Faculty Status Report 2022–2023
New Faculty
Maxwell Becton College of Arts and Sciences
Robert Barrows, Assistant Professor, Chemistry (Florham) — PhD, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; BS, Montclair State University
Michael Cotto, Assistant Professor, English (Metro) — PhD, MA, City University of New York; BA, Lehman College, City University of New York
Michael DeStefano, Lecturer, Biological Sciences (Florham) — PhD, MS, BS, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Nolan Hennelly, Assistant Professor, Theater (Florham) — MFA, Florida State University; BA, Fairleigh Dickinson University
James Jones, Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice (Metro) — PhD, Nova Southeastern University; PhD, Capella University; MS, BS, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Orion Kidder, Clinical Assistant Professor of English for Professional Success (Van) — Ph.D., University of Alberta, Canada; M.A., Queen’s University at Kingston, Canada; B.A. Simon Fraser University, Canada
Minna Proctor, Senior Lecturer, Creative Writing (Florham) — MFA, Columbia University; BA, Wellesley College
Adam Rudder, Assistant Professor, Humanities (Van) — PhD, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia; MA, University of Victoria, Canada; BA, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Cynthia Sobreiro, Senior Lecturer, Literature/Languages/Writing/Humanities (Flor) — MFA, Fairleigh Dickinson University; BA, Kean University
Natalie Yang, Lecturer, Mathematics (Florham) — MS, University of Kentucky; BS, University of Alabama
Guolong Zhu, Assistant Professor, Chemistry (Florham) — PhD, New York University; BS, Stockton University
Silberman College of Business
Ilirjan Cane, Lecturer, Decision Sciences (Metro) — PhD, Wesleyan University; MSc, BSc, University of Tirana, Albania
Oden Groth, Assistant Professor, Digital Marketing/Information Systems (Metro) — PhD, Baruch College, The City University of New York; MS, University of Oxford, United Kingdom; BS, University of York, United Kingdom
Ian Mercer, Assistant Professor, Management (Metro) — PhD, MBA, MS, Auburn University; Pg. Dip., Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom; LLB, Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom
Ziye (Zoe) Nie, Assistant Professor, Finance (Metro) — PhD, MS, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; BS, Xiamen University, China
Lee Gildart and Oswald Haase School of Computer Sciences and Engineering
Mourad Bouguerra, Lecture, Computer Science (Van) — PhD, National University of Ireland; MSc, University of Toulouse, France; MSc, University of St. Andrews, Scotland
Sunita Verma, Lecturer, Mathematics (Metro) — MA, MAT, Montclair State University
Peter Sammartino School of Education
Amy Cardace, Assistant Professor, Higher Education (Metro) — PhD, MPP, University of California, Berkeley; BA, Connecticut College
Siddhi Desai, Assistant Professor, Education (Metro) — PhD, MEd, University of Central Florida; BA, The College of New Jersey
JeanMarie Farrow, Assistant Professor, Education (Metro) — PhD, Temple University; MA, Union Institute and University; BA, Rowan University
International School of Hospitality, Sports, and Tourism Management
Michael Lever, Assistant Professor, Hotel/Restaurant/Tourism Management (Van) — PhD, University of Guelph, Canada; MSc, University of Ottawa, Canada; BCom, Ontario Tech University, Canada
Kane Pappas, Senior Lecturer of Hotel/Restaurant/Tourism Management (Metro) — MS, BS, Fairleigh Dickinson University
Henry P. Becton School of Nursing and Allied Health
Lisa-Ann Kelly, Lecturer, Nursing (Metro) — MSN, BSN, Seton Hall University
School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Cassandra Deocera, Clinical Assistant Professor, Physician Assistant Studies (Florham) — MS, BS, Wagner College
Eriko Kida, Clinical Assistant Professor, Physician Assistant Studies (Florham) — MS, The School of Health Sciences of Touro College; BS, Wagner College
Christina Merckx, Associate Professor, Occupational Therapy (Florham) — PhD, University of Southern Mississippi; MA, University of Northern Colorado; BA, Anderson University
Anna Nogid, Associate Professor, Pharmacy Practice (Florham) — PharmD, BS, Long Island University
Caitlin Stanford, Clinical Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy (Florham) — OTD, Quinnipiac University; MS, BS, University of New England
Nicole Zmuda, Assistant Professor, Social Work (Florham) – PhD, MEd, Widener University; MSW, BA, Marywood University
School of Psychology and Counseling
Gregory Bartoszek, Assistant Professor, Psychology (Metro) — PhD, MA, BA, University of Illinois Chicago
