Faculty & Staff
Meet faculty & staff from Merrimack College’s School of Education and Social Policy.
Deans’ Office
Applied Human Development, Community Studies and Education
Deborah
Margolis
Academic Dean and Associate Professor, Applied Human Development, Community Studies, and Education
Applied Human Development & Community Studies Department
Laura
Hsu
Department Chair and Associate Professor, Applied Human Development & Human Services
Katelyn
Kurkul
Program Director and Associate Professor, Applied Human Development & Human Services
Kate
Orbon
Director of Community Partnerships, Applied Human Development & Human Services
Community Engagement Program
Audrey
Falk
Program Director and Professor, Community Engagement
Education Department
Rory
Tannebaum
Department Chair and Associate Professor, Education
Rachel
Aghara
Special Assistant to the Dean, Speech, Language & Learning Program Developer, School of Education and Social Policy
Marie
Galinski
Program Director and Adjunct Lecturer, Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies (CAGS), Education
Stephanie
Garrone-Shufran
Associate Professor, Education
Anne
Gatling
Co-Program Director, STEM Education; Associate Professor, Education
Rhonda
Gurley
Field Placement Coordinator, M.Ed. Teaching Education Fellowship
Tina
Nicolaisen
Administrative Assistant, Applied Human Development, Community Studies, and Education
Theresa
Smith
Director of Field Placement & Licensure, Education
Sharon
Taitelbaum
Associate Professor of Practice, Education
Brent
Wright
Assistant Dean, Graduate Programs, School of Education & Social Policy; Interim M.Ed. Program Director; Interim MINTS Program Coordinator
Higher Education Program
Susan
Marine
Program Director and Professor, Higher Education; Special Assistant to the Provost
Criminology & Criminal Justice
Elizabeth
Brault
Assistant Professor, Criminology and Criminal Justice
Kathleen
Burns
Assistant Dean, Student Advising & Services, Criminology and Criminal Justice
Peter
Cassino
Graduate Program Director and Assistant Professor of Practice, Criminology & Criminal Justice
Raymond
Mooney
Assistant Professor of Practice, Criminology & Criminal Justice
Paul
Zipper
Assistant Professor of Practice, Criminology & Criminal Justice
Graduate Counseling and Social Work
Michael
Mobley
Associate Dean, Graduate Counseling and Social Work; Special Assistant to the President for Access, Belonging, and Opportunity; Department Chair, Director and Associate Professor, Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program
Michael
Mobley
Associate Dean, Graduate Counseling and Social Work; Special Assistant to the President for Access, Belonging, and Opportunity; Department Chair, Director and Associate Professor, Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Mark
Benander
Online Program Coordinator and Associate Professor of Practice, Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Tess
Cooper-O'Neill
Clinical Placement Coordinator, Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Lauren
Credi
Administrative Assistant, Graduate Counseling and Social Work
Angela
DeSilva Mousseau
Associate Professor of Practice, Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Ali
Plocha
Associate Professor, Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Melissa
Spencer
Assistant Professor of Practice, Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Master of Social Work Program
James
Howland
Program Director and Associate Professor of Practice, Master of Social Work
Jonathan
Kessler
Assistant Professor of Practice, Master of Social Work
Sara
Lafkas
Assistant Professor of Practice, Master of Social Work
Katherine
Willard
Director of Field Education and Assistant Professor of Practice, Master of Social Work
School Counseling Program
Christine
Shaw
Program Director and Professor of Practice, School Counseling
Center for Advising & Student Support
Daruenie "D"
Andujar
Senior Academic Advisor, Undergraduate, Education and Human Development & Human Services
Kathleen
Burns
Assistant Dean, Student Advising & Services, Criminology and Criminal Justice
Meredith
Fitzsimmons
Assistant Dean, Student Advising & Services, School of Education and Social Policy
Sarah
Mackler
Senior Career Advisor and Manager of Career Curriculum, School of Education and Social Policy
Sarah
Palladino
Academic Advisor, Undergraduate, Education and Human Development & Human Services
