FACULTY
SCHOLARS & PRACTITIONERS DRIVING INNOVATION
Faculty in Villanova University's College of Professional Studies are as varied as our student population. Comprised of three full-time faculty and over 150 adjunct faculty of industry practitioners, these experts bring years of real-world experience to the classroom.
They develop programs, majors and courses that align with the needs of our adult learners, infused with and grounded by the Villanova values of Veritas, Unitas, Caritas - Truth, Unity and Love.
Whether on our beautiful campus outside Philadelphia or virtual, our classrooms are designed to be highly interactive, fostering a passionate community of learners who benefit from the diverse experience of their faculty and classmates.
College of Professional Studies Full-Time Faculty
Marv Meissner, MBA
Professor of the Practice
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Therese Narzikul, EdD
Professor of the Practice
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Alexis Coulter, PhD
Assistant Professor of the Practice
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FACULTY SPOTLIGHTS
TINA AGUSTIADY
Lean Six Sigma Expert
MIKE PALLADINO
Project Management and Agile Methodology Expert & Global Speaker
FACULTY & ADJUNCT LISTING BY SUBJECT AREA
Molly Shawhan, MEd - Interim Director
Noel Berger, COTA/L, IMC, DIR/FT practitioner
James Borden, PhD
Michael Brown
Kathy Byrnes, JD
Christine Clay Gorka
Johanna Dunphy, MFA
Fr. Allan Fitzgerald, OSA, PhD
Tara Gallo
Kate Giancatarino, MSW
Deborah Harris, MA, Occupational Therapy
Kathryn S. Hastings, EdD
Helen Lafferty, PhD
Gail Mitchell, BS
Christine Nass, MM
Vince Nicastro, MBA
Mary R. O'Connor, MEd
John Ricciutti
Pat Roche
Francis Sherry, JD
Lori Tedjeske, MBA
Maryalice Morro, PhD - Faculty Director
ALPHABETICAL FACULTY & ADJUNCT LISTING
Bethany Adams, MA Organizational Development and Management
Tina Agustiady, BS Six Sigma, Business Process Management
Teena Amador, JD Paralegal
Mark F. Anderson, MS Information Systems, Computer Science
Frank Angelini, PhD Addiction Studies
Roy (Neal) Armstrong, MBA Business Process Management, Analysis, Finance
Steven Babb, MS Six Sigma
Susan Bacastow, JD Paralegal
Stephen Bartorillo, MBA, QKA Agile
Ronald Bean, MBA Business Process Management
Edward Benzing, MBA Contracting
Noel Berger, COTA/L, IMC, DIR/FT practitioner VUnited Scholars
Aaron Bibro, MPA Public Administration
Earlene Biggs, EdD Business Process Management, Business Analysis
James Borden, PhD VUnited Scholars
Brian Boreman, JD Paralegal
Tanisha Bowens-McCatty, JD Immigration Studies
Elena Bozylinski, Ed.D., PMP Project Management
Lynn Brooks, PhD Leadership, Organizational Development & Management
Debra Dee Bradford, MS, SPHR, SHRM-SCP Human Resources
Jeffrey P. Brown, PMP Project Management
Michael Brown VUnited Scholars
Kathy Byrnes, JD VUnited Scholars
Joan Capolupo, MS Addiction Studies
Matthew Carluzzo, JD Paralegal: Program Coordinator
Skylar Cetel, JD Paralegal
Pina Cirillo, JD Immigration Studies
Denise Citarelli, EdD Leadership
Christine Clay Gorka VUnited Scholars
Marquis T. Coates, MPA Public Administration
David Comroe, MS IS Mastering Data Management, Information Systems
Lori Corso, JD Paralegal
Stephanie Cory, MS Fundraising
Minerva Cruz, EdD Leadership
Michael Cunningham, MS Information Systems, Business Process Management
Rita D'Angelo, MS, PhD Candidate Six Sigma
Kirstin DeFusco Houtz, MS Student Success Strategies
Michael Deldon, MSA, CPA, CMA Certified Management Accounting
Peter Demkovitz, JD Paralegal
Ankit Desai, MS Learning Design & Technology
Kenneth DeTreux, MPA Public Administration
Roberta Dillon, MS Leadership
Kelly Douglas, MS, IS, PMP Business Analysis
Johanna Dunphy, MFA VUnited Scholars
Annemarie Dwyer, JD Paralegal
Mark M. Evans, MS Information Systems, Agile, Leadership
Galeet Farrow, MA Addiction Studies
Duane Fisher, BS Six Sigma
