophy; B.A., Providence College; M.A., Ph.D., Brown University

Marlyce Adams, Special Lecturer in English; B.S., University of Minnesota; M.Ed., Rhode Island College; Ed.D., Boston University

Oscar E. Almeida, Special Lecturer in Accounting; B.S.Bryant College, M.S. Bryant College M.Ed., Rhode Island College

Bryan Brophy-Baermann, Special Lecturer in Political Science; B.A. University of Iowa; Ph.D., University of Iowa

Martin Barroll, Special Lecturer in Sociology; Ph.D., New School for Social Research

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

Edward Bastia, Special Lecturer in Business Administration; B.A., Providence College; M.B.A., Providence College

Carol Bedard, Special Lecturer in Philosophy; M.A., Assumption College

Ann Bellotti, Special Lecturer in Social Work; B.A., Stonehill College; M.S.W., Boston College

Steven Boczanowski, Special Lecturer in Art; B.S., Tufts University; M.S., Massachusetts College of Art

Charles Bonner, Special Lecturer in Philosophy; B.S., Penn State University; Ph.D., Boston University

William Bonney, Associate Professor of Theology; B.A., Villanova University; M.A., Ph.D., Fordham University

Denise Boule, Special Lecturer in Education; B.A., University of Rhode Island; M.A., Rhode Island College

Paul Bruno, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Philosophy; Ph.D., Boston College

David Buehler, Special Lecturer in Philosophy; A.B., Wittenberg College; M.A., Reed College; M.Div., Harvard Divinity School; Ph.D. (candidate), Graduate Theological Foundation

William Bundy, Special Lecturer in Leadership Studies; B.A., University of Hawaii; M.A., United States Naval War College; Ph.D., Salve Regina University

David M. Cabral, Professor of Theater Arts; B.A., Rhode Island College; M.F.A., Southern Methodist University

Paul Calderwood, Special Lecturer in Fire Science; B.S., Boston State College Keith Campagnone, Special Lecturer in Mathematics; B.A., M.S., University of Rhode Island

Anthony Candelmo, Special Lecturer in Mathematics; M.Ed., Rhode Island College Gina Canepa, Special Lecturer in Spanish; Ph.D., Free University of Berlin

Joseph Carroll, Special Lecturer in English, Ph.D., University of Connecticut

Catherine Clifford, Special Lecturer in Education; B.S., M. Ed., Rhode Island College

Michael Connolly, Special Lecturer in Education; B.A., University of Rhode Island; M.Ed., Providence College Joyce Conti, Special Lecturer in Education; B.A., University of Rhode Island; M.A., Providence College

Peter Cormas, Assistant Professor of Education, Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin

Peter Costello, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

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

Kevin Daley, Special Lecturer in Law; B.A., Saint Anselm College; J.D., Suffolk University Law School

Christopher Deacutis, Special Lecturer in Natural Science; M.S. Graduate School of Oceanography; Ph.D., University of Rhode Island

John DiCicco, Assistant Professor of Ceramics; M.A. in Art, Columbia University

Elizabeth DiPanni, Special Lecturer in Education; B.A., M.Ed., Rhode Island College

Alexander DiPippo, Special Lecturer in Philosophy; M.A., Boston College

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

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

Thomas Downey, Jr., Special Lecturer in Fire Science; B.S., Providence College; M.A., Anna Maria College

William Durand, Special Lecturer in Management; B.S., M.Ed., Rhode Island College; J.D., Suffolk Law School

James Dutra, Special Lecturer in Accounting; B.A., M.B.A., Providence College; M.S.T., Bryant College

Andrew Egan, Special Lecturer in English; B.A., University of Massachusetts; M.L.S., University of Rhode Island; M.A.T.C., Rhode Island College

Kristen Erban, Special Lecturer in Management; B.S., Providence College; M.S., Bryant University

Patrick Ewanchuk, Associate Professor of Biology; Ph.D., Brown University

Mary G. Farrell, Professor of Theater Arts; M.F.A., Illinois State University

John Fazzino, Special Lecturer in Ceramics; B.F.A., Rhode Island School of Design; M.F.A., Swain School of Design

Suzanne J. Fournier, Associate Professor of English; B.A., Providence College; Ph.D., University of Notre Dame

Helene Gemma, Special Lecturer in Education; B.A., M.Ed., Providence College

Joseph A. Gemma, Assistant Professor of Management; M.B.A., Providence College

Frederick Goff, Special Lecturer in Communications; B.A., University of Colorado; M.A., Salve Regina University

Robert Goff, Special Lecturer in Humanities and Sociology; B.A., University of Essex; M.A., London University; Ph.D., Bowling Green State University

Joseph Goho, Special Lecturer in Education; B.A., M.Ed., Providence College; M.A.T., Rhode Island College

