Welcome New Faculty 2016-2017
New Jersey’s Distinctive Public University School of Arts & Humanities stockton.edu/arhu Dean Lisa Honaker Assistant Dean Nancy Messina
Christopher DiSanto Studies in the Arts: Performing Arts Program Associate Professor of Music
Degrees DMA,Temple University, Philadelphia, PA MM, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL BME, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Teaching Focus Performance, conducting, music appreciation, fundamentals of music
Research Focus Classical concert performance
Recent Scholarship DiSanto, Christopher. Patriotic Concert. Bay Atlantic Symphony (principal clarinetist). Cape May: Congress Hall, 2016.
Kimberly Nath Historical Studies Program Visiting Assistant Professor of Atlantic History
Degrees PhD, American History, University of Delaware, Newark, DE MA, History, University of Maryland, College Park, MD BA, History, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Teaching Focus Atlantic history, women and gender history in colonial America, labor and economy in colonial America, the American revolution and early national periods
Research Focus History of early America, the Atlantic world, and loyalists during the era of the American Revolution
Recent Scholarship Nath, Kimberly. “Loyalism, Citizenship, American Identity: The Shoemaker Family.” In The American Revolution Reborn, edited by Michael Zuckerman and Patrick Spero. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2016 (forthcoming). School of Arts & Humanities stockton.edu/arhu Dean Lisa Honaker Assistant Dean Nancy Messina
David Reiser Studies in the Arts: Performing Arts Program Assistant Professor of Theatre
Degrees MFA, New York University, New York, NY MA, City College of the City University of New York, New York, NY BFA, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Teaching Focus Musical theatre history, acting, music production
Research/Creative Focus Musical theatre performance and writing, directing, choreography, music theory, sound production
Recent Creative Activity Reiser, David. Lincoln Center Songwriters Series (featured act). New York, NY, 2016. School of Business stockton.edu/busn Dean Janet Wagner Assistant Dean Esther Lawrence
W. Clifton Baldwin Computer Science and Information Systems Program Visiting Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Information Systems
Degrees PhD, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ MS, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD BA, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ
Teaching Focus Database systems, systems engineering, web development, e-commerce
Research Focus Agent-based modeling, systems engineering
Recent Scholarship Baldwin, W. Clifton, Brian J. Sauser, and John Boardman. “Revisiting ‘The Meaning of Of’ as a Theory for Collaborative System of Systems.” IEEE Systems Journal 99 (2015): 1-2. dol:10.1109/JSYST.2015.2430755.
Carla Cabarle Business Studies Program Assistant Professor of Business Studies, Accounting
Degrees MBA, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO BS, Georgian Court University, Lakewood, NJ
Teaching Focus Taxation, financial management, accounting
Research Focus Taxation, controllership, managerial accounting
Recent Scholarship Cabarle, Carla. “Preparing Students for a Career in Controllership.” Academy of Business Research Conference Proceedings, 2014. School of Business stockton.edu/busn Dean Janet Wagner Assistant Dean Esther Lawrence
Leo Previti Business Studies Program Assistant Professor of Business Studies, Accounting
Degrees JD, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law, Camden, NJ MBA, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA BA, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Camden, NJ
Teaching Focus Taxation, ethics
Research Focus Taxation, ethics, corporate finance
Recent Scholarship Kleinsmith, Warren, Michelle Hewitt, Leo Priviti, and Robert Kachur. “Accounting Ethics: Post Conventional Moral Development and Non-Mandatory Virtues; Making a Case for Ethics Training in the Undergraduate Program.” Journal of Theoretical Accounting Research 11 (2016). http://jtar.org/id4.html.
