The Faculty
The date of first appointment to the University appears in parenthe-ses at the end of each person’s name.
Professors Emeriti
George P. Alexander (1961)
Professor Emeritus of Modern Languages
Diploma, University of Tuebingen M.A.,The Johns Hopkins University Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Eileen R. Carpino (1955)
Librarian Emerita
B.S., Spalding College
B.S.L.S.,The Catholic University
Sr. Mona C. Farthing, S.S.J. (1984)
Professor Emerita of Nursing
B.S.N., M.S.N.,The Catholic University of America
C. James Goodwin (1973)
Professor Emeritus of Psychology
A.B., College of the Holy Cross M.A., Ph.D., Florida State University
Thomas G. Knorr (1965)
Professor Emeritus of Physics
B.S., Canisius College M.A., University of Detroit
M.S., Ph.D., Case Institute of Technology
Charles J. Loner (1963)
Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
B.S., Loyola University (Chicago) Ph.D., Northwestern University
Dennis J. Maceiko (1965)
Professor Emeritus of Psychology
B.A., M.A., St. John’s University
Barbara A. Miller (1964) Librarian Emerita B.S., M.S.L.S., Marywood College M.L.S., University of Pittsburgh Mary M. Moore (1978) Librarian Emerita
B.A.,Wheeling Jesuit College M.L.S., University of Pittsburgh
Richard P. Mullin (1974)
Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
B.A., St.Vincent College M.A.,West Virginia University M.A., Ph.D., Duquesne University
Paul A. Orr (1956)
Professor Emeritus of English
B.A., Loyola College (Montreal) M.A., McGill University
Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
Joseph P. Sanders, S.J. (1965)
Professor Emeritus of Sociology
B.A., M.A., Bellarmine College M.A., Saint Louis University Ph.D., Boston College
Betty F.Thacker (1967)
Professor Emerita of Biology
B.S., M.A., University of North Carolina Ph.D., University of Delaware
John T.Wack (1961)
Professor Emeritus of History
A.B., M.A., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
Thomas G.Wack (1965)
Professor Emeritus of English (Academic Dean, 1970-1977)
A.B., M.A., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
The Faculty
James R. Ashton (1979)
Associate Professor of Modern Languages
B.A., M.A., (Spanish), M.A., (French), University of Montana
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Michael J. Baird (1999)
Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.S., M.S., Ph.D.Texas A&M University M.S., University of Pittsburgh
Janet L. Bischof (2005)
Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S.N.,West Liberty State College M.S.,The Ohio State University Ph.D., Duquesne University
Margaret H. Bowman (1980)
Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S.N.,West Virginia University M.S.N., University of Maryland
Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
Patricia A. Bowman (2005)
Instructor in Nursing
M.S.N., Catholic University of America B.S.N., Hunter College
Marc A. Brodie (2005)
Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Ithaca College
M.A., M.M., Ph.D., SUNY at Binghamton
Joseph S. Brumble (1981)
Associate Professor of English
B.A., Randolph-Macon College M.A., Old Dominion University Ph.D., University of Delaware
Amy L. Burk (2004)
Clinical Instructor in Nursing
B.S.N.,Waynesburg College M.S.N.,Wheeling Jesuit University
Joseph R. Busche (2002)
Associate Professor of Physics
B.S.,Texas A&M University
M.S., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Richard W. Cain, Jr. (1995)
Assistant Professor of English/Professional Writing
B.A., Cornell University M.A.T., Duke University
M.A., Indiana University School of Journalism
Beverly B. Carter (2002)
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
B.S., M.S., D.Sc., Robert Morris College
M. Roberta Caswell (2006)
Assistant Academic Resource Center Coordinator
B.A.,West Liberty State College M.A.,West Virginia University
Elisabeth M. Chalovich (2006)
Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., Boston University Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
James E. Coffield (2005)
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.S., University of the South Ph.D.,The University of Tennessee
Christina M. Czajkoski (1988)
Associate Professor of Modern Languages
B.A., M.A., Duquesne University Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Dominick A. DeFilippis (1984)
Associate Professor of Modern Languages
B.S., Georgetown University M.A., New York University Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
David N. Dennis (2007)
Clinical Instructor in Athletic Training
B.S.,West Virginia University M.S., University of Pittsburgh
Lawrence N. Driscoll (1992)
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
B.A., M.A., University of Pittsburgh Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Mark V. Drnach (1999)
Clinical Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
B.S., University of Pittsburgh M.B.A.,West Virginia University D.P.T.,Temple University
Norman V. Duffy (1996)
Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Ph.D., Georgetown University
Peter D. Ehni (1990)
Associate Professor of Physics
B.S.,Wheeling College
