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Desha Williams Headshot

Desha Williams, Ph.D.
Dean
Recitation Hall, 302B
610-436-2321
DWilliams2@wcupa.edu

Maria Stetter Headshot

Maria Stetter, Ph.D.
Associate Dean
Recitation Hall, 302C
MStetter@wcupa.edu

Michele Adkins Headshot

Michele Adkins
Student Success Coordinator
Recitation Hall, 201B
610-436-2521
MAdkins@wcupa.edu

Nicole Amenheuser Headshot

Nicole Amenheuser
Director of Field Experience and Supervision, Counselor Education
The Graduate Center, Suite 102, Room 138
610-436-3973
namenheuser@wcupa.edu

Dana Baglivo Headshot

Dana Baglivo, M.B.A.
Assistant Director of Data Systems, Assessment Office
Recitation Hall, 209
610-436-2451
DBaglivo@wcupa.edu

Maryann Beaver Headshot

Maryann Beaver
Executive Director, Clinical Experiences & Candidate Services
Ehinger Annex 105
610-436-3063
MBeaver@wcupa.edu

Melissa Berlin Headshot

Melissa Berlin, MSW
Director of Field Education, Graduate Social Work
Anderson Hall, 407
610-436-3567
MBerlin@wcupa.edu 

Casey Bohrman Headshot

Casey Bohrman, MSW, Ph.D.
Special Assistant to the Dean for Social Work
Anderson Hall 436
610-436-2147
CBohrman@wcupa.edu

Donna Callaghan Headshot

Donna Callaghan
Department Coordinator, Undergraduate Social Work
Anderson Hall, 404
610-436-2527
DCallaghan@wcupa.edu

Elizabeth Carney Headshot

Elizabeth Keane Carney
Assistant Dean
Recitation Hall, 302A
610-436-2428
ECarney@wcupa.edu

Krista Carstens Headshot

Krista Carstens
Office Coordinator, Literacy
Recitation Hall, 108B
610-436-2877
KCarstens@wcupa.edu

Carolyn Collevecchio, MLD Headshot

Carolyn Collevecchio, MLD
Assistant Director of Admissions, The Graduate School
McKelvie Hall, 201
610-436-3145
CCollevecchio@wcupa.edu

Kristen Crans Headshot

Kristen Crans
Assistant Director of Instructional Design and Technology
Recitation Hall, 310
610-436-3344
KCrans@wcupa.edu

Kathy Crouse Headshot

Kathy Crouse
Administrative Assistant, Dean's Office
Recitation Hall, 302
610-430-4172
KCrouse@wcupa.edu

Cornell Davis Headshot

Cornell Davis, MSW, LSW
Field Director of Social Work
Philadelphia location
Anderson Hall, fourth floor

CDavis2@wcupa.edu

Jackie Englehart Headshot

Jackie Englehart
Administrative Assistant, Clinical Experiences and Candidate Services
Ehinger Office Annex, 103B
610-436-3090
JEnglehart241@wcupa.edu

Michelle Fisher Headshot

Michelle Fisher, Ed.D.
Director of Instructional Design and Technology
Recitation Hall, 310B
610-430-4972
MFisher2@wcupa.edu

Emma Garner Headshot

Emma Garner, MLIS
Assistant Director of Graduate Admissions
McKelvie Hall, 201
610-436-2575
EGarner@wcupa.edu

Lanya Harkins Headshot

Lanya Harkins
Associate Director of Clinical Experiences
Ehinger Annex 107
610-436-3452
LHarkins@wcupa.edu

Amber Junkins Headshot

Amber Junkins
Office Coordinator, Secondary Education and K-12 Health and Physical Education 
Anderson Hall 501
610-436-2899
AJunkins@wcupa.edu

Josie Kester Headshot

Josie Kester
Office Coordinator, Early Middle Grades Education 
Recitation Hall, 105C
610-436-2442
jkester@wcupa.edu

Valerie McCaffrey Headshot

Valerie McCaffrey
Assistant to the Associate Dean
Recitation Hall, 302
610-436-2580
VMcCaffrey@wcupa.edu

