¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû Administration

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

DeBurro, Jennifer – Dean of Students and Vice President of Student Affairs
M.Ed., Suffolk ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; B.A., Assumption College

Fereday, 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. – Vice President for Research and Senior 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 Recruitment
M.A., Chapman ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; M.S., Lasell College 

Kallner, Bobbie – Chief Human Resources Officer/Associate Vice President of Human Resources and Title IX
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 – Associate VP, Dean of Admissions 
M.B.A., Columbia ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; B.A., Bates College

Thibeault, Alan – Vice President of 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 Community and Belonging
M.S., Indiana ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; B.A., Marquette ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû

College Deans

Austin, John – Dean, Honors College
Ph.D., Boston College; B.A., Johns Hopkins ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû

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

Renfro, Wesley – Dean, College of Arts and Sciences 
Ph.D., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Connecticut; M.A., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Connecticut; B.A., Heidelberg College

Vitale, John – Dean, Westbrook College of Health Professions 
Ph.D., Rosalind Franklin ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; M.H.S., Quinnipiac ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; B.A., Keene State College

O’Reilly, Norm – Dean, College of Business
Ph.D., Carleton ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; M.B.A. and M.A., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Ottawa; B.Sc., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Waterloo

Taylor-Nolan, Beth – Dean, College of Professional Studies
Ed.D., M.Ed., B.A., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Vermont

College of Arts and Sciences Administration

Renfro, Wesley – Dean, College of Arts and Sciences 
Ph.D., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Connecticut; M.A., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Connecticut; B.A., Heidelberg College

Brown, A. Christine – Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Ph.D., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Oregon, Oregon Institute of Marine Biology; B.A., Bowdoin College

Guay, David A. – Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
M.S., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of California San Diego; B.S., Bates College

Keirstead, Amy – Associate Dean, College of Arts and Science
Ph.D., Dalhousie ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; B.S., Bishop's ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû

Burman, Michael – School Director, School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Ph.D., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Minnesota; B.A., Carleton College

Clarke, Lane W. – School Director, School of Education
Ed.D., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Cincinnati; M.S.T., Rowan ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; B.A., Dickinson College

Cripps, Michael J. – School Director, School of Arts and Humanities
Ph.D., M.A., Rutgers, State ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of New Jersey; B.S., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Connecticut; B.A., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Connecticut

Deveau, Amy M. – School Director, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Ph.D., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Virginia; B.S., Stonehill College

Tilburg, Charles – School Director, School of Marine and Environmental Programs
Ph.D., Florida State ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; M.S., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Texas at Austin; B.S., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Texas at Austin

Travis, Steven E. – School 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; M.B.A. and M.A., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Ottawa; B.Sc., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Waterloo

Austin, John – Dean, Honors College; P.D. Merrill Endowed Chair of Business, Associate Professor, College of Business 
Ph.D., Boston College; B.A., Johns Hopkins ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû

Abu El Fadl, Moustafa – Program Director, Finance; Associate Professor, Finance, College of Business
Ph.D., M.S., Old Dominion ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; M.B.A., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Arizona; M.S., Ain Shams ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû

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

Vitale, John – Dean, Westbrook College of Health Professions 
Ph.D., Rosalind Franklin ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; M.H.S., Quinnipiac ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; B.A., Keene State College

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

Flavin, Kerianne – Program Director, Nurse Anesthesia; Assistant Clinical Professor, Nurse Anesthesia
D.N.P., Baylor College of Medicine; B.S.N., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Massachusetts

Hawkes, Robert – Program Director, MSPA; Associate Clinical Professor
M.S. ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of New England; B.A., B.S., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Southern Maine

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 

Lamarre, Wayne – Director, Athletic Training Program; Clinical Professor
M.Ed., Norwich ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; B.S. Central Connecticut State ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû

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

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

Smallidge, Dianne – Director, Dental Hygiene 
EdD, Plymouth State ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; M.S., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Tennessee; B.S., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of New Hampshire; A.S., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of New England

Visich, Paul – Chair, 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

Pierce-Talsma, Stacey – Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
D.O., Michigan State ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû College of Osteopathic Medicine; M.S., ¸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., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of New England

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, 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

Benton, Bethany – Director of Finance and Administration, CPS
M.S., Walsh College; B.A., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Kentucky 

Benz, Elizabeth A. – Director, Pre-Health Programs and Student Services
M.A. Gonzaga ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; B.G.S., Valdosta State ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû

Diggins, Rebecca – Director for Practicum Education; Assistant Clinical Professor
MSW, B.A., Boston ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû 

Dodge, Elizabeth (Ellie) C. – Associate Dean of Academic Affairs; 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

O’Neil, Jennifer – Director School of Social Work & Graduate Programs in Social Work; Assistant Professor, School of Social Work 
Ph.D., Lesley ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; M.S.W., Simmons ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû

Slasten-LaPlante, Olga – Director of Learning Experience

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., B.S., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of California at San Francisco School of Dentistry; J.D., Marquette ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû Law School

Erickson, Travis – Assistant Dean of Student Affairs
M.Ed., B.S., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Maine

Saeed, Sophia – Associate Dean, Clinic Operations and Quality Care
D.M.D., Harvard School of Dental Medicine; M.B.A., Western Governors ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; B.S., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Michigan

Mohamed, Elsalhy – Associate Dean of Academic Affairs 
Ph.D., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Alberta, Canada; Ph.D., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Turku; M.P.H., Case Western Reserve ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; M.Sc., Kuwait ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; B.D.M., Kuwait ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; B.M.S., Kuwait ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû 

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 2025–2026 academic year and serves as the official guide for academic and program requirements for students enrolling at the ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû during the Summer of 2025, Fall 2025, and Spring 2026 semesters.

The information provided is accurate as of its publication date on April 30, 2025.

The ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of New England reserves the right to modify its programs, calendar, or academic schedule as deemed necessary or beneficial. This includes alterations to course content, class rescheduling, cancellations, or any other academic adjustments. Changes will be communicated as promptly as possible.

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.