Michael Seda Business Studies Program Assistant Professor of Business Studies, Accounting
Degrees DBA, Argosy University, Sarasota, FL PhD, New York University, New York, NY MBA, St. John’s University, Jamaica, NY BS, St. John’s University, Jamaica, NY
Teaching Focus Financial accounting, managerial accounting, intermediate accounting, taxation Research Focus Forensic accounting Recent Scholarship Seda, Michael. “A Review of Forensic Accounting and Financial Fraud Investigations (FAI/FFI): Educational Models and Related Professional Certifications.” American Accounting Association Conference Proceedings, 2015.
Seda, Michael. “Practitioners and Educators Views on Forensic Accounting Education.” Accounting Research Journal, 2016 (in press). School of Business stockton.edu/busn Dean Janet Wagner Assistant Dean Esther Lawrence
JingHua (Carolyn) Wang Business Studies Program Assistant Professor of Business Studies, Finance
Degrees PhD, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL MA, London Metropolitan University, London, UK BS, University of Heilongjiang, Harbin, China
Teaching Focus Corporate finance, investment, international finance
Research Focus International finance, portfolio, investment, corporate finance
Recent Scholarship Wang, JingHua (Carolyn). “Why Do We Go To the International Bond Markets?” Under review with the World Finance and Banking Symposium Journal and the Midwest Finance Conference Journal. School of Education stockton.edu/educ Dean Claudine Keenan Assistant Dean Pamela Vaughan
Stacey Culleny Teacher Education Program Instructor of Education
Degrees MA, Marygrove College, Detroit, MI BA, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ
Teaching Focus Teaching practices and techniques, educational methods School of General Studies
stockton.edu/gens Dean Robert Gregg Associate Dean Assistant Dean Peter Hagen Claire Lopatto
Elizabeth Baer Holocaust and Genocide Studies Program Ida E. King Distinguished Visiting Scholar of Holocaust Studies
Degrees PhD, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN MA, New York University, New York, NY BA, Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY
Teaching Focus Holocaust and genocide studies, English, African studies, gender studies
Research Focus History of the Holocaust, women during the Holocaust
Recent Scholarship Dr. Baer is currently working on a monograph titled Africans Looking at Germans, Germans Looking at Africans.
Raz Segal Holocaust and Genocide Studies Program Assistant Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies
Degrees PhD, Clark University, Worcester, MA MA, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel BA, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
Teaching Focus The Holocaust, anti-Semitism, warfare, politics, genocide
Research Focus Modern European history, Holocaust studies, genocide studies, Jewish history
Recent Scholarship Segal, Raz. “Beyond Holocaust Studies: Rethinking the Holocaust in Hungary.” Journal of Genocide Research 16 (2014): 1-23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14623528.2014.878111.
Segal, Raz. Genocide in the Carpathians: War, Social Breakdown, and Mass Violence. Palo Alto: Stanford University Press, 2016. School of Health Sciences
stockton.edu/hsh Dean Theresa Bartolotta Interim Associate Dean Assistant Dean Laurie Shanderson Ariane Hutchins-Newman
Mark Adelung Nursing Program Assistant Professor of Nursing
Degrees PhD, (candidate), Kean University, Union, NJ MSN, Kean University, Union, NJ BS, Stockton University, Galloway, NJ
Teaching Focus Nursing
Research Focus Nursing education, emergency nursing
Recent Scholarship Adelung, Mark and V. M. Fitzsimons. “Socrates: Making Us Think.” International Journal of Nursing Education 7 (2015): 238-240.
Adelung, Mark and V.M. Fitzsimons. “Pharmacogenomics: The Path to Individualized Patient Care.” British Journal of Nursing 23 (2014): 738-739. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2014.23.13.738.
