University Faculty 2023-2024 Edition

Dean Emeritus

Professor David S. Lux

Emeritus Faculty

Professor Roger Anderson - Management

Professor Stanley J. Baran - Communication

Professor Judy Barrett Litoff - History and Social Sciences

Professor Laurie Bates - Economics

Professor Gregg Carter - Sociology

Professor Tom Chandler - English and Cultural Studies

Professor Robert Conti - Accounting

Professor Cileine de Lourenco - English and Cultural Studies

Professor Carol DeMoranville - Marketing

Professor Richard Glass - Information Systems and Analytics

Professor Joseph A. Ilacqua - Economics

Professor Antoine Joseph - History and Social Sciences

Professor Kristin Kennedy - Mathematics

Professor David Ketcham - Finance

Professor Gaytha Langlois - Science and Technology

Professor Hsi Li - Finance

Professor Mary Lyons - English and Cultural Studies

Professor Michael Lynch - Accounting

Professor Joseph McCarthy - Finance

Professor Daniel McNally - Science and Technology

Professor Robert Muksian - Mathematics

Professor Elaine Notarantonio - Marketing

Professor Alan Olinsky - Mathematics

Professor Mary Prescott - English and Cultural Studies

Professor Charles Quigley - Marketing

Professor Harold Records - Computer Information Systems

Professor Phyllis Schumacher - Mathematics

Professor Joseph Shaanan - Economics

Professor Kathleen Simons - Accounting

Professor Jack Trifts - Finance

Professor VK Unni - Management

Professor Elizabeth Walden - English and Cultural Studies

Professor Nanci Weinberger - Psychology

Professor Yun Xiao - Modern Languages

Professor Elizabeth Yobaccio - Finance

Tenure and Tenure Track Faculty

Katayoun Alidadi, Assistant Professor, Legal Studies, LL.M. Harvard Law School; Ph.D in Law KU Leuven

Daniel Ames, Associate Professor, Accounting, B.S. Brigham Young University; M.A. Duke University; Ph.D. Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Madan Annavarjula, Professor, Management, B.S. Gulbarga University, India; M.B.A. Karnatak University, India; Ph.D. Temple University

Kwadwo N. Asare, Associate Professor, Accounting, B.S. St. Francis College; M.B.A. Cornell University; M.S. McCullum Graduate School of Business; Ph.D. Bentley University

Asli Ascioglu, Professor, Finance, B.S. Middle East Technical University; M.S. Texas Tech University; Ph.D. University of Memphis

Sharmin Attaran, Associate Professor, Marketing, B.A. University of California Los Angeles; M.B.A. California State University Bakersfield; Ph.D. University of Illinois at Chicago

Laura Beaudin, Assistant Professor, Economics, B.A. St. Michael's College; M.A., Ph.D. University of New Hampshire

David Beausejour, Professor, Accounting, B.S., M.S.T. Bryant University; J.D., Suffolk University; C.P.A.

Aziz Berdiev, Associate Professor, Economics, B.A. Berea College; M.S., Ph.D. University of Kentucky

Kristen M. Berkos, Associate Professor, Communication, B.A., M.A. California State University, Long Beach; Ph.D. Louisiana State University

James Bishop, Professor, Mathematics, B.A., M.A. State University of New York; Ph.D. Northeastern University

Brian Blais, Associate Professor, Science and Technology, B.A. Wesleyan University; Sc.M., Ph.D. Brown University

Dennis M. Bline, Professor, Accounting, B.S.B.A. Indiana University Southeast; M.B.A., Ph.D. University of Arkansas

Ronald Bobroff, Professor, History; Faculty Director of General Education, B.A. University of Pennsylvania; MA Duke University, MSc London School of Economics and Political Science, PhD Duke University

Andrea Boggio, Professor, Legal Studies, B.A. Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy; J.S.M., J.S.D. Stanford Law School

Stefanie Boyer, Associate Professor, Marketing, B.A., M.B.A., Ph.D. University of South Florida

Michael S. Bryant, Professor, Legal Studies, M.S., J.D. Emory University; MA., Ph.D. Ohio State University

Allison Butler, Associate Professor, Psychology, B.S. The College of William Mary; M.Ed. University of Virginia; Ph.D. Boston College

Jeffrey Cabusao, Associate Professor, English and Cultural Studies, B.A. Oberlin College; M.A. University of California; Ph.D. University of Michigan

Valerie Carrigan, Assistant Professor, Studio Art in History, HLA, B.S. Nazareth College; M.A. Western Washington University; M.A. The University of the Arts

Gregg Lee Carter, Professor, Sociology, B.A. University of Nevada Las Vegas; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D. Columbia University

Abhijit Chaudhury, Professor, Information Systems and Analytics, B.Tech., M.Tech. Indian Institute of Technology; Ph.D. Purdue University

Lori Ann Coakley, Professor, Management, B.A. University of California, Santa Cruz; M.B.A. University of Lowell; Ph.D. University of Massachusetts

Charles P. Cullinan, Professor, Accounting, B.S. Suffolk University; M.S. State University of New York; Ph.D. University of Kentucky; C.P.A.; C.M.A.; C.I.A.

