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School Key:
AH = Arts and Humanities
ED = Education
NSS = Natural and Social Sciences
PROF = Professions
Department List
Click on the department for its list of graduate faculty. If you would like to contact one of the faculty members below, please visit Buffalo State's Faculty/Staff Directory.
Adult Education
Anthropology
Art Conservation
Art Education
Biology
Business
Career & Technical Education
Chemistry
Coaching and Physical Education
Communication
Computer Information Systems
Criminal Justice
Design
Dietetics and Nutrition
Earth Sciences and Science Education
Economics and Finance
Educational Foundations
Elementary Education and Reading
English
Exceptional Education
Fine Arts
Geography and Planning
Health and Wellness
Higher Education Administration
History and Social Studies Education
Hospitality and Tourism
International Center for Studies in Creativity
Mathematics
Modern and Classical Languages
Music
Performing Arts Department
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Social Work
Sociology
Social & Psychological Foundations of Education
Social Work
Speech-Language Pathology
Technology
| Name |
Current Appointment
Effective Through |
| Adult Education |
ED
|
| Birden, Susan |
Permanent
|
| Campbell, Craig |
8/31/13
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| Fish, Reva |
8/31/14
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| Gold, James |
Permanent
|
| Hura, Geri |
Permanent
|
| Melchiorre, Marilyn |
1/1/14
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| Mike, Dennis |
1/1/14
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| Nikischer, Andrea B. |
8/31/16
|
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| Anthropology |
NSS
|
| Anselmi, Lisa Marie |
Permanent
|
| Fish, Lydia M. |
Permanent
|
| Gaffin, Dennis |
Permanent
|
| Hart, Kimberly |
8/31/14
|
| Maguire, Susan |
8/31/14
|
| Nash, Jill |
Permanent
|
| Proctor, Daniel |
8/31/15
|
| Wieczkowski, Julie |
8/31/14
|
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| Art Conservation |
AH
|
| Chen, Jiuan-Jiuan |
8/31/14
|
| Hamm, James |
Permanent
|
| Kushel, Dan |
Permanent
|
| Ravines, Patrick |
Permanent
|
| Rogge, Corina |
8/31/12
|
| Shugar, Aaron |
Permanent
|
| Thornton, Jonathan |
Permanent
|
| Walsh, Judith |
Permanent
|
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| Art Education |
AH
|
| Andrus, Lucy |
Permanent
|
| Bae, Michelle |
8/31/12
|
| Hamilton, Cheryl |
Permanent
|
| Hartman, Katherine |
Permanent
|
| Hayes, Shirley |
Permanent
|
| Masters, Candace |
8/31/12
|
| Parks, Michael |
Permanent
|
| Pennisi, Alice |
Permanent
|
| Piccillo, Joseph |
Permanent
|
| Shiroki, Kathy |
8/31/12
|
| Siskar, John |
Permanent
|
| Wyrick, Mary |
Permanent
|
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| Biology |
NSS
|
| Avery, Harold |
8/31/13
|
| Beahm, Derek |
8/31/14
|
| Burlakova, Lyubov |
8/31/13
|
| Easton, Douglas |
Permanent
|
| Fynn-Aikins, Kofi |
8/31/13
|
| Gall, Wayne |
8/31/13
|
| Gorsky, Dimitry |
9/30/14
|
| Harper, Lee |
8/31/15
|
| Karatayev, Alexander Y. |
Permanent
|
| McMillan, Amy |
Permanent
|
| Pennuto, Christopher M. |
Permanent
|
| Perez-Fuentetaja, Alicia |
Permanent
|
| Pettibone, Gary |
Permanent
|
| Potts, Daniel |
Permanent
|
| Randall, Eric |
1/2/13
|
| Riessen, Howard |
Permanent
|
| Skerrett, I. Martha |
Permanent
|
| Snyder, Randal J |
Permanent
|
| Standora, Edward |
Permanent
|
| Wadsworth, Gregory |
Permanent
|
| Warren II, Robert |
8/31/15
|
| White, Tom |
Permanent
|
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| Business |
PROF
|
| Ahiarah, SoloChidi |
8/31/14
|
| Davis Jr., Theodore |
