Faculty | Academics | Emmanuel College Boston

Benjamin Allen

Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Ph.D., Boston University; M.A., Bryn Mawr College; B.A., Haverford College

Jose Alvarez-Fernandez

Chair, Department of Modern Languages; Associate Professor of Modern Languages
Ph.D., Michigan State University; M.A., B.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Kelly Basile

Assistant Professor of Management, Department of Business and Economics
Ph.D., London School of Economics; M.B.A., Babson College; M.S.W., Boston University; B.A. Sociology, Boston College

Joyce Benenson

Professor of Psychology
Ph.D., Harvard University; B.S., Duke University

Catherine Simpson Bueker

Associate Professor of Sociology
Ph.D., M.A. Brown University; B.A., Cornell University

Liliana Busconi

Senior Lecturer of Biology
Ph.D., M.S., B.S., Universidad Nacional de Buenos Aires, Argentina

Monique-Adelle Callahan

Assistant Professor of English
Ph.D., M.A., Harvard University; B.A., Wellesley College

Eric Camire

Lab Instructor, Department of Chemistry & Physics
M.A., Boston University; B.S. Chemistry, Emmanuel College

Patricia Clarke

Chair, Department of Business and Economics; Associate Professor of Management
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst; M.B.A., University of Illinois; B.A., Lawrence University

Padraig Deighan

Assistant Professor of Biology
Ph.D., B.A. (mod), Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

Chair, Department of Mathematics; Professor of Mathematics; Chair of the Biostatistics Program
Ph.D. in Mathematics, Emory University; M.S. in Mathematics/Statistics, St. Petersburg State University, Russia

Yulia Dementieva

Chair, Department of Mathematics; Professor of Mathematics; Chair of the Biostatistics Program
Ph.D. in Mathematics, Emory University; M.S. in Mathematics/Statistics, St. Petersburg State University, Russia

James Doherty

Assistant Professor of Accounting, Department of Business and Economics
M.S., Bentley College; B.A., Merrimack College

Erich Doubek

Chair, Department of Art; Associate Professor of Art
M.F.A., Massachusetts College of Art and Design; B.F.A., University of Connecticut

Matthew Elliott

Chair, Department of English; Associate Professor of English
Ph.D., M.A., University of Maryland, College Park; B.A., Catholic University of America

Mark A. Flynn

Assistant Professor of Communication & Media Studies, Department of English
Ph.D., Bowling Green State University; M.A., University of Rhode Island; B.A., Roger Williams University

Jeffrey Fortin

Associate Professor of History
Ph.D., M.A., The University of New Hampshire; B.A., Boston University

Cynthia Fowler

Professor of Art
Ph.D., University of Delaware; A.L.M, Harvard University; B.A., University of Massachusetts Boston

Janese Free

Assistant Professor of Sociology
Ph.D., M.A., Northeastern University; B.A., Gettysburg College

Scott Gagnon

Assistant Professor of Theater Arts; Director of Theater
M.A., Emerson College; B.A., Bridgewater State College

Aren Gerdon

Chair, Department of Chemistry and Physics; Associate Professor of Chemistry
Ph.D., Analytical Chemistry, Vanderbilt University; B.A., Chemistry, Hanover College

Kelly Grant

Lecturer of Management, Department of Business and Economics
M.S., University of Colorado; B.S., St. John Fisher College

Taylor Hall

Lecturer of Sociology
Ph.D. Candidate, Emmanuel College; M.A., UMass Boston

Carley Henderson

Lecturer, Department of Chemistry and Physics
Ph.D., University of New Hampshire; B.A., Connecticut College

Mary Hines

Professor of Theology, Department of Theology and Religious Studies
Ph.D., M.A., University of St. Michael's College, Toronto; B.A., Emmanuel College

Terri Jabaley

Assistant Professor of Nursing
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Lowell; M.S.N., Emory University; B.S.N., University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Stephan Jacobs

Assistant Professor of Art
M.F.A., Massachusetts College of Art and Design; B.F.A., San Francisco Art Institute

Michael Jarvinen

Associate Professor of Psychology
Ph.D., Dartmouth College; M.S., Purdue University; B.A., University of Michigan

Shuyi Jiang

Assistant Professor of Economics, Department of Business and Economics
Ph.D., Suffolk University; B.A., Tianjin Polytechnic University

Laurie Johnston

Associate Professor of Theology and Religious Studies, Director of Fellowships and Scholarships
Ph.D., Boston College; M.Div., Harvard Divinity School; B.A. with distinction, University of Virginia

Katrin Kriz

Chair, Department of Sociology; Associate Professor of Sociology
Ph.D., M.A., Brandeis University; M.A., Clark University; Mag. phil., University of Vienna, Austria

