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2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Administration



Officers of the University

Timothy E. Trainor, Ph.D. President
Kraig E. Sheetz, Ph.D. Executive Vice President
Boyd H. Creasman, Ph.D. Provost
Msgr. Andrew R. Baker, S.T.D. Vice President and Seminary Rector
Robert J. Brennan Vice President for University Advancement
Jack J. Chielli Vice President for Enrollment, Communications, and Marketing
William E. Davies Vice President for Business and Finance
Paula M. Whetsel-Ribeau, Ph.D. Vice President for Equity and Success
Bernard Franklin, Ph.D. Vice President for Student Life, Residence Life

Academic Deans

David M. McCarthy, Ph.D. Associate Provost
Jennifer L. Staiger, Ph.D. Associate Provost for Graduate, Professional and Continuing Studies
Peter A. Dorsey, Ph.D. Dean of the College of Liberal Arts
John R. Nauright, Ph.D. Dean of the Richard J. Bolte, Sr. School of Business
Christine McCauslin, Ph.D. Dean of the School of Natural Science and Mathematics
Barbara A. Marinak, Ph.D. Dean of the School of Education

Student Life

Levi K. Esses, Ed.D. Dean of Students
Rev. Diego Ruiz, IVE Chaplain and Director of Campus Ministry

Faculty Emeriti

Patricia M. Fergus, 1981, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Professor Emerita of Philosophy
Martin J. Malone, 1985, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Sociology
Raymond R. Lauer, 1988, B.S., M.S., Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Economics
Michael G. Sollenberger, 1988, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Associate Professor Emeritus of Foreign Languages
George M. Springer, 1991, B.S., MBA, C.P.A. Associate Professor Emeritus of Accounting
Marie A. Campbell, 1994, B.S., M.A., Ph.D. Associate Professor Emeritus of English
William G. Meredith, 1998, B.A., M.S., Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Biology
Robert B. Karsteter, 2000, B.A., MBA Professor Emeritus of Business, Accounting and Finance
Walter H. Nichols, 2001, B.F.A., M.A. Professor Emeritus of Fine Arts
Robert J. Gerard, 2001, B.S., M.S., Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Business
John J. Dropp, 2003, B.A., M.S., Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Science
Judy Ramoy Johnstone, 2005, B.A., M.Ed., Ph.D. Professor Emerita of Education
John W. Campbell, 2006, B.S., M.Ed., Ed.D. Provost and Professor Emeritus of Education
William R. Heath, 2007, B.S., Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of English
Charles A. Beitz, 2009, B.A., MBA, M.A.,D.P.A. Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
John F. Donovan, 2009, B.A., S.T.B., M.A., Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
Robert Ducharme, 2009, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of English
Mary F. Hamel, 2010, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Professor Emerita of English
Thomas D. Ryan, 2011, B.S., M.A. Professor Emeritus of Business and Mathematics
Carmen B. Schmersahl, 2013, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Professor Emerita of Communication
Byron L. Stay, 2013, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Communication
Gertrude D. Conway, 2015, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Professor Emerita of Philosophy
William J. Collinge, 2015, B.A., M.Phil., Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Theology & Philosophy
J. Kristen Urban, 2019, B.S., Ph.D. Professor Emerita of Political Science
Carolyn L. Cook, 2020, B.A., M.Ed., Ph.D. Professor Emerita of Education

Faculty

Christopher J. Anadale, assistant professor of philosophy, 2009-
B.A., Salisbury University; M.A., Ph.D., Emory University

Kara J. Brady, lecturer, division of education, 2018-
Ed.D. Widener Unviersity, M.Ed. Penn State University, M.Ed. Special Education, Millersville University, B.A., Shippensburg University

Michael P. Barry, associate professor of economics, 2005-
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee; J.D. American University

Amanda L. Beal, associate professor of political science, 2009-
B.A, Indiana University; M.A., Louisiana State University; Ph.D., University of Missouri

Emil B. Berendt, associate professor of economics, 2013-
B.S., University of the State of New York/Excelsior College; M.A., Hunter College; Ph.D., City University of New York

Allison Berland, lecturer, political science department, 2018-
B.A., Reed College; M.A.L.D., Tufts University, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy; Ph.D., University of Maryland College Park
 
Mary K. Birge, SSJ, associate professor of theology, 2001-
A.B., Elms College; M.A., Tufts University, St. John’s University; Ph.D., The Catholic University of America

Christine L. Blackshaw, professor of foreign languages, 2005-
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia

Kurt E. Blaugher, associate professor of visual and performing arts, 1987-
B.A., Washington and Jefferson College; M.A., University of Pittsburgh; Ph.D., Northwestern University

Thomas J. Bligh, associate professor of English, 2007-
B.A., Mount St. Mary’s University; M.A., Miami University; Ph.D., Florida State University

Rosina H. Bolen, assistant professor of biology, 2002-
B.A., Mary Baldwin College; Ph.D., University of Miami

Joshua R. Brown, assistant professor of theology, 2017-
B.S., Chowan University; M.Div. Campbell University Divinity School; Ph.D., University of Dayton

Sarah M. Brown, biology lab manager, lecturer of biology, 2010-
B.A., St. John’s College; M.S., Hood College

Stacey L. Brown-Hobbs, assistant professor of education, 1992-
B.S., Mount St. Mary’s College; M.A., Hood College; Ph.D., Notre Dame of Maryland University

Richard M. Buck, associate professor of philosophy, 2001-
B.A., Loyola University of Chicago; M.A., Ph.D., University of Kansas

Melanie B. Butler, professor of mathematics and computer science, 2007-
B.A., St. Mary’s College of MD; M.A., Ph.D., Temple University

Donald E. Butt Jr., associate professor of accounting, 1996-
B.S., Frostburg State College; MBA, The George Washington University

Alejandro A. Cañadas, associate professor of economics, 2014-
B.A., M.A., Buenos Aires, Argentina; M.A., MBA, University of Dayton; Ph.D., Ohio State University

Mark J. Carlson, assistant professor of music, 2010-
B.Mus., Northwestern University; M.Mus., D.Mus. A., University of Wisconsin-Madison

Josey Chacko, associate professor of logistics and supply chain management, 2016-
M.A., Ph.D., Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
 
William Christiansen, assistant professor of political science, 2020-
B.A. and M.A., Political Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Ph.D., University of South Carolina

The Rev. James M. Donohue, C.R., professor of theology, 1996-
B.A., St. Jerome’s College; M.Div., St. Peter’s Seminary; M.A., Catholic Theological Union; Ph.D., The Catholic University of America, Congregation of the Resurrection

Peter A. Dorsey, professor of English, 1987-
B.A., St. Joseph’s University; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

Jack N. Dudley, assistant professor of English, 2014-
B.A., Creighton University, M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison

Kathryn E. Dye, associate professor of biology, 2009-
B.A. Augustana College; Ph.D. Loyola University Chicago

Edward T. Egan, director of pre-law program, 2009-
B.S., Mount St. Mary’s University; J.D. Catholic University

Corinne M. Farneti, associate professor of sport management, 2012-
B.S., Ithaca College; M.Ed., University of Georgia; Ph.D., Ohio State University

Layton M. Field, associate professor of sociology, 2014-
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Texas A & M University

Patrice Flynn, associate professor of business, 2010-
B.A., M.S.W., Catholic University of America; M.A., University of Chicago; Ph.D, University of Texas

William G. Forgang, university professor, 1988-
B.A., Fairleigh Dickinson University; M.A., University of Maine; Ph.D., Lehigh University

Laura Corbin Frazier, associate professor of education, 2002-
B.S., University of Delaware; M.Ed., Mount St. Mary’s University; Ed.D, Towson University

Timothy D. Fritz, associate professor of history, 2015-
B.A., North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University; M.A., College of Charleston and The Citadel; Ph.D., University of Florida

Jamie A. Gianoutsos, associate professor of history, 2013-
B.A., Baylor University; M.Phil., University of Cambridge, King’s College; M.A, The Queen’s University

Carl W. Glover, professor of communication, 1989-
B.Mus., Baylor University; M.Div., Harvard University; Ph.D., University of Louisville

Kim P. Hansen, associate professor of sociology, 2008-
B.A., University of North Dakota; M.A., Ph.D., University of California San Diego

Brian E. Heinold, associate professor, mathematics and computer science, 2006-
B.S., Montclair State University; M.S., Ph.D., Lehigh University

John Hersey, assistant professor of philosophy, 2013-
B.A., University of Massachusetts; M.A., Boston College; Ph.D., University of America

Carol L. Hinds, university professor, 1995-
B.A., Saint Mary College; M.A., University of Kansas, St. John’s College; Ph.D., University of Virginia

Joshua P. Hochschild, associate professor of philosophy, 2005-
B.A., Yale University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame

Paige E. Hochschild, associate professor of theology, 2012-
B.A., University of King’s College; M.A., Dalhousie University; Ph.D., Durham University