Susan McKnett Headshot

Susan McKnett
Field Placement Specialist, Clinical Experiences 
Ehinger Annex 111
610-436-3025
SMcKnett@wcupa.edu

Denise Meikle Headshot

Denise Meikle
Field Placement Specialist, Clinical Experiences
Ehinger Annex 109
610-436-3027
DMeikle@wcupa.edu

Judy Mullane Headshot

Judy Mullane
Administrative Assistant, Candidate Services
Ehinger Annex 112
610-436-0065
JMullane@wcupa.edu

Thom Nixon Headshot

Thom Nixon
Student Success Coordinator
Recitation Hall, 201A
610-436-3408
TNixon@wcupa.edu

Sue O'Doherty Headshot

Sue O'Doherty
Administrative Assistant, Clinical Experiences (Student Teaching)
Ehinger Annex 102
610-436-3425
SO'Doherty@wcupa.edu

Mary O'Reilly Headshot

Mary O'Reilly
Office Coordinator, Special Education
Recitation Hall, 304
610-436-2579
MOreilly2@wcupa.edu

Kelsey Organ Headshot

Kelsey Organ, M.A., M.S.
Associate Director of Candidate Services
Ehinger Annex 114
610-436-0042
KOrgan@wcupa.edu

Stacey Raker Headshot

Stacey Raker
Department Coordinator, Graduate Social Work Department
Anderson Hall, 403
610-436-2664
sraker@wcupa.edu

Leigh Robinson Headshot

Leigh Robinson
Assistant Director of Data Administration, Assessment Office
Recitation Hall, 209C
610-436-2920
LRobinson2@wcupa.edu

Ashley Rowe Headshot

Ashley Rowe, Ed.D.
Director of Professional Education, Certification, and Compliance
Recitation Hall, 302
610-436-2426
ARowe@wcupa.edu

Jan Schumacher Headshot

Jan Schumacher, Ph.D.
Director of Assessment
Recitation Hall, 209B
610-436-2973
JSchumacher@wcupa.edu

Layna Smith Headshot

Layna Smith, MSW
Director of Field Education, Graduate Social Work
Philadelphia location
610-436-3718
LSmith3@wcupa.edu

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Mollie Zenz, M.Ed.
Assistant Director of Data and Program Administration
Anderson Hall 433
610-436-3366
MZENZ@wcupa.edu

Counselor Education

Bridget Asempapa Headshot

Bridget Asempapa
Associate Professor
610-436-3977
Graduate Center 145
BAsempapa@wcupa.edu

Peter Boccone Headshot

Peter J. Boccone
Department Chairperson
Associate Professor
610-436-3974
Graduate Center 105
PBoccone@wcupa.edu

Karen Dickinson Headshot

Karen L. Dickinson
Associate Professor
610-436-3975
Graduate Center 147
KDickinson@wcupa.edu

Vickie McCoy Headshot

Vickie Ann McCoy
Professor
610-436-3980
Graduate Center 150
VMcCoy@wcupa.edu

Chreyl Neale-McFall Headshot

Cheryl W. Neale-McFall
Professor
610-436-2432
Ehinger Office Annex 113
CNeale-McFall@wcupa.edu

Eric Owens Headshot

Eric W. Owens
Professor
610-436-3996
Graduate Center 106
EOwens@wcupa.edu

Matthew Snyder Headshot

Matthew J. Snyder
Professor
610-436-3999
Graduate Center 107
MSnyder@wcupa.edu

Naijian Zhang Headshot

Naijian Zhang
Professor
610-436-3981
Graduate Center 152
NZhang@wcupa.edu

Lynn Zubernis Headshot

Lynn S. Zubernis
Professor
610-436-3978
Graduate Center 154
LZubernis@wcupa.edu

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Nikki Correa
Assistant Professor
(610) 436 - 3979
Graduate Center 149
NCorrea@wcupa.edu

Early Middle Grades Education

Karen Johnson Headshot

Karen J. Johnson
Chairperson
Professor (2007)
Recitation Hall, 105 B
KJohnson@wcupa.edu

