College Adds 28 Faculty to Meet Program Growth

September 13, 2017

By Office of Communications

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College Adds 28 Faculty to Meet Program Growth

Merrimack has hired 28 new faculty members across disciplines to accommodate the steady growth in academic offerings on campus, college officials said.

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“We are elated to welcome so many new faculty faces to Merrimack, all of whom will add tremendous value to the academic experience students receive at Merrimack,” Provost Allan Weatherwax said. “This is a great opportunity for our students to learn from individuals with varied expertise and new and exciting approaches to teaching.”

New faculty include:

Brandi L. Baldock, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Andrew Cannon, M.S., Lecturer, Health Sciences
Jane Caputi, Ph.D., Visiting Professor and Scholar, Interdisciplinary Institute
Joseph Chiarelli, Ph.D., Lecturer, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Anthony A. DiCarlo, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Stephanie Garrone-Shufran, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Education and Community Studies
Fotios Kokkotos, Ph.D., Professor of Practice, Data Science and Business Analytics
Benjamin Larkin, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Sport Management
Raymond Lavoie, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Marketing
John Lovett, Ph.D., Lecturer, Political Science
Amelia Mallona, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Education and Community Studies
Robert Marceau, Ph.D., Lecturer, Computer Science
William McDowell, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Biology
Kevin McGravey, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Political Science
Ryan Patrick McLaughlin, Ph.D., Lecturer, Religious and Theological Studies
Natalie Mitchell, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Marketing
Jessica Peacock, Ph.D., Lecturer, Health Science
Michael Piatelli, Ph.D., Lecturer, Biology
Aleksandra Plocha, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Christy Pottroff, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, English
Ashrafur Rahman, M.S., Lecturer, Civil Engineering
Jessica Rich, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Communication and Media
Simona Sharoni, Ph.D., Professor, Women’s and Gender Studies
Rena Stroud, Ph.D., Lecturer, Mathematics
Omer Unsal, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Finance
Dan Vlahos, B.F.A., Assistant Professor, Visual and Performing Arts
Kathy Welby, M.Ed., Professor of Practice, Education and Community Studies
Gwyne White, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Clinical Psychology

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