8/31/14
|
| DeNisco, John |
Permanent
|
| Gaygen, Daniel |
8/31/14
|
| Gupta, Uma |
Permanent
|
| Lai, Christine |
8/31/13
|
| Littman, Michael J. |
Permanent
|
| Marecki, Edward |
12/31/13
|
| McFarland, S. Diane |
Permanent
|
| Mulcahy, Kevin F. |
Permanent
|
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| Career & Technical Education |
ED
|
| Monaco, Nanci |
Permanent
|
| Popovich, N. John |
Permanent
|
| Schmidli, Keith |
8/31/16
|
| Zewan, Suzanne |
1/1/14
|
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| Chemistry |
NSS
|
| Al-Saigh, Zeki Y. |
Permanent
|
| Bagley, Kimberly |
Permanent
|
| Durfee, William |
Permanent
|
| Ebert, Gregory W. |
Permanent
|
| Goodman, M. Scott |
Permanent
|
| Heo, Jinseok |
8/31/12
|
| Kim Joonyeong |
Permanent
|
| Kumar, Subodh |
8/31/13
|
| Nazarenko, Alexander Y. |
Permanent
|
| Pacheco, Maria D. |
Permanent
|
| Ridolfi, Douglas |
8/31/14
|
| Severson, Mark W. |
Permanent
|
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| Coaching and Physical Education |
NSS
|
| Schwartz, Stephen |
Permanent
|
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| Communication |
AH
|
| Bryski, Bruce G. |
Permanent
|
| Deutschman, Marian |
Permanent
|
| Marren, Joseph |
Permanent
|
| Niman, Michael |
Permanent
|
| Silverman, Deborah |
Permanent
|
| Smith, Ron |
Permanent
|
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| Computer Information Systems |
PROF
|
| Banerjee, Sarbani |
Permanent
|
| Gareau, Stephen |
Permanent
|
| Guo, Ruth |
Permanent
|
| Santa Maria, Ramona R. |
12/31/12
|
| Smythe, Melissa K. |
1/1/14
|
| Thompson, John |
Permanent
|
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| Criminal Justice |
PROF
|
| Cretacci, Michael |
Permanent
|
| D'Angelo, Jill |
8/31/13
|
| Gayadeen, Shashi |
8/31/15
|
| Gillham, James R. |
Permanent
|
| Johnson, Scott |
Permanent
|
| Dae-Young Kim |
8/31/15
|
| Phillips, Scott |
Permanent
|
| Sobol, James |
8/31/14
|
| Song, John |
Permanent
|
| Szockyj, Elizabeth |
Permanent
|
| Wu, Jawjeong |
8/31/14
|
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| Design |
AH
|
| Friesen, Stanley |
Permanent
|
| Saracino, Stephen F. |
Permanent
|
| Townsend, Carol |
Permanent
|
| Wood, Robert |
Permanent
|
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| Dietetics and Nutrition |
PROF |
| Colaizzo-Anas, Tina |
8/31/14
|
| Denysschen, Carol |
8/31/13
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| Hayes, Donna M. |
Permanent
|
| Oh, Suk |
Permanent
|
| Rao, Tejaswini |
Permanent
|
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| Earth Sciences and Science Education |
NSS
|
| Batt, Richard J. |
Permanent
|
| Beback, Marilou |
8/31/13
|
| Bergslien, Elisa |
Permanent
|
| Burke, Kathaleen |
8/31/13
|
| Dorsey Cote, Dara |
5/31/13
|
| Harris, Robin |
Permanent
|
| Hoolihan, Thomas |
1/1/14
|
| Lange, Catherine |
8/31/13
|
| Meyer, Brian |
8/31/13
|
| Singer, Jill |
Permanent
|
| Sabato, Jude |
9/3/15
|
| Solar, Gary S. |
Permanent
|
| Todd, Mary |
9/1/13
|
| Williams, Kevin K. |
8/31/13
|
| Zawicki, Joseph |
Permanent
|
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| Economics and Finance |
NSS
|
| Byrley, Theodore |
Permanent
|
| Davis, Susan |
Permanent
|
| Fisher, Bruce |
8/31/13
|
| Floss, Frederick |
Permanent
|
| Ganley, William T. |
Permanent
|
| Hayes Jr., Curtis |
Permanent
|
| Jo, Tae-Hee |
8/31/13
|
| Kasper, Victor |
Permanent
|
| Kim, Yung |
Permanent
|
| Leclaire, Joelle J. |
Permanent
|
| Qian, Xingwang |
8/31/14
|
| Schmidt, Ted |
Permanent
|
| Wilcox, John |
8/31/13
|
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| Elementary Education and Reading |
ED