Rev. Timothy Gorton, Special Lecturer in Religious Education; B.A., Providence College; M.Div., St. John’s John’s University

Mohamed Gouda, Special Lecturer in Arabic Language; B.A., Cairo University; M.A., Rhode Island College

Kathy Grady, Special Lecturer in Management; B.A. University of New Hampshire; M.B.A. Boston College

Virginia Grzyb, Special Lecturer in Education; B.A., University of Rhode Island

Robert Hackey, Professor of Health Policy and Management, Ph.D., Brown University

David Harper, Special Lecturer in Music; M.Mus., Virginia Commonwealth University; M.Mus., Boston University

Marcia Harrop, Special Lecturer in Education; B.S., M.Ed., Rhode Island College; Ed.D., University of Massachusetts

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

Elaine Heath, Special Lecturer in Management; B.S., Providence College; MBA, Providence College

Michael Heppner, Special Lecturer in English; B.A., New York University; M.A., Columbia University School of the Arts

Mark Hilton, Special Lecturer in Religious Education; B.Sc., University of Melbourne; M.Ed., Boston College; M.Sc., D.Ed., University of Melbourne

Sister Gail P. Himrod, O.P., Associate Professor of Music; M.Mus., University of Michigan; Mus. A.D., Boston 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

Arthur F. Jackson, Associate Professor of Philosophy; M.A., Ph.D., Boston College

Francine Jackson, Special Lecturer in Natural Science; M.A.T., University of Rhode Island

Judith Jamieson, Special Lecturer in German and Humanities; B.A., Albion College; M.A., Wayne State University; HERS, Wellesley College

Bruce Johnson, Special Lecturer in English; B.A., Loyola-Marymount University; M.A., California State University Northridge

John Kalian, II, Special Lecturer in Finance; B.S., Bryant University; M.B.A., Providence College

Kevin Kane, Special Lecturer in Music B.S., Rhode Island College; MAT, Rhode Island College

Neil Kelly, Special Lecturer in Law; B.A., University of Rhode Island; J.D., Suffolk University

Donald E. Kilguss, Special Lecturer in History; B.A., Providence College; M.A., University of Rhode Island

Peter Kilmartin, Special Lecturer in Management; B.S., Roger Williams University; J.D., Roger Williams University School of Law

Thomas R. King, Assistant Professor of Management; M.A., University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Richard Kless, Special Lecturer in Theology; B.A., B.S., M.A., Providence College

Elena Kojoian, Special Lecturer in Mathematics; M.A.T., Providence College

Nicolas Kouttab, Special Lecturer in Biology, Ph.D., Montana State University

Wenjun Kuai, Special Lecturer in Chinese; B.A., Hefei University of Technology; M.Ed., Boston College

Janice Lamagna, Special Lecturer in Education; M.A., Providence College

Faith Lamprey, Special Lecturer in Accounting; M.B.A., University of Rhode Island

Lynne M. Lawson, Professor of Physics, M.S., Ph.D. Auburn University

Jay Lee, Special Lecturer in Chemistry, M.S., University of California, Santa Barbara

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

Patrick Leonard, Special Lecturer in Fire Science; B.S., University of Rhode Island

Nicholas Longo, Assistant Professor of Public and Community Services Studies, M.P.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota

Rev. John Ludwig, Special Lecturer in Religion; B.A., Loras College; S.T.B., M.A., Kathoziek University of Belgium

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

Maryann Lynch, Special Lecturer in Religious Education; B.S., State University of New York-Genesco; M.A., St. John’s University

Michael S. Lynch, Special Lecturer in Psychology; M.S., Ph.D. University of Kentucky

Stephen J. Lynch, Professor of English; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University

William Lynch, Special Lecturer in Accounting; B.A., B.S., M.S., Bryant College

Laura Maguire, Special Lecturer in Biology; B.A., Hamilton College; M.A., Rhode Island College; M.A., University of Rhode Island

Paul J. Maloney, C.P.A., CFP, Assistant Professor of Finance, M.B.A. McGill University

Margaret M. Manchester, Assistant Professor of History; B.S.F.S., Georgetown University School of Foreign Service; M.A., Providence College; Ph.D., Clark University

Maria Mansella, Special Lecturer in Italian Language; B.A., Rhode Island College; M.A., Middlebury College

Richard J. G. Martin, Special Lecturer in Education; B.A. University of Rhode Island; M.A., Rhode Island College

David Martinez, Special Lecturer in Music; B.A., Northwestern University; M.A., Providence College; M.A., University of Michigan

Steven Maurano, Special Lecturer in Organizational Communication; M.S., Boston University

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

Maureen McGarry, Special Lecturer in Interdisciplinary Studies and Natural Science; C.A.G.S., B.S., M.Ed., Rhode Island College; M.S.N., Ed.D., University of Rhode Island; Ph.D., University of Connecticut