Elizabeth A. Holtry, professor of visual and performing arts, 2001-
B.A., University of Maryland; M.F.A., University of Cincinnati

Jonelle Hook, assistant professor of mathematics, 2010-
B.S., Misericordia University; M.S., Ph.D., Lehigh University

John N. Hutchings, associate professor of fine arts, 2013-
B.A., Texas Tech University; M.A. Washington University

Curtis D. Johnson, professor of history, 1985-
B.S., Moorhead State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota

Jessy E. Jordan, associate professor of philosophy, 2008-
B.A., Grand Canyon University; M.Div., Truett Seminary; M.A., Ph.D., Baylor University

David M. Karn, lecturer of accounting, 2016-
B.S., M.B.A., Mount St. Mary’s University

Robert P. Keefer, associate professor of psychology, 1986-
A.B., Albright College; M.A., Ph.D., Temple University

Mindy S. Korol, professor of psychology, 1990-
B.A., Northwestern University; M.A., University of Missouri; Ph.D., University of Cincinnati

Mary Catherine Kennedy, associate professor of communication, 2015-
B.A., College of Charleston, M.A., Ohio University, Ph.D., Ohio University

Patricia J. Kreke, associate professor of chemistry, 1995-
B.A., Transylvania University; Ph.D., University of Tennessee

Abigail A. R. Kula, associate professor of science, 2015-
B.S., Texas A & M, College Station, Texas, M.S. Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, Ph.D. University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
 
Pratibha Kumar, associate professor of communication, 2012-
B.A., Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi; M.A., Annamalai University; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Dakota

John D. Larrivee, associate professor of economics, 2001-
B.A., M.P.P., Harvard University; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin at Madison

Sean G. Lewis, assistant professor of English, 2014-
B.A., University of Dallas; M.St., University of Oxford; Ph.D., Indiana University

Barbara A. Marinak, professor of education, 2011-
B.A., Temple University; M.Ed., Penn State University; Ph.D., University of Maryland

Justin J. Matchulat, associate professor of philosophy, 2015-
B.A., Auburn University; Philosophy, Saint Louis University; M.A. (equivalent of PhL), the Catholic University of America; Ph.D., Purdue University

David M. McCarthy, The Father Forker Professor of Catholic Social Teaching, professor of theology, 1998-
B.A., High Point University; M.Div., Ph.D., Duke University

Christine Seitz McCauslin, professor of biology, 2004-
B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania; M.S., Hood College; Ph.D., George Washington University

Virginia A. McGovern, associate professor of criminal justice, 2005-
B.A., Luther College; M.A., Ph.D., Bowling Green State University

Danny G. Miles Jr., professor of chemistry, 1988-
B.S., M.S., University of Alabama; Ph.D., University of North Carolina

Michael R. Miller, The Msgr. Robert Kline Chair, associate professor of philosophy, 2002-
B.A., University of Notre Dame; M.A., Ph.D., Boston College

Indrani Mitra, professor of English, 1991-
B.A., Presidency College (India); M.A., University of Calcutta; Ph.D., Kent State University

Elizabeth C. Monahan, lecturer of education, 1992-
B.A., Notre Dame University of Maryland; M.S., The Johns Hopkins University

Gregory W. Murry, director of the core, associate professor of history 2010-
B.A., University of Saint Thomas; M.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

Thane M. Naberhaus, associate professor of philosophy, 2004-
B.A., Rice University; M.A., University of Memphis; Ph.D., Georgetown University

Maureen R. Oakley, associate professor of political science, 2000-
B.A., Hope College; M.A., Northern Illinois University; Ph.D., Kent State University
 
Denise N. Obinna, associate professor, sociology department, 2015-
B.A., Clafllin University; M.A., Ph.D.,Ohio State University,
 
Michelle M.Z. Ohanian, assistant professor, division of education, 2015-
B.A., University of Massachusetts; M.Ed., Ph.D., George Mason University

Barbara Martin Palmer, university professor, 1985-
B.A., Frostburg College; M.S., Hood College; Ph.D., University of Maryland

Garth E. Patterson, associate professor of chemistry, 2014-
B.A., Westminster College; Ph.D., Purdue University

Michelle M. Patterson, associate professor of history, 2006-
B.A. Westminster College; M.A., Ph.D., Purdue University

Frederick J. Portier, professor of mathematics and computer science, 1989-
B.S., Nichols State University; M.S., Ph.D., Clemson University
 