David Barry Headshot

David Barry
Assistant Professor (2021)
Anderson Hall, 421
DBarry@wcupa.edu

Michael J. Bell Headshot

Michael J. Bell
Professor (2001)
Anderson Hall, 420
MBell@wcupa.edu

Tiffany Bennet Headshot

Tiffany Bennett
Assistant Professor
Anderson Hall, 414
TBennett@wcupa.edu

Jade Burris Headshot

Jade Burris
Associate Professor (2015)
Coordinator, M.Ed. in Early Childhood Education
Recitation Hall, 206C
JBurris@wcupa.edu

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Emmaline Ellis
Assistant Professor (2023)
B.A., Boston College
M.S.W., University of Pennsylvania
M.Ed., University of Pennsylvania
Ph.D., Temple University
EEllis@wcupa.edu

Laura Fiorenza Headshot

Laura E. Fiorenza
Post-Baccalaureate Coordinator
Associate Professor (1994)
Recitation Hall 105D
LFiorenza@wcupa.edu

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Rose Jagielo-Manion
Assistant Professor (2020)
Anderson Hall, 423
RJagielo-Manion@wcupa.edu

Josie Kester Headshot

Josie Kester
Office Coordinator
Recitation Hall, 105C
jkester@wcupa.edu

Sara Lamb Kistler Headshot

Sara Lamb Kistler
Assistant Chairperson
Professor (2004)
Recitation Hall, 206D
SLamb@wcupa.edu

Heather Leaman Headshot

Heather Leaman
Coordinator, M.Ed. in Applied Studies in Teaching & Learning
Professor (2005)
Recitation Hall, 203D
HLeaman@wcupa.edu

Crystal Loose Headshot

Crystal Loose
Associate Professor (2019)
Anderson Hall 424
CLoose@wcupa.edu

Lisa Lucas Headshot

Lisa J. Lucas
Professor (2008)
Anderson Hall, 425
LLucas@wcupa.edu

Paul Sylvester Headshot

Paul Sylvester
Associate Professor (2016)
Recitation Hall, 203B
PSylvester@wcupa.edu

Jacqueline Van Schooneveld Headshot

Jacqueline G. Van Schooneveld
Professor (2013)
Anderson Hall, 218E
JVanSchooneveld@wcupa.edu

Educational Foundations & Policy Studies

David Bolton Headshot

David L. Bolton
Associate Professor
Wayne Hall, 929
DBolton@wcupa.edu

Benjamin Brumley Headshot

Benjamin Brumley
Assistant Professor
Wayne Hall, 938
BBrumley@wcupa.edu

John Elmore Headshot

John Elmore
Department Chair, Full Professor
Wayne Hall, 904
JElmore@wcupa.edu

Kelly Goodman Headshot

Kelly Goodman
Instructor
Wayne Hall, 935
KGoodman@wcupa.edu

Curry Malott Headshot

Curry Malott
Associate Professor
Wayne Hall, 934
CMalott@wcupa.edu

Paul Morgan Headshot

Paul A. Morgan
Full Professor
Wayne Hall, 936
PMorgan@wcupa.edu

Douglas Morris Headshot

Douglas Morris
Assistant Professor
Wayne Hall, 937
DMorris@wcupa.edu

Dana Morrison Headshot

Dana Morrison
Associate Professor
Wayne Hall, 928
DMorrison@wcupa.edu

Christian Penny Headshot

Christian Penny
Full Professor
Wayne Hall, 927
CPenny@wcupa.edu

Riley Smith Headshot

Riley Smith
Office Coordinator
Wayne Hall, Room 902
RSmith4@wcupa.edu

Emily Southerton  Headshot

Emily Southerton
Assistant Professor
Wayne Hall, 926
ESoutherton@wcupa.edu

Jason Wozniak Headshot

Jason Wozniak
Associate Professor
Wayne Hall, 911
JWozniak@wcupa.edu

Educational Leadership & Higher Education Administration

David Backer Headshot

David Backer
Associate Professor
Graduate Center 301
DBacker@wcupa.edu

Jacqueline Hodes Headshot

Jacqueline S. Hodes
Professor, Chair and Program Director for HEPSA
Anderson Hall, 218E
JHodes@wcupa.edu

