College of Arts and Sciences Faculty & Staff
Amy Nicole Baker, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
An expert on workplace romance and dual-earner couples, Dr. Baker’s research interests also include reading motivation, teacher mentoring, and reducing criminal recidivism for probationers with mental illness.
Harugari Hall 212
(203) 932-7381
ABaker@newhaven.edu
Lauren Boasso, Ph.D.
Lecturer, Internship Coordinator
Harugari Hall 304
(203) 479-4283
LBoasso@newhaven.edu
Amy L. Carlile, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Chair, Biology and Environmental Science
Charger Plaza 13
(203) 479-4257
ACarlile@newhaven.edu
Maurice "Mo" Cayer, Ph.D.
Lecturer
A veteran organizational development executive, Dr. Cayer has held leadership roles at Bayer Pharmaceuticals., GE Capital, Macy’s, JC Penney, and the American Management Association.
Harugari Hall 231
(203) 479-4134
MCayer@newhaven.edu
Kendell L. Coker, Ph.D., J.D.
Assistant Professor
Gate House 204
(203) 932-1198
mailto:KCoker@newhaven.edu
Carmela Cuomo, Ph.D.
Professor
Director of Marine Research
Dodds Hall 314
(203) 479-4553
CCuomo@newhaven.edu
Jeffrey S. Debies-Carl, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Harugari Hall 308
(203) 479-4983
mailto:JDebiesCarl@newhaven.edu
Paul Falcone, MBA
Director of Studio Operations and Media Production
Maxcy Hall 011
(203) 932-7186
PFalcone@newhaven.edu
Jacquelyn Gleisner, M.F.A.
Practitioner in Residence
Dodds Hall 212A
(203) 479-4170
JGleisner@newhaven.edu
Matthew Griffiths, Ph.D.
Professor, Department Chair
Maxcy Hall 117C
(203) 932-7255
MGriffiths@newhaven.edu
Alexandria Guzmán, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Chair
Harugari Hall 210
(203) 479-4562
AGuzman@newhaven.edu
Erica Haskell, Ph.D.
Chair, Division of Performing Arts
Associate Professor
Dodds Hall 209
(203) 479-4156
EHaskell@newhaven.edu
Chris Haynes, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Coordinator
Maxcy Hall 117a
(203) 479-4546
CHaynes@newhaven.edu
Simon Hutchinson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Dodds Hall Office 211
(203) 932-1201
SHutchinson@newhaven.edu
Roberto Irizarry, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Coordinator of Modern Languages
1136 Campbell 3405
(203) 479-8697
RIrizarry@newhaven.edu
Mary Isbell, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, English
Director of First-Year Writing and Writing Center
Harugari Hall 300A
MIsbell@newhaven.edu
Karin Jakubowski, Ph.D.
Practitioner in Residence
1136 Campbell Office 3611
(203) 479-4530
KJakubowski@newhaven.edu
Tara L'Heureux, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
An expert in performance management and worker well-being, Dr. L’Heureux networks with practitioners to bring emerging industrial/organizational and HR issues to her classroom and to connect students to internships.
Harugari Hall 225
(203) 932-7341
TLheureux@newhaven.edu
Eric C. Marcus, Ph.D.
Distinguished Lecturer; Coordinator, Master of Arts in Industrial/Organizational Psychology
A consulting social psychologist with three decades of experience, Dr. Marcus is an expert on leadership and team development, group mediation, and developing a global community. He was a co-editor for The Handbook of Conflict Resolution: Theory and Practice.
Harugari Hall 310
(203) 932-1242
EMarcus@newhaven.edu
Daniel J. May, Ph.D.
Vice President for Academic Affairs
Maxcy Hall 229
(203) 932-7262
DMay@newhaven.edu
Brett McCormick, Ph.D.
Professor
Chair, Division of Humanities
46 Ruden St, Room 206
(203) 479-4988
BMcCormick@newhaven.edu
Kate E. Miller, Ph.D.
Lecturer, Biology and Environmental Science
Course Coordinator, General and Human Biology
Dodds Hall 319
(203) 479-4505
KMiller@newhaven.edu
Donna Decker Morris, J.D.
Associate Professor
An expert in alternative forms of dispute resolution and restorative justice and their impact on the justice system, Professor Morris is an attorney, mediator, and author of a forthcoming textbook on restorative justice.
Martin O'Connor, M. Div., J.D.
Associate Professor
Assistant Chair of Criminal Justice
A former chief of the New Haven Fire Department, Professor O’Connor is an attorney, an ordained deacon and campus chaplain. His research focuses on ethics in the criminal justice system.
South Campus Hall 205
(203) 931-6040
MOConnor@newhaven.edu
Kristen M. Przyborski, Ph.D.
Lecturer
Director, Common Course
Gate House 103
(203) 479-4178
KPrzyborski@newhaven.edu
Yevgeniya Rivers, M.A.
Director of Math Zone
North Campus Hall, 106A
(203) 479-4106
YRivers@newhaven.edu
Victor Rodriguez
Director, Legal Studies
A graduate of Yale and Columbia Law School, Prof. Rodriguez previously spent 13 years as part of the corporate counsel at Exxon Mobil, where he was involved in divestment projects, environmental compliance, and antitrust investigations.
Michael J. Rossi, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Professor
Maxcy Hall 213
(203) 932-7125
MRossi@newhaven.edu
Eva Sapi, Ph.D.
