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