Campus Faculty
SNHU professors are leaders in their fields who are committed to going above and beyond to help our students succeed.
Our full-time and adjunct professors bring extensive academic, career and life experience to the classroom. They bring the wisdom of experienced teachers and mentors. But above all, they bring a passion for drawing out the best in each and every student. Inside and outside the classroom, they go the extra mile – so students can too.
Our faculty subject matter experts are available for media interviews on a range of topics, including business, aviation and engineering, computer science and technology, and finance and economics. To contact a faculty expert, reach out to the Office of External Affairs at media@snhu.edu.
Academic Affairs
Leila Samii
Assistant Vice President, Academic Affairs
Dr. Leila Samii joined Southern New Hampshire University full time in 2016. Before becoming AVP, her roles at SNHU included associate dean, chair of the Center of Learning and Teaching, marketing program coordinator, director of academic innovation, and assistant and associate professor. She also spent time teaching at Harvard University and Aurora University. Samii has been published in the Journal of Marketing Development and Competitiveness, the Journal of Brand Strategy, and the Journal of Economic Sciences: Theory and Practice, among others. She's presented several times at the Marketing Management Association (MMA) conference. She holds board memberships with MMA and Delta Mu Delta.
Samii consulted with subject matter experts on social media management through ReallyLeila, LLC. She did speaking engagements, as well as executed and analyzed social media content and strategy. Samii earned 3 degrees at SNHU: Ph.D. in International Business with specialization in marketing, MS in International Business, and BA in Psychology.
Joshua Becker
Information Literacy & Assessment Librarian | Associate Professor
Joshua joined SNHU in 2015 as an information literacy and assessment librarian and assistant professor. He previously held the position of information literacy librarian at Western New England University’s D’Amour Library.
Becker received Bachelor of Arts degrees in English and History from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, a Master of Arts in Teaching from Boston University, and a Master of Library and Information Science from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois.
Becker’s presentations include ACRL (Association of College and Research Libraries) 2013 Biennial Conference. Moderated Roundtable Discussion: Partnering with Faculty in a Student’s Major: Successfully Promoting IL Instruction in the Disciplines.
Professional memberships include American Library Association and American College and Research Libraries.
Karin Heffernan
Associate Professor / Reference-Instruction Librarian
Karin Heffernan joined SNHU in early 2016, bringing with her over a decade of library experience. Most recently serving as a Reference and Instruction Librarian at the respected Danforth Library at New England College in Henniker, NH, Heffernan also spent time as a Library Assistant at Proctor Academy’s Lovejoy Library in Andover, NH.
Heffernan holds degrees from a number of institutions, including a BA from Middlebury College, a Master of Library and Information Science from the University of Rhode Island GSLIS, and a Master of Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Over the years, Heffernan has been active within a variety of extracurricular fields, including athletics, performing arts, event planning, and volunteer work. Even before holding a formal role, Heffernan spent years volunteering with the Tracy Memorial Library in New London, NH, designing and teaching a wide variety of programs designed to engage both children and adults.
Accounting
Dr. Diego C. Nocetti
Dean, School of Business
Dr. Diego Nocetti serves as the dean of the School of Business at Southern New Hampshire University. Prior to joining SNHU, he worked for 17 years at Clarkson University in a variety of positions, including dean and Elmer Gates Endowed Professor of Innovative Business Culture. He worked in the financial and pharmaceutical sectors before transitioning to academia. His teaching experience includes fields such as economics of innovation and entrepreneurship, managerial economics, international economics and mathematical economics.
He earned his Licenciatura at the University of Salvador (Argentina), MBA at East Carolina University and PhD in Economics at the University of Memphis. His research has contributed to the understanding of risk-taking behavior, informing a wide range of issues. He served as co-editor of the Eastern Economic Journal for 5 years and has published more than 30 articles in leading scientific journals. His awards are numerous, including the John W. Graham Faculty Research Award, Barbara Tuckman Memorial Fellowship and Finance and Sustainability European Research Award.
Courtney K. Argiras, M.Ed.
Assistant Dean of Operations, School of Business
Courtney Argiras, assistant dean of operations of the School of Business, has worked at SNHU since 2019 and has held positions within the vice president of academic affairs office and the international student services office prior to joining the School of Business. Before coming to SNHU, she worked in the early education and elementary education fields as both a teacher and in administration. In addition to working in administration here at SNHU, Argiras is also an adjunct instructor, teaching incoming students in the strategies and success course to prepare students for college in the online environment.
Argiras earned her Bachelor of Arts in Human Development from Rivier University in Nashua, New Hampshire and her Master of Education from Southern New Hampshire University. She is currently enrolled in the PhD program at SNHU for her doctorate in international business. She hopes to study women in higher education leadership roles and what that looks like here within the United States and all over the world. Argiras has worked with the chair of the Institutional Research and Review Board and is currently a member of the University Promotions committee.
Cristina Velez
Assistant Dean of Student Success, School of Business
Cristina Velez, assistant dean of student success for the School of Business, joined the SNHU community in 2001. Prior to her role as assistant dean, she worked in academic advising for 22 years. Additionally, she is an adjunct faculty member for the MBA program and teaches the business leaders foundation course. Velez worked in the business world for 6 years prior to her experience in higher education. Additionally, she is a business owner and enjoys collaborating with the leadership team.
For years, Velez has worked with graduate and undergraduate students, ensuring they have the support they need to succeed in their programs at SNHU. She also loves collaborating with all departments in the university and making sure there are no barriers for the students. She is passionate about her work with students and faculty. During the 2022 commencement ceremony, she was awarded the Excellence in Advising award for her outstanding work with students.
Cristina has a bachelor's degree in international business from Colombia, South America and a Master of Science in International Business with a concentration in marketing from SNHU. She served in the University Promotions committee for 8 years and is currently active in the Graduate Counsil.
Jeremy I. Glines
Chair (Accounting) and Coordinator (VITA Program)
Professor Jeremy Glines began his academic career as an adjunct professor in 2014 and is currently an Instructor of Accounting and Taxation. Prof. Glines brings with him a wealth of real-world experience, including several years as the Controller at Motostar Tire and Auto Products in Merrimack, NH, where he managed a team of five accounting department employees. Prof. Glines has also served as a tax auditor for H&R Block and Baker, Newman, Noyes, LLC, and as the Staff Accountant for Circle Company Associates and Snell Acoustics.
Prof. Glines is an SNHU alumnus, having earned both a Master of Science in Accounting and a Master of Science in Business Administration from SNHU in 2005. He earned his undergraduate degree in Business Administration from the University of New Hampshire.
Dr. Michael Baker, CPA
Associate Professor (Accounting)
Michael joined SNHU in 2012 as an adjunct professor and is now an associate professor of accounting. Prior to SNHU, Dr. Baker worked as a senior manager of audit services for Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.
Dr. Baker is a certified public accountant and received his Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Oklahoma, Master of Business Administration in Accounting from Southern New Hampshire University, and his Ph.D. in International Business from SNHU.
Dr. Baker's teaching philosophy includes, "applying my professional work experience by engaging students with examples and discussion of real world application of business theories."
Learn more about Baker in this faculty Q&A.
Bryan Bouchard, CMA
Assistant Professor (Accounting)
Professor Bouchard joined SNHU in 2001 as the Assistant Director and Business Tutoring Coordinator in the Learning Center. His academic career in accounting began in 2003. In 2013 Prof. Bouchard moved to the School of Business where he is currently an assistant professor of accounting.
Prof. Bouchard is a Certified Management Accountant and received his Bachelor of Science in Economics and Finance, his Master of Business Administration, and his Master of Science in Finance from Southern New Hampshire University. He has also completed advanced graduate coursework in accounting.
Prof. Bouchard is a resident of Manchester, NH. and was named to the 2012 class of 40 Under Forty by the Manchester Union Leader. In 2015 he was named Civic Leader of the Year in NH by Stay Work Play and New Hampshire Public Radio. He also was awarded the 2011 Campus Compact for New Hampshire Presidents' Good Steward Award. This was for his work getting accounting students involved in assisting nonprofit organizations with their accounting.
At SNHU Prof. Bouchard was awarded the 2018 Excellence in Advising Award, the 2016 Student Affairs Faculty Partner Award, the 2012 student organization Advisor of the Year, and the 2010 Excellence in Teaching Award. He has been the advisor in the past for the Phi Delta Psi fraternity and the Future Business Leaders of America.
Outside of SNHU Bryan has served as a board member for Easterseals NH since 2015. He currently serves on their Executive Committee on the board as Treasurer. Bouchard also is a board member for the NH Chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants and serves on the Community Advisory Board of the Palace Theatre.
Daniel J. Murphy, CPA
Assistant Professor (Accounting)
Dan joined the accounting faculty in the fall of 2016 as an assistant professor. He was previously department chair of business studies in the Community College System of New Hampshire where he taught various accounting, finance and business courses. In addition to his depth of teaching, he also has experience with curriculum development and program accreditation.
Before entering academia Prof. Murphy served in a variety of management and executive-level positions in technology-based manufacturing companies in accounting, finance, IT, and human resources. He offers to his students a wealth of practical experience in a wide variety of accounting, financial reporting and tax accounting topics and he enjoys sharing it all. He has particular interests in corporate tax accounting, financial transaction disclosures and accounting as a social science for all business students. Prof. Murphy was nominated for an Excellence in Teaching Award at SNHU in his first year on the faculty.
At the Community College System of NH, Prof. Murphy received the Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Teaching as well as the President’s Award for Community Service.
Prior to his teaching, Prof. Murphy held a variety of management and executive-level positions in industry ranging from staff auditor to chief financial officer. He also owns his own consulting firm, Murphy & Associates, and is a part-time treasurer of a local health care company. He has served on a variety of community boards and non-profit organizations.
Prof. Murphy received his Master of Business Administration from Southern New Hampshire University and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting from Boston College. He is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in New Hampshire.
Micheline West, CPA, CMA
Associate Professor (Accounting)
Micheline joined SNHU as an adjunct professor in 1996 and a full time faculty member in 2014 as an associate professor of accounting. Prof. West has over 25 years of classroom and 35 years of accounting experience. West also works as a consultant providing CFO and bookkeeping services to small businesses. Prior to coming to SNHU, Prof. West was an accounting/finance professor and accounting program coordinator at Manchester Community College.
Prof. West received an Excellence in Teaching Award from SNHU in 2011, and Excellence in Advising Award from SNHU in 2020. Prof. West received her Bachelor of Science in Accounting and her Master of Business Administration from Southern New Hampshire University. She also holds CPA and CMA designations.
Aviation
Dr. Kyle Viator
Dean, SETA
Dr. Kyle Viator joined SNHU in 2010 and became the director of the Bradley Three-Year Honors Program in 2013. Since that time, he has served as director of Three-Year Business Programs and assistant dean of the School of Business. In 2018, he moved to the School of Engineering, Technology, and Aeronautics, where he currently serves as Dean.
Viator has also gained significant teaching experience during his time at SNHU, both on campus and online. He has served as an instructor for Degree in Three senior capstone projects, taught a special topics course in global executive management, and taught online students about human relations in administration. Other on campus courses taught by Viator include Civic Engagement and Citizenship, Foundations of Management, and various general education milestone courses.
An alumnus of SNHU, Viator earned his BS in Business Administration before moving on to earn an MS in Organizational Leadership. Viator earned his PhD in International Business at SNHU where his research focused on alternative higher education program delivery methods. Viator is currently a member of the SNHU University College Leadership Team, as well a member of the advisory board for business programs at Pinkerton Academy in Derry, NH.
Jennifer Gorczyca D.Eng.
Associate Dean, SETA
Dr. Gorczyca earned her Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, and Doctor of Engineering degrees in Mechanical Engineering from UMass Lowell. She is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE).
Mayumi Kostar
Assistant Dean, SETA
Mayumi Kostar, assistant dean of the School of Engineering, Technology and Aeronautics, joined SNHU in April 2018. Previously, she served as an assistant administrator, assistant director of academic operations and program administrator. Her career spans multiple roles, including system engineer at Toshiba Engineering in Japan, translator and assistant store manager.
Her work at SNHU has been recognized through earning the Excellence in CETA staff award in 2019. Kostar completed her Bachelor of Science in Information Science with a minor in math. She also gained her teaching license for grades 7-12 in math. She will be finishing her Master of Science in Higher Education Administration in 2024.
Kostar came to the United States from Japan in 1997 as an English as a Second Language student at the University of Delaware, where she met her husband. They have two sons together.