|
| Ceprano, Maria |
Permanent
|
| Chandler, Amber |
1/3/12
|
| Chicola, Nancy |
Permanent
|
| del Prado Hill, Pixita |
Permanent
|
| Friedland, Ellen |
Permanent
|
| Garas-York, Keli |
8/31/13
|
| Graff, Mary |
5/31/13
|
| Henry, David |
Permanent
|
| Hunter, Jevon |
8/31/13
|
| Hyland, Timothy |
1/1/14
|
| Klenk, Laura |
8/31/13
|
| Lazzaro, Cheryl |
1/2/13
|
| Loehr, Peter W. |
Permanent
|
| MacGamwell, Karen |
5/31/13
|
| McCarthy, Dianne |
Permanent
|
| Munella, Caroline |
5/31/13
|
| Paterson, Wendy |
Permanent
|
| Sadowski, Thomas |
8/31/14
|
| Shandomo, Hibajene |
Permanent
|
| Shively, Christopher |
5/31/13
|
| Smith, Coralee |
Permanent
|
| Truesdell, Kimberly |
Permanent
|
| Weber, Sherri |
8/31/12
|
| Zhang, Jing |
5/31/13
|
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| English |
AH
|
| Ali, Barish |
8/31/12
|
| Bachman, Charles R. |
Permanent
|
| Bard, Geraldine E. |
Permanent
|
| Ben-Merre, David |
8/31/12
|
| Berglund, Lisa |
Permanent
|
| Bontempo, Barbara T. |
Permanent
|
| Bryant, Timothy J. |
8/31/14
|
| Cercone, James |
8/31/14
|
| Chinquee, Kim |
Permanent
|
| Colley, Ann |
Permanent
|
| Costello, Adrienne |
8/31/12
|
| Dietz-Faletti, Heidi |
Permanent
|
| Fulk, Mark |
Permanent
|
| Harris-Tigg, Theresa |
9/1/13
|
| Leist, Susan M. |
Permanent
|
| Ninacs, Michele |
8/31/13
|
| Perez, Lorna. |
8/31/12
|
| Ramos, Peter J. |
Permanent
|
| Reigstad, Thomas |
Permanent
|
| Ryan, Jennifer D. |
Permanent
|
| Sands-O'Connor, Karen |
Permanent
|
| Shine, Laurence |
5/31/12
|
| Twagilimana, Aimable |
Permanent
|
| Wahlstrom, Ralph |
Permanent
|
| Werner, Craig |
Permanent
|
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| Exceptional Education |
ED
|
| Baum, R. Bruce |
Permanent
|
| Boehm, Catherine |
1/2/13
|
| Bondurant-Utz, Judith |
Permanent
|
| Budin, Shannon |
Permanent
|
| Burns, Jeanne M. |
5/31/13
|
| Dearlove, Lisa |
5/31/13
|
| Doody, Kathy |
8/31/15
|
| Fancher, Teresa |
1/1/14
|
| Gleckel, Warren L. |
Permanent
|
| Janczak, Theresa |
8/31/13
|
| Lepo, Paul |
5/31/13
|
| Locke-Scott, Susan |
5/31/13
|
| Meger, Michaelene |
Permanent
|
| Miller, Kevin |
Permanent
|
| Paige, Susan Mary |
5/31/13
|
| Palumbo, Kathleen |
8/31/13
|
| Patti, Angela |
8/31/15
|
| Piotrowski, Debra |
5/31/13
|
| Pomerantz, David J. |
Permanent
|
| Posluszny, Mark. |
Permanent
|
| Rafferty, Lisa |
8/31/14
|
| Raimondi, Sharon L. |
Permanent
|
| Ramos Zagarrigo, Awilda |
8/31/15
|
| Schmidt, Raquel |
Permanent
|
| Shapiro, Devorah |
5/31/13
|
| Sommerstein, Lynne |
8/31/13
|
| Vince Garland, Krista |
6/30/13
|
| Westover, Jennifer |
8/31/13
|
| Windell, Idajean |
Permanent
|
| Zgliczynski, Timothy |
1/1/14
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| Fine Arts |
AH
|
| Bakos, Sylvia |
Permanent
|
| Blitzer, Harriet |
Permanent
|
| Gorny, Anthony P. |
Permanent
|
| Hinderliter, Sarah Beth |
1/7/15
|
| Jiang, Lin Xia |
Permanent
|
| Krims, Leslie R. |
Permanent
|
| Miller, Joseph |
Permanent
|
| Ogle, Philip |
Permanent
|
| Payne, Kenneth |
Permanent
|
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| Geography and Planning |
NSS
|
| Bartlett, Amy |
1/2/13
|
| Droppo, Ian G. |
8/31/14
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| Frothingham, Kelly |
Permanent
|
| Holmgren, Camille |
Permanent
|
| Irvine, Kimberley N. |
Permanent
|
| Mix, Wende A. |
Permanent
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| Murphy, Thomas |
8/31/16
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| Pickard, Scott |
1/1/14
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| Roehm, Charlotte |
8/31/14
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| Tang, Tao |
Permanent
