Full-Time Faculty

Patricia L. Abbott (1991) 
Associate Professor, Psychology (2001)
B.A., Westfield State College; (1985) M.A., (1990)Ph.D., (1999) University at Buffalo

Emily Aboujaoude
Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Pharmacy
PharmD, Lebanese American University (2014)

Brandon Absher
Associate Professor, Liberal Arts/Director, Honors Program (2020)
B.A., (2002) M.A., (2006) Ph.D., University of Kentucky (2010)

Cindy Adymy, MSN, BSN
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Nursing and Clinical Associate Professor, Nursing (2020)
MSN, University of Toledo Health Science Center (1998), BSN, Bowling Green State University (1989)

Soghra Naheed Ali-Sayeed, Ph.D., RD, CDN, FAND
Assistant Professor and Clinical Coordinator, Nutrition and Dietetics (2018)
BS, Buffalo State College (1993), MS, Capella University (2008),  Ph.D., Minneapolis, Minnesota (2020)

Susan Arnold MSN, BSN  (2019)
Clinical Assistant Professor 
B.S., M.S. University of Akron (1993)

Diane Bartella, Ph.D.,  MS-NED, BSN
Clinical Assistant Professor (2021)
B.S., Daemen College (2006), M.S., Daemen College (2013)

Jeanette Baxter, RN, MSN, CNM (2016)
Clinical Assistant Professor, Nursing
B.S., State University of New York (1993), M.S.N, Medical University of South Carolina (1995)

Mario Beccari
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs and Director of Experiential Education and Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Pharmacy (2019)
PharmD, University at Buffalo (2017)

Victoria Belousova
Clinical Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy (2017)
PharmD, Albany College of Pharmacy (2014)

Kathleen M Border, EdD, RDN, CDN, FAND (2014)
Associate Professor, Nutrition and Dietetics (2019)
BS, SUNY Plattsburgh (1984), MA, Framingham State University (1991), EdD, D'Youville College (2015)

Casey Brown
Clinical Assistant Professor, Nursing
MS PMHNP, D'Youville College (2019); BS, Daemen College

Donna Brzykcy (2011)
Clinical Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy
BS/MS, D’Youville College (1995)

Kristina Buran, RN, BSN, MSN (2015)
Clinical Associate Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., D'Youville College (2010), M.S.N., Duke University (2014)

Linda Bush, DNP, MS-FNP, BSN
Clinical Associate Professor, Nursing
Trocaire College, D'Youville College

Crystal Butski, MS-FNP, BSN
Clinical Assistant Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., D.N.P., M.S.-F.N.P., D'Youville University

Michael Cammarata, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy
BS, University of Guelph; MS, University of Western Ontario; Ph.D., McMaster University

Gina Camodeca, Ph.D.
Professor, English/Director, Health Humanities
B.A., University of Wisconsin; M.A., Ph.D., University at Buffalo

Stephen Cicero
Clinical Assistant Professor, Physician Assistant
BS/MS, D'Youville College

Scott Clark, BSN, MSN
Clinical Assistant Professor, Nursing
A.S., Regents College, B.S.N.; M.S.N., Daemen College

Kathleen Curtin, BSN, MBA, EdD
Associate Professor, Health Services Administration
BSN, D'Youville College; MBA, University at Buffalo; EdD, D'Youville College

Dion D. Daly
Associate Professor, Business
B.S., University at Buffalo; M.S., Buffalo State; MBA D'Youville College; Ph.D., University at Buffalo

Lisa Morelli Daly, Ph.D., MSN, BSN, PMHNP
Assistant Professor, Nursing
BSN, MSN, Ph.D., State University of New York at Binghamton

Jeremiah Davie, Ph.D.
Professor, Math and Natural Sciences

Lisa Demarco, DC
Clinical Associate Professor, Chiropractic
BS, University of Buffalo; DC, New York Chiropractic College

Jason Den Haese
Clinical Associate Professor, Biology
B.S., M.S., Niagara University

Keiko Dow, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Math and Natural Sciences

Elizabeth Herring-Dudek, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Spanish
B.A., Dickinson College, M.A., University of New Mexico, Ph.D., Indiana University

