Ripich, Danielle - President
Ph.D., Kent State ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; M.A. Cleveland State ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; B.A. Cleveland State ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû
Koelbl, James J. - Provost and Senior Vice President
D.D.S., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Illinois College of Dentistry; M.J., Health Law, Loyola ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû School of Law; M.S., Oral Biology, Loyola ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; B.S., John Carroll ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû
Beaulieu, Ellen, G. – Vice President for Academic Affairs
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
Majid, Anouar - Vice President for ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû Affairs
Ph.D., Syracuse ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû-English; M.A., City ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of New York-English; B.A., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Fez, Morocco-English
Bola, Bill - Vice President for Operations
M.S. ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Southern Maine
Bilsky, Edward - Vice President for Research and Scholarship
Ph.D., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Arizona; M.S., B.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Wilson, Martha - Dean, College of Graduate Studies
Ph.D., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Alabama
Tumiel, John - 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
Mills, Dora A. - Vice President of Clinical Affairs
M.D., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Vermont College of Medicine; M.P.H., Harvard ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû
Trufant, Nicole - Vice President for Fiscal Affairs/CFO
M.S.M., New England College; B.A., B.S., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Southern Maine
Smith Forrest, Cynthia - Vice President for Student Affairs
Ed.D., M.Ed., Harvard ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; M.Ed., B.A., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of South Carolina
Chance, William - Vice President for Institutional Advancement
B.A., Yale ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû
Brazeau, Gayle A. - Dean, College of Pharmacy
Ph.D. ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû at Buffalo, State ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of New York, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences; M.S., B.S. ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Toledo, College of Pharmacy
Wood, Douglas - Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean, College of Osteopathic Medicine
D.O., Kansas City ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Medicine & Biosciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine; Ph.D.,Wayne State ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû
Hey, Jeanne A. K. - Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Ph.D., M.A., The Ohio State ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; B.A., Bucknell ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû
Francis-Connolly, Elizabeth – Dean, Westbrook College of Health Professions
Ph.D., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Michigan; M.S., Boston ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; B.S., Quinnipiac College
Hanley, James - Dean, College of Dental Medicine
DMD, Tufts ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû School of Medicine; B.A. Assumption College
Golub, Andrew – Dean of Library Services
M.S., Simmons College; M.A., Miami ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; B.A., Boston ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû
Nahorney, Mark - Dean of Students
M.S., Central Connecticut State ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; B.S., Central Connecticut State ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû
College of Arts and Sciences Administration
Hey, Jeanne A. K. - Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Ph.D., M.A., The Ohio State ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû - Political Science; B.A., Bucknell ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû - International Relations and Spanish.
Gray, Susan - Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Ed.D.-Boston ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû - Mathematics Education; M.A.T., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Pittsburgh - Secondary Science Education; B.S., Pennsylvania State ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû - Medical Technology/Biology.
St. Ours, Paulette - Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
M.S., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Southern Maine - Statistics; M.A., Boston College - Mathematics; B.A., Saint Joseph's College - Mathematics.
Tillburg, Charles - Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Ph.D, Florida State ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû - Philosophy in Oceanography; M.S., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Texas, Austin - Environmental Engineering; B.S., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Texas - Aerospace Engineering.
Arciero, Michael - Chair - Department of Mathematical Sciences
Ph.D., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Rhode Island - Mathematics; B.S., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Rhode Island - Physics
Brown, A. Christine - Chair, Department of Biology
Ph.D., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Oregon, Oregon Institute of Marine Biology - Biology; B.A., Bowdoin College - Biology
Burt, Stephen - Chair, Department of Arts and Communications
M.F.A., SUNY at Purchase - Printmaking; B.F.A., Rhode Island School of Design - Illustration
Costa-Pierce, Barry - Chair, Department of Marine Sciences; Director, Marine Science Center; Doherty Chair
Ph.D., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Hawaii - Oceanography; M.S., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Vermont - Zoology; B.A., Drew ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû - Zoology.
Diehl, William C. - Chair-Department of Education
Ph.D., B.S., Pennsylvania State ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû - Education.
Dragon, Emily - Director, ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû Education Program
B.A., Brown ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû.