|
| Vanchan, Vida |
8/31/14
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| Vermette, Stephen J. |
Permanent
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| Wieczorek, William |
Permanent
|
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| Health and Wellness |
NSS
|
| Baldwin, Susan |
12/31/12
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| Roberts, Scott |
Permanent
|
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| Higher Education Administration |
PROF
|
| Cappella, Elizabeth |
Permanent
|
| Davis, Wanda |
Permanent
|
| Durand, Bonita |
Permanent
|
| Gaston-Marsh, Latonia |
Permanent
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| Gold, James A. |
Permanent
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| Gold, Molly |
1/2/13
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| Herdlein, Richard |
Permanent
|
| Jackson, Kimberly |
1/2/13
|
| Jackson, Marsha |
5/31/13
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| King, Karen |
1/2/13
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| Kline, Kim |
Permanent
|
| Martin, Shelia |
7/19/13
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| Ryan, Daniel |
5/31/13
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| Wilson, Amy |
8/31/15
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| History and Social Studies Education |
NSS
|
| Abromeit, John |
12/31/12
|
| Armfield, Felix L. |
Permanent
|
| Carson, David |
Permanent
|
| Chesterton, Bridget |
8/31/13
|
| Conides, Cynthia |
Permanent
|
| DiLandro, Daniel |
Permanent
|
| Ederer, Martin |
Permanent
|
| Gradwell, Jill |
Permanent
|
| Hetzner, Donald R. |
Permanent
|
| Lazich, Michael C. |
Permanent
|
| Leacock, Kathryn |
1/2/13
|
| Lupo, Ann |
1/2/13
|
| Marotta, Gary |
Permanent
|
| McAlonie, Brian |
1/1/14
|
| Mernitz, Ken |
Permanent
|
| Michaels, Albert |
Permanent
|
| Mitchell, William |
Permanent
|
| Nicholls, Andrew |
Permanent
|
| Norman, York |
8/31/14
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| Orosz, Kenneth |
Permanent
|
| Penaranda-Gonzalez, Sonia |
1/1/14
|
| Richardson, Jean E. |
Permanent
|
| Rodeheaver, Misty |
8/31/13
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| Smith Jr., Edward O. |
Permanent
|
| Weekly, Nancy |
5/31/13
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| Hospitality and Tourism |
PROF
|
| Mulcahy, Kevin F. |
Permanent
|
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| International Center for Studies in Creativity |
PROF
|
| Barbero-Switalski, Laura |
8/11/12
|
| Brunner, Carolyn |
Permanent
|
| Burnett, Cynthia |
8/31/15
|
| Cabra, John F. |
Permanent
|
| Czarski, Marysia |
5/31/13
|
| Firestien, Roger |
1/1/14
|
| Fox, Jon Michael |
8/31/16
|
| Keller-Mathers, Susan |
Permanent
|
| Puccio, Gerard J. |
Permanent
|
| Schoen, Russell |
7/14/12
|
| Swiatek, Erica |
5/31/13
|
| Templeton, Beth |
1/2/13
|
| Yudess, Jo |
5/31/13
|
| Zacko-Smith, Jeffrey |
8/31/13
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| Mathematics |
NSS
|
| Bayram, Saziye |
8/31/13
|
| Brimkov, Valentin |
Permanent
|
| Carbonara, Joaquin |
Permanent*
|
| Cunningham, Daniel |
Permanent*
|
| Cushman, Jane |
8/31/13
|
| Delp, Kelly |
8/31/13
|
| Ghosh, Chaitali |
Permanent
|
| Giambrone, Thomas |
Permanent
|
| Hole, George |
Permanent
|
| Mathien, Lorena |
8/31/15
|
| McMillen, Susan |
Permanent
|
| Mercer, Peter |
Permanent
|
| Nagowski, Matthew |
3/29/13
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| O'Dell, Robin |
8/31/13
|
| Sun, Bruce |
8/31/15
|
| Viglietti, Janine M. |
8/31/15
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| Wilson, David |
8/31/13
