Skip to: Skip to main content | Skip to additional content | Skip to this section's navigation | Skip to Find People, For Faculty/Staff and sitewide search | Skip to the main navigation | Buffalo State

Academics

Schools Leadership Directory

Schools Leadership Directory

School of Arts and Humanities | School of Education | Teacher Education Unit

School of Arts and Humanities

Benjamin Christy
Dean
School of Arts and Humanities
Rockwell Hall 222
(716) 878-6326
christy@buffalostate.edu

Lisa Hunter
Associate Dean
School of Arts and Humanities
Rockwell Hall 222
(716) 878-6326
hunterlr@buffalostate.edu

Jeffrey Marsha
Director of Operations
Performing Arts Center at Rockwell Hall
Rockwell Hall 210
(716) 878-3599
marshajl@buffalostate.edu

Patrick Ravines
Director
Art Conservation Department
Rockwell Hall 230
(716) 878-5025
ravinepc@buffalostate.edu 

Michael E. Parks
Chair and Professor
Art Education Department
Bishop Hall 102
(716) 878-4106
parksme@buffalostate.edu

Joe Marren
Chair and Associate Professor
Communication Department
Bishop Hall 210
(716) 878-6008

Robert Wood
Chair and Professor
Design Department
Upton Hall 129A
(716) 878-4414


Ralph Wahlstrom
Chair and Professor
English Department
Ketchum Hall 309
(716) 878-4309
wahlstrl@buffalostate.edu

Philip Ogle
Chair and Professor
Fine Arts Department
Upton Hall 502
(716) 878-6014
oglepb@buffalostate.edu

Terry Postero
Chair and Professor
Interior Design Department
Upton Hall 213C
(716) 878-4209
posterta@buffalostate.edu

Michael Johnson
Interim Chair and Associate Professor
Modern and Classical Languages
Bishop Hall 248
(716) 878-3155
johnsom@buffalostate.edu

Bradley Fuster
Chair and Associate Professor
Music Department
Rockwell Hall 203
(716) 878-6401
fusterbj@buffalostate.edu

Kimberly Blessing
Chair and Associate Professor
Philosophy and Humanities
Bishop Hall 231
(716) 878-5136

Donn Youngstrom
Chair and Associate Professor
Theater Department
Donald Savage Building 212
(716) 878-5221
youngsdm@buffalostate.edu

back to top

School of Education

Wendy Paterson
Dean, School of Education
Caudell Hall 114
(716) 878-4214
paterswa@buffalostate.edu

Kathy Wood
Associate Dean
School of Education
Caudell Hall 107
(716) 878-3610
woodkl@buffalostate.edu

Susan Birden
Chair and Professor
Adult Education Department
Bacon Hall 306
(716) 878-4303
birdensk@buffalostate.edu

N. John Popovich
Chair and Associate Professor
Career and Technical Education
Bacon Hall 316
(716) 878-4319
popovinj@buffalostate.edu

Nancy A. Chicola
Chair and Associate Professor
Elementary Education and Reading Department
Bacon Hall 302
(716) 878-5916

Kevin J. Miller
Chair and Professor
Exceptional Education Department
Ketchum Hall 205
(716) 878-5314
millerkj@buffalostate.edu

William White
Interim Chair
Social and Psychological Foundations
Bacon Hall 308
(716) 878-4304
whitewl@buffalostate.edu

Teacher Education Teacher Unit

John F. Siskar
Senior Advisor for Educational Pipeline and Interim Director, Center for Excellence in Urban and Rural Education (CEURE)
Caudell Hall 107
(716) 878-3610

Patricia A. Recchio
Teacher Certification Officer
Teacher Certification Office
Caudell Hall 101
(716) 878-6121

Mary Todd
NCATE Coordinator
Cleveland Hall 211A
(716) 878-4132
toddmm@buffalostate.edu

back to top

School of Natural Sciences and Social Sciences | School of the Professions

School of Natural Sciences and Social Sciences

Mark Severson
Dean
School of Natural and Social Science
Classroom Building A 113
(716) 878-6434
seversmw@buffalostate.edu