Domenic LaFauci
Assistant Professor of Aviation, Coordinator (Aviation)
Domenic LaFauci joined SNHU in 2019 and serves as an assistant professor of aviation. He also currently works as a spins and basic aerobatics flight instructor at CHI Aerospace. His previous experience includes serving as assistant dean of aviation, adjunct professor, Beech 99 captain and flight instructor. He has given multiple professional presentations and earned honors such as AOPA Flight Training Excellence Award for Outstanding Instructor and CETA’s Excellence in Adjunct Teaching Award at SNHU.
LaFauci earned his MEd in Curriculum and Teaching from Fitchburg State University and Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He is currently enrolled in an EdD program in applied educational studies at Oklahoma State University with an expected completion date in 2024. He serves on the Aviation Users Advisory Board (AUAB) for the Department of Transportation (New Hampshire Governor’s Office) and as a safety representative on the FAA Safety Team. He holds membership in various professional organizations, including Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, Experimental Aircraft Association and National Association of Flight Instructors.
Biological Sciences
Dr. Benjamin R. Cole
Dean, School of Arts, Sciences, and Education
Dr. Ben R. Cole serves as the dean of the School of Arts, Sciences, and Education at Southern New Hampshire University. He began his teaching career at the University of New Hampshire and served as a visiting assistant professor at Dartmouth College. He held several roles at Simmons College, including division director and associate dean. He led the Master of Public Policy and 3+1 programs, as well as the PhD in Educational Leadership. He also has served as a research associate with the Center for Systemic Peace since graduate school.
He earned his BA in political science from George Mason University School of Public Policy and his MA and PhD in political science from the University of New Hampshire. In addition to earning the NH LCHIP Historic Rehabilitation Grant: Kensington Universality Society in 2022, Cole has also published several articles. He is passionate about community service, having served in leadership roles at the municipal, state and community levels. His other roles include fire rescue department lieutenant, deputy emergency management director, assistant town moderator and Kensington Universalist Society leader. He lives with his wife, Shannon, and two children, Maia and Wyatt, on their family farm in Kensington.
Michael Glaeser
Associate Dean, School of Arts, Sciences and Education
Michael Glaeser, associate dean of the School of Arts, Sciences and Education, joined SNHU in 2014. During his tenure at SNHU, he has been recognized for his work multiple times, including earning the Excellence in Advising award in 2018, SETA Staff Excellence award in 2020 and Academic Partner award in 2023.
Glaeser has also worked as a curator of an exhibition and has had his work published. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Business Relations at the University of New Hampshire and completed a Master of Arts in Early Modern History at the University of Sheffield in England.
Mackenzie Langsten
Assistant Dean, School of Arts, Sciences and Education
Mackenzie Langsten joined Southern New Hampshire University in 2017 as an academic advisor and now serves as the assistant dean for the School of Arts, Sciences and Education. In the past, she has served as a women’s lacrosse assistant coach at SNHU, and in her free time, she is an assistant lacrosse coach for a middle school team.
Langsten earned a master’s degree in higher education, a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a human resources management certificate at Southern New Hampshire University.
Dr. Katharine York
Professor | Department Chair (Biological Sciences)
Dr. York has been teaching biology courses at the college level for over 15 years. She holds a BS in Animal Science, an MEd in Biology Education and a PhD in Natural Resources from the University of New Hampshire. After graduating with her animal science degree, she explored career options by working as a zookeeper and as a veterinary technician before choosing to pursue her love of teaching. She taught in the honors biology program at UNH for six years, and then general biology and anatomy and physiology laboratory courses for students in the nursing program at NHTI for three years before coming to SNHU.
Currently, Dr. York’s research is focused on bats in New England, using acoustic and stationary monitoring techniques to estimate species diversity and abundance in the state of New Hampshire. She is also involved in a long-term study to identify chytrid fungus in native frog populations of New Hampshire. She is the coordinator of the BS in Biology degree program.
Dr. York can speak as a subject matter expert on native bat species in New Hampshire and White Nose syndrome chytrid fungus in New Hampshire frog populations, general biology, animal rights and environmental ethics. Media members interested in contacting her for an interview should email media@snhu.edu.
Dr. Chelsi R. Beauregard
Assistant Professor of Biology
Chelsi Beauregard started with SNHU in August of 2020. Prior to joining SNHU, she worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the Henry F. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine.
Her research has largely focused on the innate immune response to viruses in animals vs. humans with the goal of uncovering patterns that could help to minimize the rise of human epidemics and pandemics.
Beauregard earned her PhD in Emerging Infectious Diseases from Uniformed Services University and her Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences from Marist College.
Katie Duryea
Assistant Professor of Biology
Dr. Katie Duryea joined Southern New Hampshire University’s science faculty in 2019. She was previously an instructor at Great Basin College in Nevada, where she taught anatomy and physiology, biology and evolution courses. Prior to that, she was a lecturer, teaching fellow and graduate teaching assistant at Dartmouth College.
Duryea earned her PhD in Biology from Dartmouth. She received her BA in Biology from Cornell University.
Jay Myers
Assistant Professor, Biology
Jay Myers, PhD, serves as assistant professor of biology at SNHU, where he joined the faculty in 2019 as an adjunct professor and later lecturer faculty member. Prior to SNHU, Myers worked as an adjunct professor and research associate at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, as well as adjunct professor at the University of New Hampshire and University of New Hampshire Manchester. He also served as clinical instructor faculty and athletic trainer at the University of Southern Maine and lecture faculty and athletic trainer at West Virginia Wesleyan College.
Myers earned his bachelor’s degree from Lock Haven University, master’s degree from West Virginia University and doctorate from the University of New Hampshire. His articles have been published in numerous journals in the fields of lifestyle medicine, athletic training, sports medicine and more.
Business Administration & Management
Dr. Diego C. Nocetti
Dean, School of Business
Dr. Diego Nocetti serves as the dean of the School of Business at Southern New Hampshire University. Prior to joining SNHU, he worked for 17 years at Clarkson University in a variety of positions, including dean and Elmer Gates Endowed Professor of Innovative Business Culture. He worked in the financial and pharmaceutical sectors before transitioning to academia. His teaching experience includes fields such as economics of innovation and entrepreneurship, managerial economics, international economics and mathematical economics.
He earned his Licenciatura at the University of Salvador (Argentina), MBA at East Carolina University and PhD in Economics at the University of Memphis. His research has contributed to the understanding of risk-taking behavior, informing a wide range of issues. He served as co-editor of the Eastern Economic Journal for 5 years and has published more than 30 articles in leading scientific journals. His awards are numerous, including the John W. Graham Faculty Research Award, Barbara Tuckman Memorial Fellowship and Finance and Sustainability European Research Award.
Courtney K. Argiras, M.Ed.
Assistant Dean of Operations, School of Business
Courtney Argiras, assistant dean of operations of the School of Business, has worked at SNHU since 2019 and has held positions within the vice president of academic affairs office and the international student services office prior to joining the School of Business. Before coming to SNHU, she worked in the early education and elementary education fields as both a teacher and in administration. In addition to working in administration here at SNHU, Argiras is also an adjunct instructor, teaching incoming students in the strategies and success course to prepare students for college in the online environment.
Argiras earned her Bachelor of Arts in Human Development from Rivier University in Nashua, New Hampshire and her Master of Education from Southern New Hampshire University. She is currently enrolled in the PhD program at SNHU for her doctorate in international business. She hopes to study women in higher education leadership roles and what that looks like here within the United States and all over the world. Argiras has worked with the chair of the Institutional Research and Review Board and is currently a member of the University Promotions committee.
Cristina Velez
Assistant Dean of Student Success, School of Business
Cristina Velez, assistant dean of student success for the School of Business, joined the SNHU community in 2001. Prior to her role as assistant dean, she worked in academic advising for 22 years. Additionally, she is an adjunct faculty member for the MBA program and teaches the business leaders foundation course. Velez worked in the business world for 6 years prior to her experience in higher education. Additionally, she is a business owner and enjoys collaborating with the leadership team.
For years, Velez has worked with graduate and undergraduate students, ensuring they have the support they need to succeed in their programs at SNHU. She also loves collaborating with all departments in the university and making sure there are no barriers for the students. She is passionate about her work with students and faculty. During the 2022 commencement ceremony, she was awarded the Excellence in Advising award for her outstanding work with students.
Cristina has a bachelor's degree in international business from Colombia, South America and a Master of Science in International Business with a concentration in marketing from SNHU. She served in the University Promotions committee for 8 years and is currently active in the Graduate Counsil.
Dr. Leslie A. Campbell
Chair of Business Administration and Management, Associate Professor (Business Administration and Management)
Dr. Leslie Campbell joined SNHU in 2017 as an assistant professor of Business Management. Before joining SNHU she was an associate professor in the Business Department of Colby-Sawyer College. Dr. Campbell has also been an adjunct faculty member with St. Anselm College, Rivier University, and Franklin Pierce University. Her professional experience includes nearly 25 years in leadership roles in the human resources field, most recently as the President of Landon Associates LLC, a Human Resources consulting firm, and Vice President of Employee and Sales Services with the New Hampshire divisions of the Middleby Corporation.
Dr. Campbell has been an active member of New Hampshire Women in Higher Education Leadership (NHWHEL) since 2015. She is a frequent participant of academic conferences presenting her research at both the Academy of Management (AOM) and at the Eastern Academy of Management. Dr. Campbell’s excellence in pedagogy has led to numerous publications including in the Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice. As an educator, she is well regarded by her students and peers, being nominated for the 2018 Excellence in Teaching Award at SNHU.
Dr. Campbell holds a Doctor of Arts in Leadership from Franklin Pierce University, as well as an MBA with a concentration in Human Resource Management from Rivier University. She spent her undergraduate years at Assumption College, where she earned her B.A. in Psychology.
Dr. Elizabeth Henley
Professor (Computer Information Systems) | Chair of Management Science and Information Systems
A professor of computer information systems, Elizabeth Henley joined SNHU in 2002 as a disability specialist and most recently held the position of associate director, assistive technology. Dr. Henley received her Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature, her Bachelor of Arts and Humanities, and her Master of Education in Elementary education from SNHU and her Doctor of Education from Walden University. She currently serves on numerous SNHU committees including Center for Teaching and Learning, Assessment Alliance, Electronic Document Managing Committee, and mySNHU Governance. Henley is the group facilitator for Peer Connections/Social Skills Group, and the advisor for both the Anime and Film Club and the American Sign Language Club. Dr. Henley is certified in Elementary Education (K-8) and Special Education (K-12). Her research presentations include topics on assistive technology for students with disabilities and assistive technology for writing support for all students. Conference presentations include Henley, E., Hamilton, J., Luongo, E., & Hanley, L. (2013, November). What’s the next step?: Transitioning to post-secondary settings after high school. Presented at the Learning Ally Parent Ally Webinar. Dr. Henley is a member of the Association on Higher Education and Disability – New England (AHEAD NE).
Dr. Innocentus Alhamis
Assistant Professor (Management Science)
Dr. Innocentus Alhamis' relationship with SNHU dates back to 2008, when he first began serving as an instructor. Today Dr. Alhamis is an assistant professor of management science. Dr. Alhamis also served as an assistant professor within the Division of Business at River University in Nashua, NH, beginning in 2014. There, he taught courses on topics including international business, business analytics, risk management and decision making, managerial finance, and more, while also serving as the university's director of graduate programs. His teaching career also includes time as a teaching assistant at the International University of Japan and as a lecturer in the Open University of Tanzania.
Dr. Alhamis earned his Master of Arts in International Economics from the International University of Japan in 1999. His thesis was title "Effectiveness of Financial Liberalization: A Case Study of Financial Liberalization in Tanzania." He went on to earn his PhD in Financial Management from SNHU, with a dissertation title "Management of Capital in Worker-Owned Cooperatives: A Comparative Case Study of Food Co-ops."
Dr. Billie Anderson
Associate Professor, Business Analytics
Dr. Billie Anderson serves as an associate professor of business analytics at Southern New Hampshire University. Before entering academia, Anderson was a research statistician for SAS, a software company headquartered in North Carolina. In her professional capacity, she wrote machine learning algorithms for the banking and insurance industries. She maintained a consultancy relationship with SAS as a senior analytical trainer until 2020, teaching analytical-based classes to professionals in organizations to help promote best statistical practices. Her consulting experience spans many companies, including Ann Taylor, Dunn & Bradstreet, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Lowes Home Improvement Store and Starbucks.
Anderson earned her PhD in Applied Statistics from the University of Alabama, master’s degree in mathematics and statistics from the University of South Alabama and bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Spring Hill College. She has a passion for learning new analytical methods and techniques and sharing them with her students.
Dr. Shauna A. Beaudin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor (Computer Information Systems)
An Associate Professor of Information Technology in the CIT department, Dr. Beaudin joined SNHU in the fall of 2016. She brought with her over a decade of teaching experience, having spent time as an adjunct or part-time faculty member at schools ranging from Daniel Webster College and the New Hampshire Art Institute to the University of New Hampshire and even SNHU.
