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Academic Leadership

The academic leadership of Mercy University includes the School's Deans, Department Chairs, and Program Directors.

Deans, Associate Deans & Director of Libraries

School of Business
Dean | Victor Petenkemani, MBA
Interim Associate Dean | Naushad Kollikkathara, PhD

School of Education
Dean | Eric Martone, PhD
Associate Dean for Administration | Mary Ellen Hoffman, MS
Interim Associate Dean | JungKang Miller, PhD

School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Dean | Stuart Sidle, PhD
Associate Dean | Eduardo Zachary Albrecht, PhD
Associate Dean for Administration | Wendi Vescio

School of Health and Natural Sciences
Interim Dean | Nannette Hyland, PhD
Interim Associate Dean | Renée Haskew-Layton, PhD

School of Liberal Arts
Dean | Peter West, PhD
Associate Dean | Andrés Matías-Ortiz, PhD
Associate Dean, General Education | Robert Murray, PhD

School of Nursing
Dean of Nursing and Chief Nurse Administrator | Kenya Beard, EdD, MSN
Associate Dean of Nursing | Susan Wilson, MSN

Library
Director of Libraries | Moddie Breland, MLS, EdD


School of Education

Dr. Mi-Hyun Chung
Chair, Literacy and Multilingual Studies

Dr. Amanda Gunning
Chair, Secondary Education

Dr. Sudha Ramaswamy
Chair, Special Education/ Educational Leadership

Dr. Helge Wasmuth
Chair, Early Childhood and Childhood Education

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Dr. Rose Rudnitski
Program Director, Special Education


School of Liberal Arts

Dr. David Wang
Chair, Mathematics and Computer Science

Dr. Kristen Keckler
Chair, Literature and Language

Dr. Maureen MacLeod
Chair, Humanities

Mr. Michael Perrota
Chair, Communication and the Arts

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Dr. Narasim Banavara
Program Director, Computer Science (Graduate Program)

Dr. Zhixiong Chen
Program Director, Cybersecurity (Undergraduate Program), and 
Director, Mercy Cybersecurity Education Center

Mr. Louis Grasso
Program Director, Media Studies

Dr. Alan Hartman
Program Director, Modern Foreign Languages

Mr. Justin Kessler
Program Director, Music Production and Recording Arts

Dr. Sisi Li
Program Director, Computer Science (Undergraduate Program) and Computer Information Systems

Dr. Christopher Loots
Program Director, English (Undergraduate Program) and English Literature (Graduate Program)

Dr. Jon-Paul Paolino
Program Director, Mathematics

Dr. Usman Rauf
Program Director, Cybersecurity (Graduate Program)

Mr. Ralph "Woody" Sullender
Program Director, Design and Animation

Dr. Caitlin Wiesner
Program Director, History

Dr. Jason Zalinger
Program Director, Communication Studies


General Education and Honors Program

Dr. Maureen MacLeod
Program Director, Seminars (General Education)

Dr. K. Patrick Fazioli
Director, Honors Program


School of Business

Mr. John Power
Chair, Graduate Business

Ms. Denise Stefano
Chair, Accounting

Dr. Li Yong
Chair, Undergraduate Business

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Mr. Robert Bohn
Program Director, Entrepreneurship

Mr. Mark Chmiel
Program Director, Undergraduate Business

Dr. Rebekah Hanousek-Monge
Program Director, Human Resource Management

Dr. David Kilpatrick
Program Director, Sport Management

Dr. Naushad Kollikathara
Program Director, Analytics (BS, MSBA, and 4+1 Program)

Mr. John Power
Program Director, MBA Program

Ms. Denise Stefano
Program Director, Graduate Accounting

Mr. Mahmud Wazihullah
Program Director, Business Honors

Dr. Zachary Williams
Program Director, Organizational Leadership Program


School of Health & Natural Sciences

Dr. Lee Warren
Chair, Department of Natural Sciences

Dr. Jean Walsh
Chair, Department of Health Sciences

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Dr. Gary Bouchard
Program Director, Physician Assistant Program

Ms. Jennifer Alves Fernandes
Interim Program Director, Occupational Therapy Assistant

Dr. Ruth Hansen
Program Director, Physical Therapy

Dr. Renée Haskew-Layton
Program Director, Biology

Dr. Astrid Mel
Program Director, Exercise Science

Ms. Michelle Naylor
Program Director, Clinical Laboratory Science

Dr. Ashley O'Rourke
Program Director, Communications Disorders

Dr. Lisa Schenkel
Program Director, Veterinary Technology

Dr. Francine Seruya
Program Director, Occupational Therapy


School of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Dr. Illya Lichtenberg
Chair, Social Sciences

Dr. Ellen Sperber-Freebern
Chair, Psychology and Social Work

Dr. Cynthia Walley
Chair, Counseling

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Dr. Eduardo Albrecht
Program Director, International Relations and Diplomacy

Dr. Saliha Bava
Program Director, Marriage and Family Therapy

Dr. Jeffrey Cohen
Program Director, School Psychology

Ms. Donna Drumm, Esq.
Program Director, Legal Studies

Dr. Sarah Hahn
Program Director, Behavioral Sciences

Dr. Chelsea Kuo
Program Director, Sociology

Dr. Charles Lieberman
Program Director, Criminal Justice

Dr. Elizabeth Pete
Program Director, Health Services Management

Dr. Nadia Ramjit
Program Director, Undergraduate Psychology

Dr. Angelle Richardson 
Program Director, Mental Health Counseling

Dr. Rebecca Trenz
Program Director, Graduate Psychology

Dr. Cynthia Walley
Program Director, School Counseling

Dr. Carol Bennett-Speight
Program Director, Social Work


School of Nursing

Dr. Helene Dill
Program Director, Traditional Nursing Undergraduate Program

Mr. Cordelle Luces
Program Director, Undergraduate Nursing Weekend Program

Dr. Susan Moscou
Program Director, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program  

Dr. Sylvie Rosenbloom
Program Director, Family Nurse Practitioner Program