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School of Interdisciplinary Health and Science – Faculty
Our faculty are experts in their fields, recognized in Connecticut and nationally for their pioneering work in Health Science, Counseling and Applied Behavioral Studies, Human Development and Family Studies, Nursing, Nutrition and Public Health, Psychology and Social Work.
School of Interdisciplinary Health and Science
- Maria Anderson, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology
- Kathleen Barrett, Ed.D. Associate Professor of Counseling and Applied Behavioral Studies
- Lynne E. Benjamin, DNP, APRN Assistant Professor of Nursing
- Christiana Best-Giacomini, Ph.D., LMSW Assistant Professor of Department of Social Work and Equitable Community Practice
- Melissa Brown, Ph.D., R.D. Chair and Associate Professor, Nutrition and Public Health
Graduate Program Director - Katharine Ann Buck, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology, Family, and Justice Studies
- Elba Caraballo, M.A., MSW, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Social Work and Equitable Community Practice, Director of Field Education
- Kristin Henkel Cistulli, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology
Chair, Department of Psychology, Family & Justice Studies - Monika Costa, EdD, MSN, RNC, IBCLC Assistant Professor, Nursing
- Andrea Courtemanche, Ph.D., BCBA-D Associate Professor of Counseling and Applied Behavioral Studies
- Anthony De Jesús, MSW, Ed.D., Ed.M. Associate Professor of Social Work and Equitable Community Practice
- Madeline Pérez De Jesús, Ph.D., M.Phil., M.S.W. Interim Dean, School of Interdisciplinary Health and Science
Associate Professor of Social Work and Equitable Community Practice - Molly Driessen, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Social Work, Department of Social Work and Equitable Community Practice
- Joyce Fontana, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Nursing
- Erin Friedman, M.S. Ed, LPC (IL), NCC Visiting Assistant Professor
Counseling and Applied Behavioral Studies - Sheila Garilli, MSN, RN Assistant Professor of Nursing
- Margaret E. Gaughan, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Nutrition
- Karen E. Giunta, LMFT Visiting Assistant Professor
Program Director, MFT - Kaneen Gomez-Hixson, MS, RDN, CD-N Visiting Assistant Professor, Nutrition
- Latoya Hinds, DSW, LCSW Assistant Professor
Social Work and Equitable Community Practice - Reverend Emmanuel Ihemedu, MDiv, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Counseling and Applied Behavioral Studies
Chaplain - Kimberly Joerg, DNP, MSN Associate Professor of Nursing
- Melissa-Sue John, Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Psychology Department - Yvonne Joy, DNP, APRN Associate Professor of Nursing and Director of DNP and FNP programs
- Ryan Kimball, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Counseling and Applied Behavioral Studies
- Janet Knecht, Ph.D., MSN Chair, Associate Professor of Nursing
- Lisa Kuntz, Ed.D. Associate Clinical Professor of Psychology
- Susan V. Lester, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Chair of Counseling and Applied Behavioral Studies
- Robert G. Madden, LCSW, J.D. Professor of Social Work and Equitable Community Practice
- Heather Mangino ’06, MSN, RN Assistant Professor of Nursing
- Mariann Mankowski, Ph.D., MSW Associate Professor of Social Work and Equitable Community Practice
- Charlotte Mann, Ph.D, BCBA-D Associate Professor, Counseling and Applied Behavioral Studies
- Melissa Mokel, Ph.D., APRN Associate Professor of Nursing
Director of Pre-Nursing Program - Jessica Motroni Banik, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Counseling and Applied Behavioral Studies
- Christina Mukon DNP, FNP, NP-C Assistant Professor
Nursing Department - Karen Myrick, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, ONP-BC, FAAN Associate Professor of Nursing
Track Coordinator Ortho/Sports - Patrick Nickoletti, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology, Family, and Justice Studies
- Marte Ostvik-de Wilde, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Counseling and Applied Behavioral Studies
- Mary Peterson, DNP, MSN Assistant Professor of Nursing
- Denise C. Puia ’91, Ph.D., MSN, RNC Associate Professor of Nursing and Director of Prelicensure Programs
- Julie Reback, DNP, MSN Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing
- Kaydian Reid, DrPH Assistant Professor, Director of Public Health Programs, Department of Nutrition and Public Health
- Gina Rosich, MSW, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Social Work
Department of Social Work and Equitable Community Practice - Theodora Sirota, Ph.D., APRN, CNL, PMHCNS-BC Professor of Nursing
- Laura Turner, Ph.D., BCBA-D Associate Professor of Counseling and Applied Behavioral Studies
- Angela D. Washington, LCSW, MSW Instructor and Director of Field Education, BSW Program, Department of Social Work and Equitable Community Practice
- Raymie Wayne, M.S.W., J.D., Ph.D. Chair, Professor of Social Work and Equitable Community Practice
- Mary Whitney, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology
- Margot Zaharek-Girgasky, Ph.D., R.D., C.D.-N. Assistant Professor of Nutrition
- Nora Zinan, DNP, MSPH, AHN-BC Associate Professor of Nursing
