Faculty & Staff
Meet faculty & staff from Merrimack College’s Winston School of Education and Social Policy.
Dean’s Office
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Applied Human Development and Community Studies Faculty
Audrey Falk
- Chair, Applied Human Development and Community Studies & Director, Master’s Program in Community Engagement
- Associate Professor, Community Engagement
Shannon Butler-Mokoro
- Director, Master of Social Work & Professor, Social Work
Julie DeFilippo
- Director, Master of Social Work Field Education
- Assistant Professor of Practice
James Howland
- Assistant Professor of Practice, School Counseling
Laura Hsu
- Associate Professor, Human Development and Human Services
- Affiliate Faculty, Interdisciplinary Institute
Katelyn Kurkul
- Associate Professor, Human Development and Human Services
Ruth McKenzie
- Assistant Professor, Human Development and Human Services
Christine Shaw
- Director, School Counseling Program & Associate Professor of Practice, Education & Community Studies
- Co-director, Northeast Regional STEM Network, Massachusetts Department of Education
Applied Human Development and Community Studies Staff
Daruenie “D” Andujar
- Academic Advisor, Teacher Education
Brenda Giunta
- Senior Administrator
Laura Hillier
- Director, Community Partnerships, Education and Community Studies
Tina Nicolaisen
- Administrative Assistant
Criminology and Criminal Justice Faculty
Brittnie Aiello
- Chair, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice & Associate Professor, Criminology and Criminal Justice
- Co-Director, Jail Education Project
Elizabeth Brault
- Lecturer, Criminology & Criminal Justice
Alicia Girgenti-Malone
- Director, Criminology and Criminal Justice Graduate Program & Associate Professor, Criminology and Criminal Justice
Karen Hayden
- Professor, Criminology and Criminal Justice
Raymond Mooney
- Professor of Practice, Criminology and Criminal Justice
- Program Director, Merrimack College Police Academy
Nicole Scott
- Assistant Professor, Criminology and Criminal Justice
Alyssa Yetter
- Assistant Professor, Criminology and Criminal Justice
Criminology and Criminal Justice Staff
Jacqueline Gillette, MS’17
- Academic Program Manager, Criminology and Criminal Justice
Education Faculty
Anne Pfitzner Gatling
- Chair, Education & Associate Professor, Education
- Co-director, STEM Education Program
Stephanie Garrone-Shufran
- Assistant Professor, Education
Lisa O’Brien
- Assistant Professor, Education
Dan Sarofian-Butin
- Professor, Education
Rena Stroud
- Assistant Professor, Education and Community Studies
Sharon Taitelbaum
- Assistant Professor of Practice, Education & Community Studies
- Assistant Professor of Practice, Mathematics
Rory Tannebaum
- Associate Professor, Education
Kathryn Welby ’01
- Director, K-12 Teacher Preparation Program & Assistant Professor of Practice, Education & Community Studies
Education Staff
Amanda Alcox
- Merrimack Institute for New Teacher Support (MINTS) Program Coordinator
Daruenie “D” Andujar
- Academic Advisor, Teacher Education
Deana Bardetti
- Adjunct Lecturer, Education Department
Brenda Giunta
- Senior Administrator
Rhonda Gurley
- Director, TE Fellowship
Stacey Klasnick
- Director, CBE Graduate Program
Maureen Lee-Locke
- Teacher Education Specialist, CBE Graduate Program
Peter Lucia
- Teacher Education Program Specialist, CBE Graduate Program
Tina Nicolaisen
- Administrative Assistant
Mayreni Villegas
- College Engagement Specialist, Pioneer Scholars
Higher Education Faculty
Elaine Ward
- Chair, Higher Education & Associate Professor, Higher Education
Jaleh Dashti-Gibson
- Director, Professional Preparation & Associate Professor of Practice, Higher Education
Higher Education Staff
Brenda Giunta
- Senior Administrator