Anthony Dissen Health Science Program Visiting Instructor of Health Science
Degrees MA, Georgian Court University, Lakewood, NJ Post-Baccalaureate Research Internship (PBACC), University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Scotch Plains, NJ BS, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ
Teaching Focus Nutrition, health sciences
Research Focus Plant-based nutrition and culinary medicine, comparison of Western and Eastern approaches to nutrition, behaviors, and lifestyle habits
Recent Scholarship Dissen, Anthony, Peggy Policastro, Virginia Quick, and Carol Byrd-Bredbenner ”Interrelationships among Nutrition Knowledge, Attitudes, Behaviors, and Body Satisfaction.” Health Education 111, no. 4 (2011): 283-295. School of Health Sciences
stockton.edu/hsh Dean Theresa Bartolotta Interim Associate Dean Assistant Dean Laurie Shanderson Ariane Hutchins-Newman
Jewelry Yep Health Science Program Visiting Instructor of Health Science
Degrees MS, University of North Texas, Denton, TX BA, University of Houston, Houston, TX
Teaching Focus Health science
Research Focus Interprofessional collaboration among health science undergraduates, ethical decision making among students, the power of Twitter for library promotion
Recent Scholarship Bonnan-White, Jessica, Jewelry Yep, and Melanie Hetzel-Riggin. “Voices from the Past: Mental and Physical Outcomes Described by American Civil War Amputees.” Journal of Trauma and Dissociation 17 (2015): 13-34. doi: 001:10.1080/15299732.2015.1041070.
Reed, Carole-Rae, Luis I. Garcia, Margaret Slusser, Sharon Konowitz, and Jewelry Yep. “Linking Essential Learning Outcomes and Interprofessional Collaborative Practice Competency In Health Science Undergraduates.” Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2016 (in press). School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
stockton.edu/nams Dean Peter Straub Assistant Dean Cheryl Vaughn-Jones
SchoolDmytro of Berbasov Chemistry Program Part-Time Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Degrees PhD, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI MS, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK BS, National Technical University of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
Teaching Focus Chemistry
Research Focus Organic chemistry
Recent Scholarship Wu, Chunrui, Dmytro O. Berbasov, and William D. Wulff. “Alkyne Competition in the Benzannulation Reaction with Chromium Carbene Complexes.” Journal of Organic Chemistry 75 (2010): 4441-4452.
Christine M. Cummings Biology Program Assistant Professor of Biology
Degrees PhD, Brown University, Providence, RI MS, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH BS, University of New Hampshire, Durham, N.H BA, University of New Hampshire, Durham, N.H
Teaching Focus Biology
Research Focus Pathobiology
Recent Scholarship Cummings, Christine, Cornelia A. Bentley, Sarah Perdue, Peter W. Baas, and Jeffrey D. Singer. “The CUL3/KLHDC5 E3 Ligase Regulates p60/Katanin and Is Required for Normal Mitosis in Mammalian Cells.” Journal of Biological Chemistry 284 (2009): 11663-11675. School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
stockton.edu/nams Dean Peter Straub Assistant Dean Cheryl Vaughn-Jones
SchoolKathleen of M. Gillespie Biology Program Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
Degrees PhD, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD MS, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ BS, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ
Teaching Focus Molecular biology
Research Focus Microbiology
Recent Scholarship Gillespie, Kathleen M., Tsvetan R. Bachvaroff, and Rosemary Jagus. “Expansion of eIF4E and 4EBP Family Members in Deuterostomes. In Evolution of the Protein Synthesis Machinery and Its Regulation, edited by Greco Hernández and Rosemary Jagus. New York: Springer, 2016.
Wooseok Ki Chemistry Program Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Degrees PhD, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ MS, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ BS, Ajou University, Suwon, South Korea
Teaching Focus Chemistry
Research Focus Inorganic materials chemistry
Recent Scholarship Ki, Wooseok and Hugh W. Hillhouse, “Earth-Abundant Element Photovoltaics Directly from Soluble Precursors with High Yield Using a Non-Toxic Solvent.” Advanced Energy Materials 1 (2011): 732-735. doi: 10.1002/aenm.201100140.