Professor, Biology and Environmental Science
Coordinator, Cellular and Molecular Biology, Director of the Lyme Disease Program
Charger Plaza 16
(203) 479-4552
ESapi@newhaven.edu
Margaret F. Savilonis, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Program Co-Coordinator, Theater Arts
Harugari Hall 307
(203) 479-8699
MSavilonis@newhaven.edu
Ali Senejani, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Biology
Charger Plaza 08
(203) 932-1008
ASenejani@newhaven.edu
Jenna Sheffield, Ph.D.
Assistant Provost for Curriculum Innovation
Assistant Professor
Harugari Hall 303
(203) 932-7367
JSheffield@newhaven.edu
Stuart Sidle, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Center for Teaching Excellence
A widely published national expert on leadership development, gender bias in the workplace, job stress, and workplace humor, Dr. Sidle consults with organizations on managerial selection, the building of high performance teams, and strategic goals.
Maxcy Hall 207
(203) 932-7339
SSidle@newhaven.edu
Gordon Simerson, Ph.D.
University Accreditation & Assessment Officer
An organizational development consultant with expertise in market research and departmental mergers, Dr. Simerson’s research interests include procedural justice, organizational ethics, and spirituality in the workplace.
Maxcy Hall 205C
(203) 932-7290
GSimerson@newhaven.edu
Jean-Paul Simjouw, Ph.D.
Lecturer
Coordinator, B.S. Environmental Science
Coordinator, Marine Biology
1136 Campbell Avenue, 3609
(203) 932-1253
JSimjouw@newhaven.edu
Saion Sinha, Ph.D.
Professor, Physics, Biomedical and Electrical Engineering
Maxcy Hall 117A
(203) 932-7152
SSinha@newhaven.edu
Nikolas Stasulli, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Biology Program Coordinator
Genetics and Biotechnology Program Coordinator
Dodds Hall, 316
NStasulli@newhaven.edu
Hollie Sutherland, MFA LEED ID+C
Lecturer
1136 Campbell - Room 3611
(203) 479-4529
HSutherland@newhaven.edu
Carter Takacs, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Biology
Charger Plaza 03
(203) 479-4290
ctakacs@newhaven.edu
Melissa L. Whitson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Program Director
Harugari Hall 311
(203) 479-4589
MWhitson@newhaven.edu
Bradley Woodworth, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
46 Ruden Street, 205
(203) 932-7121
BWoodworth@newhaven.edu
Leonard Wysocki, Ph.D.
Lecturer
A licensed psychologist and organizational development consultant, Dr. Wysocki’s research explores the use of emotional intelligence as a personal development tool and an organizational leadership skill.
Orange Campus Rm N127
(203) 479-4825
LWysocki@newhaven.edu
Jonathan Yukich, M.F.A.
Lecturer
Program Co-Coordinator, Theater Arts
Gate House 204
(203) 479-4864
JYukich@newhaven.edu
Roman Zajac, Ph.D.
Professor, Biology and Environmental Science
Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Environmental Science
Charger Plaza, 107
(203) 932-7114
RZajac@newhaven.edu
Christina Zito, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Cellular and Molecular Biology
Charger Plaza 04
(203) 479-4299
CZito@newhaven.edu
Practitioners In Residence
Al Bhatt, M.A.
Practitioner in Residence
Author of The Triple-Soy Decaf-Latte Era, which has been called a mini MBA for the 21st century,” and co-founder of the Center for Leadership Studies, Prof. Bhatt has 25 years of experience as a corporate consultant with clients including Pfizer, Facebook, and American Express.
Allison Geballe, Psy.D
Practitioner in Residence
Harugarui Hall 306B
(203) 932-1075
AGeballe@newhaven.edu
Lori Gresham, Ph.D.
Practitioner in Residence
Assistant Director of Writing Across the Curriculum
An experimental psychologist, Dr. Gresham’s areas of specialization are cognition and development with a focus on the role of attention in problem solving. She is in the process of writing her first book: The Traveling Brain.
Harugari Hall 231
(203) 479-4273
LGresham@newhaven.edu
Gail Hartnett, Ph.D.
Practitioner in Residence, Marine Biology
1136 Campbell 3609
(203) 932-1008
GHartnett@newhaven.edu
Karin Jakubowski, Ph.D.
Practitioner in Residence
1136 Campbell Office 3611
(203) 479-4530
KJakubowski@newhaven.edu
Lauren Kempton, Ed. D.
Practitioner in Residence
Harugari Hall 306C
(203) 843-5475
LKempton@newhaven.edu
Daria Kirjanov, Ph.D.
Practitioner in Residence
1136 Campbell 3601
(203) 932-7247
DKirjanov@newhaven.edu
John McFadden, M.A.L.S.
Practitioner-in-Residence
Harugari Hall 233
(203) 479-4982
JMcFadden@newhaven.edu
Administrative Staff
Devon Moore, M.A.
Writing Programs Coordinator
Harugari Hall Office 233
(203) 932-7368
DMoore@newhaven.edu
Cynthia Ostering
Administrative Secretary I, Biology and Environmental Science
Dodds Hall 208
(203) 932-7450
COstering@newhaven.edu
Jennifer Passaretti
Laboratory Manager, Biology and Environmental Science
Charger Plaza, 2
(203) 479-4557
JPassaretti@newhaven.edu
Emeritus Faculty
Michael Morris, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
An expert on the ethical challenges faced by program evaluators in health, education, and criminal justice, Dr. Morris wrote the first national study on this topic and is the author of Evaluation Ethics for Best Practices: Cases and Commentaries.
Harugari Hall 223
(203) 932-7289
MMorris@newhaven.edu