Duff, Brian - Chair, Department of Political Science
Ph.D., M.A., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of California - Berkeley - Political Science; B.A., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of North Carolina - Chapel Hill - Political Science.
Frank Cathrine O. - Acting Chair, Department of English
Ph.D., George Washington ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû - English Literature; M.A., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Cincinnati - English Literature; B.A., Wake Forest ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû.
Long, Patricia J. - Chair - Department of Psychology
Ph.D., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Georgia - Clinical Psychology; M.S., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Georgia - Clinical Psychology; B.S., Texas A & M ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû - Psychology
McReynolds, Samuel - Chair, Department of Society, Culture and Languages
Ph.D. Cornell ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû - Development Sociology; M.A. ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Vermont - History; B.A. ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Virginia - Government
Peterson, Richard B. - Chair, Department of Environmental Studies
Ph.D., M.S., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Wisconsin-Madison - Environmental Studies; B.A., Michigan State ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû - International Studies
Sartorelli, Linda M. - Chair, Department of History and Philosophy
Ph.D., M.A., Indiana ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû - History and Philosophy of Science; A.B., Barnard College, Columbia ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû - Mathematics
Westbrook College of Health Professions Administration
Francis-Connolly, Elizabeth - Dean of the Westbrook College of Health Professions
Ph.D, ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Michigan; M.S.,Boston ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; B.S.,Quinnipiac College
Feldman, Rhonda - Program Director, Physician Assistant
M.S., Duke ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; M.S., United States Sports Academy; B.S., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of West Florida
Graybeal, Clay T. – Associate Dean and Program Director (Interim) - School of Community and Population Health
Ph.D., Rutgers ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; M.S.W., Fordham ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; B.A., Ohio ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû
Harmer-Beem, Marji - Program Director (Interim), Dental Hygiene
M.S., B.S., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Southern Maine; A.S., Westbrook College
Husman, Caryn – Program Director, Health, Wellness and Occupational Studies
M.S.O.T., B.S., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of New England.
Mason, Trisha - Coordinator for Service Learning
M.A., Muskie School of Public Service, ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Southern Maine; B.A., Hamilton College
Massie, Maribeth - Program Director, School of Nurse Anesthesia
M.S., Columbia ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; B.S., Ohio State ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû
Mills, Bernice - Assistant Dean of Student & Clinical Affairs
M.S., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Southern Maine; B.S., Indiana ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû, A.S., Westbrook College
Morrill, Allison - Associate Dean for Research (Interim)
Ph.D., Boston College; J.D., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Maine School of Law; B.A., Case Western Reserve ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû
Morton, Jennifer - Program Director, 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'Brien, Jane Clifford – Program Director, Occupational Therapy
Ph.D., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of South Carolina; MSOT, Boston ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; B.A., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Maine Orono
Pardue, Karen - Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Ph.D., Nova Southeastern ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; M.S., B.S.N. Russell Sage College
Sheldon, Michael - Program Director, Physical Therapy
Ph.D., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Southern Maine; M.S., Duke ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû-Physical Therapy; M.S., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Maine, Orono Zoology; B.S., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Rhode Island -Zoology
Visich, Paul - Program Director, Department of Exercise and Sport Performance
Ph.D., M.P.H., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Pittsburgh; M.S., George Williams College; B.S., Pennsylvania State ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû
Wozniak, Danielle - Program Director, School of Social Work
Ph.D., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Connecticut; M.S.W., Fordham ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; B.A. Miami ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Ohio
College of Pharmacy Administration
Brazeau, Gayle A. - Dean
Ph.D., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû at Buffalo, State ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of New York, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences; M.S., B.S. ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Toledo, College of Pharmacy
Woodward, Jean M. B. - Associate Dean for Student Admissions Services and Faculty Development
Ph.D., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Texas - Austin; M.S., Purdue ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; B.S., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Rhode Island
Rosenthal, Glenn W. - Associate Dean, Academic Services and Business Ventures
Ed.D., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Pennsylvania; MBA, Rider ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; M.A. Psych., Ohio ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; B.A., Ohio ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû
Krebs, James R. - Assistant Dean, Experiential Education
Pharm.D., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Rhode Island; B.S. Pharmacy, Ohio Northern ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû
Marsh, Wallace – Assistant Dean, Assessment and Accreditation
Ph.D., Pharmacy Administration, ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Texas; M.S., Education, Nova Southeastern ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; MBA, Nova Southeastern ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; M.S., Pharmacy Administration, ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Texas; B.S., Pharmacy, ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Texas.