Katrin Kriz

Chair, Department of Sociology; Associate Professor of Sociology
Ph.D., M.A., Brandeis University; M.A., Clark University; Mag. phil., University of Vienna, Austria

Ivy Krull

Assistant Professor of Sociology
Ph.D., MPH, MSW, Boston University; ALB, Harvard University

Jason Kuehner

Assistant Professor of Biology
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison; B.A., Cornell College

Josef Kurtz

Professor of Biology; Dean for Strategic Program Development and Partnerships
Ph.D., Harvard Medical School; B.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Josef Kurtz

Professor of Biology; Dean for Strategic Program Development and Partnerships
Ph.D., Harvard Medical School; B.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Derek Lau

Lecturer in Residence, Department of Biology
Ph.D., Harvard University; B.S., University of Washington

Derek Lau

Lecturer in Residence, Department of Biology
Ph.D., Harvard University; B.S., University of Washington

Asimina Lazaridou

Lecturer, Department of Psychology
Ph.D., University of Macedonia, Greece (specialization William James College; Harvard); M.Sc., Surrey University, UK

Christine Leighton

Assistant Professor of Education
Ed.D., Boston University; M.Ed., George Washington University; B.S.LA., Georgetown University

William Leonard

Vice President of Academic Affairs/Dean; Associate Professor of History
Ph.D., Boston College; M.A., Northeastern University; B.S., B.A., University of Massachusetts at Lowell

Melanie Leussis

Assistant Professor of Psychology
Ph.D., Boston College; B.S., University of Ottawa and Dalhousie University

Meryl Levin

Lecturer of Psychology; Internship Capstone Coordinator
Ph.D., University at Albany, SUNY; B.A., University of Michigan

Linda Lin

Associate Professor of Psychology
Ph.D., M.S., University of Massachusetts Amherst; B.A., New York University

Brian Littlefield

Assistant Professor of Art
M.F.A., Massachusetts College of Art; B.F.A., University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Rev. Thomas Leclerc, M.S.

Associate Professor of Theology and Religious Studies
Th.D., Harvard University; M.A. Washington Theological Union; B.A., Merrimack College

Helen MacDonald

Assistant Professor of Psychology
Ph.D., M.A., Boston University; B.A., Wellesley College

Michelle Maiese

Chair, Department of Philosophy; Associate Professor of Philosophy
Ph.D., M.A., University of Colorado; B.A., Northwestern University

Paul March

Professor of Biochemistry, Department of Biology
Ph.D., M.A., University of Pennsylvania; B.Sc., Long Island University

Javier Marion

Associate Professor of History
Ph.D. History, B.A. Anthropology, University of New Mexico

Javier Marion

Associate Professor of History
Ph.D. History, B.A. Anthropology, University of New Mexico

Lenore Martin

Chair, Department of Political Science and International Studies; Professor of Political Science
Ph.D., M.A., University of Chicago; B.A., Brooklyn College

Lenore Martin

Chair, Department of Political Science and International Studies; Professor of Political Science
Ph.D., M.A., University of Chicago; B.A., Brooklyn College

Andrea McDonnell

Assistant Professor of Communication and Media Studies, Department of English; Coordinator of the American Studies Program
Ph.D., University of Michigan; B.A., Vassar College

Kelly McGuire

Associate Professor of English
Ph.D., M.A. Brandeis University; B.A., University of New Mexico

Clare Mehta

Associate Professor of Psychology
Ph.D. Psychology, Life Span Concentration, West Virginia University 2008; MS Psychology, Life Span Concentration, West Virginia University 2006; MRes Education, University of Bath, UK 2006

Janice Bell Meisenhelder

Professor of Nursing
DNSc from Boston University; MS in Nursing from Boston University; BS in Nursing from Wagner College, Staten Island, NY

Rebecca Moryl

Assistant Professor of Economics, Department of Business and Economics
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Boston; M.S., Suffolk University; B.A., Trinity College

Rebecca Moryl

Assistant Professor of Economics, Department of Business and Economics
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Boston; M.S., Suffolk University; B.A., Trinity College

Ryan Mott

Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Ph.D., M.A, University of Colorado, Boulder; M.A., University of Massachusetts, Boston; B.A., Wheaton College

Melanie Murphy

Associate Professor of History
Ph.D., Brandeis University; A.M., Boston College; B.A., Simmons College

Melanie Murphy

Associate Professor of History
Ph.D., Brandeis University; A.M., Boston College; B.A., Simmons College

Megumi Naitoh

Associate Professor of Art
M.F.A., Massachusetts College of Art; B.S., San Diego State University

Marie Natoli

Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Science and International Studies
J.D., Suffolk University; Ph.D., M.A., Tufts University; M.B.A., Suffolk University; B.A., Hunter College

Isa Orvieto

Senior Lecturer, Department of Modern Languages
M.A., University of Massachusetts Amherst; M.A., University La Sapienza Rome, Italy