Fr. Allan Fitzgerald, OSA, PhD VUnited Scholars
Kimberly Flint, MS Contract Management
Rosanne Foley, PhD Six Sigma
Angela Francesco, JD, SHRM-SCP Human Resources
Tara Gallo VUnited Scholars
Heather Gelting, MS, SPHR, SHRM-SCP Human Resources
Megan Gerety, MBA Contract Management, Business Analysis
Kate Giancatarino, MSW VUnited Scholars
Ralph Gigliotti, PhD Leadership, Leadership Symposium
Matthew Gorman, JD Immigration Studies
Karen Graziano, JD New Manager Bootcamp
Jennifer Grobelski, JD Immigration Studies
Ramon Guerra, JD Immigration Studies
Shannon Hamlin, DCP Paralegal
William Hample, BS Addiction Studies
Christie Harris, MA Contract Management
Deborah Harris, MA, Occupational Therapy VUnited Scholars
Md Kamrul Hasan, MS Information Systems Security
Kathryn S. Hastings, EdD VUnited Scholars P
Edward Hayes, MBA Advanced Process Strategy & Practices
Anthony Henderson, MBA, PMP Business Process, Project Management
Arthur Hudson, MBA Supply Chain
Holly Jackson, PhD Human Resources
Kevin Jackson, MS, PhD Candidate Business Intelligence
Erin Jewell Gerst, MBA Leadership
Bill Jimenez, EdD Leadership
Talar Kaloustian, EdD English as a Second Language
Robert Todd Kane, MBA Business Process Management
Richard Kelley, JD Immigration Studies
James Klingler, PhD Entrepreneurship
Karam Labban, MS IS Agile, Agile Planning
Helen Lafferty, PhD, VUnited Scholars
Roland Lamb, MS Addiction Studies
Jayme Lara, MS IS Information Systems Security
Christopher LaRocca, PMI Project Management
Theodore Legarski, MS Six Sigma
Javier Leon, MBA Business Administration
Rui Li Learning Design & Technology
II Luscri, PhD, MPA Organizational Development & Management, Entrepreneurship
Mark McComb, PhD Six Sigma
Marvin Meissner, MBA Leadership, Six Sigma, Organizational Development & Management
Kathryn Meloni, JD Paralegal: Family Law
Mark Messinger, MS, IS Six Sigma
Lilli Middlebrooks, JD, BS Paralegal
Ann Miller, MSEd Entrepreneurship
Gail Mitchell, BS Nutrition, VUnited Scholars
Michael Moreland, JD, PhD Organizational Development & Management
Maryalice Morro, PhD Women's Leadership
Richard Moyle, MS, CPP Payroll
Kimberly A. Nash, MBA, SHRM-SCP, SPHR-SCP Human Resources
Christine Nass VUnited Scholars
Vince Nicastro, MBA VUnited Scholars
James O'Connell Irish Language
Mary R. O'Connor, MEd VUnited Scholars
Alene O'Malley Irish Language
Michael O’Neill, JD Leadership
Kathleen Oswald, PhD Leadership
Michael F. Palladino, PMP Project Management
J. Richard Petersen, Jr., JD Paralegal
Kevin Phoenix, CFM Facilities Management
Stefan Picciocchi, MS, SHRM-SCP, SPHR Human Resources
Gloria Pugliese, MBA Fundraising
John Ricciutti VUnited Scholars
Richard Rinaldi, MBA, PMP Project Management
Pat Roche VUnited Scholars
Carrie Rosenbaum, JD Interdisciplinary Immigration Studies
Regina Ruane, PhD Leadership
Patrick Schaffer, MS Leadership
Roslyn Schaffer, MBA, SHRM-SCP, SPHR Human Resources
Jonathan Schiffman, JD Paralegal
Robert J. Schmitz, Jr., MBA, PMP Finance, Project Management
Molly Shawhan, MEd VUnited Scholars
Stephen A. Sheridan, Jr., MPA Organizational Development and Management
Francis Sherry, JD VUnited Scholars
Ilyce Shugall, JD Immigration Studies
Mary L. Sims, JD Paralegal
Jeffrey Sipes, MS, IS Six Sigma
Sally Slook, MPA Public Administration
Amy Spare, JD Paralegal: Legal Research
Francois Springuel, MBA, PMP Project Management
Richard Stein, PMP Project Management, Six Sigma
Lisa Sticca-Conrod, Esq. Organizational Development and Management
Gerald Strachan, JD Paralegal
Mary E. Sweeney, MS, SHRM-SCP, SPHR, CCP, GBA Human Resources
Elizabeth Taufa, JD Immigration Studies
Lori Tedjeske, MBA VUnited Scholars
Elom Tuani, MS, PMP Project Management
Lise Twiford, MBA Fundraising
Christopher W. Urban, MS, IS Computer Science, Leadership
Gregory Veverka, MBA Computer Science, Leadership
Jennifer L. White, JD Immigration Studies
Marjorie Yuschak, MBA, CMA Financial Accounting