For years, Dr. Beaudin has served as a technology consultant, and brings to bear expertise in a variety of IT subjects. Her teaching topics include Accounting Information Systems, Telecommunications and Networking, Wireless Programming, and a host of different programming languages and web technologies.
Dr. Beaudin earned her PhD in Information Systems from Nova Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Additional degrees earned by Dr. Beaudin include a BA in Business Administration and an MBA.
Dr. Christine Blais
Associate Professor (Business Management)
Dr. Christine Blais is an Associate Professor in the Business Administration and Management department at Southern New Hampshire University. Her background in industry is in corporate training and development with an emphasis on sales effectiveness and coaching. Dr. Blais has taught at the undergraduate and masters levels and in two separate nationally recognized three year programs at SNHU, the Bradley Three-Year Honors program and College Unbound (an experiential learning, integrated studies degree program). Dr. Blais completed her doctorate in Leadership Studies in 2015. Her doctoral research focused on a case study involving use of student-driven questions within individualized learning plans and the relationship to HERI’s Social Change Model of Leadership Development. She also has become certified through NSEE (National Society for Experiential Education), and was a presenter at the 2017 NSEE conference and co-founder of the Experiential Education Committee at SNHU. In June of 2018, Dr. Blais co-presented her work in constructing and teaching an interdisciplinary course at the International Conference for MOBTS (Management and Organizational Behavior Teaching Society) at Maynooth University in Ireland. Most recently, Dr. Blais has gone back to her roots in researching the use of student-constructed essential questions. Dr. Blais’ research interests include inquiry, authenticity, creativity, teamwork and integration of community business partners in higher education.
Steven Booth
Professor (Business Law)
Steven Booth, J.D, is a professor of Business Law at SNHU. He is also an associate attorney at Soltani Law Office.
Prof. Booth is the former faculty advisor for the Delta Mu Delta Honor Society and the faculty advisor for the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. He was chosen as Advisor of the Year in 2007.
He received his Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Franklin Pierce College in 1990 and his Juris Doctor degree in law from Ohio Northern University in 1993.
Prof. Booth is a member of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business, the NH Bar Association and the VA Bar Association.
Dr. Charlotte B. Broaden
Professor (International Business)
Dr. Broaden is currently a professor in the Global Business and Leadership Department. She received her doctorate in International Business, with a concentration in Finance. Her current research focus is in international entrepreneurship, international trade, foreign direct investment, and management practices. She is particularly interested in foreign direct investments to African nations and has recently published in this area. She is also interested in the shifting patterns of foreign direct investments within emerging markets and the re-shoring by manufacturing firms. She also teaches a doctoral course in foreign direct investment.
Prior to her academic career, Dr. Broaden worked for several multinational firms where she was an executive managing international human resource activities as well as being a member of the company's strategic management team. In her last assignment she lived in Toronto, Canada for three years and managed operations in Canada and France. A key assignment was talent management and Dr. Broaden was responsible for recruiting and placing global talent.
Dr. Broaden holds the Certified Global Business Professional designation from NASBITE International, which is the qualification in Global Commerce and she is a member of the Foreign Direct Investment Association. She is a member of numerous trade and professional groups in her field.
She was awarded the coveted Fulbright Scholar in 2015-2016, spending a year teaching and conducting research at the University of Botswana. Additionally, she spent time teaching in both Dubai, UAE and Athens, Greece.
Sindhu Chellappa
Instructor, IT & Analytics
Sindhu Chellappa is an instructor of information technology and analytics at Southern New Hampshire University. She previously worked as an adjunct lecturer at the University of New Hampshire and assistant professor at SSN College of Engineering in India. She has been awarded multiple travel grants for attending professional conferences, as well as "Most Viewed Presentation" at the 2021 Graduate Research Conference at the University of New Hampshire.
Chellappa is a PhD candidate in computer science at the University of New Hampshire, having earned a master's and bachelor's degree in computer science at Anna University in India. She has multiple publications and is a member of several professional organizations. She is a Guinness World Record holder (dancing 75 jathis) and has completed a diploma in yoga.
Dr. Tej Dhakar
Professor (Management Science)
Dr. Tej Dhakar is Professor of Management Science. He joined SNHU in 1995 and teaches classes in Business Analytics, Management Science, Operations Management, and Project Management to undergraduate and graduate students. He also teaches advanced quantitative methods classes in the doctoral program and has assisted many students in their research.
Dr. Dhakar has earlier taught business students at the Institute of Management Technology and the University of Delhi in India and at the University of Alabama and West Virginia Institute of Technology. His business experience includes managing printing operations at the Times of India and the Tata Press Limited for nine years.
Dr. Dhakar received his B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, his MBA from the University of Delhi, and his PhD in Management Science from the University of Alabama. While at the University of Alabama, he was selected for the Outstanding Graduate Research Assistant Award and the Excellence in Research by a Doctoral Student Award by the University. He was also inducted into the Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society for Business.
Dr. Dhakar is a life member of the Production and Operations Management Society and a member of the Project Management Institute® and the Decision Sciences Institute. He is also serving as the Secretary of the India Association of New Hampshire. Dr. Dhakar's current research interests include sales forecasting, multiple level lot sizing, anomalies in the behavior of the stock market, and mixed model assembly line sequencing. His research has been published in international journals including Computers and Operations Research, Advances in Business and Management Forecasting, Journal of Applied Economics, International Finance Review. Communications in Statistics, Benchmarking, International Journal of Production Research, Journal of Japan Industrial Management Association, and Journal of Korean Institute of Industrial Engineers.
Dr. Nilesh Gautam
Assistant Professor, Business Analytics
Dr. Nilesh Gautam joined Southern New Hampshire University in January 2023 as an Assistant Professor of Management Science and Information Systems. Dr. Gautam earned his Bachelor's in Business Studies from Shanker Dev Campus, Nepal, an MBA in Corporate Finance and Investments from Texas Christian University and a Ph.D. in International Business from Southern New Hampshire University. His academic experience includes teaching corporate finance, investment, and banking to undergraduate students. Dr. Gautam currently teaches Business Analytics at SNHU.
Prior to joining Southern New Hampshire University, Dr. Gautam worked in a variety of positions in business including in management, finance, administration, and banking in Nepal and United States. He is passionate about finance, data analysis and programming. His research interests focus on data analytics, finance, and mergers & acquisitions.
Dr. Sophia Koustas
Associate Professor (Business Administration and Management)
Dr. Koustas has been teaching at SNHU since 2010. Her professional experience includes nearly 20 years as a leader, innovator and connector in various sectors (local government, private and non-profit organizations) in the US and abroad. The projects and collaborations she has been involved in have allowed her to travel to over 25 countries.
Koustas received a PhD in Business Administration with a specialization in Industrial Organizational Psychology from Northcentral University, MS in Organizational Leadership from SNHU and Bachelor of Music in Music Education and International Affairs from the University of New Hampshire.
Her current projects, conference presentations and research revolve around the impact of AI in sustainability, AI, SMEs, entrepreneurship, gamification, teams, experiential education, entrepreneurship ecosystems, sustainability, leadership, IOP, human relations and culture.
Koustas is co-founder of S.Mou.Th. (non-profit; Synergy of Music Theater), recipient of a European grant for Young Female Entrepreneurs, which led to the creation of SK Boutique Agency in Greece (2011-2015), member of the Noon Egno Cooperative and elected member and advisor on several boards. Koustas was the recipient of the 2024 Dr. Dave Landers Faculty Mentor Award.
Koustas can speak as a subject matter expert in the areas of the impact of AI in organizations, entrepreneurship, change management, organizational behavior, experiential education, gamification and sustainability in higher education. Media members interested in interviewing her should email media@snhu.edu.
Dr. Lundy Lewis
Professor (Computer Information Systems)
Dr. Lundy Lewis is a professor of Computer Information Systems. He is an expert in computer networking, cyber security, artificial intelligence, and robotics. A researcher for the U.S. Department of Defense, he brings 15 years of industry experience to the classroom. Lundy holds 37 U.S. patents and has published three books on telecommunications management. He has received research grants from Canada, Australia, and the US.
Lewis infuses his lectures with real-world examples and invites industry experts to help students prepare for information-systems careers. He teaches courses In AI, robotics, digital music, and technical innovation.
Recent Journal articles include “An Autonomous Robot-to-Group Exercise Coach at a Senior Living Community: A Study in Human-Robot Interaction.” International Journal of Artificial Life Research: Special Issue on Social Robotics. Volume 6, Issue 2, December 2016. Recent conference articles include “Social Robots as Reinforcement in Applied Behavior Analysis” and “A Comparison of NAO and Jibo in Child-Robot Interaction,” ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction. March 2020, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Lewis earned his Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy with a minor in Computer Science from the University of South Carolina, a Master of Science in Computer Science from Rensselear Polytechnic Institute, and a Doctor of Philosophy focusing on Logic and Artificial Intelligence from the University of Georgia.
He was a Fulbright Research Scholar at the University of Ottawa, Canada 2018 -- 2019. At SNHU, he was Chair of the Christos and Mary Papoutsy Distinguished Chair in Ethics and Social Responsibility (2013-2016), Chair of the Computer Information Technology Department (2005 – 2012), and Co-founder and Co-coordinator of the Game Design and Development program 2007 – 2012.
Dr. Lowell C. Matthews
Professor | Organizational Leadership
Dr. Lowell Chris Matthews joined SNHU in 2012 and serves as a professor of global business and leadership and lead of Project AIM.
He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Delaware, an MBA from Roosevelt University and a Doctorate of Business Administration from Argosy University.
Prior to Matthews’ time at SNHU, he served as director of fundraising events for the AIDS Foundation of Chicago and as an adjunct professor at Roosevelt University. His research interests include organizational culture, global leadership practices and social justice and equity.
In his role as a faculty member at SNHU, he is known for his experiential class delivery and project-based learning. In addition, each semester he hosts Study Break with Dr. Matthews, serves as the advisor to the men’s volleyball club and is a member of the SNHU choir. He also serves in leadership roles for several national professional and nonprofit organizations including the Endowment for Health, New England Names Project, Granite State Gay Men’s Association and volunteers locally with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Manchester. He is the 2015 Excellence in Teaching Award recipient and nominee for 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2020.
Dr. Matthews can speak as a subject matter expert about experiential teaching methods, leadership strategies during change, higher education in prison, diversity and equity, building honors programs and nonprofit board development. Media members interested in interviewing him should email media@snhu.edu.
Dr. Vik Muiznieks
Assistant Professor of Management Science and Information Systems
Dr. Vik Muiznieks is an assistant professor of management science and information systems at SNHU, where he started in 2022 as an adjunct faculty member. His career includes many leadership roles in and out of academia, including integration and enterprise architecture director at the MIT Lincoln Laboratory, infrastructure architecture platforms director at Philips Healthcare and worldwide head of solution architecture at Nokia-Siemens Networks.
Muiznieks earned his PhD in Educational Applications of Computers, MS in Teaching of Computer Science and BS in Math and Computer Science from the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana. He has given numerous conference presentations and keynotes and has earned the Corporate Change Agent Leadership award. He previously served as a member of the Object Management Group (OMG) board and the Lucent’s Ventures Board and System Architecture Review board.
Dr. Kishore Kumar Pochampally
Professor (Management Science)
Dr. Kishore Kumar Pochampally joined SNHU in 2005 as an assistant professor. Pochampally received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology, India. He has prior academic experience is as a Post-doctoral Fellow at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge. He holds graduate degrees (MS and PhD) in Industrial Engineering (Research focus: Operations and Supply Chain Management) from Northeastern University in Boston, MA.
Kishore's research interests are in the areas of Supply Chain Design, Six-Sigma Quality Management, Quantitative Decision-making, and Reverse Logistics. He has authored several technical papers for international journals and conference proceedings, and his research work has been cited in technical papers worldwide by other researchers. He has published a book (with Taylor and Francis) titled, ''Strategic Planning Models for Reverse and Closed-loop Supply Chains.''
He was awarded the Best Paper Award, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in 2004 and the Award for Outstanding Scholarly Work, Laboratory for Responsible Manufacturing, Northeastern University in 2003.
Dr. Kimberly Queenan
Assistant Professor, Management Science and Information Systems
Dr. Kimberly Queenan is an assistant professor in Management Science and Information Systems at Southern New Hampshire University, where she currently teaches Computer Information Systems courses. Prior to joining SNHU in the fall of 2022, Dr. Queenan worked for her own software consulting company, Cardinal Science & Technology Corporation, which specialized in implementing global business Enterprise Resource Planning systems (SAP) for many well-known multinational companies across a variety of industry sectors. She brings over two decades of business analysis, project management and software development experience to SNHU.