Amber Day, Professor, English and Cultural Studies, B.A. McGill University; M.A., Ph.D. Northwestern University

Janet E. Dean, Professor, English and Cultural Studies, B.A. Colby College; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D. Columbia University

Ronald J. Deluga, Professor, Psychology, B.S. Bowling Green State University; M.S. Miami (of Ohio) University; M.B.A. Xavier University; Ed.D. University of Cincinnati

John W. Dietrich, Professor, Political Science, B.A. University of Pennsylvania; M.A., Ph.D. Johns Hopkins University

Geri-Louise Dimas, Assistant Professor, Data Science, B.S. B.A. Roosevelt University; M.S. Bowling Green State University; Ph.D. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Erim Ergene, Assistant Professor, Management, Ph.D. Candidate in Strategic Management, University of Massachusetts; M.S. Lehigh University; B.S. Pennsylvania State University, State College

Amanda Fontaine, Associate Professor, Political Science, B.A. Clark University; M.A. University of New Hampshire; Ph.D. University of New Hampshire

Nicole Freiner, Associate Professor, Political Science, B.A. Alfred University; M.A., Ph.D. Colorado State University

Richard Gorvett, Professor, Mathematics, B.S. University of Illinois at Chicago; M.B.A. University of Chicago; Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Michael J. Gravier, Associate Professor, Marketing, B.A. Washington University St. Louis; M.S. Air Force Institute of Technology; Ph.D. University of North Texas

Terri Hasseler, Professor, English and Cultural Studies, B.A. St. Norbert College; M.A. Marquette University; Ph.D. University of Washington

Zahra Heydarifard, Assistant Professor, Management, B.S. The University of Tehran; M.S. The University of Tehran; M.B.A. The University of Texas; Ph.D. The University of Texas

Kirsten Hokeness, Professor, Science and Technology, B.S. University of New Hampshire; Ph.D. Brown University

Richard G. Holtzman, Associate Professor, Political Science, B.A. University of California San Diego; Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin

Tony Houston, Associate Professor, Modern Languages, B.A., M.A. University of Kentucky; Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

A. Can Inci, Professor, Finance, B.S. Bogazici University; M.S. University of London; M.B.A. Ohio State University; Ph.D. University of Michigan

Eun Yeon Kang, Associate Professor, Marketing, B.S. Kyung Hee University; B.A. Michigan State University; M.A. Michigan State University; Ph.D. University of Texas

Jongsung Kim, Professor, Economics, B.A., M.A. Kyung Hee University; M.A., Ph.D. The Johns Hopkins University

Kacy Kim, Assistant Professor, Marketing, B.A. Chung-Ang University; M.A. SungKyunKwan University; M.A., Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin

Timothy Krumwiede, Professor, Accounting, B.B.A. Cleveland State University; M.S.A., Ph.D. Texas Tech University; C.P.A.

Huan Kuang, Assistant Professor, Finance, B.S.c Southwestern University; M.Sc. Georgia State University; Ph.D. University of Massachusetts

Martha Kuhlman, Professor, English and Cultural Studies, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. New York University

Sonal Kumar, Assistant Professor, Finance, B.S. Panjab University, M.A. Panjab University, M.A. University of Windsor; Ph.D. Concordia University

Eileen Kwesiga, Professor, Management, B.A., M.A. Cleveland State; Ph.D. University of Texas at Arlington

Heather Pond Lacey, Associate Professor, Psychology, B.A. California State University M.A., Ph.D. University of Michigan

Alicia Lamere, Assistant Professor, Mathematics, B.A. Hamilton College; M.S., Ph.D. University of Notre Dame

E. Jin Lee, Assistant Professor, Accounting, M.A. George Washington University; Ph.D. Florida International University

Qin Leng, Professor, Science and Technology, B.S., M.S., Ph.D. Chinese Academy of Sciences

Suhong Li, Professor, Information Systems and Analytics, B.E., M.E. Tianjin University; Ph.D. University of Toledo