Matthew Kruger-Ross Headshot

Matthew Kruger-Ross
Associate Professor, Program Director for Principalship/LOE 
Anderson Hall, 218B
MKruger-Ross@wcupa.edu

Orkideh Mohajeri Headshot

Orkideh Mohajeri
Associate Professor
Graduate Center 310
OMohajeri@wcupa.edu

Heather Schugar Headshot

Heather Schugar
Professor, Program Director for Ed.D.
Anderson Hall, 218D
HSchugar@wcupa.edu

Merry Staulters Headshot

Merry L. Staulters
Associate Professor
Anderson Hall, 218C
MStaulters@wcupa.edu

Literacy

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Alicia Benjamin
Instructor 
Doctoral Candidate
Recitation Hall, 107D
ABenjamin@wcupa.edu

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Kevin Flanigan
Professor, Graduate Coordinator
Recitation Hall, 107B
KFlanigan@wcupa.edu

Lisa Gordon Headshot

Lisa Gordon
Instructor
Recitation Hall, 107A
LGordon@wcupa.edu

Sarah Lightner Headshot

Sarah Lightner
Associate Professor
Recitation Hall, 107D
SLightner@wcupa.edu

Sunita Nayar Mayor Headshot

Sunita Nayar Mayor
Associate Professor
Recitation Hall, 206B
SMayor@wcupa.edu

Daris Mcinnis Headshot

Daris Mcinnis, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor
Recitation Hall, 107E
DMcinnis@wcupa.edu

Jenn Raskauskas Headshot

Jenn Raskauskas
Associate Professor
Anderson Hall, 411
JRaskauskas@wcupa.edu

Kathleen Riley Headshot

Kathleen Riley
Professor
Recitation Hall, 107E
KRiley@wcupa.edu

Diane Santori Headshot

Diane Santori
Professor, Department Chairperson
Recitation Hall, 108B
DSantori@wcupa.edu

Tina Selvaggi Headshot

Tina Selvaggi
Professor (2022)
Recitation Hall, 107F
TSelvaggi@wcupa.edu

Katie Solic Headshot

Katie Solic
Professor
Recitation Hall, 210B
KSolic@wcupa.edu

Heather Waymouth Headshot

Heather Waymouth
Assistant Professor
Recitation Hall, 107A
HWaymouth@wcupa.edu

Secondary Education and K-12 Health and Physical Education

Laura Renzi Headshot

Laura Renzi
Professor of English Education
Department Chair, Secondary Education and K-12 Health and Physical Education
BSED Coordinator
Anderson Hall 501A
610-436-1040
LRenzi@wcupa.edu

Daniel Ilaria Headshot

Daniel Ilaria
Professor of Mathematics Education
BSED Coordinator
Program Director WW Teaching Fellowship
Program Director W.I.S.E.R. NOYCE Grant
Anderson Hall 506
610-436-3248DIlaria@wcupa.edu

Pauline Schmidt Headshot

Pauline Schmidt
Professor of English Education
Director, West Chester Writing Project
Anderson 503
610-436-2202
PSchmidt@wcupa.edu

Brett Criswell Headshot

Brett Criswell
Associate Professor of Science Education
BSED Coordinator
Anderson Hall 509
610-436-2898
BCriswell@wcupa.edu

Jenifer Hummer Headshot

Jenifer Hummer
Assistant Professor of STEM Education
Anderson Hall 507
610-436-3247
JHummer@wcupa.edu

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Anne Gill
Assistant Professor
Anderson 507
AGill@wcupa.edu
610-436-2971

Cummiskey, Matthew

Matthew Cummiskey
Professor
Sturzebecker HSC 318
MCummiskey@wcupa.edu
610-430-4199