Dr. Queenan earned a BS in Computer Science from Wentworth Institute of Technology, an MS in Computer Science from the University of Massachusetts Lowell and a Doctorate in Leadership Studies from Franklin Pierce University. Her dissertation title was “A New Hampshire Workforce Study: Exploration of the Existence of Brain Drain, Reasons it Exists and Proposed Solutions.” Dr. Queenan also currently serves in a leadership capacity on several Town Boards and Regional Commissions.
Dr. Burt Reynolds
Professor (Business Management)
An Organization Effectiveness practitioner with over thirty years of field experience both as an internal/external agent of change.
A former manager of Change Enablement at Arthur Andersen. Designed and led change management interventions for clients implementing Oracle & SAP technology enhancements. His expertise in executive coaching & mentoring supports line managers in aligning their organization structures, work flows, culture and human capital for competitive advantage.
Currently a professor at Southern NH University in Business Administration and Management department. His expertise is in leveraging human capital, organization development and training initiatives with core business units in order to successfully implement overall business strategy. Successfully applied contemporary human resource/organizational development methodologies and technology changes in a range of businesses and industries, including manufacturing, pulp & paper, high-tech, retail, and professional services.
Certifications:
- Marshall Goldsmith- Stakeholder Centered Coaching
- Kolbe-Conative Behavioral Coach
- Human Synergistic- Culture Practitioner
- Prosci- Change Management Practitioner
Dr. Reynolds educational credentials:
- Ed.D Human Resource Education at Boston University School of Education.
- MBA with a concentration in Organization Development from Golden Gate University
- Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Golden Gate University with a concentration in Organization Development.
John Sherlock
Assistant Professor, Management Science and Information Systems
Professor John Sherlock is an Assistant Professor in Management Science and Information Systems at Southern New Hampshire University, currently teaching Project Management, Data Analytics, and Decision Support Systems courses. Prior to joining SNHU in 2023, Professor Sherlock was the Associate Dean of the School of Business and Director of the Project Management Program at Iona University in New Rochelle, New York. An accomplished and credentialed technical management professional with over 40 years of experience in the energy, financial, telecom, and automotive industries, responsibilities have included project management, risk management, software design and programming, software installation and support, governance and security compliance, large scale facilities planning and disaster recovery, contract negotiation and patent research, as well as business plan development and higher education curriculum development and instruction. Professor Sherlock was the President and Founding Member of the "New York-Tristate (NY,NJ,CT)" Chapter of the Microsoft Project User Group.
Professor Sherlock is a PMP (Project Management Professional), a Certified Six Sigma Black Belt, a Certified Six Sigma Instructor and also credentialed in the areas of software development, IT, governance, risk, and audit. Professor Sherlock earned a Bachelor of Technology in Electromechanical Computer Technology from New York Institute of Technology, an MS in Telecommunications, an MBA in ITDM (Information and Technology Decision Management) and a Professional Certificate in eCommerce from Iona University and is currently pursuing a Doctorate from Pace University with a focus on Cybersecurity.
Dr. Dawn Sime Ph.D.
Associate Professor (Business Management)
Dawn Sime, Ph.D., has taught at Southern New Hampshire University for over a decade. She has been an adjunct professor in both the School of Business and the School of Arts and Sciences, teaching organizational leadership strategies and skills since 2006. Among her academic activities she has developed new courses, written a paper "Profiling Generation Zers", and contributed to a published article on "Consumer Behavior."
Dawn has served as Adviser to the Saudi Club, and Delta Mu Delta.
As an educator, she is well regarded by her students and peers, being nominated for the 2008 Excellence in Teaching Award at SNHU.
Dr. Sime has twenty years experience in the personnel industry. Her expertise in sales, management, human resource consulting, career development and team building. She has also facilitated management & leadership development training for executives, managers, and supervisors, leading workshops centered on Leadership Development, Human Resource Management, Management development, Decision Making and more.
Her professional affiliations include New Hampshire Women's Leadership Board of Directors, Society of Industrial Organization Psychology (SIOP), American Psychology Association (APA), Eastern Academy of Management, Association of Change Management Professionals and Academy of Management.
Dr. Sime holds a Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Alliant International University in San Diego, CA. She has also earned a Master’s Degree in Psychology from United States International University and a B.S. in Human Relations/Organizational Behavior from the University of San Francisco.
Kurt Stuke
Assistant Professor, Business
Dr. Kurt B. Stuke is an assistant professor in the School of Business at Southern New Hampshire University, where he previously served as an adjunct professor. He has worked as an adjunct professor at various other institutions of higher education, most recently New England College. He has multiple publications, such as "Vision, Big Data, and the Allegory of the Cave."
Stuke earned his doctorate in leadership at Franklin Pierce University, a master's in theology at Notre Dame College, a master's in philosophy at St. Louis University and a bachelor's in philosophy at St. Anselm College. He was awarded the Associate Faculty Teaching Award at Ashford University, as well as earned the Quality Matters Teaching Online certificate and Servant Leadership certificate. He is also a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt.
Communications & Media Arts
Dr. Benjamin R. Cole
Dean, School of Arts, Sciences, and Education
Dr. Ben R. Cole serves as the dean of the School of Arts, Sciences, and Education at Southern New Hampshire University. He began his teaching career at the University of New Hampshire and served as a visiting assistant professor at Dartmouth College. He held several roles at Simmons College, including division director and associate dean. He led the Master of Public Policy and 3+1 programs, as well as the PhD in Educational Leadership. He also has served as a research associate with the Center for Systemic Peace since graduate school.
He earned his BA in political science from George Mason University School of Public Policy and his MA and PhD in political science from the University of New Hampshire. In addition to earning the NH LCHIP Historic Rehabilitation Grant: Kensington Universality Society in 2022, Cole has also published several articles. He is passionate about community service, having served in leadership roles at the municipal, state and community levels. His other roles include fire rescue department lieutenant, deputy emergency management director, assistant town moderator and Kensington Universalist Society leader. He lives with his wife, Shannon, and two children, Maia and Wyatt, on their family farm in Kensington.
Michael Glaeser
Associate Dean, School of Arts, Sciences and Education
Michael Glaeser, associate dean of the School of Arts, Sciences and Education, joined SNHU in 2014. During his tenure at SNHU, he has been recognized for his work multiple times, including earning the Excellence in Advising award in 2018, SETA Staff Excellence award in 2020 and Academic Partner award in 2023.
Glaeser has also worked as a curator of an exhibition and has had his work published. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Business Relations at the University of New Hampshire and completed a Master of Arts in Early Modern History at the University of Sheffield in England.
Mackenzie Langsten
Assistant Dean, School of Arts, Sciences and Education
Mackenzie Langsten joined Southern New Hampshire University in 2017 as an academic advisor and now serves as the assistant dean for the School of Arts, Sciences and Education. In the past, she has served as a women’s lacrosse assistant coach at SNHU, and in her free time, she is an assistant lacrosse coach for a middle school team.
Langsten earned a master’s degree in higher education, a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a human resources management certificate at Southern New Hampshire University.
Tracy Dow
Department Chair, Associate Professor
A lecturer of graphic design, Tracy Dow joined SNHU in 2008. Dow's courses taught include Design and Color Theory, Typography, Graphics and Layout Print Media, Advanced Digital Design, and Desktop Publishing. Dow is also the creative director and owner of Mosaic Communications where she provides freelance art direction and graphic design services to a variety of clients from high-tech, manufacturing and financial to start-ups and nonprofits.
Dow received her Bachelor of Arts in Commercial Art from Notre Dame College, and her Master of Business Administration from Plymouth State University.
At SNHU, Dow prepares the annual student exhibition, Typographica, is the advisor to the Media and Design Club, advisor to the Family Fun Night Organization, and serves on the Game Design Search Committee.
Dow has served on the New Hampshire Creative Club Steering Committee since 1994.
Jon Boroshok
Assistant Professor
In 2011, Jon Boroshok joined SNHU as a full-time communications lecturer. Boroshok previously served as an adjunct instructor of marketing communications and public relations courses at Emerson College in Boston and Bentley University in Waltham, MA while continuing his 20-year career as a full-time public relations practitioner. At Bentley, he received the Curricular Service-Learning Faculty Award for 2009.
Boroshok received his Bachelor of Science in Communications from Emerson College and his Master in Business Administration in Marketing from Northeastern University
Boroshok is also a journalist and freelance writer. He has written articles about the Olympics from a business perspective, including an article about sponsorship and athlete funding in a global economy, that were published in Newsweek and The Christian Science Monitor. Other articles and columns have appeared in The Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, HSMAI Marketing Review, Crain Communications, SearchSecurity.com, TechLiving Magazine, ZDNet, CMP Publications, Mass High Tech, TechTarget, DM News, PRWeek, and more. His peer reviewed public relations tutorial appeared in The Journal of Hospitality & Leisure Marketing.
Boroshok has been listed as one of the ''Top Marketing Professors'' by Social Media Marketing Magazine each month from December 2010 through May 2012.
Marlyn Tadros Ph.D.
Professor
After nearly two decades with the New England Institute of Art in Brookline, MA, Dr. Marlyn Tadros joins Southern New Hampshire University’s Communications and Media Arts department as an associate professor. Dr. Tadros is the author of numerous books and research papers, including “A Social Media Approach to Higher Education,” and has served as a panelist and keynote speaker at many conferences on the internet, new technologies, censorship, and human rights issues.
Dr. Tadros earned her Ph.D. in Comparative English and American Literature from Cairo University in Cairo, Egypt, in 1997. She also possesses a Client/Server Certificate, earned from Clark University in Cambridge, MA, in 2000.
Harry Umen
Professor
Harry Umen, an associate professor of communications at SNHU since 2002, helped pioneer digital design in the 1980s when he established one of the first academic desktop publishing programs in New England. In Umen's classes, students learn to use digital technology to translate their creative impulses into still images, animation, layouts and other commercially viable products.
Umen received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Temple University and his Master of Fine Arts from Indiana University.
Umen has done numerous exhibitions including ''Harry Umen, New Work,'' McIninch Gallery, Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester, NH, 2004 and ''Digital Creative Artists,'' Vutek, Inc., Corporate Headquarters, Meredith, NH, 2005.
Recent design awards and recognition include 2003 Best New Hampshire Education Website, NH.Com; 2003 Case Award, New York, NY, for Excellence in Magazine Design; Intellectual Property Bulletin, Pierce Law Center, Concord, NH.
Umen's work has been reviewed in publications such as Art New England, and TCI (Theatre Craft International). Read about Umen's experience in the in the Moda-Couture Olympiad Circus Fashion Show.
Computer Science
Dr. Kyle Viator
Dean, SETA
Dr. Kyle Viator joined SNHU in 2010 and became the director of the Bradley Three-Year Honors Program in 2013. Since that time, he has served as director of Three-Year Business Programs and assistant dean of the School of Business. In 2018, he moved to the School of Engineering, Technology, and Aeronautics, where he currently serves as Dean.
Viator has also gained significant teaching experience during his time at SNHU, both on campus and online. He has served as an instructor for Degree in Three senior capstone projects, taught a special topics course in global executive management, and taught online students about human relations in administration. Other on campus courses taught by Viator include Civic Engagement and Citizenship, Foundations of Management, and various general education milestone courses.
An alumnus of SNHU, Viator earned his BS in Business Administration before moving on to earn an MS in Organizational Leadership. Viator earned his PhD in International Business at SNHU where his research focused on alternative higher education program delivery methods. Viator is currently a member of the SNHU University College Leadership Team, as well a member of the advisory board for business programs at Pinkerton Academy in Derry, NH.
Jennifer Gorczyca D.Eng.
Associate Dean, SETA
Dr. Gorczyca earned her Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, and Doctor of Engineering degrees in Mechanical Engineering from UMass Lowell. She is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE).
Mayumi Kostar
Assistant Dean, SETA
Mayumi Kostar, assistant dean of the School of Engineering, Technology and Aeronautics, joined SNHU in April 2018. Previously, she served as an assistant administrator, assistant director of academic operations and program administrator. Her career spans multiple roles, including system engineer at Toshiba Engineering in Japan, translator and assistant store manager.
Her work at SNHU has been recognized through earning the Excellence in CETA staff award in 2019. Kostar completed her Bachelor of Science in Information Science with a minor in math. She also gained her teaching license for grades 7-12 in math. She will be finishing her Master of Science in Higher Education Administration in 2024.
Kostar came to the United States from Japan in 1997 as an English as a Second Language student at the University of Delaware, where she met her husband. They have two sons together.