Ana Otero

Senior Lecturer of Biology; Animal Facility Director
Ph.D., M.S., B.S., D.V.M., University of Leon, Spain

David Palumbo

Associate Professor of English
Ph.D., Tufts University; M.A., State University of New York, Buffalo; B.M., Vanderbilt University

Anne Marie Pasquale

Lecturer of Management, Department of Business and Economics
J.D., Suffolk University Law School; B.A., Boston College

Eustace Phillip

Associate Professor of Accounting, Department of Business and Economics
M.S.A., Bentley College; B.S., Suffolk University

Heather Pierce

Lecturer, Department of Mathematics
M.S., Tufts University; B.S., Baylor University

Mary Elizabeth Pope

Professor of English
Ph.D., University of Iowa; M.A., B.S., Central Michigan University; Interdisciplinary Post-Graduate Diploma in African Studies, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Allen Price

Associate Professor of Physics, Department of Chemistry & Physics
Ph.D., M.S., University of Washington; B.S., California Institute of Technology

Violetta Ravagnoli

Assistant Professor of History
Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo; M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology; B.A., University of Rome

Patterson Rogers

Assistant Professor of Math Education
M.S., Radford University; M.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; B.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Faina Ryvkin

Associate Dean of Natural Sciences; Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry & Physics
Ph.D., M.A., Clark University; M.S., B.S., Pedagogical University, Moscow

Mustapha Sami

Lecturer, Department of Modern Languages
Ph.D., University of Florida; M.A., University of South Florida; B.A., Cadi Ayyad University, Morocco

Christine Sample

Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Ph.D., M.S. in Applied Mathematics, Northwestern University; B.A. in Mathematics and Computer Science, Boston College

Lisa Schneier

Assistant Professor of Education
Ed.D., Ed.M., Harvard University; B.A., Franklin and Marshall College

R. Bryan Sears

Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry & Physics
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, B.S. in Chemistry, Georgia Southern University

Anupama Seshan

Assistant Professor of Biology
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; B.A., Cornell University; Post-doctoral work (research), UCSF; Post-doctoral work (teaching), Harvard Medical School

Diane Shea

Associate Dean of Nursing, Department Chair and Professor of Nursing Practice
Ph.D. and B.S.N., Boston College; M.S.N., University of California at Los Angeles

Sheila Silva

Visiting Assistant Professor of Nursing
D.N.P., M.S.M., B.S.N., University of Massachusetts Boston

Adam Silver

Assistant Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Science and International Studies
Ph.D., Boston University; M.A., B.A., State University of New York, Albany

Adam Silver

Assistant Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Science and International Studies
Ph.D., Boston University; M.A., B.A., State University of New York, Albany

Kimberly Smirles

Associate Professor of Psychology; Coordinator of the Gender & Women's Studies Program
Ph.D., M.A., University of New Hampshire; B.A., Boston College

Sr. Karen Hokanson, SND

Chair, Department of Education; Assistant Professor of Education
Ed.D., University of Massachusetts, Lowell; M.Ed., Boston University; B.S., Salem State College

Kathy Soles

Professor of Art; Wyant Professor
M.F.A., American University; B.A., Emmanuel College; Maryland Institute College of Art, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture

Lisa Stepanski

Associate Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences; Professor of English
Ph.D., University of New Hampshire; M.A., B.A., Boston College

Brendan Sullivan

Lecturer, Department of Mathematics
D.A., Mathematics, Carnegie Mellon University, 2013; M.S., Mathematics, Carnegie Mellon University, 2010; B.A., Mathematics & Physics, Hamilton College, 2007

Jonathan Paul Sydnor

Chair, Department of Theology & Religious Studies, Associate Professor of Theology & Religious Studies
Ph.D., Boston College; M.Div., Th.M., Princeton Theological Seminary; B.A., University of Virginia

Petros Vamvakas

Associate Professor of Political Science; Department of Political Science and International Studies
Ph.D., Boston University; M.A., Northeastern University; B.A., Suffolk University

Petros Vamvakas

Associate Professor of Political Science; Department of Political Science and International Studies
Ph.D., Boston University; M.A., Northeastern University; B.A., Suffolk University

Petros Vamvakas

Associate Professor of Political Science; Department of Political Science and International Studies
Ph.D., Boston University; M.A., Northeastern University; B.A., Suffolk University

Jaime Vidaurrazaga

Assistant Professor of Theology and Religious Studies; Director of Honors Program
Ph.D., Boston College; S.T.L., Weston Jesuit School of Theology; S.T.B., Centro de Estudos Superiores da Companhia de Jesus, Brazil; Lic. Phil., Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru; B.A., E.S.P.F.L. Antonio Ruiz de Montoya, Peru.