Dr. Barbara Andrew, Dean, Honors CollegeRaubinger Hall 154B(973) 720-3658andrewb@wpunj.edu Dr. Barbara Andrew specializes in feminist theory, ethics, social and political philosophy. Her most recent publications consider love and freedom as moral principles. Dr. Andrew served as Chair of the Department of Philosophy from 2011 until her appointment as interim Honors College Director in 2015. She has taught at William Paterson University since 2002. Previously, she taught at the University of Oregon and the University of Montana. Jan Pinkston, Honors College Assistant DirectorRaubinger Hall 154A(973) 720-3776pinkstonj@wpunj.edu Jan Pinkston was appointed to the Honors College at William Paterson University in January, 2000. She holds an M.A. in English (writing concentration) from William Paterson University and a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Illinois. Jan currently serves on the Executive Board of AFT Local 1796, as well as on several campus-wide committees. West Moss, Honors College Academic Programs SpecialistRaubinger Hall 155(973) 720-3775mossn@wpunj.edu West Moss has had her work published in The New York Times, Salon, McSweeney's, The Saturday Evening Post, and elsewhere. She is a graduate of Columbia University's Narrative Medicine Program, and teaches creative writing, literature, medical humanities courses, and she works with clinicians doing narrative medicine work across the country. Gabrielle Eisler, Honors College Graduate AssistantRaubinger Hall 154(973) 720-3657honors@wpunj.edu Gabrielle is the Honors College Graduate Assistant. She is working toward completing a Masters in Communication Disorders. Julianna McVeigh, Honors College Student Assistant, Peer Leader LiaisonRaubinger Hall 154(973) 720-3657honors@wpunj.edu Julianna is the Honors College Student Assistant and Peer Leader Liaison. She is a junior at William Paterson and is working towards completing her bachelor's degree in Public Health Education, minor in Political Science, and Global Public Health Honors Track. Julianna is also the President of the Honors College Club on campus, and a member of Theta Phi Alpha. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Dr. Joseph Spagna, BiologyScience Hall East 4039(973) 720-2793spagnaj@wpunj.edu Dr. Joseph Spagna is the director of the Biology Track and associate professor of Biology. His research interests include systematics, evolution, and biomechanics of arthropods. Students in Dr. Spagna's lab use high-speed video, movement analysis, genetics, and computer modeling to figure out how spiders and ants have evolved to move the ways they do. Dr. Mike Chao, BusinessVR3053(973) 720-3746chaoc@wpunj.edu Mike Chao holds a Ph.D. in Marketing and International Business from Saint Louis University and joined the Cotsakos College of Business from Baruch College. Chao’s research and teaching interests center on the internationalization/regionalization of multinational enterprises (MNEs), standardization vs. localization of their Web sites, and country-of-origin (COO) effects in international marketing. The results of his research provide guidance to business managers such as a recent article that argues that international marketing managers should try to find solutions to the problems caused by the complexity of product diversification and that adopting an international diversification strategy appears to be a good option. His research has appeared in academic journals such as the Journal of International Marketing and the International Marketing Review. He has presented numerous papers at the annual meetings of academic associations such as the American Marketing Association and the Academy of Management. Dr. Bruce Diamond, Clinical Psychology and NeuropsychologyScience Hall East 2062B(973) 720-3400diamondb@wpunj.edu Dr. Diamond is a licensed neuropsychologist (NJ) specializing in clinical neuropsychological assessment and neurorehabilitation. His research focuses on the neuropsychology and cognitive neuroscience of memory, executive function, attention/concentration, information processing and mood/anxiety using standardized, computer-based and brain imaging/autonomic measures in healthy and in clinical populations. A practicing clinician, he has published extensively and presented at numerous national and international conferences. Dr. Amy Learmonth, Cognitive ScienceScience Hall East 2057(973) 720-2765learmontha@wpunj.edu Dr. Learmonth is a developmental psychologist with a research focus on the development of memory and spatial ability. Most of her research is with young children and uses techniques such as deferred imitation and search tasks (both real world and virtual) to examine the changes in memory and spatial ability over the first six years. Her specific research is currently on the use of landmarks and geometric features in spatial memory and navigation. She is also currently working on a project that will look at early spatial competence and memory binding as a window into infantile amnesia. Recent publications by Dr. Learmonth have appeared in Developmental Science, Psychological Science, Memory and Cognition and the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. Prof. David KerznerShea Aud. 115(973) 720-3198kerznerd@wpunj.edu David Kerzner is currently the coordinator and creator of the Sound Engineering Arts program and the Minor in Digital Music Creation as well as the interim director of the honors music track. He has a very long and extensive career as an audio and mastering engineer having worked with artists from a broad range of musical genre. He has experience as a composer of music for film and video as well as jingle creation and continues to perform regularly as a guitarist. David holds an MS in Computer Aided Composition from SUNY Fredonia and has taught in higher education for nearly 30 years. Dr. Lauren Fowler-Calisto, MusicShea Center 177(973) 720-2691fowlercalistol@wpunj.edu Dr. Lauren Fowler-Calisto is Assistant Professor and Director of Choral Activities at William Paterson University, and Music Honors Track Director. She conducts the Concert Choir and Chamber Singers and teaches conducting and courses in music education. Dr. Fowler-Calisto received her Doctor of Arts degree from the University of Northern Colorado in Choral Conducting with a cognate in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy. She also holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Concordia College, Moorhead, MN, and a Master of Music in Performance degree in conducting from the University of Arizona. Her research interests include Voice Science and Acoustics in addition to Choral and Conducting Pedagogy. Dr. Jill Nocella, Nursing Hunziker Wing 207(973)720-3483nocellaj1@wpunj.edu