James Ebbets, DC
Assistant Professor, Chiropractic Program
DC, New York Chiropractic College; BA, Union College; MEd, Norwich University; CPed, Pedorthic Association; MS Ithaca College; MS, SUNY Cortland 

Shelby Edwards
Associate Professor, Physician Assistant
BA, BS, D'Youville College; PA-C, University of Nebraska; DHSc, A.T. Still University

Gheorghita Mihaela Faitar, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biology & Math
M.S., Bucharest Polytechnic University;
M.S., Ph.D., University at Buffalo

Silviu Faitar
Professor, Biology
M.S., University of Bucharest; Ph.D., University at Buffalo

Karen Johnson-Feltham, Ph.D., MSN, BSN, CNM, FACNM
Associate Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., Ph.D., State University of New York at Binghamton, M.S.N., State University of New York at Stony Brook

Heather Ferro
Associate Dean, School of Health Professions and Clinical Associate Professor, Occupational Therapy
B.S./M.S., D’Youville College

Eli Finnegan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, English/Director, Integrated Media Arts
B.A., Oberlin College; M.A., Ph.D., University at Buffalo

Elmer Fos, PhD
Assistant Professor, Health Administration and Public Health
AAS, Trumbull Business College, AAS, Miller-Motte College, BS, Holy Cross of Davao College; MBA, University of Southeastern Phillippines; PhD, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Amy Foster
Clinical Assistant Professor, Nursing
FNP, D'Youville College (2017); BSN, Daemen College

Bonnie Fox-Garrity
Professor, Business
B.S., SUNY Fredonia; M.A., University of North Carolina; MBA Canisius College, EdD, Education Leadership, D'Youville College

Michael Fraser
Program Director and Clinical Assistant Professor, Physician Assistant

Jill Gavin-Gannon, MSNED, BS
Clinical Associate Professor, Nursing
M.S.N.E.D., Excelsior College, B.S., Barbara Brennan School of Healing Science

Adinoyi Garba
Clinical Associate Professor
PharmD., BCPS, Ahmadu Bello University; Upstate Medical University; Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Mary Rose Gaughan
Clinical Assistant Professor, Nursing
MS, University at Buffalo; BSN, D'Youville College

Megan Gervasi, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Math and Natural Sciences

Jeffrey Glodzik, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, History
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University at Buffalo

Joshua Gooch, Ph.D.
Professor, English/Director, Writing Intensive Program (WIP)
B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz;
Ph.D., University of Iowa

Margaret Goodman, Ph.D.
Professor, Chemistry
B.S., Ph.D., University at Buffalo

Rachel Gorodetsky
Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy
B.A., University of Georgia; PharmD, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Laura Grable
Clinical Associate Professor/Academic Coordinator, Physician Assistant
BA, University of Buffalo; BS, D'Youville College, PA-C, University of Nebraska

Stephen Grande, DC
Clinical Associate Professor, Chiropractic
B.S., Allegheny College; D.C., Palmer College of Chiropractic

Mohammad Haghighi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Speech Language Pathology Program
Ph.D., Ohio University; MA, University of Colorado-Boulder; BA, Shahid Beheshti University 

Magdalene Halasz
Clinical Assistant Professor, Business
Fairfield University, Fairfield, Connecticut
MA, Psychology, Columbia University in the City of New York, MBA (Fulbright Scholar), Stockholm School of Economics, BA, Civilekonom, Economics 

Matthew Hamilton, Ed.D., ATC
Associate Professor, Exercise and Sports Studies
B.S., SUNY at Cortland, M.S., Canisius College, Ed.D., D'Youville College

Yasser Heakal, Ph.D.
Professor, Pharmacy
BS, Cairo University; MS, University of Toledo; MBA, Ph.D., Penn State University

Timothy Hutcherson
Clinical Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy
B.S., University of Missouri-Columbia; Pharm.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City

Malena Jones, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Nursing
MBA, Western Governors' University; PhD, SUNY University at Buffalo; MS, D'Youville College (2005); BS, Niagara University