David Louton, Professor, Finance, B.S., M.B.A., Ph.D. Michigan State University

Harsh K. Luthar, Professor, Management, B.A. Beloit College; M.B.A. University of Wisconsin-Whitewater; Ph.D. Virginia Polytechnic Institute

Bradford D. Martin, Professor, History, B.A. Yale University; M.A. University of Massachusetts/Boston; Ph.D. Boston University

Teresa McCarthy, Associate Professor, Marketing, B.S. University of Massachusetts; M.S. University of Rhode Island; Ph.D. University of Tennessee

Judith McDonnell, Professor, Sociology, A.B. Cornell University; A.M., Ph.D. Brown University

Sam Mirmirani, Professor, Economics, B.S. National University of Iran; M.S. University of Dallas; M.A., Ph.D. Clark University

Ramesh Mohan, Professor, Economics, B.S., M.S. University of Malaya; Ph.D. Kansas State University

Chris R. Morse, Associate Professor, Communication, B.A., Ph.D. Pennsylvania State University; M.A. Illinois State University

Keith Murray, Professor, Marketing, B.A. Columbia Union College; M.A. Pepperdine University; M.B.A. Boston University; Ph.D. Arizona State University

Son Nguyen, Assistant Professor, Mathematics, B.S. Military Technical Academy, Vietnam; M.S., Ph.D., Ohio University

Peter J. Nigro, Sarkisian Chair and Professor, Finance, B.A. College of the Holy Cross; M.A. University of Southern California; Ph.D. Boston College

Gao Niu, Assistant Professor, Mathematics, B.S. Iowa Wesleyan College; M.S. Western Illinois University; Ph.D. University of Connecticut

Cedric Oliva, Assistant Professor, Modern Languages, Ph.D. University of Corsica, France; M.A. California State University; University of Corsica; B.A. Stendhal University, France; University of Sussex, Brighton, UK University of Corsica

Kathryn Ostermeier, Assistant Professor, Management, B.A. Texas AM University; M.B.A. University of Texas at Tyler; Ph.D. University of North Texas

Xiaofei Pan, Assistant Professor, Economics, B.A. Shanghai University of Finance and Economics; M.A., Ph.D. George Mason University

Kevin Pearce, Associate Professor, Communication, B.A. San Jose State University; M.A. San Diego State University; Ph.D. Kent State University

Alex Perullo, Professor, English and Cultural Studies, B.A. University of New Hampshire; M.A., Ph.D. Indiana University

Elena Precourt, Assistant Professor, Accounting, B.A., M.B.A. University of Maine; G.D.P.A Accounting Suffolk University; Ph.D. University of Rhode Island

Janet Prichard, Professor, Information Systems and Analytics, B.A. Providence College; M.S., Ph.D. University of Rhode Island

Dirk Primus, Assistant Professor, Management, M.B.A. University Berlin, Business College St. Gallen, DePaul University Chicago, Kelly School of Business, Indiana University; M.Sc. Nuremberg Institute of Technology; Ph.D. Bentley University

John T. Quinn, Professor, Mathematics, Sc.B. Brown University; S.M., Ph.D. Harvard University

Andres Ramirez, Associate Professor, Finance, M.B.A. University of Texas Pan American Ph.D. University of South Carolina

Christopher Reid, Associate Professor, Science and Technology, B.Sc. Laurentian University; M.Sc. University of Waterloo; Ph.D. University of Guelph

Thomas J. Roach, Professor, English and Cultural Studies, B.A. Boston College; M.A., Ph.D. University of Minnesota

Michael Roberto, Professor, Trustee Professor of Management, A.B., M.B.A., D.B.A. Harvard University

Christopher J. Roethlein, Professor, Management, M.A. Western New England College; M.B.A. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Ph.D. University of Rhode Island

Saeed Roohani, Professor, Accounting, B.A. Institute of Advanced Accounting; M.B.A. Sol Ross State University; M.S. Louisiana State University; D.B.A. Mississippi State University

Jennifer Rowlett, Assistant Professor - Digital Communications, B.S. Georgetown College; M.A. Clemson University; Ph.D. Florida State University

Elzotbek Rustambekov, Associate Professor, Management, B.A. Tashkent State Technical University; M.B.A. Hofstra University; M.S. University of St. Andrews; Ph.D. Oregon State University; Ph.D. Old Dominion University

Yasamin Salmani, Assistant Professor, Management, Ph.D. Drexel University; MSc, BSc, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran

Wendy Samter, Professor, Communication, B.A. LaSalle University; M.A., Ph.D. Purdue University