Ann Manchester Molak, Special Lecturer in Communications; B.A., Providence College; M.A., Purdue University

Judith M. Morse, C.P.A., Assistant Professor of Accountancy; B.S.B.A., M.S.T., Bryant College

Robert O’Brien, Special Lecturer in Management; B.S., M.B.A., University of Rhode Island

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

Michael O’Neil, Special Lecturer in Religion; B.A., Providence College; M.A., Ph.D., Boston College

Michael O’Neill, Assistant Professor of Philosophy; M.A., Ph.D., The Catholic University of America

Rev. Bernard O’Reilly, Special Lecturer in Theology; B.A., St. John’s College; M.S.T., St. John’s Seminary; M.A., Assumption College; M.Th., Westin Jesuit School; D.Min., St. Mary’s Seminary University; Ph.D., Salve Regina University

Maureen Outlaw, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

Frank Pallotta, Special Lecturer in Education; B.A., M.Ed., Providence College; Ed.D., Nova Southeastern University

Robert Pankin, Special Lecturer in Sociology; B.A., M.A., Wayne State University; Ph.D., Purdue University

Meghan Parks, Special Lecturer in Natural Science; B.S., Ithaca College; M.S., Indiana University

Sue Parmentier, Special Lecturer in Mathematics; B.A., Albertus Magnus College; M.Ed., Rhode Island College

David Pasquariello, Special Lecturer in Chemistry; B.S., Providence College; Ph.D., Brown University

Frank Poole, Special Lecturer in Theology; M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminar; M.S., Loyola College

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

Pamela Quigley, Special Lecturer in Law; B.A., Providence College; J.D., New England School of Law

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

Patricia Raub, Special Lecturer in Art History and English; B.A., Barnard College; M.A., University of Minnesota; M.A.T., Wesleyan University; Ph.D., Bowling Green State University

Craig J. Rice, Special Lecturer in Education; Ed.D., The University of Maine

Deborah Ruggiero, Special Lecturer in Communications and Marketing; B.A., Boston College

Joyce Sampson, Special Lecturer in History; B.A., M.A., Kent State University; Ph.D., Florida State University

Gerard Schnell, Special Lecturer in Theology; M.A., Providence College

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

Barbara Silliman, Special Lecturer in English; M.A., Rhode Island College; Ph.D., University of Rhode Island

Daniel Simpson, Special Lecturer in Natural Science; B.S., Michigan State University; D.V.M., Cornell University

J. Edward Sirois, Special Lecturer in Organizational Communication; M.A., Catholic University of Louvain

Donald Sockol, Special Lecturer in English; B.A., Michigan State University; M.A., University of Rhode Island

Wilfred St. Laurent, Special Lecturer in Education; B.A., M.A., Providence College

Rev. David L. Stokes, Assistant Professor of Theology; B.A., University of the South; M.A., Keble College, Oxford; Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary

Sister Leslie Ellen Straub, O.P., Associate Professor of Anthropology; M.A., Providence College; M.A., Ph.D., The Catholic University of America

Giacomo A. Striuli, Professor of Italian; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Sister Carolyn Sullivan, O.P., Special Lecturer in Theology; B.A., Molloy College; M.A., Providence College; M.A., Long Island University

John Surrette, Jr., Special Lecturer in Accounting; B.S., M.B.A., University of Rhode Island

Harold B. Tamule, Associate Professor of Finance; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts (Amherst)

Lucille Tomaselli Calore, Special Lecturer in Education; B.A., M.Ed., Providence College

Rev. John Unsworth, Special Lecturer in Religious Education; B.A., Our Lady of Providence Seminary; B.A., M.A., Catholic University of Louvain

Robert Vachon, Special Lecturer in Education; M.A., Rhode Island College; M.Ed., Providence College Curtis Varone, Special Lecturer in Fire Science; B.S., B.A., Providence College; J.D., Suffolk University Law School

Anja Wade, Special Lecturer in Chemistry; B.S., Providence College; M.A., Johns Hopkins University

Suzanne Walker, Special Lecturer in Education; M.Ed., Providence College

Yinsheng Wan, Associate Professor of Biology; M.S., Nanjing University of Agriculture; Ph.D., University of South West Louisiana

Margaret Moore Webb, Special Lecturer in Theology; M.S., University of Rhode Island

Albert West, Special Lecturer in Law; B.A., Providence College; L.L.B., Georgetown University School of Law

Robert Whitcomb, Special Lecturer in English; B.A., Dartmouth College; M.S., Columbia University

Craig B. Wood, Professor of Natural Science in Biology, Special Lecturer in Geology; M.A., University of Wyoming; A.M., Ph.D., Harvard University