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Full-Time Faculty (and Courtesy Appointments)

 

KIMBERLI ANDREWS, Assistant Professor of Education; B.A., M.S. Ed., Ph.D., University at Buffalo.

 

MARTIN J. ANISMAN, Professor of English; A.B., Syracuse University; M.A., Ph.D., New York University.

 

JOSEPH ARGENIO, Assistant Professor of Education and Administrative Director of Auxiliary Programs; B.A., Ed.M., University at Buffalo.

 

JEFFREY ARNOLD, Director, Eisenhower Grant; B.S., M.Ed., University at Buffalo.

 

ELLEN C. BANKS, Professor of Psychology, Department Chair; B.A., University at Buffalo; Ed.M., Ed.D., Harvard University.

 

DENNIS W. BARRACLOUGH, Professor of Art; B.F.A., SUNY College at Buffalo; M.F.A., University of Michigan.

 

JOHN P. BLEST, Assistant Professor of Accounting/MIS; B.S., M.B.A., University at Buffalo.

 

CHRISTIAN BRANDJES, Assistant Professor of Theatre; B.A., University of Vermont; M.F.A., Brandeis University.

 

MICHAEL S. BROGAN, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy; Dean, Division of Health & Human Services; B.S., D.P.T., Daemen College; M.S., Ph.D., University at Buffalo.

 

MARK BROWN, Assistant Professor of Education; B.S., Canisius College; M.S., SUNY College at Buffalo; Ph.D., University of Cincinnati.

 

SHARLENE M. BUSZKA, Associate Professor of Business Administration, Department Chair; B.S., M.B.A., University at Buffalo.

 

JOANNE M. CANNAVO, Assistant Professor of Social Work; B.A., Canisius College; M.S.S.A., Case Western Reserve University; Ph.D., University at Buffalo.

 

NANCY ANNE CANTWELL, Associate Professor of English; B.A., University of Maine; A.M., Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

 

LYNDA F. CESSARIO, Assistant Professor of Nursing; B.S., University at Buffalo; M.S., D’Youville College; Ph.D., University at Buffalo.

 

EDWIN G. CLAUSEN, Professor of History; B.A., University of California, Riverside; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara.

 

FELICIA COOMBS, Instructor, Alternative Teacher Certification Program; B.A., Flagler College; M.S., Ed.D., Nova Southeastern University.

 

RENEE B. DANIEL, Associate Professor of Social Work, Department Chair; B.S., New College of Hofstra University; M.S., Columbia University; C.S.W., State of New York.

 

WILLIAM R. DiPIETRO, Professor of Economics; B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh.

 

MIRIAM DREISINGER, Instructor, Alternative Teacher Certification Program; B.A., University at Albany; M.A. Manhattan College; Ed.D., St. Mary’s University of Minnesota.

 

LAURA E. EDSBERG, Director, Natural and Health Science Research Center and Director of the Center for Wound Healing Research, Associate Professor; B.S., Cornell University; M.S., Ph.D., University at Buffalo.

 

DENISE R. EMER, Associate Professor of Psychology; B.A., Cornell University; M.A., Ph.D., University at Buffalo.

 

MELISSA FIORI, Assistant Professor of Foreign Language; B.A., Bucknell University; M.A., Middlebury College; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University.

 

KIMBERLY FLEISCHMAN, Assistant Professor of Graphic Design; B.F.A., SUNY College at Fredonia; M.F.A., Virginia Commonwealth University.

 

MICHELE S. FLINT, Assistant Professor of Accounting/MIS; B.S., Utica College of Syracuse University; M.B.A., St. Bonaventure University.

 

GREGORY S. FORD, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy; B.S., M.S., D.P.T., Daemen College.

 

MARYBETH FORTUNE, Assistant Professor of Education; B.S., B.A., Trent University; B.Ed., Queen’s University; M.Ed., University of Toronto.