Ki, Wooseok and Jing Li. “A Semiconductor Bulk Material That Emits Direct White Light.” Journal of American Chemical Society 130 (2008): 8114-8115. doi: 10.1021/ja801601y. School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
stockton.edu/nams Dean Peter Straub Assistant Dean Cheryl Vaughn-Jones
SchoolCraig of M. Lind Biology Program Assistant Professor of Biology
Degrees PhD, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR Start date MS, California Polytechnic, San Luis Obispo, CA Spring 2017 BS, University of Illinois, Evansville, IL
Teaching Focus Animal physiology
Research Focus Environmental physiology
Selected Recent Scholarship Lind, Craig and Steven J. Beaupre. “Natural Variation in Steroid Hormone Profiles of Timber Rattlesnakes in Northwest Arkansas.” General and Comparative Endocrinology 206 (2014): 72-79. doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2014.06.026.
Putman, Breanna J., Craig Lind, and Emily N. Taylor. “Does Size Matter? Factors Influencing the Spatial Ecology of Northern Pacific Rattlesnakes (Crotalus oreganus oreganus) in Central California.” Copeia 3 (2013): 485-492.
Sreelekha Prakash Biology Program Part-Time Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
Degrees MPH, Mount Sinai Medical School, New York, NY MD, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India MBBS, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India
Teaching Focus Anatomy, physiology
Research Focus Anatomy, epidemiology
Recent Scholarship Prakash, Sreelekha, S. Das, and R. Suri. “Short Report on Unilateral Facial Arteriovenous Communication and Its Clinical Implications.” European Journal of Anatomy 9 (2005): 107-109. School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
stockton.edu/nams Dean Peter Straub Assistant Dean Cheryl Vaughn-Jones
SchoolAndréa of Presotto Environmental Science Program Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Science
Degrees PhD, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR MS, California Polytechnic, San Luis Obispo, CA BS, University of Illinois, Evansville, IL
Degrees PhD, University of Georgia, Athens, GA PhD, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil MSc, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil Teaching Certificate, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil BS, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Teaching Focus Geographic information systems (GIS), statistics
Research Focus GIS mapping, ecology
Recent Scholarship Maurer, John J., Gordon Martin, Sonia Hernandez, Yeng Cheng, Peter Gerner-Smidt, Kelley B. Hise, Dana Cole, Susan Sanchez, Marguerite Madden, Steven Valeika, Andrea Presotto, and Erin K. Lipp. “Temporal and Geographic Trends in Genetic Diversity of Salmonella enterica Associated with Geographically Distinct River Basins in Georgia, USA.” PLoS ONE 10 (2015). http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0128937.
Strother, Chris, Marguerite Madden, Thomas R. Jordan, and Andrea Presotto. “LiDAR Detection of the Ten Tallest Trees in the Tennessee Portion of the Great Smokey Mountains National Park.” Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing 81 (2015): 407-413. School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
stockton.edu/nams Dean Peter Straub Assistant Dean Cheryl Vaughn-Jones
SchoolGordan of T. Reeves Chemistry Program Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Degrees MBA, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ PhD, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA BS, Lincoln University, Lincoln University, PA
Teaching Focus Inorganic chemistry
Research Focus Inorganic synthesis, catalysis
Recent Scholarship Reeves, Gordan T., Anthony W. Addison, Allen Hunter, and Matthias Zeller. “Ruthenium(II) Thioether Complexes with Dangling Pyridine Ligands.” Polyhedron 68 (2014): 70-79. doi: 10.1016/j.poly.2013.10.001.
Reeves, Gordan T., Anthony W. Addison, and Matthias Zeller. “Ruthenium(II) Complexes of Some Simple Classic Amine Ligands.” Inorganica Chimica Acta 432 (2015): 185-191. doi:10.1016/j.ica.2015.04.007.
Steven Shaak Biology Program Part-Time Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
Degrees PhD, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS BA, Hiram College, Hiram, OH
Teaching Focus Anatomy
Research Focus Animal behavior
Recent Scholarship Shaak, Steven G., Christopher Brooks, and Brian A. Counterman. “Relaxed Selection in a Heliconius Hybrid Zone and the Origin of Adaptive Variation.” Paper presented at the Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, Austin, TX, 2013.
