This fall, Assumption welcomed 18 new faculty members across an array of departments. New faculty members are (beginning top row, from L to R):
1 | Ali Al-Faris, Ph.D., Visiting Assistant Professor, Mathematics
2 | John Frederick Bell, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, History
3 | Soraya Betancourt-Calle, Ph.D., Visiting Assistant Professor, Biological and Physical Sciences
4 | John Chetro-Szivos, Ph.D., Visiting Assistant Professor, Management, Marketing and Organizational Communication
5 | Bradford Dumont, Director of Choral Activities, Art and Music
6 | Jeffery Giarnese, PA-C, MSPA, Professor of Practice and Director of Clinical Education, Physician Assistant Studies
7 | Maria-Teresa Herd, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Biological and Physical Sciences
8 | Heath Hightower, ACSW, QCSW, DCSW, Professor of Practice, Human Services and Rehabilitation Studies
9 | Nicolas Lessios, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Biological and Physical Sciences
10 | Nicholas Marshall, MS, PA-C, Professor of Practice and Director of Didactic Education, Physician Assistant Studies
11 | Michael Matraia, CPA, JD, Professor of Practice, Accounting
12 | Meghan McCrillis, DNP, RN, CNE, Professor of Practice, Nursing
13 | Ryan Paskins, Ph.D., Professor of Practice, Rehabilitation Counseling
14 | Gary Senecal, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Human Services and Rehabilitation Studies
15 | Walter Shelley, Ph.D., Professor of Practice, Sociology and Criminology
16 | Stacey Waite, DNP, RN, Professor of Practice, Nursing
17 | Kyle Woolley, Ph.D., Visiting Assistant Professor, Sociology and Criminology
18 | R. Kevin Ferguson, M.D. (not pictured), Director, Physician Assistant Studies