Bo Kim Ph.D.
Professor | Department Chair (Computer Science) and Coordinator (Information Technology)
Former Dean of the School of Engineering and Computer Science at Daniel Webster College, Dr. Bo Kim possesses a wealth of experience in the computer science field. Dr. Kim has over two decades of both industrial experience, as Systems Architect at Lucent Technologies, and teaching experience, including time at Merrimack College and the University of Massachusetts.
Dr. Kim earned a B.S. in Computer Science & Statistics from Chungnam National University in South Korea, as well as an M.S. in Statistics from the same institution. She also earned both an M.S. and Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Massachusetts. Dr. Kim is a member of the Association of Computing Machinery and the American Society for Engineering Education.
Barbara Bancroft Ph.D.
Associate Professor (Computer Science)
Dr. Barbara Bancroft joined SNHU in 2020. Previously, she was a professor of computer science at Nashua Community College, where she developed a cybersecurity degree. She also taught at the University of Massachusetts Lowell and New England College. She developed software for mobile devices at Puma Technology and worked on the space program at Mission Research Corp. Dr. Bancroft is a senior member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and she has held such positions as New Hampshire chair of IEEE Computer Society and New Hampshire chair of Women in Engineering. UML recognized her with an award for best practices in the online education.
Dr. Bancroft earned a Master of Business Administration in Information Technology at Western Governors University and a PhD at Case Western Reserve University.
Dr. Ayman Eldeib
Assistant Professor (Computer Science)
Dr. Ayman Eldeib joined SNHU in 2022 as an assistant professor of computer science. He previously has served in professor, general manager and department chair roles at Cairo University, as well as various leadership positions at NetTraffic Inc. He holds patents in methods, systems and computer program products and has earned various academic awards nationally and abroad. His numerous publications span topics such as curriculum development in higher education and Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis.
Dr. Eldeib earned a Bachelor of Science, Master of Science and doctorate from Cairo University. His doctoral thesis, “Analysis Conception and Specification of Standards and Communication in Medical Imaging,” explores the standardization of medical imaging for the transfer of images via computer networks using the TCP/IP protocol.
Construction Management
Dr. Kyle Viator
Dean, SETA
Dr. Kyle Viator joined SNHU in 2010 and became the director of the Bradley Three-Year Honors Program in 2013. Since that time, he has served as director of Three-Year Business Programs and assistant dean of the School of Business. In 2018, he moved to the School of Engineering, Technology, and Aeronautics, where he currently serves as Dean.
Viator has also gained significant teaching experience during his time at SNHU, both on campus and online. He has served as an instructor for Degree in Three senior capstone projects, taught a special topics course in global executive management, and taught online students about human relations in administration. Other on campus courses taught by Viator include Civic Engagement and Citizenship, Foundations of Management, and various general education milestone courses.
An alumnus of SNHU, Viator earned his BS in Business Administration before moving on to earn an MS in Organizational Leadership. Viator earned his PhD in International Business at SNHU where his research focused on alternative higher education program delivery methods. Viator is currently a member of the SNHU University College Leadership Team, as well a member of the advisory board for business programs at Pinkerton Academy in Derry, NH.
Jennifer Gorczyca D.Eng.
Associate Dean, SETA
Dr. Gorczyca earned her Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, and Doctor of Engineering degrees in Mechanical Engineering from UMass Lowell. She is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE).
Mayumi Kostar
Assistant Dean, SETA
Mayumi Kostar, assistant dean of the School of Engineering, Technology and Aeronautics, joined SNHU in April 2018. Previously, she served as an assistant administrator, assistant director of academic operations and program administrator. Her career spans multiple roles, including system engineer at Toshiba Engineering in Japan, translator and assistant store manager.
Her work at SNHU has been recognized through earning the Excellence in CETA staff award in 2019. Kostar completed her Bachelor of Science in Information Science with a minor in math. She also gained her teaching license for grades 7-12 in math. She will be finishing her Master of Science in Higher Education Administration in 2024.
Kostar came to the United States from Japan in 1997 as an English as a Second Language student at the University of Delaware, where she met her husband. They have two sons together.
Jerred Rounds
Chair (Construction Management)
Jerred Rounds joined SNHU in 2019 as an adjunct faculty member. In 2022, he transitioned to an assistant professor and program coordinator of construction management role. He has over 20 years of managing commercial construction projects, totaling over $300 million US dollars. He earned a Bachelor of Science in architectural technologies/building science from Keene State College, as well as a Master of Science in building conservation/historic preservation from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Economics & Finance
Dr. Diego C. Nocetti
Dean, School of Business
Dr. Diego Nocetti serves as the dean of the School of Business at Southern New Hampshire University. Prior to joining SNHU, he worked for 17 years at Clarkson University in a variety of positions, including dean and Elmer Gates Endowed Professor of Innovative Business Culture. He worked in the financial and pharmaceutical sectors before transitioning to academia. His teaching experience includes fields such as economics of innovation and entrepreneurship, managerial economics, international economics and mathematical economics.
He earned his Licenciatura at the University of Salvador (Argentina), MBA at East Carolina University and PhD in Economics at the University of Memphis. His research has contributed to the understanding of risk-taking behavior, informing a wide range of issues. He served as co-editor of the Eastern Economic Journal for 5 years and has published more than 30 articles in leading scientific journals. His awards are numerous, including the John W. Graham Faculty Research Award, Barbara Tuckman Memorial Fellowship and Finance and Sustainability European Research Award.
Courtney K. Argiras, M.Ed.
Assistant Dean of Operations, School of Business
Courtney Argiras, assistant dean of operations of the School of Business, has worked at SNHU since 2019 and has held positions within the vice president of academic affairs office and the international student services office prior to joining the School of Business. Before coming to SNHU, she worked in the early education and elementary education fields as both a teacher and in administration. In addition to working in administration here at SNHU, Argiras is also an adjunct instructor, teaching incoming students in the strategies and success course to prepare students for college in the online environment.
Argiras earned her Bachelor of Arts in Human Development from Rivier University in Nashua, New Hampshire and her Master of Education from Southern New Hampshire University. She is currently enrolled in the PhD program at SNHU for her doctorate in international business. She hopes to study women in higher education leadership roles and what that looks like here within the United States and all over the world. Argiras has worked with the chair of the Institutional Research and Review Board and is currently a member of the University Promotions committee.
Cristina Velez
Assistant Dean of Student Success, School of Business
Cristina Velez, assistant dean of student success for the School of Business, joined the SNHU community in 2001. Prior to her role as assistant dean, she worked in academic advising for 22 years. Additionally, she is an adjunct faculty member for the MBA program and teaches the business leaders foundation course. Velez worked in the business world for 6 years prior to her experience in higher education. Additionally, she is a business owner and enjoys collaborating with the leadership team.
For years, Velez has worked with graduate and undergraduate students, ensuring they have the support they need to succeed in their programs at SNHU. She also loves collaborating with all departments in the university and making sure there are no barriers for the students. She is passionate about her work with students and faculty. During the 2022 commencement ceremony, she was awarded the Excellence in Advising award for her outstanding work with students.
Cristina has a bachelor's degree in international business from Colombia, South America and a Master of Science in International Business with a concentration in marketing from SNHU. She served in the University Promotions committee for 8 years and is currently active in the Graduate Counsil.
Dr. Gregory Randolph
Professor (Finance and Economics) | Department Chair (Finance and Economics)
Dr. Greg Randolph is a Professor of Economics at Southern New Hampshire University. He received his bachelor's degree in finance with an economics minor at Grove City College in Grove City, PA. He completed his Ph.D. in economics at West Virginia University in Morgantown, WV.
His primary research field of interest is public economics. Greg's current research projects include examining the impact of federal regulations, evaluating the criminal justice system, and exploring the use of media to teach introductory economics courses. Previous research projects include examining the voter initiative process, special interest group activity, and price discrimination. Recent publications include articles in the Journal of Institutional Economics, Business and Politics, and Economics and Politics. He is also the co-editor of Entrepreneurial Action, Public Policy, and Economic Outcomes (Edgar Elgar, 2014) and Public Policy, Productive and Unproductive Entrepreneurship (Edward Elgar, 2017) with Robert Salvino and Michael Tasto.
Dr. Bülent Aybar
Professor (Finance) | Director, International Business PhD Programs
Dr. Bülent Aybar is a professor of international finance and a Fulbright US Scholar. Dr. Aybar’s main teaching and research interests are in international corporate finance, international business, and emerging markets. His current research work includes empirical analysis of various aspects of emerging market multinationals, cross-border mergers and acquisitions and risk management in Emerging Market context. His doctoral level teaching focuses on Multinational Corporate Finance, Economic Reform, and Growth in Emerging Markets.
Dr. Aybar is an active researcher and frequent participant in academic and professional forums in his field. His publications appeared in refereed journals such as Journal of International Business Studies, Multinational Business Review, Emerging Markets Review, and International Review of Financial Analysis. Dr. Aybar is a member of Academy of International Business, European International Business Academy and, European Finance Association. Dr. Aybar regularly serves as a referee for journals such as Journal of Multinational Financial Management, Global Finance Journal, Multinational Finance Journal, Emerging Markets Review, Journal of International Business Studies, International Business Review, Journal of World Business, European Management Review and Thunderbird Review of International Business. Dr. Aybar has taught at Harvard Summer School, Augsburg University of Applied, Sciences, Rochester Institute of Technology, US Business School in Prague Azerbaijan State University of Economics, and Istanbul University. He regularly teaches short seminars in graduate programs in the U.S. and abroad.
Dr. Steven Gallaher
Associate Professor (Finance and Economics)
Dr. Steven Gallaher is an associate professor of finance and economics. He received his Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the University of Texas in 1990, his Master of Business Administration in Finance in 1999 and his Doctor of Philosophy in Finance from University of Texas at Austin in 2011.
Dr. Mahboubul Hassan
Professor (Finance and Economics)
Dr. Mahboubul Hassan joined SNHU in 1985 and is a professor of Finance and Economics. Prior to SNHU, Dr. Hassan was an assistant professor at the Institute of Business Administration, Dhaka University, Bangladesh. Dr. Hassan worked as a consultant for UNICEF and as a program officer for the United Nations Development Program.
Dr. Hassan received his Bachelor of Arts in Economics, his Master of Business Administration in Finance from Dhaka University, Bangladesh, his Master of Arts in Political Economy from Boston University and his Doctor of Business Administration in Management from Nova Southeastern University, Florida.
In 2015, Dr. Hassan was nominated for the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, for the Advancement and support of Education Award for U.S. Professors of the year. In that same year, he was nominated for Southern New Hampshire University’s Excellence in Advising Award. In 2000, Dr. Hassan received SNHU’s Excellence in Teaching Award. He was nominated in 2000 for an Edie’s Award (NH’s Excellence in Teaching for Higher Education).
Dr. Hassan has numerous publications and presentations including, ''Food Security and Climate Change in Bangladesh'' (with Ahmadul Hassan, Anushila Mazumder and Tamim Al Hossain) to be presented at Climate Change Seminar in 2012; ''Efficacy of Policies and the Claremont Lawsuit in the State of New Hampshire,'' presented at the Oxford Round Table, Harris Manchester College, Oxford University, England, July 2007; and ''Trade Balances, Economic Growth and Linkages to Multinational Business Foreign Direct Investment to Asia'' (with Massood Samii), presented and included in the Proceedings of the Academy of International Business Northeast 2001 Conference at the University of Scranton, PA, June 2001.
Dr. Hassan is a member of the Academy of International Business. An active member of the community, he received the State of New Hampshire Dr. Martin Luther King Peace Award in 2007.
Dr. Bo Liu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor (Finance and Economics)
Dr. Bo Liu is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Southern New Hampshire University. He holds an LL.B. at School of Law from Peking University in China before he earned his M.S. in International Business from SNHU. He also received his M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics from the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University. He is bilingual, fluent in both English and Mandarin. He teaches Principles of Microeconomics, Principles of Macroeconomics, International Economics, Public finance at SNHU.
His research interests focus on the interaction among Environmental Economics, Labor Economics, Urban Economics, and Behavioral Economics. His current research projects include blending environmental, economic in an examination of the connection between climate change and labor productivities and a filed experiment to examine the Dunning-Kroger Effect in the intro-level Economics classes. His research has been published in the Journal of Urban Economics and Southwestern Economics Review.