Nicholas Jones, DC
Clinical Assistant Professor, Chiropractic Program
DC, D'Youville College (2018); BS, SUNY Buffalo State College

Martin Kelly, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biology
B.S., University at Buffalo; M.S., University of Indiana, Bloomington; Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin

Paula Giacobbe Kersch, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Spanish/Academic Advisor for Study Abroad/Director of World Languages and Culture
B.A., Canisius; M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Ph.D., University at Buffalo

Julie Kirsch, Ph.D.
Professor, Philosophy
B.A., SUC at Buffalo; Ph.D., University of Toronto

Jason Kiszka, Ph.D., MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, 
Clinical Assistant Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., M.S.N., Ph.D., D'Youville University

Erin Lafferty
Clinical Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy
MS, D'Youville College

Maria Lalley
Clinical Assistant Professor, Nursing
MS FNP, D'Youville College; MSN, Adelphi University; BSN, Niagara University

Stacie Lampkin
Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy
PharmD, LECOM School of Pharmacy

Robert Leopold
Associate Dean, Pharmacy Practice and Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy
B.S., Long Island University; M.S. St Johns University; PharmD, Shendoah University;
MD, Medical University of the Americas

Kacie Liwosz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Chemistry
Ph.D., University at Buffalo

Susan Lombardo, RN, CNS, Ph.D.
Clinical Associate Professor, Nursing
RN, Niagara University, CNS, D'Youville College, Ph.D., SUNY at Buffalo

Rocco Lueck, ARM, CEBS
Associate Professor
MBA Canisius College, Ph.D. Leadership and Policy, Niagara University

Sharon Mang, DNP, MSN, BSN
Associate Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., D'Youville University, M.S., State University of New York at Buffalo; DNP, Chatham University

Canio Marasco, Ph.D.
Dean & Professor, School of Pharmacy
B.S., D’Youville College; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Talisa Marchese
Clinical Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy
PharmD, BCPS, Gannon University; Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erin McCarthy, SLPD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S
Director of Clinical Education and Clinical Assistant Professor
SLPD, Northwestern University; MS, Syracuse University; BS, SUNY Geneseo

Thomas McCarthy
Clinical Assistant Professor, Exercise and Sports Studies
B.A., Canisius College; B.S., M.S., University at Buffalo

Shannon McCrory-Churchill
Interim Dean and Associate Professor, Nursing
B.S., M.S., State University of New York at Buffalo;
DHEd., A.T. Still University

Justin, McGraw, Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor, Biology

Lynn McIvor
Clinical Associate Professor, Occupational Therapy
AAS, Erie Community College, MS, D'Youville College, OTD, Chatham University

Eric R. Miller
Associate Professor, Physical Therapy
B.S., Ithaca College; M.S., Canisius College; D.Sc., Rocky Mountain University

Kathleen Miller, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Sociology
B.A., M.A, Ph.D., University at Buffalo

Abigail Mitchell, MBA, DHEd, MSN, BSN
Associate Dean, Graduate Nursing and Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., Niagara University; M.S.N., University of Phoenix; DHEd, A.T. Still University, MBA, Capella University

Michelle Mounteney
Clinical Associate Professor, Occupational Therapy
AAS, Erie Community College, BS/MS, D'Youville College, OTD/L, University of St. Augustine

Chau Nguyen, Ph.D.
Chair of Pharmaceutical, Social and Administrative Sciences
Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy
B.Sc., University of Western Ontario; Ph.D., Purdue University

Lauren Nicholas, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Sociology
B.S., Hilbert College, M.A., Ph.D., University at Buffalo

Amy Nwora, Ph.D.
Professor, Program Director, Occupational Therapy
B.S./M.S., D’Youville College, Ph.D., University at Buffalo

Karen Panzarella, Ph.D.
Professor, Physical Therapy
BS, MS, Ph.D., University at Buffalo

Christopher Patridge, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Chemistry
Ph.D., University at Buffalo

Artem Pliss, Ph.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor, Pharmacy
BS/MS, Kyiv National University; Ph.D., Charles University

Jeffery T. Podraza, Ph.D.
Clinical Associate Professor, Physical Therapy
BS, Daemen College, MS, Ph.D., University at Buffalo