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| Wuertzer-Magner, Jodelle |
Permanent
|
| Xu, Hongliang |
Permanent
|
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| Modern and Classical Languages |
AH
|
| Grace, Lee Ann |
Permanent
|
| Hovland, Deborah |
Permanent
|
| Kirby, Carol |
Permanent
|
| Miller, Barbara |
Permanent
|
| Neira, Raul |
Permanent
|
| Vermy, A. Michael |
8/31/13
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| Warford, Mark |
Permanent
|
| White, William |
Permanent
|
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| Music |
AH
|
| Christy, Benjamin |
Permanent
|
| Furby, Victoria |
8/31/14
|
| Fuster, Bradley |
Permanent
|
| Guzski, Carolyn |
8/31/13
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| Henriques, J. Thomas |
8/31/13
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| Hunter, Lisa |
Permanent
|
| Mancuso, Charles |
Permanent
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| Philosophy and Religious Studies |
AH
|
| Blessing, Kimberly |
Permanent
|
| Hole, George T. |
Permanent
|
| Podet, Allen H. |
Permanent
|
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| Physics |
NSS
|
| Abbott, David |
7/14/12
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| DeMarco, Michael J. |
Permanent
|
| Ettestad, David J. |
Permanent
|
| Gomez, Luanna |
8/31/14
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| Henry, David |
Permanent
|
| MacIsaac, Dan |
Permanent
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| Rai, Ram |
8/31/14
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| Political Science |
NSS
|
| Baek, Kyeonghi |
8/31/13
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| Bochiechio, Jeffrey |
1/1/14
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| Buonanno, Laurie |
Permanent
|
| Ciaccia, Frank |
1/1/14
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| Conorozzo, Angelo A. |
8/9/13
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| Flood, Lawrence G. |
Permanent
|
| Henderson, Keith M. |
Permanent
|
| Kulpa, Katherine |
5/31/13
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| Leuthe, James R. |
5/31/13
|
| Link, Bryce E. |
1/1/14
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| McGovern, Patrick |
8/31/13
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| Neal, Anthony T. |
Permanent
|
| Nicoletti, Nicholas |
5/31/13
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| Oyler, Diane |
1/1/14
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| Pauly, William |
1/1/14
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| Pendleton, Michael S. |
Permanent
|
| Penska, Janet |
1/1/14
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| Rushboldt, Raymond |
1/1/14
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| Stone, Kenneth |
1/1/14
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| Warden, Therese |
1/1/14
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| Yacobucci, Peter |
8/31/13
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| Psychology |
NSS
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| Delprino, Robert |
Permanent
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| DiPirro, Jean |
Permanent
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| Foraker, Stephani |
8/31/13
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| Hennessy, Dwight |
Permanent
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| Hunt, Jennifer |
Permanent
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| Karuza Jr., Jurgis |
Permanent
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| MacLean, Michael |
Permanent
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| Norvilitis, Jill |