Karen O'Quin
Associate Dean
School of Natural and Social Science
Classroom Building A 113
(716) 878-6434
oquink@buffalostate.edu

Bruce Fisher
Director
Center for Economic and Policy Studies
Classroom Building B207
(716) 878-3202
fisherbl@buffalostate.edu

William Wieczorek
Director
Center for Health and Social Research
Classroom Building A 203
(716) 878-6137
wieczowf@buffalostate.edu

Kim Irvine
Director
Center for S.E. Asia Environment and Sustainable Development
Classroom Building A 213
(716) 878-6216

Alexander Karatayev
Director
Great Lakes Center for Environmental Research and Education
Classroom Building C 261
(716) 878-4329
karataay@buffalostate.edu

E.O. Smith
Director 
Monroe Fordham Regional History Center 
Classroom Building C 205
(716) 878-5412
 

Lisa Marie Anselmi
Chair and Associate Professor
Anthropology Department
Classroom Building B 105
(716) 878-6520

Gregory Wadsworth
Chair and Associate Professor
Biology Department
Science Building 314
(716) 878-5225
wadswogj@buffalostate.edu

M. Scott Goodman
Chair and Associate Professor
Chemistry Department
Science Building 313
(716) 878-5204
goodmams@buffalostate.edu

Gary Solar
Chair and Professor
Earth Sciences and Science Education
Science Building 260
(716) 878-4900
solargs@buffalostate.edu

Theodore Byrley
Chair and Associate Professor
Economics and Finance Department
Classroom Building B 217
(716) 878-5120
@buffalostate.edu

Kelly Frothingham
Chair and Associate Professor
Geography and Planning Department
Classroom Building A 213
(716) 878-6216

Scott Roberts
Chair and Professor
Health and Wellness
Houston Gym 219
(716) 878-6525
 

Andrew Nicholls
Chair and Professor
History and Social Studies Education Department
Classroom Building C 206
(716) 878-6201
nicholad@buffalostate.edu

George Hole
Interim Chair and Distinguished Teaching Professor
Mathematics Department
Bishop Hall 231
(716) 878-5136
holegt@buffalostate.edu

Michael DeMarco
Chair and Professor
Physics Department
Science Building 262
(716) 878-6726
demarcmj@buffalostate.edu

Michael S. Pendleton
Chair and Associate Professor
Political Science Department
Classroom Building B 201
(716) 878-6221
pendlems@buffalostate.edu

Jill M. Norvilitis
Chair and Professor
Psychology Department
Classroom Building C 318
(716) 878-3145
norviljm@buffalostate.edu

Luke Krieg
Chair and Associate Professor
Sociology Department
Classroom Building B 322
(716) 878-6629
kriegej@buffalostate.edu

back to top

School of the Professions

Rita Zientek
Officer in Charge
School of the Professions
Cleveland Hall 214
(716) 878-4698
zienterm@buffalostate.edu

Susan McCartney
Director
Small Business Development Center
Cleveland Hall 206
(716) 878-4030
mccartsa@buffalostate.edu

John DeNisco
Interim Chair and Associate Professor
Business
Caudell Hall 308
(716) 878-3147
deniscjl@buffalostate.edu

Gerard Puccio
Chair
Center for Studies in Creativity
Chase Hall 244
(716) 878-6223
pucciogj@buffalostate.edu

William Lin
Chair and Associate Professor
Computer Information Systems Department
Chase Hall 222
(716) 878-4926
linw@buffalostate.edu

Michael A. Cretacci
Chair and Associate Professor
Criminal Justice Department
Classroom Building C114
(716) 878-5133
cretacma@buffalostate.edu

Suk Oh
Chair and Professor
Dietetics and Nutrition
Caudell Hall 208
(716) 878-4086
ohsy@buffalostate.edu

