Faculty Status Report 2020–2021

New Faculty

Maxwell Becton College of Arts and Sciences

Christian Traba, associate professor, chemistry (Metro) — PhD, MS, Stevens Institute of Technology; BS, Wagner College

Silberman College of Business

Pierre Balthazard, professor, management — PhD, MS, University of Arizona; BSc, McGill University, Canada

Henry P. Becton School of Nursing and Allied Health

Phygenia Nimoh, clinical assistant professor, nursing (Metro) — PhD, University of Phoenix; MSN, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; BSN, New York University

Caitlin Werther, clinical instructor, nursing (Flor) — PhD, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; MSN, BSN, The College of New Jersey

School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Justin Bucchio, associate professor, social work (Flor) — PhD, MSSW, University of Tennessee; BSW, Middle Tennessee State University

Nicole Campbell, clinical assistant professor, pharmacy practice (Flor) — PharmD, Wilkes University

Zakia Clay, assistant professor, social work (Flor) — DSW, MSW, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; BS, Kean University

Elissa Dikun, clinical assistant professor, physician assistant studies (Flor) — DScPAS, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences; MPA, BS, Wagner College

Ana Guerra, lecturer, social work (Flor) — MSW, BA, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; MS, Hunter College, City University of New York

David Lau, clinical assistant professor, physician assistant studies (Flor) — BSPA, Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, The City College of the City of New York

Ivelisse Lazzarini, associate professor, occupational therapy studies (Flor) — OTD, Creighton University; BS, Temple University

Nicole Pirozzi, clinical assistant professor, physician assistant studies (Flor) — MPA, BS, Wagner College

Denise Rizzolo, lecturer, public health (Flor) — PhD, MPA, Seton Hall University; BS, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

School of Psychology and Counseling

Jennifer Romei, visiting assistant professor, forensic psychology (Metro) — PhD, Long Island University; MA, Fairleigh Dickinson University; BA, William Paterson University

Gregory Tortoriello, assistant professor, psychology (Metro) — PhD, MA, University of Alabama; BA, Miami University

Promotions

Maxwell Becton College of Arts and Sciences

To Professor

Christopher Caldiero, communication (Flor)
Daniel Cassino, political science (Flor)
Katherine Dunsmore, communication (Flor)
Patricia Melloy, biology (Flor)
James Salierno, biology (Flor)

To Associate Professor

Brian Knorr, physics (Flor)

To Senior Lecturer

Christine Foster, communication (Flor)
Frank Pinto, college writing (Flor)

Silberman College of Business

To Professor

Tiffany Keller Hansbrough, management (Flor)

To Associate Professor

Omer Topaloglu, marketing (Metro)

Gildart Haase School of Computer Sciences and Engineering

To Professor

Mark Farag, mathematics (Metro)

To Associate Professor

Vahid Alizadeh, civil/construction engineering technology (Metro)
Marzieh Azarderakhsh, civil/construction engineering technology (Metro)
Stanley Huddy, mathematics (Metro)

International School of Hospitality, Sports, and Tourism Management

To Associate Professor

Jarrett Bachman, hospitality/tourism management (Van)

School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

To Associate Professor

Anna Dushenkov, pharmacy practice (Flor)
Jesse Sullivan, pharmacy practice (Flor)

School of Psychology and Counseling

To Associate Professor

Robert Griffo, psychology (Flor)

Tenure

(Effective fall 2021)

Maxwell Becton College of Arts and Sciences

Brian Knorr, physics (Flor)

Silberman College of Business

Omer Topaloglu, marketing (Metro)

Gildart Haase School of Computer Sciences and Engineering

Vahid Alizadeh, civil/construction engineering technology (Metro)
Marzieh Azarderakhsh, civil/construction engineering technology (Metro)
Stanley Huddy, mathematics (Metro)

International School of Hospitality, Sports, and Tourism Management

Jarrett Bachman, hospitality/tourism management (Van)

School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Anna Dushenkov, pharmacy practice (Flor)

Sabbaticals 

Maxwell Becton College of Arts and Sciences

Robin Barkley, animation (Flor), academic year
James Kenny, criminal justice (Metro), fall semester
Laila Khreisat, computer science (Flor), spring semester
Judy Moonelis, studio arts (Flor), fall semester
Gloria Pastorino, languages (Flor), fall semester
Bruce Peabody, political science (Flor), academic year

Silberman College of Business

Scott Behson, management (Metro), fall semester
Gary Bronson, information systems (Flor), spring semester

Gildart Haase School of Computer Sciences and Engineering

Zong Chen, computer science (Metro), fall semester

Peter Sammartino School of Education

Kathryn Spence, education (Metro), spring semester

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