Lynn Pownall, DC, DACNB
Clinical Professor, Chiropractic
AA, Jamestown Community College; BA, DC, Logan University; DACNB, Cleveland School of Chiropractic

Elizabeth Quinlan-Bohn
Clinical Assistant Professor, Physician Assistant
B.S., M.S., University of Rochester, B.S., Hahnemann University

Dan K. Ramsey, Ph.D.
Professor, Health Professions Education
B.S., M.A., University of Ottawa; Ph.D., Karolinska Institute 

Manpreet K. Rai, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
B.S.C., University of Calgary; M.S. Fort Hays University; Ph.D., Kansas State University

Gamal Rayan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, School of Pharmacy
B.Sc., Ph.D. University of Toronto

Barbara Riederer, MSNED, BSN
Clinical Associate Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., State University of New York at Buffalo, M.S.N.Ed., F.N.P., D'Youville University

Lynn C. Rivers, Ph.D., DPT
Professor, Physical Therapy
B.S., University at Buffalo; M.S., SUC at Buffalo; Ph.D., University at Buffalo

Elizabeth Rokitka
Clinical Assistant Professor

Hailey Russell, PharmD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Pharmacy
PharmD, D'Youville University (2023); BS, SUNY Oswego

Stacy Ruvio, Ph.D.
Professor, Biology

Kevin Ryan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, History
B.A., Canisius College, M.A., Ph.D., University at Buffalo

Kendra Schmitz, Ph.D., MSN, BSN
Clinical Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., Daemen College; M.S., University of Phoenix, Ph.D.

Terrianne K. Schulte, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, History
B.A., M.S., SUC at Buffalo;
M.A., Ph.D., University at Buffalo

Mudit Singhal, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy
B.S., University of Saugar; Ph.D., University of Louisiana-Monroe

Walter Sisto, Ph.D.
Professor, Religious Studies
B.A., Rutgers; M.A., Seton Hall;
Ph.D., University of Toronto

Gregory Soja, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Chemistry
Ph.D., University at Buffalo

Todd Stevens
Anatomy Lab Director and Associate Professor, Biology

David Stewart, Ph.D.
Interim Dean of SASE and Associate Professor, Chemistry
Ph.D., University at Buffalo

Diane Stonemetz, DNP, MSN, BSN
Clinical Associate Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., Roberts Wesleyan College, M.S.N., Drexel University, D.N.P., The University of Alabama Capstone College of Nursing

Catherine Szabo, FNP,  MS, BSN
Clinical Assistant Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., Niagara University, M.S., F.N.P., D'Youville College

Lauren Tollefson, DC, DACBR
Associate Professor, Chiropractic
BS, North Dakota State, DC, Parker University

Craig W. Tyson, Ph.D.
Professor, Religious Studies/Chair, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
B.A., Grove City College; M.A., M.Div., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan

James R. Velásquez, Ed.D., ATC, CSCS
Associate Professor, Exercise and Sports Studies
B.S., Canisius College, M.S., Syracuse University, Ed.D., D’Youville College

Dominic Ventura, Ph.D.
Professor, Chemistry
B.S., Ph.D., University at Buffalo

Clara Voorhees, Ph.D.
Professor, Biology

Christine Walawander, Ed.D.
Associate Professor, Psychology
B.B.A., B.A., Niagara University; M.S., Ed.D., Northern Illinois University

Todd Walter, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Psychology
B.A., Niagara University; M.A., University at Buffalo; Ph.D., University of Florida

Ian Walters, Ph.D.
Professor, Mathematics
B.A., Indiana University; Ph.D., Western Michigan University

Megan Whelan, 
Associate Dean, School of Health Professions
Clinical Assistant Professor, Dietetics
B.S., University of Massachusetts; M.S., University at Buffalo

Ronald White
Clinical Associate Professor, Physical Therapy
BS/MS, DPT, D'Youville College

Monica Wideman, DNP, MSN-FNP, BSN
Clinical Assistant Professor, Nursing
B.S.N.; M.S.N., D'Youville University

