Faculty & Staff
Meet faculty & staff from Merrimack College’s School of Arts and Sciences.
Dean’s Office
Biology Faculty
Kristy
McDowell
Program Director & Lecturer of Environmental Sciences and Sustainability
Michael
Piatelli
Associate Instructional Professor, Biology
Chemistry and Biochemistry Faculty
Brian
Provencher,
’06
Chair & Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Brandi
Baldock
Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry & Director, Master of Science in Applied Chemistry
Joseph
Chiarelli,
’09
Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Anthony
Fernandez
Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Stephen
Theberge
Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Communication and Media Faculty
Jacob
Turner
Chair & Professor, Communication and Media
Academic Director of the BDC Program
Kilhoe "Miranda"
Na
Assistant Professor, Communication and Media
Andrew
Tollison
Associate Professor, Communication and Media & Director of Master of Arts in Communication
Melissa "Mish"
Zimdars
Associate Professor, Communication and Media
English Faculty
Steven
Scherwatzky
Interim Dean, School of Arts & Sciences & Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education
Ellen
McWhorter
Associate Professor, English & Director, Honors Program
Lauren
Rocha
Assistant Professor of Practice, English
Environmental Sciences and Sustainability Faculty
April
Bowling
Vice President, Research & Professor, Nutrition & Public Health
Cynthia
Carlson
Chair & Associate Professor, Civil Engineering
Kristy
McDowell
Program Director & Lecturer of Environmental Sciences and Sustainability
Michael
Corcoran
Associate Professor, Nutrition and Public Health
Stephen
Theberge
Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Gender, Diversity and Social Justice Faculty
History Faculty
Languages and Cultural Studies Faculty
Yanitzia
Canetti
Assistant Professor of Practice, Spanish
Wanda
Ocasio-Rivera
Mathematics Faculty
Brandy
Benedict
Chair & Associate Professor, Mathematics
Laura
Hall-Seelig
Associate Professor, Mathematics
Rebecca
Hawthorne
Assistant Instructional Professor, Mathematics
Lisa
Houh
Assistant Instructional Professor, Mathematics
Brigid
Killian
Assistant Instructional Professor, Mathematics
Sharon
Taitelbaum
Associate Professor of Practice, Education
Sujatha
Thiruvengadathan
Associate Instructional Professor, Mathematics
Philosophy Faculty
Physics Faculty
Political Science & Public Policy Faculty
Alison
Russell
Chair & Associate Professor, Political Science & Public Policy
Kirstie
Dobbs
Assistant Professor of Practice; Director of Early College and Faculty Community Engagement Strategy
Anne Boxberger
Flaherty
Professor, Political Science & Public Policy
Kevin
McGravey
Associate Professor, Political Science & Public Policy
Bradley
Miller
Director, Master of Public Administration & Assistant Professor of Practice
Harry
Wessel
Associate Professor, Political Science & Public Policy
Psychology Faculty & Staff
Michael
Stroud
Chair, Psychology & Professor, Psychology
Amanda
Cremone-Caira
Assistant Professor, Psychology
Laura
Kurdziel
Associate Professor, Psychology and Neuroscience
Religious and Theological Studies Faculty & Staff
Maria Teresa (MT)
Davila
Associate Professor, Religious and Theologies Studies
Nicholas
DiSalvatore
Peter
Ellard
Director, Graduate Program in Spirituality and Spiritual Direction & Associate Professor of Practice
Ed
Enright,
O.S.A.
Associate Professor, Religious and Theological Studies (retired)
Joseph
Kelley
Professor, Religious and Theological Studies
Frances "Dorie"
Mansen
Director, Austin Scholars Curriculum & Associate Professor of Practice, Religious & Theological Studies
Sociology Faculty
Visual and Performing Arts Faculty
Nancy
Wynn
Chair, Visual and Performing Arts & Director, Graphic Design
Jonathan
Latiano
Assistant Professor, Art/Art History
Kathleen
Sills
Associate Professor, Theatre
Visual and Performing Arts Staff
Hugh
Hinton
Director, Campus Music Activities
Ally
Lewis,
'17
School of Arts and Sciences Staff
Erin
Madden
Senior Administrator, School of Arts & Sciences
Alumni Class Year Designations
Faculty and staff members who are alumni of Merrimack College have their year of graduation listed after their name. Bachelor's degree is denoted by the year (i.e. '01). Master's degree is denoted by an "M" and the year of graduation (i.e. M'04).