M.S., Ph.D., University of Maine
Cecilia J. Einloth (1995)
Associate Academic Resource Center Coordinator
B.S.,Wheeling College M.S., University of Maine
Marybeth Emmerth (1989)
Assistant Professor;
Director of Respiratory Therapy Program
B.S.,Wheeling Jesuit College M.S., University of Pittsburgh
Theodore S. Erickson (1980)
Professor of Mathematics
B.A., University of South Dakota
M.A., Ph.D. University of Massachusetts at Amhurst
Helen M. Faso (1980)
Associate Academic Dean; Professor of Nursing
B.S.N.,West Virginia University M.S.N., Medical College of Georgia Ph.D., University of Texas
Robert F. George (2007)
Assistant Professor & Director of Nuclear Medicine Technology Program
B.A., Harding University
M.A., University of Northern Colorado Ph.D., University of New Mexico
Margaret S. Geroch (1979)
Associate Professor of Computer Science
B.A.,The College of Wooster M.A., University of Pittsburgh M.S.,West Virginia University
Homayoun Hajiran (1982)
Professor of Economics and Business Administration
B.S., National University of Iran
M.S., M.B.A., University of Southern Mississippi Ph.D., University of Georgia
David M. Hammond (1988)
Associate Professor of Theology
B.A., University of Notre Dame
M.A., Ph.D., Catholic University of America
David R. Hanna (2007)
Clinical Instructor in Athletic Training
B.S.,West Liberty State College M.S.,West Virginia University
Pamela E. Hedrick (2003)
Assistant Professor of Theology
B.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro M.A.,Wake Forest University
Ph.D., Baylor University
Karen S. Hoffman (2003)
Assistant Professor of Political Science
B.A., North Central College M.A., North Illinios University M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago
Debra B. Hull (1981)
Professor of Psychology
B.A., Alma College
M.A., Ph.D., Kent State University
Fred A. Jordan, Jr. (2005)
Instructor in English
B.A., Nazareth College of Rochester M.A., University of Scranton
Michael A. Kirkpatrick (2006)
Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., Lynchburg College
M.A., Ph.D.,The University of Mississippi
Joyce M. Knestrick (1997)
Associate Professor of Nursing; Director, Family Nurse Practitioner Track
B.S., Point Park College B.S.N.,Wheeling Jesuit College M.S.N.,West Virginia University Ph.D., Duquesne University
Barbara A. Kulpa (1992)
Academic Associate in Nursing
B.S.N.,Wheeling Jesuit College M.S.N.,West Virginia University
Rose M. Kutlenios (1980) Professor of Nursing B.S.N., Duquesne University M.N., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh Joseph A. Laker (1974) Professor of History
B.A., Marian College
M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University
Tadeusz Laska (1996)
Visiting Instructor in Physical Therapy
B.S., M.S., Academy of Physical Therapy Krakow, Poland
Kristy L. Lewis (2005)
Clinical Instructor in Respiratory Therapy;
Director of Clinical Education in Respiratory Therapy
B.S.,Wheeling Jesuit University
Leslie L. Liedel (1999)
Associate Professor of History
B.S., M.A.,, East Carolina University Ph.D., Kent State University
Jonathan H. Lief (1977)
Professor of Biology
A.B., Princeton University Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Denise D. Lucas (2003)
Assistant Professor of Nursing
A.A.S.,WV Northern Community College B.S.N.,Wheeling Jesuit College
M.S.N.,Wheeling Jesuit University
John J. Lynch (2002)
Assistant Professor of Physics
B.A.,Tufts University
M.S., Ph.D., University of Colorado
Paula C. Makris (2005)
Assistant Professor of English
B.A., Indiana University
M.A., Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
John E. Mansuy (1988)
Associate Professor of Management and Quantitative Business
B.S.,The Ohio State University M.S.E., Ph.D.,West Virginia University
Allen H. Marangoni (1983)
Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
B.S.,Wheeling College
B.S.,Wheeling Jesuit College, Physical Therapy B.S.,West Virginia University, Physical Therapy M.M.S., Emory University
Ed.D., Nova Southeastern University
Maureen H. McKenna (1999)
Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
Chartered Physiotherapist, Middlesex Hospital, London, England
M.A., Ph.D., Pacifica Graduate Institute
Thomas A. Michaud (1988)
Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Fairfield University
M.A., Ph.D., Marquette University
Charles A. Millick (2005)
Associate Professor of Management
B.A., U.S. Military Academy M.B.A., Xavier University
Kelly L. Mummert (2004)
Assistant Librarian
B.A., Bethany College
M.L.I.S., University of Pittsburgh
Connie L. Myer (2007)
Instructor & Director of the Professional Education Department
A.B., Fairmont State College M.A.,West Virginia University
Julie A. Osland (2004)
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., Central College M.A., Ph.D., SUNY Albany
Onkar N. Pandit (1978)
Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.A., University of Jammu and Kashmir M.A., University of Delhi
M.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Normand J. Paulhus (1976)
Professor of Theology; Dean Emeritus
B.A., Assumption College
S.T.L., University of Saint Thomas (Rome) S.S.L., Pontifical Biblical Institute