Narmene Hamsho, Assistant Professor, Psychology (Metro) — PhD, MS, Syracuse University; BA, University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Erika Oak, Assistant Professor, Psychology (Metro) — PsyD, Fairleigh Dickinson University; BA, University of Rochester
Vanessa Vitiello, Clinical Lecturer, Psychology (Metro) — PsyD, MSEd, BA, Pace University
Mansik Yun, Assistant Professor, Psychology (Metro) — PhD, MS, Central Michigan University; BS, Pusan National University, South Korea
School of Public and Global Affairs
Afsaneh Javadi, Lecturer, Computer Security/Digital Forensics (Van) — PhD, University of Malaya, Malaysia; MSc, BS, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran
Louai Rahal, Assistant Professor, Administrative Science (Van) — PhD, MA, University of British Columbia, Canada; LLM, University of Law, United Kingdom; MS, University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom; BS, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Tamanna Singdeo, Assistant Professor, Global Technology Administration (Van) — PhD, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, India; MTech, Silicon Institute of Technology, India; BE, Biju Patnaik Institute of Technology, India
Promotions
Maxwell Becton College of Arts and Sciences
To Professor
Meghan Sacks, Criminology (Florham)
Marek Slaby, Mathematics (Florham)
To Associate Professor
Mohammed Elshaer, Biochemistry (Florham)
Elizabeth Panuccio, Criminal Justice (Metro)
To Senior Lecturer
Joseph Stout, Biological Sciences (Metro)
Julia Wagner, Academic Writing (Metro)
Silberman College of Business
To Associate Professor
Scott McGregor, Accounting (Florham)
Lee Gildart and Oswald Haase School of Computer Sciences and Engineering
To Professor
Zhiwei Mao, Electrical Engineering (Metro)
To Associate Professor
Fares Jnaid, Civil Engineering/Civil Engineering Technology (Metro)
Yaoqing Liu, Cybersecurity/Information Assurance (Metro)
Peter Sammartino School of Education
To Professor
Louis Ray, Education (Metro)
International School of Hospitality, Sports, and Tourism Management
To Senior Lecturer
Kane Pappas, Hotel/Restaurant/Tourism Management (Metro)
Henry P. Becton School of Nursing and Allied Health
To Professor
Maryelena Vargas, Nursing (Metro)
School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
To Professor
Antonia Carbone, Pharmacy Practice (Florham)
Paiboon Junsuwadee, Pharmaceutical Sciences (Florham)
Julie Kalabalik-Hoganson, Pharmacy Practice (Florham)
Shreya Patel, Pharmacy Practice (Florham)
To Associate Professor
Kathleen Frey, Pharmaceutical Sciences (Florham)
Ayse Elif Özdener-Poyraz, Pharmacy Practice (Florham)
Jayoung Han, Pharmacy Practice (Florham)
School of Psychology and Counseling
To Associate Professor
Eleanor McGlinchey, Psychology (Metro)
Newly Tenured
Maxwell Becton College of Arts and Sciences
Mohammed Elshaer, Biochemistry (Florham)
Elizabeth Panuccio, Criminal Justice (Metro)
Silberman College of Business
Scott McGregor, Accounting (Florham)
Lee Gildart and Oswald Haase School of Computer Sciences and Engineering
Wonjae Choi, Mechanical Engineering/mechanical engineering technology (Metro)
Fares Jnaid, Civil Engineering/Civil Engineering Technology (Metro)
Yaoqing Liu, Cybersecurity/Information Assurance (Metro)
School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Bojana Berić-Stojšić, Public Health (Florham)
Kathleen Frey, Pharmaceutical Sciences (Florham)
Jayoung Han, Pharmacy Practice (Florham)
Ayse Elif Özdener-Poyraz, Pharmacy Practice (Florham)
Shreya Patel, Pharmacy Practice (Florham)
School of Psychology and Counseling
Eleanor McGlinchey, Psychology (Metro)
Sabbaticals
Maxwell Becton College of Arts and Sciences
Kyle Kattelman, Political Science (Florham), spring semester
Edith Myers, Biology (Florham), spring semester
Jordan Nowotny, Criminology(Florham), fall semester
Harald Parzer, Biology (Florham), spring semester
David Rosen, Anthropology (Florham), academic year
Carrie Shanafelt, Literature (Metro), fall semester
René Steinke, Creative Writing (Florham), fall semester
Geoffrey Weinman, Literature (Florham), fall semester
Silberman College of Business
Jonathan Schiff, Accounting (Metro), fall semester
Lee Gildart and Oswald Haase School of Computer Sciences and Engineering
Alevoor Rao, Computer Engineering/Computer Science (Metro), spring semester
Peter Sammartino School of Education
Nicole Hansen, Learning Disabilities (Metro), spring semester
International School of Hospitality, Sports, and Tourism Management
Jarrett Bachman, Hotel/Restaurant/Tourism Management (Van), academic year
School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Otito Iwuchukwu, Pharmaceutical Sciences (Florham), fall semester
Ligia Westrich, Pharmaceutical Sciences (Florham), spring semester
School of Psychology and Counseling
Robert Prentky, Psychology (Metro), fall semester