Permanent
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| O'Quin, R. Karen |
Permanent
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| Reid, Howard M. |
Permanent
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| Schuetze-Pizarro, Pamela |
Permanent
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| Zborowski, Michael |
Permanent
|
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| Social & Psychological Foundations of Education |
ED
|
| Fish, Reva |
8/31/14
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| Gold, James |
Permanent
|
| Grande, Albert |
Permanent
|
| Mattai, P. Rudy |
Permanent
|
| Nikischer, Andrea |
5/31/13
|
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| Social Work |
PROF
|
| Gettings, Carol |
1/1/14
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| Hilarski, Carolyn |
Permanent
|
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| Sociology |
NSS
|
| Falk, Gerhard J. |
Permanent
|
| Grabiner, Virginia E. |
Permanent
|
| Krieg, Eric |
Permanent
|
| Newmahr, Staci |
8/31/14
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| Shelton, Allen |
Permanent
|
| Wall, Amitra Dr. |
Permanent
|
| Welborn, Gary S. |
Permanent
|
| Zhang, Jie |
Permanent
|
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| Speech-Language Pathology |
PROF
|
| Arnold, Sally |
Permanent
|
| Bailey-Jones, Karen |
Permanent
|
| Battle, Dolores |
5/31/13
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| DeLarco, Angela |
5/31/13
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| Heximer, Christopher |
Permanent
|
| Insalaco, Deborah |
Permanent
|
| Maldonado III, Camilo |
1/2/13
|
| Mann Kahris, Sara |
6/30/13
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| Qualls, Constance D. |
Permanent
|
| Roberts, Laura |
1/1/14
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| Roberts, Tamara |
5/31/13
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| Scarborough, Kathryn |
5/31/13
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| Weitzner-Lin, Barbara |
Permanent
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| Technology |
PROF
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| Boorady, Lynn |
Permanent
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| Devgun, Mohan S. |
Permanent
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| Earshen, John |
Permanent
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| Gellin, Slade |
Permanent
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| Goldberg, Stephanie |
Permanent
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| Greene, Clark |
8/31/15
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| Grinberg, Ilya |
Permanent
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| Hotchkiss, Anthony |
Permanent
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| Kukulka, David J. |
Permanent
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| Macho, Steve M. |
Permanent
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| Mayrose, James |
Permanent
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| McCartney, Susan |
Permanent
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| Payne, Howard |
5/31/13
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| Stempniak, Richard A. |
Permanent
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| Theater |
AH
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| Beckley, Carol |
Permanent
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| Youngstrom, Donn |
Permanent
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Permanent appointments are granted to tenured faculty members only.