Faculty & Staff

Faculty & Staff

Meet faculty & staff from Merrimack College’s School of Arts and Sciences.

Department of Communication and Media

Full-Time Faculty

Jacob Turner

Jacob 

Turner

Chair & Professor, Communication and Media
Academic Director of the BDC Program

Kilhoe Na

Kilhoe "Miranda" 

Na

Assistant Professor, Communication and Media

Andrew Tollison

Andrew 

Tollison

Associate Professor, Communication and Media & Director of Master of Arts in Communication

Staff

Department of Humanities

Maria Davila

Maria Teresa (MT) 

Davila

Associate Professor, Religious and Theologies Studies

Dorie Mansen

Frances "Dorie" 

Mansen

Director, Austin Scholars Curriculum & Associate Professor of Practice, Religious & Theological Studies

Ellen McWhorter

Ellen 

McWhorter

Associate Professor, English & Director, Honors Program

Steven Scherwatzky

Steven 

Scherwatzky

Interim Dean, School of Arts & Sciences & Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education

Department of Mathematics and Physics

Department of Natural Sciences

Brian Provencher

Brian 

Provencher,

’06

Chair & Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Brandi Baldock

Brandi 

Baldock

Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry & Director, Master of Science in Applied Chemistry

Joseph Chiarelli

Joseph 

Chiarelli,

’09

Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Jimmy Franco

Jimmy 

Franco

Academic Dean of Science and Math Co-Director of SAS
Kristy McDowell

Kristy 

McDowell

Program Director & Lecturer of Environmental Sciences and Sustainability

Michael Piatelli

Michael 

Piatelli

Associate Instructional Professor, Biology

Stephen Theberge

Stephen 

Theberge

Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Department of Political Science, Policy and History

John Condon

John "Sean" 

Condon

Provost and Senior Vice President, Academic Affairs

Kirstie Dobbs

Kirstie 

Dobbs

Assistant Professor of Practice; Director of Early College and Faculty Community Engagement Strategy

Daniel Herda

Daniel 

Herda

Academic Dean of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Co-Director of SAS
He Li

He 

Li

Professor, Political Science & Public Policy

Kevin McGravey

Kevin 

McGravey

Associate Professor, Political Science & Public Policy

Mary McHugh

Mary 

McHugh

Exec Director of Civic & Community Engagement, Stevens Service Learning Center

Lien Nguyen

Lien 

Nguyen

Assistant Professor of Practice
Harry Wessel

Harry 

Wessel

Associate Professor, Political Science & Public Policy

Department of Psychology

Alumni Class Year Designations

Faculty and staff members who are alumni of Merrimack College have their year of graduation listed after their name. Bachelor's degree is denoted by the year (i.e. '01). Master's degree is denoted by an "M" and the year of graduation (i.e. M'04).