Program Directors

Graduate and Continuing Education Program Directors

Please reach out directly to your graduate or continuing education program directors with questions and concerns.

Girard School of Business

Accounting - MSA (Online/Hybrid)​

Annarita Meeker​

Assistant Dean & Director of Accounting Programs
[email protected]
978-837-3589

Business Analytics - Certificate (Online)​

Annarita Meeker​

Assistant Dean & Director of Accounting Programs
[email protected]
978-837-3589

Business Analytics and Intelligence - MS (Online/Hybrid)​

Annarita Meeker​

Assistant Dean & Director of Accounting Programs
[email protected]
978-837-3589

Management - MSM (Online/Hybrid)​

Annarita Meeker​

Assistant Dean & Director of Accounting Programs
[email protected]
978-837-3589

Marketing Management - Certificate (Online)​

Annarita Meeker​

Assistant Dean & Director of Accounting Programs
[email protected]
978-837-3589

Organizational Leadership - Certificate (Online)​

Annarita Meeker​

Assistant Dean & Director of Accounting Programs
[email protected]
978-837-3589

Leadership - MS (Online/Hybrid)​

Annarita Meeker​

Assistant Dean & Director of Accounting Programs
[email protected]
978-837-3589

Finance - MS (Online/Hybrid)​

Annarita Meeker​

Assistant Dean & Director of Accounting Programs
[email protected]
978-837-3589

Fraud and Forensic Accounting - Certificate (Online)​

Annarita Meeker​

Assistant Dean & Director of Accounting Programs
[email protected]
978-837-3589

Quantitative & Digital Finance - Certificate (Online)​

Annarita Meeker​

Assistant Dean & Director of Accounting Programs
[email protected]
978-837-3589

Strategic Human Resource Management - Certificate (Online)​

Annarita Meeker​

Assistant Dean & Director of Accounting Programs
[email protected]
978-837-3589

Taxation - Certificate (Online)​

Annarita Meeker​

Assistant Dean & Director of Accounting Programs
[email protected]
978-837-3589

School of Education and Social Policy

C.A.G.S. in Educational Leadership - Certificate (Online)​

Marie Galinski​

Associate Professor of Practice, Graduate Education
[email protected]
978-837-5208

Community Engagement - M.Ed.​ (Online)

Audrey Falk

Associate Professor, Graduate Education
[email protected]
978-837-3592

Community-Based Nonprofit Leadership - Certificate (Online)​

Audrey Falk

Associate Professor, Graduate Education
[email protected]
978-837-3592

Clinical Mental Health Counseling​ - MS​

Michael Mobley

Director of Clinical Mental Health Counseling
[email protected]

Criminology and Criminal Justice - MS (Online)​

Peter Cassino

Assistant Professor of Practice
[email protected]

Curriculum and Instruction - M.Ed.​​ (Online)

Jessica McCarthy

Assistant Dean of Graduate Programs
[email protected]
978-837-5443

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) in Schools Certificate (K-12) - Certificate (Online)​

Jessica McCarthy

Assistant Dean of Graduate Programs
[email protected]
978-837-5443

Diversity, Equity and Social Change - Certificate (Online)​

Audrey Falk

Associate Professor, Graduate Education
[email protected]
978-837-3592

Higher Education - M.Ed.​

Susan Marine

Professor, Higher Education
Program Director and Chair, Higher Education
[email protected]
978-837-5237

School Counseling - M.Ed.​

Christine Shaw​

Associate Professor of Practice, Graduate Education
[email protected]
978-837-5074

Social-Emotional Learning - Certificate (Online)

Jessica McCarthy

Assistant Dean of Graduate Programs
[email protected]
978-837-5443

Social Work - MSW

James Howland​

Assistant Dean of Graduate Programs
[email protected]

Teacher Education - M.Ed.

Jessica McCarthy​

Assistant Dean of Graduate Programs
[email protected]

School of Nursing and Health Sciences

Athletic Training - MS​

Birgid Hopkins​

Associate Clinical Faculty and Program Director of M.S. in Athletic Training
[email protected]
978-837-5332

Exercise and Sport Science - MS​

Janet Blum

Associate Dean, Program Director, M.S. in Exercise and Sport Science
[email protected]
978-837-5396

Health Coaching - Cerfiticate

Allison Higgins​

Program Director, MS in Health Promotion and Management & Health Coaching Certificate
[email protected]
978-837-3451

Healthcare Leadership - MS​ (Online)

Kathy Young

Assistant Clinical Professor and Program Director, MS in Healthcare Leadership [email protected]

Health Promotion and Management - MS​

Allison Higgins​

Assistant Clinical Professor, Nutrition and Public Health and Program Director, MS in Health Promotion and Management & Health Coaching Certificate
[email protected]
978-837-3451

Nutrition and Human Performance - MS​

Stephanie Chmielecki

Program Director, M.S. in Nutrition and Human Performance
[email protected]

School of Arts and Sciences

Applied Chemistry - MS​

Jimmy Franco​

Interim Associate Dean & Professor and Graduate Program Director, Applied Chemistry
[email protected]
978-837-5285

Communication - MA​

Andrew Tollison​

Associate Professor and Program Director of M.A. in Communication
[email protected]
978-837-5055

Interfaith Spirituality - Certificate​

Peter Ellard​

Director of the Spirituality Program
[email protected]
978-837-5755

Public Administration - MPA​

Bradley Miller

Director of the Masters in Public Administration
[email protected]
(O) 978-837-5883 (C) 404-234-6683

Spiritual Direction - MA​

Peter Ellard​

Director of the Spirituality Program
[email protected]
978-837-5755

Spiritual Direction - Certificate​

Peter Ellard​

Director of the Spirituality Program
[email protected]
978-837-5755

Spirituality - MA​

Peter Ellard​

Director of the Spirituality Program
[email protected]
978-837-5755

School of Engineering and Computational Sciences

Product Management - MS & Certificate (Online)

Jeffrey Hovis​

Lecturer and Program Director, Product Management
[email protected]
978-837-5339

Civil Engineering - MS​

Joel Kuszmaul

Associate Dean & Associate Professor, Civil Engineering
[email protected]
978-837-5750

Data Science - MS & Certificate (Online)​

Dave Sheets

Program Director & Instructional Professor, Data Science
[email protected]
978-837-5612

Computer Science - MS (Online)​

Paulo Fernandes​

Director, MS Computer Science & Professor of Practice
[email protected]

Mechanical Engineering - MS​

Rickey Caldwell

Chair & Associate Professor, Mechanical & Electrical Engineering
[email protected]
978-837-5382

Information Technology - MS​ (Online)

Jolly Upadhyaya

Program Director & Instructional Professor of IT
[email protected]
978-837-5606

Continuing Education

Applied Arts and Sciences - BA (Online)

Jacob Turner​

Chair & Professor, Communication and Media
Academic Director of the BDC Program
[email protected]
978-837-3552

Business Administration - BA (Online)

Jacob Turner​

Chair & Professor, Communication and Media
Academic Director of the BDC Program
[email protected]
978-837-3552

Psychology - BA (Online)

Jacob Turner​

Chair & Professor, Communication and Media
Academic Director of the BDC Program
[email protected]
978-837-3552

Strategic Communication - BA (Online)

Jacob Turner​

Chair & Professor, Communication and Media
Academic Director of the BDC Program
[email protected]
978-837-3552