Herbert, James – President
Ph.D., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of North Carolina at Greensboro; M.A., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of North Carolina at Greensboro; B.A., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Texas at Austin
Alonzo, Matthew – Chief Information Officer
M.Ed. from the ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Holy Cross; B.S. from the ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Louisiana at Lafayette
Beaulieu, Ellen, G. – Vice President for Strategy and Communications
Ed.D., Nova Southeastern ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; M.P.H., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Hawaii; B.A., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Hawaii; A.S., Forsyth School for Dental Hygienists
DeBurro, Jennifer – Dean of Students and Vice President of Student Affairs
M.Ed., Suffolk ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; B.A., Assumption College
Feredy, Alicia – Vice President for Institutional Advancement
M.B.A., Walden ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; B.A., The State ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of New York at Oswego
Houseknecht, Karen L. – Associate Provost for Research and Scholarship
Ph.D., Cornell ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; M.S., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Georgia; B.S., Virginia Tech
Irwin, Jim – Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration
M.S., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of La Verne; B.S., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of California, Riverside
Judd, Rika – Assistant Provost for Graduate Admissions and Recruiting
Kallner, Bobbie – Chief Human Resources Officer/Associate Vice President of Human Resources
B.S., Butler ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû
Mahon, Gwendolyn – Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Ph.D., Rutgers School of Graduate Studies, Division of Biomedical and Health Sciences; M.Sc., B.S., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of British Columbia
Pardue, Karen – Associate Provost, Strategic Initiatives
Ph.D., Nova Southeastern ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; M.S., Russell Sage College; B.S., Russell Sage College
Pears, Colin – Associate Provost for Student Success
Ph.D., Catholic ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of America; M.A., Boston College; B.A., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Maine
Pestana, John – ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû Registrar
M.A., Emerson College; B.S.B.A., Stonehill College
Sheldon, Michael – Associate Provost for Academic Affairs
Ph.D. Muskie School of Public Service USM; M.S., P.T., Duke ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; M.S. ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Maine; B.S., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Rhode Island
Steinberg, Scott – Vice President of Undergraduate Admissions
M.B.A., Columbia ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; B.A., Bates College
Thibeault, Alan – Vice President for Operations
B.S. ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Maine, Orono
Tumiel, John – Vice President for Board Relations and Senior Advisor to the President
M.A, ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Alabama in Birmingham; B.S., Empire State College, State ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of New York; A.A.S., Erie Community College
Zlotkowski, Shannon – Assistant Provost for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
M.S., Indiana ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; B.A., Marquette ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû
College Deans
Austin, John – Dean, Honors College
Ph.D., Boston College – Organizational Studies; B.A., Johns Hopkins ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû – Economics
Carreiro, Jane E. – Dean, College of Osteopathic Medicine and Vice President of Health Affairs
D.O., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of New England: B.A., Clark ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû
Dyer, Elizabeth – Dean of Library Services
M.L.I.S., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of South Carolina; B.A. Cornell ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû
Kimmes, Nicole – Dean, College of Dental Medicine
D.D.S., Creighton ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû School of Dentistry; B.S., Northern State ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû
Millen, Jonathan – Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Ph.D., M.A., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Massachusetts - Amherst; B.A., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of New Hampshire – Communications
Morton, Jennifer – Dean, Westbrook College of Health Professions; Executive Director, School of Nursing
D.N.P., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Massachusetts – Amherst; M.S. and M.P.H., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Massachusetts; B.S.N., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Southern Maine
O’Reilly, Norm - Dean, College of Business
Ph.D., Carleton ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû - Management; M.B.A. and M.A., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Ottawa; B.Sc., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Waterloo - Kinesiology
Taylor-Nolan, Beth – Dean, College of Professional Studies
Ed.D., M.Ed., B.A., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Vermont
College of Arts and Sciences Administration
Millen, Jonathan – Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Ph.D. ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Massachusetts, Amherst; B.A., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of New Hampshire – Communications
Brown, A. Christine – Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Ph.D., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Oregon, Oregon Institute of Marine Biology – Biology; B.A., Bowdoin College – Biology
Guay, David A. – Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
M.S., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of California, San Diego – Marine Biology; B.S., Bates College – Biology
Keirstead, Amy – Associate Dean, College of Arts and Science
