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Susan Adams
Adjunct Professor, Department of Nutrition
Tom Adams, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Accounting
Areas of Expertise:
Auditing Corporate governance Financial reporting Mergers & acquisitions (M&As) Shareholder activism
Jan Ambrose, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Finance
Areas of Expertise:
Corporate finance Health care economics Health care policy Risk management
Rosemary Barbera, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Social Work
Chair and Program Director, Social Work
Pamela E. Barnett, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of English
Dean
Geoffrey Beatty
Assistant Professor, Department of Digital Arts
Areas of Expertise:
John Beatty, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Departments of English and Digital Arts, and Multimedia Design Program
Phyllis M. Betz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of English
Kathleen A. Bogle, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice
Areas of Expertise:
Dating Domestic violence Gender Hookup culture Intimate relationships Sex behavior Sexual assault Women’s studies
Susan C. Borkowski, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Accounting
Swee-Lim Chia, Ph.D.
Co-Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Marketing
Elizabeth Cooper, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Finance
Areas of Expertise:
2008 financial crisis Banking CEO compensation Financial institutions The Federal Reserve
Patrick T. Coyle, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Management and Leadership
Areas of Expertise:
Individual differences Leadership Organizational effectiveness
Kathleen Czekanski, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Nursing
Dean
Areas of Expertise:
Community health Dementia caregiving Home caregivers Hospice Nursing education Palliative care
Robin Danowski
Assistant Professor of Nutrition, Department of Urban Public Health and Nutrition
Marianne Dainton, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Communication
Areas of Expertise:
Communication in romantic relationships Interpersonal communication Marriage
Jason Diaz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Integrated Science, Business and Technology
Areas of Expertise:
Mike DiPietro
Assistant Professor, Department of Marketing
Director, Center for Sales Excellence
Areas of Expertise:
Laura Frank, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Nutrition
Scott Fishman
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Integrated Science, Business, and Technology
Fred J. Foley, Jr., Ph.D.
Adjunct instructor, Department of Political Science
Charles “Chip” Gallagher, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Departments of Sociology and Criminal Justice
Miguel Glatzer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science
Kevin Harty, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of English
Areas of Expertise:
Business and technical writing Cinematic representations of the Middle Ages focusing on King Arthur, Joan of Arc, and Robin Hood Joan of Arc literary and cinematic responses to the continuing AIDS pandemic Management and evaluation of academic programs in literature and writing Medieval studies
Ashish Kalra, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Marketing
Areas of Expertise:
Frontline employees Sales and sales management Service marketing
Dennis Kennedy, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Departments of Business Systems and Analytics, and Accounting
Meredith E. Kneavel, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Urban Public Health and Nutrition
Associate Dean
C. Andrew Lafond, DBA
Associate Professor, Department of Accounting
Pamela J. Lannutti, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Communication
Areas of Expertise:
Communication in personal relationships especially in LGBTQ+ relationships
Hilary Kratz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
Areas of Expertise:
Stuart Leibiger, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of History
James M. Mancinelli, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Margaret McCoey
Assistant Professor, Computer Science
CIS/ITL Graduate Director
Areas of Expertise:
Computer science Cybersecurity Databases Information technology Network theory Technology architecture
MarySheila E. McDonald, J.D.
Dean
Margaret McGuinness, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Religion
Steve Melick
Executive Director, Center for Entrepreneurship at La Salle University
Mey-Yen Moriuchi, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Art History
Areas of Expertise:
Art and identity Art and social practice Colonial to contemporary Latin American art Public art
Maureen O’Connell, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Religion
Areas of Expertise:
Christian/Catholic social ethics Racial justice Racism The arts and social justice
Luisa Ossa, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Spanish
Area Chair, Undergraduate Spanish Program
Laura Otten, Ph.D.
Executive Director, The Nonprofit Center at La Salle
Director, Master’s in Nonprofit Leadership Program
Adam Pellillo Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics
Meghan Pierce, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Marketing
Carolyn Plump, J.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Management and Leadership
Evgenii Radetskii, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Finance
Areas of Expertise:
Financial analysts Financial regulation Insider trading laws Real estate valuation
Cesar E. Ruiz, SLP.D.
Professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Francis Ryan, Ed.D.
Professor Emeritus, Departments of American Studies and History
Walter Schubert, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Finance
Edward J. Sheehy, FSC, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of History
Jim Smither, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Management and Leadership
Areas of Expertise:
Human resource management Leadership development Managerial decision making
Michael Sude, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
Director, Marriage and Family Therapy Master’s Program
Madjid Tavana, Ph.D.
Chair and Professor, Department of Business Systems and Analytics
Caitlin Taylor, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Departments of Sociology and Criminal Justice
C.A. Tsakiridou, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Philosophy
Director, Diplomat-in-Residence Program
Nilofar Varzgani, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Business Systems and Analytics
Anne Walsh, DSW
Professor Emerita, Department of Social Work
William Weaver, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Integrated Science, Business, and Technology
Mary L. Wilby, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Nurse Practitioner Track Coordinator
Elaine Zelley, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Communication
Candace Robertson-James, DrPH, MPH
Assistant Professor of Public Health
Director, Bachelor & Master of Public Health Program
Areas of Expertise:
Community based participatory research Intimate partner violence Program planning (Needs assessment, Program design, Development, Implementation and Evaluation) Qualitative and mixed methods research methodologies Racism and Race and Gender based disparities in Health Social determinants of health Women’s health