Email: b.liu@snhu.edu
Dr. Michael Tasto
Professor (Finance and Economics)
Dr. Michael Tasto is a professor of finance and economics. He served as department chair from 2012-2020 and recently served as interim dean for the School of Business. His primary field of interest for research is urban and regional economics. Tasto received his Bachelor of Science in Economics from St. John’s University in 2001, his Master of Arts in Economics in 2006 and his Doctor of Philosophy in Economics in 2007 from Georgia State University. He has given numerous presentations and published journal articles including a co-authored article in Economic and Politics, ''Special Interest Group Formation in the US: Do Special Interest Groups Mirror the Success of their Spatial Neighbors?'' His current research projects include examining the spatial analysis of competition by states to recruit firms and the median voter hypothesis using non-parametric estimation.
Dr. Gary Tripp
Associate Professor (Finance and Economics)
Dr. Gary Tripp has been with SNHU since 1996 and previously taught in the Department of Economics at The College of the Holy Cross.
Dr. Tripp received his Bachelor of Science in Economics from Nichols College, his Master in Arts in Economics from Pennsylvania State University and his Doctor of Philosophy from Clark University. His areas of academic interest include macroeconomics and public finance. Dr. Tripp's teaching responsibilities at SNHU include graduate-level economics and finance courses. He has also served as chairperson of the Department of Finance and Economics from 1999-2012.
Dr. Tripp is a member of the American Economics Association and the American Finance Association.
Publications include, Tripp, G. (2005). "Balance of Trade of the United States" (2nd edition) Encyclopedia of Business and Finance.
Education
Dr. Benjamin R. Cole
Dean, School of Arts, Sciences, and Education
Dr. Ben R. Cole serves as the dean of the School of Arts, Sciences, and Education at Southern New Hampshire University. He began his teaching career at the University of New Hampshire and served as a visiting assistant professor at Dartmouth College. He held several roles at Simmons College, including division director and associate dean. He led the Master of Public Policy and 3+1 programs, as well as the PhD in Educational Leadership. He also has served as a research associate with the Center for Systemic Peace since graduate school.
He earned his BA in political science from George Mason University School of Public Policy and his MA and PhD in political science from the University of New Hampshire. In addition to earning the NH LCHIP Historic Rehabilitation Grant: Kensington Universality Society in 2022, Cole has also published several articles. He is passionate about community service, having served in leadership roles at the municipal, state and community levels. His other roles include fire rescue department lieutenant, deputy emergency management director, assistant town moderator and Kensington Universalist Society leader. He lives with his wife, Shannon, and two children, Maia and Wyatt, on their family farm in Kensington.
Michael Glaeser
Associate Dean, School of Arts, Sciences and Education
Michael Glaeser, associate dean of the School of Arts, Sciences and Education, joined SNHU in 2014. During his tenure at SNHU, he has been recognized for his work multiple times, including earning the Excellence in Advising award in 2018, SETA Staff Excellence award in 2020 and Academic Partner award in 2023.
Glaeser has also worked as a curator of an exhibition and has had his work published. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Business Relations at the University of New Hampshire and completed a Master of Arts in Early Modern History at the University of Sheffield in England.
Mackenzie Langsten
Assistant Dean, School of Arts, Sciences and Education
Mackenzie Langsten joined Southern New Hampshire University in 2017 as an academic advisor and now serves as the assistant dean for the School of Arts, Sciences and Education. In the past, she has served as a women’s lacrosse assistant coach at SNHU, and in her free time, she is an assistant lacrosse coach for a middle school team.
Langsten earned a master’s degree in higher education, a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a human resources management certificate at Southern New Hampshire University.
Dr. Abigail Bergen
Assistant Professor (General Special Education), Department Chair (Education)
Dr. Abigail Bergen joined SNHU in 2022 as an assistant professor of general special education after having served as an associate director of support services in the Kearsarge regional school district. Dr. Bergen has completed publications and presentations on the topic of special education, and she has been recognized with the Emerging Leader Award from the New Hampshire Association of Special Education Administrators.
Dr. Bergen earned her Bachelor of Arts in English at Johnson State College, as well as a Master of Education in moderate disabilities 5-12 at Salem State College. She holds a doctorate in leadership and learning from Rivier University. Dr. Bergen has also been accepted by the International Symposium on Education (ISED) to be a member of the active research team in Belize in June 2023.
Nichole Cailler
Assistant Professor (Education), Coordinator (Education)
Nichole Cailler joined SNHU in 2019 and serves as an assistant professor of education. She has been an educator for over 20 years, including serving as an assistant principal, teacher and early childhood coordinator. She was selected as a Japan Fulbright Scholar in 2005 and is a 2018 graduate of the MA DESE ECC Leadership Institute. She holds a Bachelor of Science in psychology from the University of New Hampshire and a Master of Education in elementary education from Lesley University. Additionally, she has completed post-graduate coursework at Framingham State University; Seattle Pacific University, Tokyo; National University of Ireland, Galway; Endicott College; and Fitchburg State College. In her free time, she is an avid reader and loves to travel.
Jennifer Lee Carrobis
Associate Professor
Before joining SNHU in 2016 as an Assistant Professor of Elementary Education/Math, Jennifer Carrobis taught elementary and middle school mathematics for over a decade. Her experience brought her to the Hooksett School district, the Manchester School District, and the Bedford School District, where she taught students from grades K-8 over the years.
Carrobis has served as a member of the STEM Committee at Cawley Middle School, where she was also the 2015 Summer School Coordinator, underlining her dedication to going above and beyond the call of duty.
Carrobis earned her B.S. in Marketing from the Pennsylvania State University in 1986, and followed it by earning an M.B.A. in marketing from Fordham University in 1995. She is Middle School Mathematics certified in the state of New Hampshire.
Dr. Amanda Murchison
Assistant Professor (Middle and Secondary Education)
Dr. Amanda J. Murchison joined SNHU as an adjunct instructor in 2020 and transitioned to an assistant professor of middle and secondary education role in 2022. She previously served as a teacher of English and an online academy liaison at Goffstown High School. She has earned various awards and honors, including being selected as a National Honor Society Honoree at Goffstown High School and being awarded the NCTE Leadership Development Award for New Teachers (NH chapter). She has given presentations on topics such as gender equity prioritization and reading strategies.
Dr. Murchison earned her Bachelor of Arts in American literature from Middlebury College, as well as a Master of Education in secondary English education and doctorate in education leadership from Southern New Hampshire University. In addition to her academic and research pursuits, Dr. Murchison is a lifelong horse rider who has won national and global championships.
Katie Rector
Assistant Professor, Education
Katie Rector joined SNHU in 2014 and currently serves as an assistant professor of middle and secondary education. After 20 years as a K-12 educator teaching a variety of subject areas to many grade levels, Rector transitioned to a career in instructional and curriculum design. She came to SNHU as an instructional designer, working on several hundred courses for STEM and nursing/health professions. She then joined the Instructional Support Services team, supporting faculty and staff in using academic technology.
Rector completed an MEd in curriculum and instruction at the University of Texas Arlington and a BS in mathematics and elementary education from the University of Tulsa. She is an avid reader, adding more than 100 books to her collection annually. She is always open to conversations about great literature and book recommendations.
Mary Westwater
Associate Professor
Mary Westwater has served as an associate professor at SNHU, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in literacy education for pre- and in-service teachers. She has traveled to New Zealand on two separate six-month sabbaticals where she investigated all aspects of literacy and taught seminars at the Wellington College of Education. Prior to coming to SNHU, she served as the curriculum coordinator and a classroom teacher at the middle school level.
Westwater received her Bachelor of Arts in Education from Jersey City State College and her Master in Education from William Paterson College in Wayne, NJ. She holds certifications in Elementary Education, Reading and Writing Specialist, ESOL. She serves on various committees, such as: co-chair of Academic Policy Committee, Faculty Senate, Common Book Committee, Scholastic Standing and TEAC Steering Committee.
Linda Whitmore
Associate Professor of Education
Linda Whitmore is an Associate Professor of Education in SNHU's School of Education. She joins the university with decades of elementary school teaching experience, including time as a director/preschool teacher at Tollhouse Preschool in Merrimack, NH, and as a third grade classroom teacher and certified instructor at Gossler Park Elementary in Manchester, NH.
Whitmore holds a B.S. in Child and Family Studies with a minor in French from the University of New Hampshire, as well as a Master of Education in Elementary Education from Southern New Hampshire University. Her volunteer and committee work is extensive, and underscores her dedication to elementary education opportunities.
Engineering
Dr. Kyle Viator
Dean, SETA
Dr. Kyle Viator joined SNHU in 2010 and became the director of the Bradley Three-Year Honors Program in 2013. Since that time, he has served as director of Three-Year Business Programs and assistant dean of the School of Business. In 2018, he moved to the School of Engineering, Technology, and Aeronautics, where he currently serves as Dean.
Viator has also gained significant teaching experience during his time at SNHU, both on campus and online. He has served as an instructor for Degree in Three senior capstone projects, taught a special topics course in global executive management, and taught online students about human relations in administration. Other on campus courses taught by Viator include Civic Engagement and Citizenship, Foundations of Management, and various general education milestone courses.
An alumnus of SNHU, Viator earned his BS in Business Administration before moving on to earn an MS in Organizational Leadership. Viator earned his PhD in International Business at SNHU where his research focused on alternative higher education program delivery methods. Viator is currently a member of the SNHU University College Leadership Team, as well a member of the advisory board for business programs at Pinkerton Academy in Derry, NH.
Jennifer Gorczyca D.Eng.
Associate Dean, SETA
Dr. Gorczyca earned her Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, and Doctor of Engineering degrees in Mechanical Engineering from UMass Lowell. She is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE).
Mayumi Kostar
Assistant Dean, SETA
Mayumi Kostar, assistant dean of the School of Engineering, Technology and Aeronautics, joined SNHU in April 2018. Previously, she served as an assistant administrator, assistant director of academic operations and program administrator. Her career spans multiple roles, including system engineer at Toshiba Engineering in Japan, translator and assistant store manager.
Her work at SNHU has been recognized through earning the Excellence in CETA staff award in 2019. Kostar completed her Bachelor of Science in Information Science with a minor in math. She also gained her teaching license for grades 7-12 in math. She will be finishing her Master of Science in Higher Education Administration in 2024.
Kostar came to the United States from Japan in 1997 as an English as a Second Language student at the University of Delaware, where she met her husband. They have two sons together.
Jennifer McInnis
Department Chair (Engineering), Associate Professor (Mechanical Engineering)
Before joining SNHU, Jennifer McInnis taught at Daniel Webster College from 2014 to 2016. She also enjoyed a previous stint with Daniel Webster as an engineering project lead and several years as a teaching assistant with Worcester Polytechnic Institute. McInnis also has a strong track record within the engineering industry, having spent time as a manufacturing engineering technician with UltraSource, Inc.
McInnis holds a B.S. in Aeronautical Engineering from Daniel Webster College and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. She is currently working toward a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, as well. She is a member of the American Society of Engineering Educators and the Society of Women Engineers.
Dr. Ahmed Ali, PhD, PE
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Ahmed Ali joined SNHU in 2023 as an assistant professor. His academic experience includes teaching, research and development and supervision of curriculum design and delivery. He has more than a decade of academic experience, having held a faculty position at Petronas University of Technology (UTP) in Malaysia and a visiting faculty member position at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Canada. Ahmed carried out research in thermo-fluids and taught a number of fundamental and specialized courses in engineering, business and data science. He supervised doctoral and master’s students through completion of their programs, as well as graduation projects.
Ahmed earned a PhD from Loughborough University in the UK in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) of combustion. He has a BSc degree in mechanical engineering from Cairo University in Egypt. He has published and presented more than 20 papers in reputable journals and international conferences. Ahmed has more than a decade of industrial experience as a practicing licensed professional engineer in Canada. He worked in senior engineering roles in the oil and gas and power generation industries in Canada. He is also a data science consultant developing machine learning models for various businesses and industries.
Peter Daigneau
Assistant Professor (Mechanical Engineering)
Peter Daigneau serves as an assistant professor in mechanical engineering at SNHU after joining the university in 2020 as an adjunct instructor. He previously served as a project/systems engineer at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) for over 30 years. He is a member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
He completed his MS in Aerospace Engineering at Boston University, MS in Mechanical Engineering at Rutgers University and a Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts in Engineering Sciences at Dartmouth College. Daigneau received the NASA Silver Achievement Medal as part of the Parker Solar Probe team for work on the Solar Probe Cup sensor at SAO from 2010 until launch in 2018. He is the author or coauthor of 7 technical papers.
David Guo Ph.D.
Associate Professor (Aeronautical Engineering)
Dr. David Guo brings with him over a decade of teaching experience, most recently at Daniel Webster College, as well as years of experience in the private sector as an aerospace design engineer for the Beijing Electronic System Engineering Institute. Over the years, he has served as an advisor for the Nashua Technical Center, a judge at VEX Robotics, and an appraiser at several FLL Robotics competitions.