Wanda Davis
Chair and Professor
Higher Education Administration
Bacon Hall 301
(716) 878-6126
daviswm@buffalostate.edu

Rebecca Dowsey
Interim Chair
Hospitality and Tourism Department
Caudell Hall 207
(716) 878-5913

Carolyn Hilarski
Chair and Professor
Social Work Department
Classroom Building C 115
(716) 878-5705

Constance Dean Qualls
Chair and Professor
Speech-Language Pathology
Ketchum Hall 208
(716) 878-4412
quallscd@buffalostate.edu

James Mayrose
Chair and Associate Professor
Technology Department
Upton Hall 315
(716) 878-6017
mayrosj@buffalostate.edu

back to top

The Graduate School | University College | Continuing Professional Studies | Curriculum and Assessment

The Graduate School

Kevin Railey
Dean of the Graduate School and Associate Provost
Cleveland Hall 204
(716) 878-5601
raileykj@buffalostate.edu

Kimberly Jackson
Assistant Dean for Strategic and Enrollment Planning and Coordinator of Multidisciplinary Services
Graduate School
Cleveland Hall 204
(716) 878-5601
jacksokj@buffalostate.edu

back to top

University College

Scott L. Johnson
Dean of University College
Associate Vice President for Undergraduate and International Education
Twin Rise Center 100
(716) 878-5906
johnsosl@buffalostate.edu

Amitra Wall
Interim Assistant Dean for Intellectual Foundations and First-Year Programs
Twin Rise Center 100
(716) 878-5906
hodgeaa@buffalostate.edu

Heather D. Maldonado
Assistant Dean for University College and Director of Academic Standards and Intervention
Academic Standards Office
Twin Rise Center 100
(716) 878-5222
maldonhd@buffalostate.edu

Roswell Park IV
Director
Academic Support Programs
Twin Rise South Wing 310B
(716) 878-5303
parkr@buffalostate.edu

Andrea Guiati
Professor and Director
All College Honors Program
Bishop Hall 139
(716) 878-6220
guiatia@buffalostate.edu

John Draeger
Coordinator
CASTL/Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Bishop Hall 207
(716) 878-5136
draegejd@buffalostate.edu

Zhang Jie
Director
Center for China Studies
Classroom Building B 312
(716) 878-6425
zhangj@buffalostate.edu

Michele Ninacs
Director
College Writing Program
Twin Rise South Wing 130
(716) 878-5401
ninacsm@buffalostate.edu

Yanick H. Jenkins
Director
Educational Opportunity Program
Twin Rise South Wing 710
(716) 878-3904
jenkinyh@buffalostate.edu

Carolyn Brunner
Director
International Graduate Programs for Educators
Twin Rise South Wing 430 C
(716) 878-6834
brunnece@buffalostate.edu

Jean Gounard
Director
International Student Affairs Office
Campbell Student Union 400
(716) 878-5331
gounarjf@buffalostate.edu

Josephine Zagarella-Behrens
Director, International Education
Twin Rise South Wing 410
(716) 878-4620
zagarej@buffalostate.edu

Christine Cali
Director
Special Programs Office
Twin Rise South Wing 420
(716) 878-4328
frezzaca@buffalostate.edu

Florence Johnson
Director
Student Support Services Program
Twin Rise South Wing 210
(716) 878-4042
johnsofd@buffalostate.edu

Jill Singer
Director
Undergraduate Research Office
Professor
Earth Sciences and Science Education
Science Building 352
(716) 878-4724
singerjk@buffalostate.edu

back to top

Continuing Professional Studies

Margaret A. Shaw-Burnett
Associate Vice President
Continuing Professional Studies
Cleveland Hall 210
(716) 878-5907
shawma@buffalostate.edu

Curriculum and Assessment

Rosalyn A. Lindner   
Associate Vice President
Curriculum and Assessment
Cleveland Hall 513
(716) 878-5915
lindnera@buffalostate.edu

back to top  

 
Transforming Lives: A Campaign for Buffalo State