 

MARY H. FOX, Associate Professor of Education, Department Chair; B.A., University of Maryland; M.A., George Washington University; Ph.D., Florida State University.

 

MARY ROSE FRANJOINE, Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy; B.S., M.S., D.P.T., Daemen College.

 

JOHN S. FREDERICK, Executive Director, Executive Leadership and Change Program; B.S., M.S., SUNY College at Buffalo; Ed.D, University at Buffalo.

 

KRISTIN M. FRIES, Associate Professor of Chemistry; B.S., Canisius College; Ph.D., University of Rochester.

 

JOAN S. GUNTHER, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy; B.A., Ph.D., University of California at Los Angeles; P.T., Children’s Hospital School of Physical Therapy at Los Angeles, CA.

 

ROBERT GUNTHER, Associate Professor of Biology; B.S., University of Miami; Ph.D., University of California at Los Angeles.

 

JEREMY HALL, Math Coordinator; B.S., SUNY College at Fredonia; M.S., Emory University.

 

SHARON L. HELD, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy, Department Chair; B.S., D.P.T., Daemen College; M.S., University at Buffalo.

 

INTISAR Q. HIBSCHWEILER, Associate Professor of Mathematics, Department Chair; B.S., M.S., University of Jordan, Amman; Ph.D., State University of New York at Albany.

 

MAUREEN E. HUBER, Instructor (Courtesy Appointment) and Director of Cooperative Education and Career Development; B.A., SUNY College at Geneseo; M.Ed., Colorado State University.

 

ZENA HYMAN, Assistant Professor of Nursing; B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University at Buffalo.

 

CARA INNUS, Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies; B.S., Daemen College; M.S., University of Nebraska.

 

DOUGLAS P. KALINOWSKI, Associate Professor of Biology; B.S., Syracuse University; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Post-doctoral research associate, University of Vermont.

 

COLLEEN KASHINO, Assistant Professor of Psychology; B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University at Buffalo.

 

KEVIN KEGLER, Associate Professor of Graphic Design; B.A., M.A., University at Buffalo.

 

SHAWN J. KELLEY, Professor of Philosophy & Religion, Department Chair; B.A. College of Holy Cross; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University.

 

TAE-HYUNG KIM, Assistant Professor of Political Science/Asian Studies; B.A., Korea University; B.A., University of Alabama; M.A., Ph.D., University of Kentucky.

 

FELICE KOENIG, Assistant Professor of Painting; B.F.A., Southern Oregon University; M.F.A., University of Texas-San Antonio.

 

THERESA KOLODZIEJ, Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education and Director of Transitional Doctor of Physical Therapy Program; B.S., D.P.T., Daemen College; M.S., University at Buffalo.

 

SUSAN KRICKOVICH, Assistant Professor of Education, Department Chair; B.S., M.S. Ed., Ph.D., University at Buffalo.

 

LINDA KUECHLER, Professor of Accounting, Department Chair, Accounting & Information Systems; B.A., Canisius College; M.B.A., Rochester Institute of Technology; Ph.D., University at Buffalo.

 

KRISTEN KLYCZEK, Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy; B.S., Daemen College; Ph.D. candidate, University at Buffalo.

 

CATHERINE M. MANN, Adjunct Professor of Nursing; B.S., Niagara University; M.S., D’Youville College.

 

MARGARET A. MAZZONE, Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy; B.S., SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse; M.S., Daemen College.

 

EDWARD J. McMAHON, Professor of Education; B.S., SUNY College at Buffalo; M.S. Ed., Canisius College; Ed.D., University at Buffalo.

 

CAROL McPHILLIPS, Instructor (Courtesy Appointment) and Coordinator of the Learning Center; B.S., Daemen College; M.Ed., University at Buffalo.

 

PENNY MESSINGER, Assistant Professor of History and Government; B.A., Marshall University; M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State University.

 

CLAUDIU MIHAI, Assistant Professor of Mathematics; B.S., University of Bucharest; M.S., Ph.D., Louisiana State University.

