Faculty Experts
Mount Saint Mary College faculty are experts in a wide variety of fields. To view a faculty member's specific speciality within their field and see if they'd be a good fit for your project, click their contact card to read their bio and areas of expertise.
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Below are a list of faculty members and their areas of expertise:
Adolescence and Family
Anne Ferrari
Professor of Psychology
Faculty – Full Time
Location
Whittaker 203
Office Hours
Monday
2:00-3:00 pm
Tuesday via Zoom
10 - 11 am
Wednesday
2:30-3:30 pm
Paul Schwartz
Professor of Psychology
Faculty – Full Time
Location
Whittaker 107
Office Hours
MW
2:30-3:30pm and 5-6pm
TR
4-5pm
Frances Spielhagen
Professor Emerita of Education
Faculty – Emeritus
Location
Hudson 109B
Office Hours
By Appointment
Athletics / Sports Management
Aging
Lawrence Force
Professor of Psychology
Faculty – Full Time
Location
Whittaker 202
Office Hours
TR
11:30am-12:35pm
F
12:30-1:15pm
Business
Moira Tolan
Professor of Business
Faculty – Full Time
Location
Aquinas 100
Office Hours
By Appointment
Education
Frances Spielhagen
Professor Emerita of Education
Faculty – Emeritus
Location
Hudson 109B
Office Hours
By Appointment
Ethics and Religion
Michael Fox
Acting Dean, Chairperson & Associate Professor of Business Law
Faculty – Full Time, Administrator
Location
Aquinas Hall 100-A15
Office Hours
M, T, W
1:00 - 2:00pm, or by appointment
Charles Zola
Associate Professor of Philosophy, Director of the Catholic and Dominican Institute, and Assistant Vice President for Mission
Administrator, Faculty – Full Time
Location
Whittaker 005
Office Hours
W
1-2pm
Health / Nursing & Health Professions
Suparna Bhalla
Associate Professor of Biology
Faculty – Full Time
Location
Aquinas 250H
Office Hours
MWF
8:30-10:00am
Marilyn Lashlee
Associate Professor of Nursing and School of Nursing Graduate Coordinator
Faculty – Full Time
Location
Aquinas 200B
Office Hours
M
5:00-6:30pm
Th
11:30am-1:30pm
History
Stanley Pycior
Professor Emeritus of History
Faculty – Emeritus
Law
Michael Fox
Acting Dean, Chairperson & Associate Professor of Business Law
Faculty – Full Time, Administrator
Location
Aquinas Hall 100-A15
Office Hours
M, T, W
1:00 - 2:00pm, or by appointment
Literature and Culture
Marie-Therese Sulit
Professor of English
Faculty – Full Time
Location
Aquinas 12F
Office Hours
Monday & Wednesday
11 am - 12 pm
Thursday
4 - 5 pm
and by appointment in-person or virtual
Psychology / Sociology
Anne Ferrari
Professor of Psychology
Faculty – Full Time
Location
Whittaker 203
Office Hours
Monday
2:00-3:00 pm
Tuesday via Zoom
10 - 11 am
Wednesday
2:30-3:30 pm
Technology
Sagar Raina
Associate Professor of Information Technology
Faculty – Full Time
Location
Aquinas 50J
Office Hours
MW
2:30-4:00 PM
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