Dr. Guo earned both a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and an M.S. in Aeronautical Engineering from the Beijing Institute of Technology in China before earning a Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics/Aerospace from Old Dominion University. Dr. Guo is a member of both the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE).
Reza Moghimi D.Sc.
Associate Professor (Electrical Engineering), Coordinator (Electrical Engineering)
Dr. Reza Moghimi has taught at Daniel Webster College, Stonehill College, The George Washington University, and the Khaled Nasir Toosi University of Technology in Tehran, Iran, where he was the Chairman of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering from 1993 to 1995. He has also managed the network design group in the Informatics Service Corporation (ISC), a company used a VSAT network for banking automation in Iran, incorporating more than thirty years of academic and industrial experience.
Dr. Moghimi has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Telecommunication College in Tehran, Iran, and earned both an M.S. and D.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from The George Washington University in Washington, DC.
Dr. Timothy Monk
Assistant Professor (Electrical Engineering)
Dr. Timothy Monk joined SNHU in 2022 as an assistant professor of electrical engineering. He has worked as an analog and mixed-signal integrated circuit design engineer at Skyworks Solutions and Silicon Laboratories. He has also served as an instructor at University of California, Davis. In addition to his 12 patents, he has published an article titled “Iterative Gain Enhancement in an Algorithmic ADC.” Dr. Monk earned a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from the University of Maine. He also holds a Master of Science and doctorate in electrical and computer engineering from the University of California, Davis.
Peter Rosner
Associate Professor (Aeronautical Engineering), Coordinator (Aeronautical Engineering)
Prof. Rosner is an aeronautical engineer with extensive experience in industry and education. He earned his B.S. in Aerospace Engineering and his M.S. in Aeronautics and Astronautics at the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn (now known as the Polytechnic Institute of New York), was a senior flight test engineer with McDonnell Douglas Corp working on testing F-15 and F-18 fighter aircraft, led testing of the USAF Sensor Fused Weapon with Textron Defense Systems, and directed the Standard Missile 3 (SM-3) integration and test program at Raytheon.
Before coming to SNHU, Prof. Rosner taught Aeronautical Engineering at Daniel Webster College for six years. His teaching experience also includes a prior stint as a lecturer in the Department of Aeronautical Engineering at Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, in Haifa, Israel.
Mohammad Sadraey Ph.D.
Full Professor (Aeronautical Engineering)
Dr. Sadraey has over 20 years of teaching experience at institutions including Daniel Webster College, the University of Kansas, and Queensland University of Technology in Australia. His non-academic experience includes time as a mechanical engineer with Tehran Airport in Tehran, Iran, and as an aerospace design engineer with Hoobareh Engineering Company.
Dr. Sadraey has M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Aerospace Engineering and completed a PostDoc program applying a Neural Networks Scheme to UAVs for full autonomy. Dr. Sadraey has authored five books, including Aircraft Design: A Systems Engineering Approach, Unmanned Aircraft Design, and Aircraft Performance. He is a member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the American Society for Engineering Education, and Sigma Gamma Tau. Dr. Sadraey is the guest editor of the Journal of Aerospace special issue on aircraft design.
English
Dr. Benjamin R. Cole
Dean, School of Arts, Sciences, and Education
Dr. Ben R. Cole serves as the dean of the School of Arts, Sciences, and Education at Southern New Hampshire University. He began his teaching career at the University of New Hampshire and served as a visiting assistant professor at Dartmouth College. He held several roles at Simmons College, including division director and associate dean. He led the Master of Public Policy and 3+1 programs, as well as the PhD in Educational Leadership. He also has served as a research associate with the Center for Systemic Peace since graduate school.
He earned his BA in political science from George Mason University School of Public Policy and his MA and PhD in political science from the University of New Hampshire. In addition to earning the NH LCHIP Historic Rehabilitation Grant: Kensington Universality Society in 2022, Cole has also published several articles. He is passionate about community service, having served in leadership roles at the municipal, state and community levels. His other roles include fire rescue department lieutenant, deputy emergency management director, assistant town moderator and Kensington Universalist Society leader. He lives with his wife, Shannon, and two children, Maia and Wyatt, on their family farm in Kensington.
Michael Glaeser
Associate Dean, School of Arts, Sciences and Education
Michael Glaeser, associate dean of the School of Arts, Sciences and Education, joined SNHU in 2014. During his tenure at SNHU, he has been recognized for his work multiple times, including earning the Excellence in Advising award in 2018, SETA Staff Excellence award in 2020 and Academic Partner award in 2023.
Glaeser has also worked as a curator of an exhibition and has had his work published. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Business Relations at the University of New Hampshire and completed a Master of Arts in Early Modern History at the University of Sheffield in England.
Mackenzie Langsten
Assistant Dean, School of Arts, Sciences and Education
Mackenzie Langsten joined Southern New Hampshire University in 2017 as an academic advisor and now serves as the assistant dean for the School of Arts, Sciences and Education. In the past, she has served as a women’s lacrosse assistant coach at SNHU, and in her free time, she is an assistant lacrosse coach for a middle school team.
Langsten earned a master’s degree in higher education, a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a human resources management certificate at Southern New Hampshire University.
Susan Cook
Full Professor, Department Chair (English)
Dr. Susan E. Cook is Associate Professor and her research focuses on Victorian literature, media history, and gender studies. She teaches courses in composition; eighteenth-, nineteenth-, and twentieth-century British literature; gender studies; and the digital humanities. She has published in venues such as Nineteenth Century Studies, Dickens Studies Annual, and Pedagogy, and her book, Victorian Negatives, was published by SUNY Press in 2019. She is the President of the Nineteenth Century Studies Association and the Treasurer of the Dickens Society.
Crystal Bickford
Professor
Crystal Bickford is a professor of English at SNHU. Crystal's courses include Fundamentals of Writing, College Composition, Business Communication, and Sophomore Seminar.
Bickford received her Bachelor of Arts in English and a Master of Arts in Professional Writing from the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth and her Doctor of Philosophy in Rhetoric and Linguistics from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
At SNHU, Bickford serves on the General Education Implementation Task Force and the Assessment Committee.
Current professional memberships include Northeast Writing Centers Association (NEWCA), Writing Program Administrators (WPA), International Writing Centers Association (IWCA), European Association for the Teaching of Academic Writing (EATAW) and the National Association of Developmental Education.
Bickford's international contributions include, Bickford, Crystal. "Developing a Writing Consultants Program: Challenges for the Teacher, Tutor, and/or Administrator." Workshop conducted at the European Association for the Teaching of Academic Writing, 2011, Limerick, Ireland.
Bickford's numerous publications include, Bickford, Crystal. "Outside Looking In: Taking the Risk of Trading Autonomy in the Short-Term to Achieve Centrality in the Long-Term." "Marginal Words, Marginal Work?" Tutoring the Academy in the Work of Writing Centers. William J. Macauley, Jr. and Nicholas Mauriello, Eds. Published as part of the Hampton Press series on Composition and Literacy. March 2007. "Marginal Words, Marginal Work?" won the "Best Research Publication" from the International Writing Center Association (IWCA) -- Presented at CCCC; New Orleans, LA; April 2008
Bickford received the Outstanding Contributions to Learning Assistance Association of New England (LAANE) President’s Recognition in 2000 and 2010, served as vice president and later president of the organization.
Allison Cummings
Professor
Professor of English, Dr. Allison Cummings joined SNHU in 2002. Courses taught include American Literature, Nature Writers, Black Literary Tradition, Poetry Writing Workshop and first-year composition.
Cummings received her Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Reed College, her Master of Arts in English Literature and her Doctor of Philosophy in 20th Century American and British Literature from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Cummings has published poetry and articles on poetry in journals such as Passages North, The Literary Review, and Contemporary Literature. She has also published nonfiction essays, book reviews, and articles on teaching and has edited several literary magazines.
Cummings is the faculty advisor for SNHU's student literary journal, The Manatee, the coordinator of the Gender Studies minor, and works with Environmental Science learning communities on green projects.
Bradfield E. Dittrich Ph.D.
Director (Writing Program), Associate Professor
With a Ph.D. in English and a concentration in Composition Studies from the University of New Hampshire, Dr. Bradfield Dittrich joins SNHU with an extensive background in writing literature. Dr. Dittrich also possesses an M.A. in Composition and Rhetoric from Salisbury University and earned his B.A. in English from St. Mary’s College of Maryland.
Before joining SNHU, Dr. Dittrich spent five years as a graduate instructor at the University of New Hampshire, where he oversaw writing courses including Persuasive Writing, Technical Writing, and Introduction to Creative Nonfiction Writing. He has also served as a guest lecturer in graduate-level seminars and as an adjunct faculty member at the University of New Hampshire Manchester, Granite State Community College, and Prince George’s Community College. He also spent several years as the Assistant Director of UNH’s First Year Writing Program and several more as the Associate Director of the Connors Writing Center at UNH.
Sara Howe
Professor
Dr. Sara K. Howe joined Southern New Hampshire University in 2013. Dr. Howe received her PhD in Rhetoric, Composition, and the Teaching of English from the University of Arizona (2013). Her research interests include rhetoric in popular culture, fan and media studies, psychoanalysis, and feminist rhetorics and pedagogies. Dr. Howe’s publications include “Teams, Tears, and Testimonials: A Rhetorical Reading of the Twilight Time Capsule” (2013), which appeared in Reception; “Beyond Wounds and Words: The Rhetoric of Scarred Embodiment in Arrow” (2017) in Arrow and Superhero Television: Essays on Themes and Characters of the Series; and “Fifty Shades of Guilty Pleasure” (2017) in Intimate Relationships in Cinema, Literature, and Visual Culture. Most recently, Dr. Howe co-edited with Dr. Susan Cook (SNHU) a collection of essays on sexuality and literature called Representing Kink: Fringe Sexuality and Textuality in Literature, Digital Narrative, and Popular Culture. Dr. Howe teaches creative writing (genre fiction), literature, and composition courses at SNHU. In 2017, Dr. Howe received the Excellence in Teaching Award.
Jeanne Hughes
Associate Professor
An associate professor of English, Dr. Jeanne Hughes began as an adjunct instructor in 1993 before joining the full-time faculty in 2014. Courses taught include College Composition, Sophomore Seminar, The Literary Imagination, World Mythology, War Literature, and The English Language. Dr. Hughes was a finalist for the SNHU Excellence in Teaching Award in 2019.
Hughes’s research focuses on inspiring passion for reading, teaching writing through story, and using literacy narratives to increase student metacognition. She has given various conference presentations on teaching practices. Publications include “First-Year Composition Students: Creating Their Own Stories” (2021) in Preserving Emotion in Student Writing, “Learning Skills that Transfer: Using Class Conferences to Teach Critical Thinking” (2017) in The Journal of Student Success in Writing, “Building Classroom Community through Collaboration” (2017) in Idiom Online and “How Gender and Racial Identity Development Informs White Women Teachers” (2013) in Rivier: Insight Academic Journal.
Hughes received her Bachelor of Arts and M.A.T. in English Teaching from the University of New Hampshire and her Ed.D in Educational Leadership and Learning from Rivier University.
Hughes’s professional affiliations include American Educational Research Association, College Reading and Learning Association, Learning Assistance Association of New England, National Council for Teachers of English, National Organization for Student Success, and TESOL International Association.
Selina Marcille
Assistant Professor English
Selina Marcille joined Southern New Hampshire University in 2012 and currently serves as an assistant professor of English. She previously worked at SNHU as a tutoring coordinator and assistant director in the Wolak Learning Center, as well as a lecturer in English.
Marcille has received awards for her dedication, including Advisor of the Year, and numerous works published, including “Corpse Artiste” and “Pizza Friday.” In 2022, she had the opportunity to be a TEDxSNHU speaker on the topic of conspiracy theories generating creative skepticism. She is a certified scrum master through the Scrum Alliance.
Marcille earned her MFA in Fiction Writing at SNHU, as well as her MA in English from the University of Louisiana at Monroe and BA in English at the University of New Hampshire.
David Moloney
Associate Professor, Coordinator (Creative Writing Program)
David Moloney is an associate professor of English/creative writing at Southern New Hampshire University, having joined the faculty in 2018 as an assistant professor. Prior to SNHU, he worked as a mental health counselor, corrections officer and facilitator for changing lives through literature. He holds his Master of Fine Arts in Fiction from the Mountainview Low-Residency MFA program, as well as a BA in English/Creative Writing from University of Massachusetts Lowell.
Benjamin Nugent
Director (MFA), Full Professor of English
Benjamin Nugent is the author of the linked short story collection Fraternity (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020), recently published in paperback. His fiction was awarded The Paris Review's 2019 Terry Southern Prize. His work has been published in Best American Short Stories, Harper's, The Paris Review, and The New York Times Magazine.