 

RONA MILES, Instructor, Alternative Teacher Certification Program; B.S., M.S., Brooklyn College; Ph.D., Yeshiva University.

 

DENISE G. MILLS, Associate Professor of Spanish, Department Chair; B.A., LeMoyne College; M.A., Ph.D., University at Buffalo.

 

ROBERT A. MORACE, Professor of English, Department Chair; B.A., M.S., SUNY College at Cortland; Ph.D., University of South Carolina.

 

JAMES A. MORAN, Professor of Philosophy; A.B., Manhattan College; M.A., Ph.D., Fordham University.

 

KATHLEEN E. MURPHY, Professor of Chemistry, Department Chair; B.S., Central Michigan University; Ph.D., University of Vermont. Post-doctoral research: Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute.

 

GAYLE F. NASON, Assistant Professor of English; B.A., University of Iowa; M.A., University at Buffalo.

 

PAULETTE M. NIEWCZYK, Assistant Professor of Health Care Studies; B.S., State University College at Buffalo; M.P.H., Ph.D., University at Buffalo.

 

BRIDGET NILAND, Assistant Professor of Business Administration; B.A., Ed.M., J.D., University at Buffalo.

 

CHERYL L. NOSEK, Associate Professor of Nursing; B.S., State University of NY at Albany; M.S., DNSc, University at Buffalo.

 

LISA K. PARSHALL, Associate Professor of History and Government; B.S., University of Wisconsin; M.A., Ph.D., University at Buffalo.

 

JOEL R. PATTERSON, Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies; B.A., Canisius College; B.S., Daemen College.

 

ERICA FRISICARO PAWLOWSKI,  Assistant Professor of English; B.A., Nazareth College; M.A., Duquesne University; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

 

SHIRLEY A. PETERSON, Associate Professor of English; B.A., M.A., Syracuse University; Ph.D., University of Delaware.

 

LUIZ PEREIRA, Assistant Professor of Business Administration; B.E., Fluminense Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; M.B.A., Brigham Young University.

 

ALEXANDER PLESHKEWYCH, Professor of Biology; B.S., Kansas State University; M.S., Emporia State University; Ph.D., Wayne State University. Post-doctoral study and research: Roswell Park Memorial Institute.

 

WILLIAM R. PREDMORE, Associate Professor of History and Government; B.S., St. John Fisher College; M.A., Ph.D. Candidate, Catholic University of America.

 

DIANE M. RAMOS, Assistant Professor of Natural Sciences; B.S., M.S., Ph.D. , University at Buffalo.

 

CHARLES J. REEDY, Associate Professor of Religious Studies; B.A., St. John Fisher College; M.A., Ph.D., St. Michael’s College, University of Toronto.

 

MARY LOU RUSIN, Professor of Nursing, Department Chair; B.S., M.S., Ed.D., University at Buffalo.

 

CYNTHIA RUSSELL, Natural Science Lab Coordinator; B.S., John Carroll University; M.A., University at Buffalo.

 

Diane Ryan, Assistant Professor of Nursing; B.S., D'Youville College; M.S., University at Buffalo.

 

CHARLES J. SABATINO, Professor of Philosophy & Religion; A.B., St. Mary’s University; S.T.B., Gregorian University, Rome, Italy; S.T.M., Berkeley Divinity School, Yale University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago.

 

JOANNE T. SADLER, Assistant Professor of Education; B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University at Buffalo.

 

Joseph Sahr Sankoh, Associate Professor of History and Government; B.A., M.A., SUNY College at Cortland; M.A.I.S., Fairleigh Dickinson University; Ph.D., University at Buffalo.

 

DENNIS JAMES SCHEITINGER, Assistant Professor of Education; B.A., M.Ed., Ph.D., University at Buffalo.

 

RONALD J. SCHENK, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy; B.S., M.S., Ithaca College; Ph.D., University at Buffalo.