Ph.D., Dalhousie ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû – Physical Organic Chemistry; B.S., Bishop's ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû – Chemistry
Burman, Michael – Academic Director, School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Ph.D., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Minnesota – Cognitive and Biological Psychology; B.A., Carleton College – Psychology
Clarke, Lane W. – Academic Director, School of Education
Ed.D., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Cincinnati; M.S.T., Rowan ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; B.A., Dickinson College – Psychology
Cripps, Michael J. – Academic Director, School of Arts and Humanities
Ph.D., M.A., Rutgers, State ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of New Jersey – Political Sciences; B.S., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Connecticut – Business Management; B.A., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Connecticut – Philosophy
Deveau, Amy M. – Academic Director, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Ph.D., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Virginia – Chemistry; B.S., Stonehill College – Chemistry and Secondary Education
Jaume, Sylvain – Academic Director, School of Computer Science and Data Analytics
Ph.D., M.S., Université Catholique de Louvain – Electrical Engineering
Tilburg, Charles – Academic Director, School of Marine and Environmental Programs; Director, Marine Science Center
Ph.D., Florida State ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû – Oceanography; M.S., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Texas at Austin – Environmental Engineering; B.S., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Texas at Austin – Aerospace Engineering
Travis, Steven E. – Academic Director, School of Biological Sciences
Ph.D., M.S., Northern Arizona ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; B.S., Southern Oregon ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû
College of BUSINESS AdministrATION
O’Reilly, Norm - Dean, College of Business
Ph.D., Carleton ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû - Management; M.B.A. and M.A., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Ottawa; B.Sc., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Waterloo - Kinesiology
Austin, John – Dean, Honors College; P.D. Merrill Endowed Chair of Business, Associate Professor, College of Business
Ph.D., Boston College – Organizational Studies; B.A., Johns Hopkins ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû – Economics
Daley, Michael – Program Director, Business Administration; Associate Professor, College of Business
Ph.D., M.A., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of New Hampshire; B.S., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Maine
Gordon, Kiernan – Program Director, Sport Leadership and Management; Associate Professor, College of Business
Ph.D., The Ohio State ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; M.S., High Point ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; B.A., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of California – Santa Cruz
Vlachos, Aimee – Program Director, Outdoor Business and Innovation; Assistant Teaching Professor, College of Business
M.S., California State ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû– Long Beach; B.A., Western State College of Colorado
Westbrook College of Health Professions Administration
Morton, Jennifer – Dean, Westbrook College of Health Professions; Executive Director, School of Nursing; Professor, School of Nursing
D.N.P., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Massachusetts – Amherst; M.S. and M.P.H., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Massachusetts; B.S.N., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Southern Maine
Siconolfi, Steven – Interim Dean, School of Pharmacy
Crampsey, Elizabeth – Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, WCHP
Ed.D., Creighton ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; M.S., Quinnipiac ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; B.S., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of New Hampshire
Harmer-Beem, Marji – Program Director, Dental Hygiene; Professor, Dental Hygiene
M.S., B.S., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Southern Maine; A.S., Westbrook College
Husman, Caryn – Director, Department of Health Promotion Studies; Program Director, Occupational Studies; Associate Clinical Professor, Occupational Studies
M.S.O.T., B.S., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of New England.
Hyde, Donna – Program Director, School of Nursing/Associate Clinical Professor
M.S.N., Walden ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; B.S.N., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of New England
Mason, Trisha – Director of Service Learning
M.A., Muskie School of Public Service, ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Southern Maine; B.A., Hamilton College
McCormack Tutt, Sally – Program Director, Physical Therapy; Clinical Professor, Physical Therapy
Ed.D., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of St. Augustine; M.P.H., Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; D.P.T., B.S., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of New England
Mills, Bernice – Associate Dean of Clinical & Student Affairs, Westbrook College of Health Professions; Associate Clinical Professor, Dental Hygiene
M.S., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Southern Maine; B.S., Indiana ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû, A.S., Westbrook College
Nimmo, Cheryl – Program Director, Nurse Anesthesia; Associate Clinical Professor, Nurse Anesthesia
D.N.P., Northeastern ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; M.S.H.S.A., Salve Regina ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; B.S., Evangel ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû
O’Neil, Jennifer – Program Director, School of Social Work; Assistant Professor, School of Social Work
Ph.D., Lesley ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; M.S.W., Simmons ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû
Pierce, Heath – Assistant Dean, Westbrook College of Professions; Director, Applied Exercise Science; Clinical Professor, Exercise and Sport Performance
M.Ed., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Maine; B.S., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Maine at Farmington