Shaak, Steven G., Christopher Brooks, and Brian A. Counterman.” Relaxed Selection within a Heliconius Hybrid Zone Mediates Maintenance of Adaptive Trait Diversity.” Paper presented at Evolution Ottawa First Joint Congress on Evolutionary Biology, Ottawa, Canada, 2012. School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
stockton.edu/nams Dean Peter Straub Assistant Dean Cheryl Vaughn-Jones
SchoolChristine of M. Thompson Marine Science Program Start date Assistant Professor of Marine Science Spring 2017 Degrees PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA BS, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IA
Teaching Focus Invertebrate zoology
Research Focus Marine ecology
Recent Scholarship Thompson, Christine M., E. W. North, V. S. Kennedy, and S. N. White. “Classifying Bivalve Larvae Using Pigments from Raman Spectroscopy.” Journal of Analytical Bioanalytical Chemistry 407 (2015): 3591- 3604. doi: 10.1007/s00216-015- 8575-8.
Jeffrey Webber Geology Program Instructor of Geology
Degrees PhD, (candidate), University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA MS, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT BS, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
Teaching Focus Structural geology
Research Focus Structural geology/magnetism
Recent Scholarship: Brown, Laurie L., Jeffrey R. Webber, Michael Williams, Sean Regan, and Sheila Seaman. “Magnetism of the Lower Crust: Observations from the Chipman Domain, Athabasca Granulite Terrain, Northern Canada.” Tectonophysics 624-625 (2014): 66-74. doi:10.1016/j.tecto.2013.12.004.
Webber, Jeffrey R., Keith A. Klepeis, Laura E. Webb, Jose Cembrano, Diego Morata, Gabriela Mora-Klepeis, and Gloria Arancibia. “Deformation and Magma Transport in a Crystallizing Plutonic Complex, Coast Batholith, Central Chile.” Geosphere 11 (2015): 1401-1426. School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
stockton.edu/sobl Dean Cheryl Kaus Assistant Dean Mary Beth Sherrier
School of Ted Alter Social Work Program Assistant Professor of Social Work
Degrees PhD, Wurzweiler School of Social Work, New York, NY MSW, Wurzweiler School of Social Work, New York, NY BS, New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, NY
Teaching Focus Social work practice, social welfare and policy, resources for older adults
Research Focus Health care for older adults, dementia
Recent Scholarship Alter, Ted. “The Growth of Institutional Deception in the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease: The Case Study of Sadie Cohen.” Journal of Social Work Practice 1 (2012): 93-107.
Jennifer Dunkle Social Work Program Visiting Assistant Professor of Social Work
Degrees PhD, (candidate), Fordham University, New York, NY MSW, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ BA, Marshall University, Huntington, WV
Teaching Focus Social welfare policy, research and program evaluation, social justice
Research Focus LGBT elders and the aging network, culturally competent aging services School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
stockton.edu/sobl Dean Cheryl Kaus Assistant Dean Mary Beth Sherrier
School of
Elma Kaiser Social Work Program Assistant Professor of Social Work
Degrees PhD, Howard University School of Social Work, Washington, DC MSW, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia MSS, Dhaka University, Bangladesh BSS, Dhaka University, Bangledesh
Teaching Focus Research methods, social welfare policy, race, ethnicity and diversity
Research Focus International social work, violence against street children, mental health of women and adolescents.
Recent Scholarship Ross-Sheriff, Fariyal, Ronya D. Foy, Elma Kaiser, and Maria Gomes. “Refugee Women: Mental Health and Wellbeing.” In Refugees Worldwide, edited by Uma A. Segal and Doreen Elliott. Santa Barbara: Praeger, 2012. Welcome New Faculty 2016-2017
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