Dr. Nocella received her master’s degree in nursing science from the Pennsylvania State University in 2002 and her Ph.D. in Nursing Research and Theory Development from New York University in 2013. She is a clinical nurse specialist in community health as well as a board certified complex case manager. Her area of practice has been in the managed care environment as well as the home care setting. Her research is focused on quality of care as well as self-management of chronic conditions. Dr. Philip Cioffari, Performing and Literary ArtsAtrium 224A(973) 720-3053cioffarip@wpunj.edu Phillip Cioffari, the Track Director, is the author of five books of fiction: the mystery/thriller, CATHOLIC BOYS; the short story collection, A HISTORY OF THINGS LOST OR BROKEN, which won the Tartt Fiction Prize, and the D. H. Lawrence award for fiction; JESUSVILLE, DARK ROAD, DEAD END, and just recently,THE BRONX KILL. His short stories have been published widely in commercial and literary magazines and anthologies, including North American Review, Playboy, Michigan Quarterly Review, Northwest Review, Florida Fiction, and Southern Humanities Review. He has written and directed for Off an Off-Off Broadway. His Indie feature film, which he wrote and directed, LOVE IN THE AGE OF DION, has won numerous awards, including Best Feature Film at the Long Island International Film Expo, and Best Director at the NY Independent Film & Video Festival. He is a Professor of English, and director of the Performing and Literary Arts Honors track, at William Paterson University. Dr. Neil Kressel, Social SciencesScience Hall East 2039(973) 720-3389kresseln@wpunj.edu Professor Neil Kressel holds a Ph.D. in social psychology from Harvard University and an M.A. in comparative history from Brandeis University. A recipient of William Paterson’s award for excellence in research and scholarship and –recently-a Visiting Fellow at Yale University, his books include: Bad Faith: The Danger of Religious Extremism (Prometheus, 2007), Mass Hate: The Global Rise of Genocide and Terror Plenum, 1996; rev, ed., Perseus/Westview Press/Basic Books, 2002); Stack and Sway: The New Science of Jury Consulting (Perseus/Basic Books, 2002; paperback, 2004), and Political Psychology (Paragon House, 1993), and “The Sons of Pigs and Apes” (selected as 2012 Book of the Year by the Journal for the Study of Antisemitism). He enjoys supervising undergraduate student theses. Dr. K. Molly O'Donnell, HumanitiesAtrium 203(973) 720-2146odonnellk@wpunj.edu Dr. K. Molly O’Donnell is a modern German historian with broad teaching areas in European social history, women’s history, and the history of imperialism. Her courses train students to trace their family histories, research the everyday lives of ordinary people in the past, use role-playing, literature, and information technology to examine the past, and explore the intersections of class, race, and gender. Her research explores the impacts of German women’s colonization in Southwest Africa through the Nazi era, particularly on interracial rumors, gossip, and violence. Dr. Marianne Sullivan, Global Public Health(973) 720-3481sullivanm19@wpunj.edu Dr. Marianne Sullivan is Professor of Public Health. She is the author of Tainted Earth: Smelters, Public Health and the Environment, Rutgers University Press, 2014. Her recent articles concern environmental justice, childhood lead exposure, community research partnerships, and environmental data and governance.
Office of Sponsored Programs William Paterson University Raubinger Hall 309 Wayne, NJ 07470 Contact Information: Phone: 973-720-2852 Fax: 973-720- 3573 E-mail: grants@wpunj.edu Staff Martin Williams, Director williamsm@wpunj.edu, 973-720-3263 As the Director of Sponsored Programs, Martin is engaged in all aspects of the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP). These activities include the cultivation of interest to seek external support, management of funded projects and related compliance issues, the Institutional Review Board (IRB) for Human Subjects, patents and related intellectual property issues, policy development, professional development of the OSP team, and planning. He also directs special University-wide activities such as the EXPLORATIONS program and the support of Research Scholarship and Creative Expression (RSCE) activities. Martin has been actively involved in the National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) for many years. He holds a Master of Arts Administration from New York University and a Bachelor of Arts in History from Montclair State University. Christine Bravo, Pre-Award Services bravoc4@wpunj.edu, 973-720-3794 Christine assists faculty with the development of grant proposals for submission to federal, state, and local government agencies; grant making public charities; and select foundations. She manages the proposal development process by providing outreach and training to faculty and staff and communicates with funding agencies. Christine has worked in research administration for over 20 years and has been a member of the National Council of University Research Administration (NCURA) for 11 years. She holds a Master of Administrative Science from Fairleigh Dickinson University and a Bachelor of Arts in English with a concentration in Creative Writing and a minor in Communication Studies. Kate Boschert, Assistant Director for Research Development boschertk1@wpunj.edu, 973-720-3316 Kate works closely with faculty, staff, institutional leadership, and our consultants from McAllister & Quinn to develop high quality proposals. Kate helps OSP clients develop their ideas into projects that are part of their larger career development strategy. Kate educates new and experienced grant-seekers about the proposal development process, tools to search for funding opportunities, how to review eligibility criteria, and makes plans for proposal development. Kate helps with revising and resubmitting proposals as well. Maureen Peters, Program Assistant petersm@wpunj.edu, 973-720-2852 Maureen provides administrative and technical support to both the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) and the Institutional Review Board (IRB). She assists with the planning and logistics of our annual EXPLORATIONS Events and is the editor of the OSP newsletter, The Star Report. Maureen holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Anna Baiata, Grants and Contracts Support Specialist baiataa@wpunj.edu, 973-720-3895 Anna provides administrative support to sponsored projects, prepares for kick off meetings, monitors post-award spending for projects, and performs database management. Anna’s background includes many years working in a variety of research administration roles.
