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College of Arts and Sciences Faculty and Staff
Humanities and Social Sciences

Ronald Bernier
Department Chair
Degrees
- Ph.D. and M.A., History & Theory of Art, Essex University, England
- M.A., Theology and Religious Studies, University of Scranton
- M.B.A., Whittemore School of Business & Economics, University of New Hampshire
- A.B., Art History, Vassar College.

Lois Ascher
Professor
Degrees
- M.A., English Literature, Northeastern University
- B.A., English Literature, Wheaton

Michael Carter
Professor
Degrees
- M.A., History, Boston State College
- B.A., Education, Boston College
- Licensed Construction Supervisor, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Beth Anne Cooke-Cornell
Associate Professor
Degrees
- M.A., American Studies, University of Massachusetts-Boston
- M.A., English, Central Connecticut State University
- B.A., English, Merrimack College

Leon Cort
Professor
Degrees
- Ph.D., Political Science, Boston University
- M.A., International Affairs, Ohio University
- B.A., Modern Foreign Languages, Fisk University

David Downey
Associate Professor
Degrees
- M.A., English Literature, Northeastern University
- B.S., English Literature, Northeastern University

Lisa Falvey
Associate Professor
Degrees
- Ph.D., Communication and Rhetoric, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- M.A., English, William Paterson University
- B.S., Arts Administration, Russell Sage College

Christopher Gleason
Associate Professor
Degrees
- Ph.D., Creative Writing: Fiction, University of Utah
- M.F.A., Creative Writing, Florida International University
- B.A., Literature/Creative Writing, Eckerd College

Jody Michael Gordon
Assistant Professor
Degrees
- Ph.D., Classics, University of Cincinnati
- M.A., Classics, University of Cincinnati
- B.A., History and Classics, St. Paul's College, University of Manitoba

Mark John Isola
Assistant Professor
Degrees
- Ph.D., English, Tufts University
- M.A. English, Simmons College
- B.A., Gerontology, English Minor, Quinnipiac College
George Katsiaficas
Professor
Degrees
- Ph.D., Sociology, University of California, San Diego
- M.A., Sociology, University of California, San Diego
- B.S., Industrial Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Paul Lazarovich
Associate Professor
Degrees
- Masters in Public Administration (MPA), Suffolk University
- B.S. English - Journalism & Secondary Education, Suffolk University
- A.A.S., Communications, Grahm Junior College
- Certificate of Graduate Public Relations, Emerson College
- (CJE) Certified Journalism Educator, Journalism Education Association

Faith Litchock-Morellato
Assistant Professor
Degrees
- B.F.A, Writing, Literature and Publishing, Emerson College
- M.A.T., Teaching English as a Second Language, The School for International Training

Gloria Monaghan
Associate Professor
Degrees
- M.A., American and British Literature, Boston College
- B.A., English, Loyola University

Nicholas Park
Assistant Professor
Degrees
- Ph.D., Sociology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- M.A., Sociology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- B.A., Sociology, San Jose State University

Jonathan Ripley
Professor
Degrees
- Ph.D., Modern American Literature, St. John’s University
- M.Ph., Modern American Literature, St. John’s University
- M.A., Modern British and American Literature, Adelphi University
- B.A., Philosophy, University of Rochester

Edward Rooney
Associate Professor
Degrees
- M.F.A., Creative Writing, Washington University in St. Louis
- B.A., English, Pomona College

Elaine Slater
Associate Professor
Degrees
- M.A., Art History, Tufts University
- B.A., Art History, Simmons College

Amos St. Germain
Professor
Degrees
- Ph.D., American Civilization, University of Iowa
- M.A., American Studies, Purdue University
- B.A., History, Fordham University

Marilyn Stern
Professor
Degrees
- M.S., Broadcasting and Film: Creative Project Sequence, Boston University
- B.A., English, Skidmore College
- C.A.E.S., English, Boston College.

Joanne Tuck
Professor
Degrees
- M.Ed., Social Education, Boston University
- B.A., History, Boston University