Hakan Saraoglu, Professor, Finance, B.Sc., M.B.A. Bogazici University; Ph.D. Michigan State

Kristin Scaplen, Assitant Professor, B.Sc. University of Connecticut, Ph.D. Brown University

Richard M. Smith, Professor, Mathematics, B.A. Queens College; M.A., Ph.D. University of Wisconsin

Kenneth J. Sousa, Associate Professor, Information Systems and Analytics, B.S. Roger Williams College; M.B.A. Bryant University; Ph.D. University of Rhode Island

Edinaldo Tebaldi, Professor, Economics, B.A. State University of Maring  Brazil; M.A. Federal University of Cear  Brazil; M.A., Ph.D. University of New Hampshire

Joseph J. Trunzo, Professor, Psychology, B.S. Marywood College; M.A., Ph.D. MCP Hahnemann University

Ganga Urumutta Hewage, Assistant Professor, Marketing, Ph.D. University of Central Florida; M.B.A. University of Colombo, Sri Lanka; B.S. University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka

John K. Visich, Professor, Management, B.A. Widener University; M.B.A. Goldey-Beacon College; Ph.D. University of Houston

Julie E. Volkman, Assistant Professor, Communication, B.A., Ph.D. Pennsylvania State University; M.A. Michigan State University

Steven Weicksel, Assistant Professor, Science Technology, Ph.D. Providence College; B.S. University of New Hampshire

Hong Yang, Professor, Science and Technology, B.S. Wuhan College (PR China); M.S. China University of Geosciences; Ph.D. University of Idaho

R. Isil Yavuz, Assistant Professor, Management, Ph.D. University of Minnesota-Twin Cities; M.S.; B.S. Middle East Technical University, Turkey

Sukki Yoon, Professor, Marketing, B.A. Konkuk University; M.A. Michigan State University; Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Leila Zbib, Assistant Professor, Finance, Ph.D. Washington State University; M.Acc. University of Idaho; B.A.I.S. Lebanese International University, Lebanon

Srdan Zdravkovic, Associate Professor, Marketing, B.S. University of Evansville; M.B.A. University of Southern Indiana; Ph.D. St. Louis University

Chen Zhang, Associate Professor, Information Systems and Analytics, B.S. Tsinghua University; Ph.D. University of Alabama

Tingting Zhao, Assistant Professor, B.Sc. Chu Kochen; M.Sc. University of British Columbia; Ph.D. University of British Columbia

Cathy Zheng, Assistant Professor, B.A. East China University of Science and Technology; M.A. Bentley University; Ph.D. University of South Carolina

Xiaochuan Zheng, Professor, B.S. Renmin, M.S. Graduate School of People's Bank of China; M.S. University of Mississippi; Ph.D. Drexel University

Term Faculty

Nancy I. Beausoleil, Senior Lecturer, Mathematics, M.S. University of Massachusetts; B.S. Rhode Island College

Ilisabeth Smith Bornstein, Lecturer, Legal Studies, B.A. Yale University; M.P.P. University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy; J.D. University of Chicago Law School

David J. Ciliberto, Senior Lecturer, Sociology, B.A. Rhode Island College; M.A., Ph.D. Northeastern University

Mary Anne Clarke, Lecturer, Politics, Law and Society, B.A. Rhode Island College; M.A. The University of Connecticut, Rhode Island Teacher Education Program, Rhode Isand College

Emily C. Copeland, Senior Lecturer, Political Science, B.A. Lawrence University; M.A., Ph.D. The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy

Kathleen Daly, Lecturer, History, B.A. Smith College; Ph.D. Boston University

Mara Derderian, Lecturer, Finance, B.S. Bryant University; M.B.A. Bentley University

Thomas Dooley, Lecturer, Communication, B.A. University of Notre Dame; M.F.A. Columbia University

Thomas Dougherty, Executive in Residence, B.A. Binghamton University, M.A. Binghamton University

Maura Dowling, Lecturer, Finance, B.A., M.A. Potsdam College (SUNY); M.A. Brown University

Holly Dygert, History, Literature, and the Arts, B.A. Hartwick College; M.A. Michigan State University; Ph.D. Michigan State University

John H. Fellingham, Lecturer, Finance, B.S. State University of New York at Stony Brook; M.B.A. Fordham University; Ph.D. Candidate University of Rhode Island

Kevin Gainor, Lecturer, Marketing, B.S. Bryant University; M.B.A. Northeastern University

Mary E. Gainor, Senior Lecturer, Accounting, B.S., M.B.A. Bryant University

Mary Ann Gallo, Lecturer, Communication, B.A. Northeastern University; M.S. Northeastern University