Risling-de Jong, Robin – Program Director, M.S.P.A./Assistant Clinical Professor
Visich, Paul – Program Director, Department of Exercise and Sport Performance; Professor, Exercise and Sport Performance
Ph.D., M.P.H., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Pittsburgh; M.S., George Williams College; B.S., Pennsylvania State ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû
Winston, Kristin – Program Director, Occupational Therapy; Associate Professor, Occupational Therapy
Ph.D., Nova Southeastern ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; M.Ed., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Vermont; B.S., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of New Hampshire
College of Osteopathic Medicine Administration
Carreiro, Jane E. – Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean, College of Osteopathic Medicine
D.O., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of New England, College of Osteopathic Medicine
DeFeo, Guy – Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Education
D.O., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of New England, College of Osteopathic Medicine; M.S., Medical Education Leadership, ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of New England
Pierce-Talsma, Stacey – Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
D.O., Michigan State ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû College of Osteopathic Medicine; M.S., Medical Education Leadership, ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of New England
Brandt, Kathryn – Chair of Primary Care Medicine
D.O., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of New England, College of Osteopathic Medicine; M.S., Medical Education Leadership, ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of New England
Brenner, Carol – Associate Dean for Research and Scholarship
Ph.D., Tufts ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû
Brittle, Lori – Director, Finance and Administration
M.B.A., Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien (¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Economics & Business Administration), Vienna, Austria; I.M.B.A., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of South Carolina
Buonocore, Vin – Associate Dean of Recruitment, Student and Alumni Services
M.Ed., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of South Carolina
Sendzicki, Bonnie – Chair of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
D.O, ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of New England, College of Osteopathic Medicine; M.S Nutrition, Washing State ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; B.S., Union College
Cawley, Robert – Chair of Specialty Medicine
D.O., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of New England, College of Osteopathic Medicine
Ferland, Russell – Chair of Biomedical Sciences
Ph.D., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
College of Professional Studies Administration
Taylor-Nolan, Beth – Dean, College of Professional Studies
Ed.D, M.Ed., B.A, ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Vermont
Academic Administration
Benz, Elizabeth A. – Director, Pre-Health Programs and Student Services
M.A. Gonzaga ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; B.G.S., Valdosta State ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû
Dodge, Elizabeth (Ellie) C. – Program Director, Graduate Programs in Applied Nutrition; Associate Clinical Professor, Graduate Programs in Applied Nutrition
Ph.D., M.S., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Maine
Ewan Whyte, Carol – Director, Graduate Programs; Associate Teaching Professor, Graduate Programs
Ph.D., The ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of West Indies, Mona Campus, Jamaica
Harrington, Anne – Director, Graduate Programs in Education; Assistant Teaching Professor, Graduate Programs in Education
Kaszubinski, Matthew – Director of Health Programs, Health Administration; Associate Teaching Professor, Health Administration
M.M.E.L., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of New England
Legere, Alexandra – Interim Director of Enrollment Services
Slasten-LaPlante, Olga – Director of Learning Experience
Straw, Autumn – Director, Graduate Programs in Social Work Online; Assistant Clinical Professor, Graduate Programs in Social Work Online
M.S.W., Simmons College of Social Work
College of Dental Medicine Administration
Kimmes, Nicole – Dean, Associate Dean of Curriculum Integration and Analytics
D.D.S., Creighton ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû School of Dentistry; B.S., Northern State ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû
Abena, Albert G. – Associate Dean of Clinical Education and Patient Care; Assistant Dean for Community Partnerships
D.D.S., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of California at San Francisco School of Dentistry; J.D., Marquette ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû Law School; B.S., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of California at San Francisco School of Dentistry
Erickson, Travis – Assistant Dean of Student Affairs
M.Ed., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Maine, B.S., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Maine
Warner, Laura – Assistant Dean of Finance and Administration
M.B.A., Southern New Hampshire ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; B.S., Radford ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû
Notice and Responsibilities Regarding this Catalog
This catalog outlines the academic programs, degree criteria, policies, and events of the ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of New England for the 2024–2025 academic year and serves as the official guide for academic and program requirements for students enrolling at the ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû during the Summer of 2024, Fall 2024, and Spring 2025 semesters.
The information provided is accurate as of its publication date on April 26, 2024.
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While students may receive guidance from academic advisors or program directors, they remain responsible for fulfilling the requirements outlined in the catalog relevant to their enrollment year and for staying informed about any updates to policies, provisions, or requirements.