Sutton, Steve – Chair, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ph.D., State ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû at Buffalo, State ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of New York, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences; B.S. Pharmacy, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences
Guvench, Olgun – Vice Chair, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ph.D. Scripps Research Institute; M.D. Columbia ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; B.A. Harvard ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû
Allen, George – Interim Chair, Department of Pharmacy Practice
Pharm.D., Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences; B.S. Pharmacy, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences; B.S. Biology, ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of New Hampshire
Ochs, Leslie – Vice Chair, Department of Pharmacy Practice
Ph.D., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of South Carolina; Pharm.D., Shenandoah ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; M.S.P.H., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of South Carolina; B.S. South Carolina College of Pharmacy
McCall III, Kenneth L. – Director of Professional Affairs
Pharm.D., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center College of Pharmacy; B.S. Pharmacy, ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Oklahoma
College of Osteopathic Medicine Administration
Wood, Douglas - Dean. College of Osteopathic Medicine
D.O., Kansas City ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Medicine & Biosciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine; Ph.D., Wayne State ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû
Wayne, David - Associate Dean Planning, Innovation and Assessment
PH.D. Walden ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû, M.Ed., Toronto ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû, M.S., Niagra ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû, B.A., Shimer College
Pillsbury, Matt- Director of Finance & Administration
B.A. ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Maine
DeFeo, Guy- Associate Dean Clinical Education
D.O., UNECOM, B.S. Fairfield ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû
Kelley, Patricia -Associate Dean Constituent Services, Osteopathic Medicine
MS ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Tennessee , Knoxville; B.A. ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Maine, Orono.
Manyan, David - Associate Dean Research, Osteopathic Medicine
Ph.D., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Rhode Island.
Brandt, Kathryn - Chair of Primary Care
D.O., UNECOM,
Carreiro, Jane -Chair of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
D.O., UNECOM.
Cawley, Robert - Chair of Specialty Medicine
D.O., UNECOM.
Winterson, Barbara - Chair Biomedical Sciences
Ph.D., B.S., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Maryland.
College of Graduate and Professional Studies Administration
Wilson, Martha K. – Dean, College of Graduate Studies and Professional Studies
Ph.D., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Alabama; D.S.W., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Alabama
Pelletier, Jane – CGPS Director, Academic Partnerships
Ph.D., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of New Hampshire; M.A.T., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of New Hampshire
Parent II, Richard Elliott – CGPS Director, Assessment and Pedagogy
Ph.D., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Pittsburgh; M.A., Mills College
Littlefield, Michelle - CGPS Director, Strategic Marketing Initiatives
B.A. ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Maine
College of Dental Medicine Administration
Ryder, Jon S. - Dean of the College of Dental Medicine
D.D.S., College of Dentistry, ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Iowa; B.A., Augustana College
Vachon, Lionel - Assistant Dean for Clinical Affairs
D.D.S., Dental Surgery, Marquette ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû; B.A., ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of Maine
Notice and Responsibilities Regarding this Catalog
This Catalog documents the academic programs, policies, and activities of the ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of New England for the 2015-2016 academic year. The information contained herein is accurate as of date of publication April 30, 2015. *Addendum published January 29, 2016.
The ¸ßÇå²»¿¨¸£Àû of New England reserves the right in its sole judgment to make changes of any nature in its programs, calendar, or academic schedule whenever it is deemed necessary or desirable, including changes in course content, the rescheduling of classes with or without extending the academic term, canceling of scheduled classes or other academic activities, in any such case giving such notice thereof as is reasonably practicable under the circumstances.
While each student may work closely with an academic advisor, he or she must retain individual responsibility for meeting requirements in this catalog and for being aware of any changes in provisions or requirements.