Megan Wolfe, DNP, MS Ed., FNP-C, RN, RD, CMSRN, CNE
Assistant Professor, Nursing
DNP, The George Washington University; EdD, Northeastern University; MSN-FNP, SUNY Upstate Medical University; MSN, Le Moyne College

Alyssa Wozniak
Assistant Dean and Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Pharmacy
PharmD, D’Youville College, School of Pharmacy

Brian H. Wrotniak, Ph.D.
Professor, Physical Therapy
B.S., SUNY at Geneseo; B.S., Daemen College; M.S., University of Indianapolis, Ph.D., University at Buffalo

Shoshanna Zucker, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy
Director of Pharmacy Research
BS, Iona; MS, Ph.D., Albert Einstein College of Medicine

John M. Abbarno
Professor Emeritus, Philosophy
B.A., Canisius College; M.A., University of Dayton; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University

Patricia Bahn
Associate Emerita Professor, Nursing
B.S., M.S., University at Buffalo

Kenneth Barker
Professor Emeritus, Biology
B.S., Rhodes College; M.S., University of Mississippi at Oxford; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin

Charlotte Baumgart
Emerita, Associate Professor, Nutrition and Dietetics

Colleen Dowd, Emerita, Associate Professor, School of Nursing

Richard Dowds
Emeritus Associate Professor, Biology
A.B., Hobart College; Ph.D., University of North Carolina

Roger Fiedler
Emeritus, Professor, Education Leadership

Lou Ann Gloekler
Emerita Clinical Associate Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., Boston College, M.S.N., University at Buffalo

John Harris, Emeritus
Associate Professor, Biology and Math

Paul R. Johnson, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Religious Studies
B.A., Bethel College; M. Div., Bethel Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Duke University

Connie Jozwiak-Shields
Emerita, Associate Professor, School of Nursing

Joseph Jurkowski
Emeritus, Associate Professor, Business

Joseph Kabacinski
Emeritus, Associate Professor, Business

David Kelly
Professor Emeritus, History
A.B., University of Chicago; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University

M. Ruth Reilly Kelly
Professor Emerita, History
B.A., D’Youville College; M.A., Ph.D., University at Buffalo; M.A.T., Christ the King Seminary

Edith Malizia
Associate Professor Emerita, Nursing
B.S., M.S., M.Ed., Ph.D., SUNYAB

Kathleen Mariano
Professor Emerita, Nursing
B.S., University of Pittsburgh; M.S., D.N.S., University at Buffalo

Margaret McGeachy
Associate Professor Emerita, English
B.A., Laurentian University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Toronto

Patricia Nowakowski
Emerita, Associate Professor, Physical Therapy

Sara Pictor
Clinical Associate Emerita, Physical Therapy

Karen Piotrowski
Associate Professor Emerita, Nursing
B.S.N., D’Youville College; M.S., University at Buffalo

Penelope Prentice
Professor Emerita, English
B.S., Miami University of Ohio;
M.A., Ph.D., Loyola University

Eleanor Richards
Professor Emerita, Nursing
B.S., Western Reserve University;
M.S., Syracuse University

Donald F. Sabo, Jr.
Professor Emeritus, Sociology
B.A., M.Ed., M.A., Ph.D., University at Buffalo

Caren Shapiro
Professor Emerita Biology
B.A., University of California at Davis; M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin

Gary Stoehr
Founding Dean & Professor Emeritus
B.S., University of Pittsburgh; PharmD, Duquesne University

John Taylor
Professor Emeritus, Chiropractic

Sarah Tomlinson
Emerita, Assistant Professor, Biology
B.A., Kalamazoo; B.S., North Carolina State;
M.S., Ph.D., University of Michigan

Theresa Vallone
Professor Emerita, Professor, Occupational Therapy
 

Robert Wagner
Professor Emeritus, Mathematics
B.A., M.A., Ed.D., University at Buffalo

Edward Weiss, III
Professor Emeritus, Dietetics
B.A., Gettysburg College; M.A., Duke University; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

Martha J. Yingling
Professor Emerita, Nursing
B.S., Niagara University; M.S., Canisius College