Rebecca W. Portier, assistant professor, mathematics and computer science, 2016-
B.A., Westminster College; Data Science Special Studies-John Hopkins, Big Data-University of California, San Diego, M.S.,Clemson University

Kevin G. Robinson, lecturer of business, 1987-
B.A., M.Ed., Loyola College; MBA, Mount St. Mary’s College; J.D., University of Baltimore

Diana M. Rodriguez-Lozano, associate professor of world language and literature,1989-
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Maryland

Marco D. Roman, professor of world language and literature, 2002-
B.A., DeSales University; M.A., Ph.D., Florida State University

Andrew B. Rosenfeld, associate professor of music, 1997-
B.A., Hamilton College; M.Mu., University of Illinois; D.M.A., University of Cincinnati

Teresa Pugh Rupp, professor of history, 1988-
B.A., Santa Clara University; M.A., Ph.D., Cornell University

Patrick A. Ryan, associate professor of education, 2008-
B.A., University of Pennsylvania; M.A., University of Virginia; Ph.D., University of Florida

Susann T. M. Samples, professor of world languages and literature, 1982-
B.A., Northern Illinois University; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale University

Sarah K. Scott, associate professor of English, 2006-
B.A., University of Colorado; M.A., Ph.D., University of Arkansas

John V. Sherwin, lecturer of accounting, 2006-
B.A., MBA, Mount St. Mary’s University; J.D., University of Maryland

Jeffrey A. Simmons, professor of environmental science, 2006-
B.A., University of Rochester; M.S., Ph.D., Cornell University

Jonathan M. Slezak, assistant professor of psychology, 2013-
B.S., James Madison University; M.S., Ph.D., West Virginia University

Ernest L. Solar, associate professor of Education, 2014-
B.S., East Carolina University, M.Ed., George Mason University, Ph.D, George Mason University

Andrea Solis, lecturer of foreign language and literatures, 2003-
B.S., Autonomous University of Zacatecas; M.S., Ph.D., National Autonomous University of Mexico

Raymond C. Speciale, associate professor of accounting, 1996-
B.A., Iona College; JD, Pace University School of Law; C.P.A., Maryland

Timothy J. Stanton, associate professor of business and economics,1989-
B.S., Edinboro State College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Kentucky

Roxanne S. Stefanik, lecturer of foreign languages, 2002-
B.A., M.A., Florida State University

Charles T. Strauss, associate professor of history, 2013-
B.A., College of the Holy Cross; M.A., University of Cape Town; M.A., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame

Elizabeth C. Strauss, assistant professor of history, 2016-
B.A., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; M.A. Political Science, Ph.D., M.A. History, University of Notre Dame

Solomon Tesfay Tesfu, associate professor of business and economics, 2011-
B.A., M.Sc., Addis Ababa University; Ph.D., Georgia State University

John K. Trammell, associate professor, chair, sociology department, 2018-
B.A. Grove City College; Masters Equivalent in Special Education, University of Virginia, M.Ed., Virginia Commonwealth University; Ph.D. Virginia Commonwealth University

Michael J. Towle, professor of political science, 1991-
B.A., Georgetown University; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin

Elaini G. Tsoukatos, assistant professor of foreign languages, 1990-
B.S., Shippensburg University; M.S., Ph.D., Georgetown University

Barrett H. Turner, associate professor of theology, 2015-
B.A., University of Virginia; MDiv, Covenant Theology Seminary; Ph.D., Catholic University of America

Michael J. Turner, associate professor of science, 2013-
B.S., Brigham Young University; M.S., Ph.D., Yale University

Luis G. Vera, assistant professor of theology, 2015-
B.A., University of Georgia; M.T.S., University of Notre Dame; Ph.D., University of Notre Dame

Joseph J. Vince Jr., lecturer of criminal justice, 2005-
B.A., Youngstown State; M.A., University of Detroit

Dana P. Ward, professor of biology, 2007-
B.S., Mount St. Mary’s University; Ph.D., Georgetown University

David Z. Wehner, associate professor of English, 2007-
B.A., Williams College; M.A., University of Colorado at Boulder; Ph.D., University of Minnesota

Scott A. Weiss, assistant professor of mathematics and computer science,1997-
B.S., Carnegie Mellon University; M.S., Johns Hopkins University

Timothy W. Wolfe, associate professor of sociology, 1997-
B.A., Roanoke College; M.S., Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Christina L. Yoder, assistant professor of management, 2016-
B.S., Associate of Arts in Letters, Arts, and Sciences, Penn State University; M.B.A., Shippensburg University; Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania