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2025-2026 Graduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Graduate Catalog

Administration and Graduate Faculty


Mount St. Mary’s University

Officers of the University

Gerard J. Joyce, Ph.D. President
Barbara A. Marinak, Ph.D Interim Provost
Rev. Michael M. Romano, S.T.L. Vice President and Seminary Rector
Patty Hill-Callahan Vice President for University Advancement
Elizabeth Monahan Vice President for University Affairs
William E. Davies Vice President for Business and Finance
Paula M. Whetsel-Ribeau, Ph.D. Vice President, Chief Equity & People Officer

Academic Deans

Love Sechrest, Ph.D. Associate Provost
Jennifer L. Staiger, Ph.D. Associate Provost for Graduate, Professional and Continuing Education
Bryan Zygmont, Ph.D. Dean of the College of Liberal Arts
Corinne Farneti, 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
Stacey Brown-Hobbs, Ph.D. Dean of the School of Education

College of Liberal Arts

MAPS Program Faculty

Richard Buck
B.A., Loyola University of Chicago
M.A., Ph.D., University of Kansas

Christopher Anadale, MAPS Program Director
B.A., Salisbury University
M.A., Ph.D., Emory University

William Collinge, Professor Emeritus
B.A., Georgetown University
M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale University

John Hersey
B.A., University of Massachusetts
M.A., Boston College
Ph.D., Catholic University of America

Joshua P. Hochschild, Kline Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Yale University
M.A., University of Notre Dame
Ph.D., University of Notre Dame

Paige E. Hochschild
B.A., University of King’s College
M.A., Dahousie University
Ph.D. (Theology), University of Durham

Jessy Jordan
B.A., Grand Canyon University
M.Div., Truett Seminary
M.A., Ph.D., Baylor University

Justin Matchulat
B.A., Auburn University
Ph.L., Catholic University of America
Ph.D., Purdue University

Michael Miller
B.A., University of Notre Dame
M.A., Ph.D., Boston College

Thane Naberhaus, Philosophy Department Chair
B.A., Rice University
M.A., University of Memphis
Ph.D., Georgetown University

Richard J. Bolte, Sr. School of Business

School of Business Full-Time Faculty

Corinne Farneti, Dean
B.S., Ithaca College
M.Ed.,University of Georgia
M.B.A., Mount St. Mary’s University
Ph.D., Ohio State University

Michael P. Barry
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
J.D., American University
LL.M., Georgetown University

Emil Berendt
B.A., Pace University
M.A., Hunter College
Ph.D., City University of New York

Donald E. Butt
B.S., Frostburg State University
M.B.A., The George Washington University
C.P.A. (MD)

Alejandro A. Cañadas
B.A., M.A., Buenos Aires, Argentina
M.A., MBA, University of Dayton
Ph.D., Ohio State University

Josey Chacko
M.A., Ph.D., Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia

Byunghee Choi

B.A. Handong Global University, South Korea
M.A. Korea University, South Korea
M.A. Penn State University
Ph.D. Penn State University

Patrice Flynn
B.A., M.S.W., Catholic University of America
M.A., University of Chicago
Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin

Christina L. Green
B.S., Penn State University
M.B.A., Shippensburg University
Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Nancy Kimble, Director, Master of Business Administration Program
B.A., Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
M.S.B., The Johns Hopkins University

John Larrivee
B.A., M.P.P., Harvard University
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin

Rob Nickey
B.A., Susquehanna University; MBA, Philadelphia University;
DBA, University of Potomac

Zikun Li
B.S. Beijin Sport University
M.S. University of Michigan
Ph.D. George Mason University

Raymond Speciale
B.A., Iona College
J.D., Pace University
C.P.A.,(MD.)

Timothy Stanton
B.S. Edinboro State College
M.A., Ph.D., University of Kentucky

Soloman Tesfu
B.A., M.Sc., Addis Ababa University
Ph.D., Georgia State University

Philip Van Berten
M.S., State University of Marseilles
M.M.K., CNAM Paris
Ph.D., Telecom Sud Paris

Jingxian Ceclia Zhang
B.A., M.S. Shanghai University of Sport
Ph.D. Indiana University

 

Emeriti

Robert J. Gerard
M.S., Shippensburg University
M.S., Monmouth College
Ph.D., Penn State University

Kevin G. Robinson
B.A., M.Ed., Loyola College
M.B.A., Mount St. Mary’s University

John Sherwin
B.S., M.B.A., Mount St. Mary’s University
J.D., University of Maryland

School of Education

School of Education Full-Time Faculty

Kara J. Brady
B.A., Shippensburg University
M.Ed. Millersville University
M.Ed. Pennsylvania State University
Ed.D. Widener University

Stacey Brown-Hobbs, Dean
B.S., Mount St. Mary’s University
M.A., Hood College
Ph.D., Notre Dame of Maryland University

Laura Corbin Frazier, Director of the Center for Instructional Design & Delivery
B.A., University of Delaware
M.Ed., Mount St. Mary’s University
Ed.D., Towson University

Kim Day
B.S., University of Delaware
M.S., Hood College

Clarke Kole
B.S. Mount St. Mary’s University
M.Ed. Mount St. Mary’s University

Angela Mucci-Guido, Chair, Director of Teacher Education, Director of the Center for Catholic School Excellence
B.A., University of St. Francis in Joliet
M.A., University of South Florida in Tampa
Ph.D., University of South Florida in Tampa

Michelle Ohanian
B.A., University of Massachusetts
M.Ed., George Mason University
Ph.D., George Mason University

Patrick Ryan
B.A., University of Pennsylvania
M.A., University of Virginia
Ph.D., University of Florida

Ernest Solar
B.S., George Mason University
M.Ed., George Mason University
Ph.D., George Mason University

School of Science, Technology and Mathematics

Master of Science in Biotechnology and Management Faculty

Michael Turner, Ph.D.
B.S. Brigham Young University
M.S., Ph.D. Yale University

 

School of Health Professions

Master of Science in Applied Behavior Analysis Faculty

Griffin Rooker, Ph.D., BCBA, LBA, Director of Applied Behavior Analysis Program
B.A. Emory University
M.S. Northeastern University
Ph.D. University of Florida

Kwado Britwum, Ph.D., Assistant Director of the Applied Behavior Analsyis Program
B.A. University of Ghana, Legon
M.A. Penn State Harrisburg
Ph.D. Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Rebecca Correll, Ph.D
B.S. The University of South Carolina
M.S. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
Ph.D George Mason University

Alexa Mochan, Applied Behavior Analysis Clinical Director

Sebastián Garcia-ZambranoApplied Behavior Analysis Clinical Supervisor

 

Master of Medical Science: Physician Assistant Faculty

Mary Jackson, PA-C, Program Director
B.S. Mount St. Mary’s University 
M.M.S. Arcadia University

Leanne Hedges, PA-C, Associate Program Director
B.S. SUNY Geneseo
M.M.S. Arcadia University

Ndidi Nwokorie, MD, Medical Director
M.B.B.S., FAAP University of Nigeria
Pediatric Residency, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Kevin Richardson, PA-C, Director of Assessments
B.S. Mansfield College
B.S. Pennsylvania College of Technology
M.S. Touro College

Lauren Eisenbeis-Thome, PA-C, Director of Didactic Education
B.S., M.S. Wagner College
DMSc University of Lynchburg

Zachary Hare, PA-C, Academic Coordinator
B.S., M.S. University of Nebraska
DMSc University of Lynchburg

Sarah Webster, PA-C, Clinical Coordinator
B.S. Towson University
M.M.S. St. Francis University
DMSc University of Lynchburg

Cherryl Peterson, PharmD, Adjunct Faculty
B.A. Bemidji State University
Doctor of Pharmacy, Idaho State University