Patricia Gomez, Senior Lecturer, Modern Languages, B.A., M.A. The University of Texas Pan American

Louise M. Hasenfus, Senior Lecturer, Mathematics, B.A., M.A.T. Rhode Island College

Jennifer Horan, Lecturer, English and Cultural Studies, B.A. Boston College; Ph.D. CUNY

Jennifer Hurrell, Clinical Associate Professor, B.S. Quinnipiac University; M.S., Quinnipiac University; Ph.D. University of St. Augustine

T.V. Jayaraman, Lecturer, Management/Marketing, M.B.A. Bryant University; Ph.D. Indian Institute of Science

Allison Kaminaga, Lecturer, Economics, B.S. Stonehill College; M.A., Ph.D. Clark University

Carrie Kell, Lecturer and Interim Coordinator of First Writing Program, B.A. University of Toledo; B.E. University of Toledo; M.A. University of Toledo; M.Ed. Northeastern University; Ed.D, Uiversity of Wyoming

Bryan Knapp, Lecturer, History, Literature, the Arts, B.A. University of California; M.A. Washington University in St. Louis; M.A. Brown University; Ph.D. Brown University

Jeffrey S. Koplik, Lecturer, Finance, B.S. Cornell University; MSc. Brown University; MBA University of Rhode Island; MSF Boston College

Gene Kovacs, Visiting Professor/Lecturer, Accounting, B.S. Babson College; M.B.A. University of Chicago; Ph.D. Columbian University

Valerie Leduc, Lecturer, Management, A.S. Community College of Rhode Island; B.S. Bryant University; M.A. University of Rhode Island

Kevin J. Maloney, Lecturer, Finance, B.A. Trinity College; M.A., Ph.D. Washington University

Ryan Marnane, Lecturer, English and Cultural Studies, Ph.D.; M.A. Salve Regina University; B.A. Providence College; A.A. Newbury College

Jennifer Mier, Lecturer, Accounting, B.S. Worcester State College; MPAc Rhode Island College

Stephanie Mott, Lecturer, Science and Technology, Sc.M. University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences

Mehreen Pasha, Lecturer, Management, M.B.A. Institute of Business Administration, Pakistan; Bryant University, M.B.A. Bryant University

Eric Paul, Lecturer, History, B.A. Rhode Island College; M. A. Farleigh Dickinson University

Jeremy D. Pearson, Lecturer, History, B.A., M.A. San Francisco State University; Ph.D. University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Karen A. Pitts, Lecturer, Mathematics, B.S., M.S.T. Bryant University

Christopher Ratcliffe, Lecturer, Management, A.A. Community College of Rhode Island; B.A. Rhode Island College; M.B.A. University of Rhode Island

Mary Robins, Lecturer, Communication, B.A. Assumption College; M.S. University of Bridgeport

Adam Rubin, Senior Lecturer, Management, B.S. Bryant University; M.B.A. Northeastern University

Ferdous Sardar, Visiting Assistant Professor, Economics, B.A. University of Dhaka; M.B.A. Institute of Business Administration University of Dhaka; M.A. Central Michigan University; PhD, University of Washington

Kristin Taylor-Costello, Lecturer, A.A. Community College of Rhode Island; B.A. Rutgers University, M.A.; Ph.D. Florida State University

Francis Varin, Lecturer, Information Systems and Analytics, A.S. Community College of Rhode Island; B.S., M.S.I.S. Bryant University

Michele Varin, Lecturer, B.S. Roger Williams University; M.A. Bryant College

Jack Vensel, Professor of Practice, Management, B.S. Boston College; M.A. Harvard Business School

Mark A. Vozella, Lecturer, Management, B.S. Salem State College; M.S. Lesley College

Monica Ward, Lecturer, B.A. Rutgers University; M.A. Rutgers University; Ph.D. University of North Carolina

Ronald S. Washburn, Senior Lecturer, Legal Studies, B.A. Mount Saint Mary College; J.D. New England School of Law

Dania E. Whitaker, Lecturer, Science and Technology, B.S., M.S. University of Rhode Island

Zhongyuan Williams, Lecturer, Modern Languages, B.A. Kanto-Gakuin University; M.S. University of Massachusetts

James Wood, Executive in Residence, B.S. Bryant University

Thomas Zammarelli, Lecturer, Communication, B.S. Syracuse University; M.A. Harvard University

Joan Zaretti, Lecturer, English and Cultural Studies, B.M University of Michigan; M.A., Ph.D. Indiana University

William H. Zywiak, Lecturer, Mathematics, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. University of Buffalo