 

BRUCE A. SHIELDS, Associate Professor of Education; B.S., Slippery Rock University; M.A., University at Missouri; M.Ed., Ph.D., University at Buffalo.

 

GREGG L. SHUTTS, Associate Professor and Program Director, Physician Assistant Studies; B.S., SUNY College at Cortland; Physician Associate Graduate Certificate, Yale University School of Medicine; M.S., SUNY College at Buffalo.

 

PETER A. SIEDLECKI, Professor of English; B.A., M.A., Niagara University; Ph.D., University at Buffalo.

 

GEORGE F. SIEFERT, Associate Professor of Social Work; B.S., SUNY College at Brockport; M.S.S.W., San Diego State University; Ph.D., University at Buffalo.

 

PESSY J. SLOAN, Instructor, Alternative Teacher Certification Program; B.A., Touro College; M.A., Ph.D., Hofstra University.

 

LAURA WATTS SOMMER, Associate Professor of Art History, Department Chair, Visual & Performing Arts; B.F.A., University of Kansas; M.A., Ph.D., Temple University.

 

JOHN J. STACHURA, Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy; B.S., M.B.A., University at Buffalo; D.P.T., Daemen College.

 

ANDY STECK, Assistant Professor of Education; B.S., Bowling Green State University; M.S., State University College at Geneseo; Ed.D. candidate, D’Youville College.

 

DERRICK J. SWARTZ, Chemistry Lab Coordinator; B.S., B.A., SUNY College at Buffalo; M.S., Clarkson University.

 

GARY A. STYN, Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies; B.A., M.D., University at Buffalo.

 

NOROLLAH TALEBI, Associate Professor of Mathematics; B.S., Iran University of Technology; M.A., Ph.D., University at Buffalo.

 

KEVIN TELFORD, Associate Professor of French, Dean, Division of Arts and Sciences; B.A., University of Liverpool; M.A., Ph.D., University of Georgia.

 

KARL J. TERRYBERRY, Associate Professor of English; B.A., Houghton College; M.A., Ph.D., University of South Carolina.

 

Blake Thurman, (Courtesy Appointment) Executive Director of Academic Support Services; B.A., Beloit College; M.A., New York University; Ph.D., Syracuse University.

 

DANIEL J. TSCHOPP, Associate Professor of Accounting; B.S., M.B.A., University at Buffalo.

 

JUSTINE M. TUTUSKA, Director, Health Care Studies Program; B.A., SUNY at Oswego, MPH, San Diego State University; Diploma, NY Institute of Massage.

 

LAURIE A. AMBROSE WALSH, Associate Professor of History and Government, Department Chair; B.S., J.D., University at Buffalo.

 

MATTHEW S. WARD, Assistant Professor of Chemistry; B.A., Hiram College; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh; Post-doctoral research: Furman University.

 

GARNELL E. WASHINGTON, Assistant Professor of Art Education; B.S., West Virginia University; M.S., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University.

 

ROBERT WATERHOUSE, Assistant Professor of Theatre; B.A., University of Essex, England; M.A., Ph.D., University at Buffalo.

 

DONALD WHEELER, Assistant Professor of Education; B.A., St. John Fisher College; M.S., Nazareth College; Ph.D., Syracuse University.

 

CHRISTOPHER F. WILSON, Associate Professor (Courtesy Appointment), Director of Academic Computing Services; A.B., Kenyon College; M.A., M.F.A., Case Western Reserve University.

 

ANDREW K. WISE, Associate Professor of History and Government; B.A., University of Missouri – Columbia; M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia.

 

ELIZABETH R. WRIGHT, Assistant Professor of Education and Executive Director of the Thomas Reynolds Center for Special Education and After-School Programs; B.A., Binghamton University; M.S.W., J.D., University of Buffalo School of Law.

 

BRENDA L. YOUNG, Associate Professor of Biology; A.B., Miami University; M.S., University of Central Florida; Ph.D., University of South Carolina. Post-doctoral research: Plymouth Marine Lab, England; University of Minnesota; University of Wisconsin.

 

 

 

Adjunct, Part-Time, and Visiting Faculty with a Standing Relationship to Daemen College

 

JOSE AGUDELO, Instructor of Spanish; B.S., M.S., SUNY College at Buffalo.

 

JAMES A. ALLEN, Professor of Art; B.F.A., University of Notre Dame; M.F.A., Wayne State University.

 

STEVEN APPLER, Instructor of Art Education; B.S., M.S., University at Buffalo.

 

ELLEN ARNOLD, Adjunct Instructor of Education; B.A., University of Michigan; M.Ed., Duke University; Ed.D., Nova University.

 

DAVID AVERY, Instructor of Physical Therapy; B.S., D.P.T., Daemen College.

 

SANDRA BUNKLEY, CSW, Instructor of Social Work; B.S.W., SUNY College at Buffalo; M.S.W., University at Buffalo.

 

ANTHONY CARDINALE, Instructor of English; B.A., St. Bonaventure University; M.S., Northwestern University.

 

PAUL CHIMERA, Instructor of English; B.S., Ohio University; M.S., University at Buffalo.

 

THOMAS COLEMAN, Instructor of Physical Therapy; B.S., D.P.T., Daemen College.

 

NANCY DOYLE, ACSW, Instructor of Social Work; B.S., M.S.W., University at Buffalo.

 

TIMOTHY DZIERBA, Adjunct Assistant Professor of History & Government; B.A., Canisius College; M.A., Ph.D., University at Buffalo.

 

JEANNE FILE, OSF, Professor of Art; B.S., Mount St. Joseph Teachers College; M.A., Ph.D., Catholic University of America.

 

RICHARD FOSS, Instructor of Chemistry; B.S., University of Michigan; M.S., Canisius College.

 

MARIANNE C. GLOVER, Instructor of Economics; B.B.A., St. Bonaventure University; M.B.A., Niagara University.

 

MARK GRIFFIS, Instructor of Art; B.S., University at Buffalo.

 

KAREN GUTIERREZ, Instructor of Spanish; B.S., Ohio State University; M.S., University at Buffalo.

 

BRIAN HAMMER, Instructor of Art; B.S., Daemen College.

 

JAMES DANA HATCHETT, Instructor of Art; B.F.A., SUNY College at Purchase; M.F.A., University at Buffalo.

 

BEVERLEE HILL, Adjunct Instructor of Education; B.S., M.S., SUNY College at Buffalo.

 

BART HORRIGAN, Instructor of Physical Therapy; B.S., D.P.T., Daemen College.

 

KELLY HUBER, Instructor of Physical Therapy; B.S., University at Buffalo; M.S., Daemen College.

 

ROBERT H. JOHNSON, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Natural Science; B.S., Belmont Abbey College; M.S., Western Carolina College; Ph.D., University of South Carolina.

 

THOMAS JOYCE, Instructor of English; B.A., Empire State College; postgraduate studies, University at Buffalo.

 

JOSEPH JURKOWSKI, Instructor of Business Administration; B.S., Canisius College; M.B.A., Niagara University; Ph.D., Columbia Pacific University.

 

SANDRA KLIMAS, Adjunct Instructor of Education; B.S., M.S., SUNY College at Buffalo.

 

ERIN KOPREVICH, Instructor of Social Work; B.A., SUNY College at Fredonia; M.S.W., University at Buffalo.

 

MERRILY KUHN, Adjunct Associate Professor of Nursing; B.S.N., D'Youville College; M.S., Canisius College; M.S., Ph.D., University at Buffalo.

 

PAUL LEPO, Adjunct Instructor of Education; B.S., M.S., SUNY College at Buffalo.

 

KAREN LITTLE, Associate Professor of Social Work; B.A., Miami University; M.S.W., University at Buffalo; C.S.W., State of New York.

 

JANE MARINSKY, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Art; B.A., University of Rochester; B.F.A., University at Buffalo.

 

ROLAND E. MARTIN, JR., Instructor of Music; Mus.B., M.M., SUNY College at Fredonia.

 

TARI McGINTY, CSW, Instructor of Social Work; B.S.W., SUNY College at Fredonia; M.S.W., University at Buffalo.

 

JOANNE McMAHON, Adjunct Instructor of Education; B.S., Daemen College; M.S., SUNY College at Buffalo.

 

JERI MIKOZ, Instructor of Social Work; B.A., University at Buffalo; M.S., Canisius College.

 

MICHAEL PARKER, Instructor of Art; B.F.A., Carnegie-Mellon University; M.F.A., University at Buffalo.

 

KATHLEEN PARZYCH, Instructor of Art; B.F.A., M.F.A., University at Buffalo.

 

JIM PANKOW, Instructor of Physical Therapy; B.S., New York University.

 

LISA PETERANGELO, Adjunct Instructor of Education; B.A., Ed.M., University at Buffalo.

 

NICOLE PHILLIPS, Adjunct Instructor of Education; B.S., M.S., Daemen College.

 

JEFFERY PODRAZA, Instructor of Physical Therapy; B.S., Daemen College; M.S. University at Buffalo.

 

WILLIE PULLIAM, Instructor of Social Work; B.A., Gannon University; M.S.W., University at Buffalo.

 

STANLEY F. RADON, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Natural Science; B.A., B.S., SUNY College at Buffalo.

 

ERSON RELIGIOSO, Instructor of Physical Therapy; B.S., M.S., D’Youville College.

 

PAMELA ROHRING, Instructor of Education; B.A., Gallaudet University; M.S., Canisius College.

 

CAROL SABATINO, Instructor of Psychology; B.A., M.S., University at Buffalo.

 

JEFFREY SAGE, Instructor of Health Care Studies; B.S., SUNY College at Brockport; M.S., California University of Pennsylvania.

 

PHILLIP SANTIAGO, Instructor of Spanish; B.A., M.A., University at Buffalo.

 

DIANE SCHULTZ, Adjunct Instructor of Education; B.S., Dickson College; M.A., SUNY College at Buffalo.

 

ANTON C. SCHWARZMUELLER, Instructor of Education; B.S., M.S. Ed., SUNY College at Buffalo.

 

RICHARD SCHWEICHLER, Professor Emeritus and Adjunct Associate Professor of Physical Therapy; B.S., SUNY College at Brockport; M.S., Canisius College; Certificate of Physical Therapy, University at Buffalo.

 

JULIA SKOP, Instructor of Art; B.A., SUNY at Binghamton; M.S.W., University at Buffalo.

 

SALLY ANN SMESKO, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Chemistry; B.S., Daemen College; Ph.D., University at Buffalo.

 

MARY VERSHAY, Clinical Instructor of Nursing; B.S.N., D'Youville College; M.S., University at Buffalo.

 

ROSEMARY WALTER, Instructor of Nursing; B.S., Daemen College; M.S., University at Buffalo.

 

DENNIS WELKA, Adjunct Instructor of Education; B.S., M.S., Canisius College; C.S.E., SUNY College at Buffalo.

 

JESSICA WIATROWSKI, Instructor of Physical Therapy; B.S., M.S., Daemen College.

 

JOSEPH F. WINTER, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Accounting; B.S., Daemen College; M.B.A., Canisius College.

 

DENISE N. WOOTEN, Instructor of Accounting; B.S., Canisius College; M.B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison.

 

MARIE ZAK, Adjunct Performance Instructor of Piano.

 

LINDA ZEMEL, Instructor of English; B.A., M.A., University of Rochester.

 

 

Current lists of adjunct clinical professors in Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant Studies, and Social Work may be obtained by contacting the respective academic department.

 

 


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