Dlugolecki, Elizabeth

Elizabeth Dlugolecki
Assistant Professor
Sturzebecker 307
EDlugolecki@wcupa.edu
610-436-2183

Fisher, Jenna

Jenna Fisher
Assistant Professor
Sturzebecker 304
JFisher@wcupa.edu
610-436-2179

Foster, Elizabeth

Elizabeth Foster
Associate Professor
Sturzebecker 306
EFoster@wcupa.edu
610-436-2189

Social Work Undergraduate

Hadih Deedat Headshot

Hadih Deedat, Ph.D., MSW., MPH
Associate Professor
Chair/Program Director
Anderson Hall, 465
HDeedat@wcupa.edu

Faculty

Travis Ingersoll Headshot

Travis Sky Ingersoll, MED, MSW, PhD
Associate Professor
Anderson Hall, 473
TIngersoll@wcupa.edu

Michele Belliveau Headshot

Michele Belliveau
Professor
Anderson Hall, 468
MBelliveau@wcupa.edu

Claire Dente Headshot

Claire Dente
Professor
Anderson Hall, 470
CDente@wcupa.edu

Meg Panichelli Headshot

Meg Panichelli
Associate Professor
Anderson Hall, 471
MPanichelli@wcupa.edu

Pablo Arriaza Headshot

Pablo Arriaza
Professor
Anderson Hall, 472
PArriaza@wcupa.edu

Susan Wysor Nguema Headshot

Susan Wysor Nguema
Associate Professor
Anderson Hall, 464
SWysorNguema@wcupa.edu

Brie Radis Headshot

Brie Radis
Assistant Professor
Anderson Hall, 467
BRadis@wcupa.edu

Greg Tully Headshot

Greg Tully
Professor
Anderson Hall, 466
GTully@wcupa.edu

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Ebonnie Vazquez, Ph.D., MSW
Associate Professor
Anderson Hall 469
EVazquez@wcupa.edu

Temporary Faculty

Tracie Dixon Headshot

Tracie Dixon
Temporary Faculty
TDixon2@wcupa.edu

Chad Lassiter Headshot

Chad Lassiter
Temporary Faculty
CLassiter@wcupa.edu

Jennifer Marshall Headshot

Jennifer Marshall
Temporary Faculty
JMarshall@wcupa.edu

Wanda Moore Headshot

Wanda Moore
Temporary Faculty
WMoore@wcupa.edu

Trichia Prince Headshot

Trichia Prince
Temporary Faculty
TPrince@wcupa.edu

Michelle Sanchez Headshot

Michelle Sanchez
Temporary Faculty
MSanchez@wcupa.edu

Staff

Donna Callaghan Headshot

Donna Callaghan
Department Coordinator
Anderson Hall, 404
DCallaghan@wcupa.edu

Social Work Graduate

Ginneh L. Akbar Headshot

Ginneh L. Akbar, MSW, DSW, LSW
Program Director, Department Chair, Associate Professor
Anderson Hall, 403A

Page Buck Headshot

Page Walker Buck, MSS, PhD, LSW
Graduate Coordinator and Assistant Department Chair - West Chester, Professor
Anderson Hall, 449

Casey Bohrman

Casey Bohrman, MSW, PhD
Graduate Coordinator and Assistant Department Chair - Philadelphia location, Assistant Professor
Anderson Hall, 4th floor

Wan-Yi Chen Headshot

Wan-Yi Chen, MSW, MPhil, PhD
Professor
Anderson Hall, 448

Christina Chiarelli-Helminiak Headshot

Christina Chiarelli-Helminiak, MSW, PhD
Associate Professor
Anderson Hall, 427

Headshot Pier Cicerelle

Pier Cicerelle, DSW, MSW, LSW
Assistant Professor
Anderson Hall, 403

Meagan Corrado Headshot

Meagan Corrado
Assistant Professor
Anderson Hall, 4th floor

Linda Ello Headshot

Linda Ello, MSW, PhD, LCSW
Associate Professor
Anderson Hall, 453

Erin Hipple Headshot

Erin Hipple, MA, MSW, PhD, LCSW
Associate Professor
Anderson Hall, 4th floor

Nia Johnson Headshot

Nia Johnson, Ph.D., LMSW
Assistant Professor
Anderson Hall, 4th floor

Angela Lavery Headshot

Angela Lavery, MSW, PhD, LCSW, FT
Professor and the Graduate Coordinator of the Graduate Certificate in Gerontology
Anderson Hall, 450