Ph.D., Boston College/Andover-Newton Theological School
Theodore N. Pauls (2007)
Assistant Professor of Marketing/Management
B.S., M.B.A.,West Virginia University
John G. Poffenbarger (2006)
Assistant Professor of Political Science
B.A., Xavier University
M.A.,Ph.D.,West Virginia University
Robert J. Phillips (1998)
Associate Professor of Political Science
B.S., North Central College
M.A., Ph.D., Northern Illinois University
Patrick A. Plunkett (1998)
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
B.A., Montana State University M.S., University of Idaho
Mary E. Railing (1992)
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Chatham College M.S., University of Pittsburgh Ph.D.,West Virginia University
Kenneth E. Rastall (1992)
Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., Lake Superior State University M.A.T., Central Michigan University Ph.D., West Virginia University
Bryan C. Raudenbush (1998)
Associate Professor of Psychology
B. S., Pennsylvania State University M.S., Shippensburg University Ph. D. University of Cincinnati
Kim A. Riddell (2005)
Assistant Professor of Education
A.B., M.A., San Diego State University Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Craig E. Ruby (2006)
Instructor in Physical Therapy
B.S., University of Pittsburgh M.P.T., Slippery Rock University
Marlene E. Sebeck (1992)
Academic Associate in English
B.A., Fairmont State College M.A.,West Virginia University
Jody M. Seabright (2006)
Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S.N.,Wheeling Jesuit University M.S.N.,West Virginia University
Donald M. Serva, S.J. (1997)
Academic Associate in Biology
B.S., University of Detroit
M.S., Case Western Reserve University M.Div., S.T.M., University of California
Robert D. Shurina (2000)
Associate Professor of Biology
B.S.,The Pennsylvania State University Ph.D.,Thomas Jefferson University
Donna L. Simpson (1990)
Associate Professor of History
B.A., Hood College
M.A., Ph.D., University of Maryland
Kathleen L. Solovan, C.P.A., C.M.A. (1984)
Associate Professor of Accounting
B.S., M.B.A.,Wheeling College M.P.A.,West Virginia University
Michael F. Steltenkamp, S.J. (1994)
Professor of Theology
B.A., University of Detroit M.A., Indiana University M.Div., Loyola University Ph.D., Michigan State University
Chelsey J. Stephens (2005)
Instructor in the Professional Education Department
B.S., M.A.,West Virginia University
Benjamin M. Stout III (1990)
Professor of Biology
B.S.,West Virginia University
M.S.,Tennessee Technological University
Ph.D.,Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
James H. Stover (2007)
Visiting Instructor in Philosophy
B.A., Maranatha Baptist Bible College Th.M., Grace College & Seminary M.A., Duquesne University
Kathleen G.Tagg (2002)
Associate ARC Coordinator and Director of the ARC
B.S., St. Joseph Calumet College M.A.,West Virginia University
Robert F.Troeger (2007)
Instructor in Fine Arts
B.F.A., Carnegie-Mellon University M.M.,The Cleveland Institute of Music & Case Western Reserve University M.A.,Yale Divinity School & Yale Institute of Sacred Music
Luis G.Vargas (2006)
Associate Professor & Director of Physical Therapy
B.S., University of Puerto Rico M.A., Cambridge College Ph.D.,The Union Institute
Kathryn A.Voorhees (1990)
Associate Professor of English
B.A.,West Chester University M.A.,Villanova University Ph.D.,Temple University
Amanda P.Wakim (2005)
Instructor in Nursing
B.A., B.S., M.S.N.,Wheeling Jesuit College
Daniel Weimer (2006)
Assistant Professor of History
B.A., John Carroll University M.A., Ph.D., Kent State University
Beverly J.B.Whelton (2001)
Associate Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Northeastern University
M.S.N., M.A., Ph.D.,The Catholic University of America
John W.Whitehead III (1991)
Assistant Professor and Director of Fine Arts
B.A., Eastern College M.A.,Temple University
Deborah A.Wilkinson (2006.5)
Clinical Instructor in Nuclear Medicine
B.S.,Wheeling Jesuit College
Kristopher L.Willumsen (1990)
Associate Professor of Theology
B.A., Syracuse University
M.A., Ph.D.,The Catholic University of America
Edward W.Younkins, C.P.A., C.M.A., C.M. (1972)
Professor of Accountancy and Business Administration
B.S.,Wheeling College M.B.A., Duquesne University Ph.D., University of Mississippi
Minwoo Yun (2006)
Assistant Professor of Social Science
B.A., Sungkyunkwan University M.A., Indiana State University Ph.D., Sam Houston State University
Letha B. Zook (1998)
Academic Dean; Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
B.S., University of Pennsylvania M.S., New York University
Ed.D.,Teachers College–Columbia University
Adjunct Faculty
Rev. Anthony Cincinnati (1998)
Lecturer in Theology and Religious Studies
B.A.,Wheeling College
S.T.B., S.T.L., S.T.D., Pontifical Gregorian University
Rosemary A. Gallaway (1999)
Lecturer in History
A.B.,West Liberty State College M.A.,West Virginia University
Nahla N. Khoury (1987)
Lecturer in Biology
B.S., American University of Beirut Ph.D.,West Virginia University
Joseph M. Purpura (1987)
Lecturer in Chemistry
B.S.,Wheeling Jesuit College M.S.,West Virginia University