Kerrie Ocasio Headshot

Kerrie Ocasio, MSW, PhD
Assistant Professor
Anderson Hall, 446

Julie Tennille Headshot

Julie Tennille, MSW, PhD, LSW
Professor (2022)
Anderson Hall, 451

Todd Vanidestine Headshot

Todd Vanidestine, MSW, MHR, PhD
Assistant Professor
Anderson Hall, 443

Temporary Faculty

Layna Smith Headshot

Layna Smith, MSS
Philadelphia location

Shenise Henderson Headshot

Shenise Henderson, MBA, MSS, LCSW, RYT

Cornell Davis Headshot

Cornell Davis III, MSW, LSW
Anderson Hall 4th floor

Staff

Melissa Dziedzic Headshot

Melissa Dziedzic, MSW
Director of Field Education, West Chester

Layna Smith Headshot

Layna Smith, MSW
Director of Field Education/Adjunct Professor, Philadelphia location
Philadelphia location

Stacey Raker Headshot

Stacey Raker
Department Coordinator
Anderson Hall, 403

Special Education

Beatrice Adera Headshot

Beatrice Adera
Professor, Dept. Chairperson
Recitation Hall, 304A
BAdera@wcupa.edu

Alyssa Blasko Headshot

Alyssa Blasko
Assistant Professor
Recitation Hall, 210A
ABlasko@wcupa.edu

Ashlee M. Brown Headshot

Ashlee M. Brown
Assistant Professor
Recitation Hall, 210A
Abrown4@wcupa.edu

Colleen Commisso Headshot

Colleen Commisso
Associate Professor, Assessment Coordinator
Recitation Hall, 309A
CCommisso@wcupa.edu

Kim Doan Headshot

Kim Doan
Professor, Best Buddies Faculty Co-Advisor
Recitation Hall, 210C
KDoan@wcupa.edu

Tara Guerriero Headshot

Tara S. Guerriero
Professor
Co-Graduate Coordinator
Recitation Hall, 309B
TGuerriero@wcupa.edu

Christy Hicks Headshot

Christy S. Hicks
Professor
Recitation Hall, 206A
SHicks@wcupa.edu

Mary Houser Headshot

Mary Houser
Professor
Co-Graduate Coordinator
Recitation Hall, 309C
MHouser@wcupa.edu

Vicki McGinley Headshot

Vicki A. McGinley
Professor
Recitation Hall, 305B
VMcGinley@wcupa.edu

Dawn Patterson Headshot

Dawn R. Patterson
Associate Professor, Assistant Dept. Chair
Recitation Hall, 210D
DPatterson@wcupa.edu

BSeverino headshot

Brittany Severino, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor
Recitation Hall, 309E
BSeverino@wcupa.edu

Lesley Siegel Headshot

Lesley N. Siegel
Associate Professor
Anderson Hall, 415
LSiegel@wcupa.edu

Claire Verden Headshot

Claire E. Verden
Professor
Recitation Hall, 303B
CVerden@wcupa.edu

York Williams Headshot

York Williams
Professor
Recitation Hall, 305C
YWilliams@wcupa.edu

Temporary Faculty

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Tracey Greenwood
TGreenwood@wcupa.edu

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Susan Krikelis
SKrikelis@wcupa.edu

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Sarah Kuser
SKuser@wcupa.edu

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Krista LaRosa
KLarosa@wcupa.edu

Barbara Reed Headshot

Barbara Reed
BReed@wcupa.edu

Joseph Starinieri Headshot

Joseph Starinieri
JStarinieri@wcupa.edu

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Michael Ubbens
Mubbens@wcupa.edu