Amanda Presswood
Assistant Professor, English Composition
Dr. Amanda Presswood is an assistant professor of English composition at Southern New Hampshire University. She previously served as coordinator of the Klooster Center for Excellence in Writing and instructor at Hope College, as well as writing instructor and lecturer at Brandeis University.
Presswood earned a PhD in English at Florida State University, an MA in English at the University of Massachusetts, Boston and a BA in Liberal Arts and Studies at Dean College. She has multiple publications, including "Review of Childfree and Happy: Transforming the Rhetoric of Women's Reproductive Choices."
Lizbette Ocasio-Russe
Assistant Professor, Creative Writing
Dr. Lizbette Ocasio-Russe is an assistant professor of creative writing at Southern New Hampshire University, where she teaches creative writing, composition and literature courses. Prior to SNHU, she worked as a co-editor at "The Switchgrass Review," as well as in multiple teaching positions at universities such as Texas A&M University, Texas Wesleyan University and the University of Texas at Dallas.
Ocasio-Russe earned a PhD in Humanities, Creative Writing (Fiction) at the University of Texas at Dallas, a MA in English Literature at the University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras, and a bachelor's in journalism and romance languages at New York University. She has been awarded FTSCA Research Engagement funding for her creative writing project "(Non) White Passing" and listed on Lambda Literary's "July's Most Anticipated LGBTQIA+ Books" list in 2023.
David Swain
Professor
Teaching at SNHU since 2007, Dr. David Swain is an associate professor specializing in Renaissance British literature. Swain received an SNHU Excellence in Teaching Award nomination in 2010. His research is in early modern medicine, renaissance comedy and English social history. Courses taught include Shakespeare, Literary Theory, British Literature: 1500-1800, World Literature I and Introduction to Poetry.
Swain holds a Bachelor of Arts from Eastern Nazarene College, a Master of Arts from Pennsylvania State University, and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Massachusetts.
Professional associations include Shakespeare Association of America, Renaissance Society and the Modern Language Association.
Swain has edited "The Routledge Encyclopedia of Tudor England," (2001, 2011) and "Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night for the Broadview Anthology of British Literature Editions," (2011). Book chapters include "'Notlernyd in physike': Thomas Elyot, the Medical Humanists, and Vernacular Medical Literature," which was published in "Renaissance Historicisms," edited by James M. Dutcher and Anne Lake Prescott. Swain reviews for Kritikon Litterarum and has written numerous encyclopedia articles.
Kristina Wright
Professor
Dr. Kristina Wright joined SNHU in 2013, and teaches courses in composition and rhetoric, creative writing, and literature. She also teaches introductory and advanced public speaking. Wright served as the co-coordinator of the SNHU Undergraduate Writing Program from 2016-2019.
Wright’s research interests include the intersections of multimodal composition and creative writing pedagogies, and studies in American literature and women writers. Wright is currently working on a co-edited book collection, Moving Words: Multimodal and Digital Creative Writing Pedagogies and Practices (forthcoming in 2022). Her publications include, “Show Me What You Are Saying: Visual Literacy in the Composition Classroom” in the edited collection, Visual Imagery, Metadata, and Multimodal Literacies Across the Curriculum (2018), and “The Road Retaken: Remix for (Re)Vision in Creative Writing” (2021) in the peer-reviewed journal, New Writing: The International Journal for the Practice and Theory of Creative Writing. Wright received a faculty grant to attend the Digital Media and Composition Institute at Ohio State University (2018). She has presented numerous papers and presentations at national and international academic conferences.
Wright is also a published author of creative non-fiction and poetry in various literary journals, including The Midwest Quarterly, The Worcester Review, Hippocampus, Literary Mama, Brain, Child Magazine, and Cold Mountain Review. She has served on the board of trustees for the New Hampshire Writers’ Project and the editorial board of Amoskeag literary journal.
Wright received her Bachelor of Arts in English from University of North Carolina, Charlotte, her Master of Arts in English and Doctor of Philosophy in English from the Tufts University, where she was as a graduate student lecturer in its first-year writing program. Prior to joining SNHU, she taught in the Expository Writing program at Bentley University and the Critical Writing Program at the University of Massachusetts, Boston.
Environmental & Physical Sciences
Dr. Benjamin R. Cole
Dean, School of Arts, Sciences, and Education
Dr. Ben R. Cole serves as the dean of the School of Arts, Sciences, and Education at Southern New Hampshire University. He began his teaching career at the University of New Hampshire and served as a visiting assistant professor at Dartmouth College. He held several roles at Simmons College, including division director and associate dean. He led the Master of Public Policy and 3+1 programs, as well as the PhD in Educational Leadership. He also has served as a research associate with the Center for Systemic Peace since graduate school.
He earned his BA in political science from George Mason University School of Public Policy and his MA and PhD in political science from the University of New Hampshire. In addition to earning the NH LCHIP Historic Rehabilitation Grant: Kensington Universality Society in 2022, Cole has also published several articles. He is passionate about community service, having served in leadership roles at the municipal, state and community levels. His other roles include fire rescue department lieutenant, deputy emergency management director, assistant town moderator and Kensington Universalist Society leader. He lives with his wife, Shannon, and two children, Maia and Wyatt, on their family farm in Kensington.
Michael Glaeser
Associate Dean, School of Arts, Sciences and Education
Michael Glaeser, associate dean of the School of Arts, Sciences and Education, joined SNHU in 2014. During his tenure at SNHU, he has been recognized for his work multiple times, including earning the Excellence in Advising award in 2018, SETA Staff Excellence award in 2020 and Academic Partner award in 2023.
Glaeser has also worked as a curator of an exhibition and has had his work published. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Business Relations at the University of New Hampshire and completed a Master of Arts in Early Modern History at the University of Sheffield in England.
Mackenzie Langsten
Assistant Dean, School of Arts, Sciences and Education
Mackenzie Langsten joined Southern New Hampshire University in 2017 as an academic advisor and now serves as the assistant dean for the School of Arts, Sciences and Education. In the past, she has served as a women’s lacrosse assistant coach at SNHU, and in her free time, she is an assistant lacrosse coach for a middle school team.
Langsten earned a master’s degree in higher education, a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a human resources management certificate at Southern New Hampshire University.
Aaron Collins
Associate Professor | Department Chair
Dr. Aaron Collins joined SNHU in 2015 as an Assistant Professor of Chemistry. Prior to SNHU Collins was the Director’s Fellow at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Collins received his Bachelor of Science in Biophysics and Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the University of Connecticut, and his Master of Arts in Chemistry and Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry from Washington University.
Joseph Corbin III
Full Professor
An Associate Professor of Environmental Studies since 2009, Dr. Joseph Corbin III teaches a variety of classes including World Geography, Practical Chemistry, Energy and Society, and Principles of Physical Science. He was nominated for the 2010 and 2011 Excellence in Teaching Award at SNHU.
Corbin received his Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Geoscience from West Virginia University, his Master of Science in Environmental Science and his Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences from Washington State University.
Corbin is a faculty expert at SNHU in the area of hazardous waste remediation and serves as vice president of the School of Arts and Sciences Curriculum Committee and as faculty advisor for the SNHU hockey team.
Corbin's journal articles include, Corbin III, J.F., A.L. Teel, R.M. Allen-King, and R.J. Watts. "Reactive oxygen species responsible for the enhanced desorption of dodecane in modified Fenton's systems." Water Environment Research. 79(1), 37-42
Dr. Sarah Hewett
Assistant Professor (Chemistry)
Dr. Sarah Hewett joined SNHU in 2022 as an assistant professor of chemistry. She previously taught chemistry labs as an instructor at Salisbury University and was a technical instructor in the chemistry department’s teaching lab at MIT. Her publications include her work on digital badging in science as an approach to assessing student learning. She has given presentations on topics such as student motivation and digital badging in education. She earned a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in chemistry from Wesleyan University. She also holds a doctorate in chemistry education from Purdue University. In addition to her teaching and research, Dr. Hewett has an interest in curriculum development.
Hamed Majidzadeh
Associate Professor of Environmental Science
Dr. Hamed Majidzadeh joined the science faculty at Southern New Hampshire University in 2019. Previously, he served as a coastal environmental quality program specialist for the South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium. Prior to that, he was a post-doctoral research associate at Clemson University, as well as a research assistant at Clemson and Auburn University.
Majidzadeh earned his PhD in Biogeochemistry from Auburn. He received his MS in Environmental Chemistry from Tehran Azad University in Iran and his BS in Applied Chemistry from Zanjan University in Iran.
Michele Goldsmith
Full Professor, Coordinator (Environmental Science)
Dr. Michele Goldsmith is an associate professor of Science at SNHU. Prior to her current position, she was the scientist-in-residence at Emerson College, assistant professor at Tufts School of Veterinary Medicine,and the McKennan Postdoctoral Fellow at Dartmouth College. She received a Master of Science from Bucknell University and Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy in Biological Anthropology from Stony Brook University.
As a Fulbright Scholar, she studied lowland gorillas in the Congo, and in 1999, as a National Geographic researcher, began her long-term study examining the impacts and ethical implications of mountain gorilla tourism in Uganda.
Goldsmith is on the board of the Great Ape World Heritage Species Project and Conservation New Hampshire and has published numerous scientific articles, book chapters and is co-editor of "Gorilla Biology: A Multidisciplinary Perspective," Cambridge University Press. Although primates are her focus, she is interested in conservation and ethical issues surrounding all wild and captive animals.
Game and Interactive Technologies
Dr. Benjamin R. Cole
Dean, School of Arts, Sciences, and Education
Dr. Ben R. Cole serves as the dean of the School of Arts, Sciences, and Education at Southern New Hampshire University. He began his teaching career at the University of New Hampshire and served as a visiting assistant professor at Dartmouth College. He held several roles at Simmons College, including division director and associate dean. He led the Master of Public Policy and 3+1 programs, as well as the PhD in Educational Leadership. He also has served as a research associate with the Center for Systemic Peace since graduate school.
He earned his BA in political science from George Mason University School of Public Policy and his MA and PhD in political science from the University of New Hampshire. In addition to earning the NH LCHIP Historic Rehabilitation Grant: Kensington Universality Society in 2022, Cole has also published several articles. He is passionate about community service, having served in leadership roles at the municipal, state and community levels. His other roles include fire rescue department lieutenant, deputy emergency management director, assistant town moderator and Kensington Universalist Society leader. He lives with his wife, Shannon, and two children, Maia and Wyatt, on their family farm in Kensington.
Michael Glaeser
Associate Dean, School of Arts, Sciences and Education
Michael Glaeser, associate dean of the School of Arts, Sciences and Education, joined SNHU in 2014. During his tenure at SNHU, he has been recognized for his work multiple times, including earning the Excellence in Advising award in 2018, SETA Staff Excellence award in 2020 and Academic Partner award in 2023.
Glaeser has also worked as a curator of an exhibition and has had his work published. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Business Relations at the University of New Hampshire and completed a Master of Arts in Early Modern History at the University of Sheffield in England.
Mackenzie Langsten
Assistant Dean, School of Arts, Sciences and Education
Mackenzie Langsten joined Southern New Hampshire University in 2017 as an academic advisor and now serves as the assistant dean for the School of Arts, Sciences and Education. In the past, she has served as a women’s lacrosse assistant coach at SNHU, and in her free time, she is an assistant lacrosse coach for a middle school team.
Langsten earned a master’s degree in higher education, a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a human resources management certificate at Southern New Hampshire University.
Edward Brillant
Instructor, Chair (Game Art and Interactive Design)
Edward Brillant joined SNHU in 2012 as an instructor in the Game Development program, where his courses include creating game assets, building game environments, character animation, creature design, concept art and game interface design.
Brillant served more than 14 years in the 3D industry, most recently as Art Director at Seven45 Studios in Boston. He has nine published games, including iPhone, iPad, PC, Xbox 360, and PS3 games and has also worked on children’s television shows (lead animator for ''A Very Wompkee Christmas,'' seen on ABC and PBS).
David A. Carrigg
Assistant Professor of Game Programming, Coordinator (Game and Simulation Programming)
A game programmer in the Communications department at SNHU, David Carrigg brings with him over fifteen years of game development industry experience. He designed and developed SNHU's Inkwell Interactive lab and associated courses, the Virtual Reality Lab, and has mentored many student projects focused around real-time simulations, virtual reality, and augmented reality. This work has included virtual reality training simulations for Boston Children's Hospital, games for NH Make-a-Wish, and simulations for BAE Systems.
Dave has consulted on many video games and simulation projects, and acts as the CTO for Skymap Games. His work includes development of AI systems for autonomous vehicles, projects across all of the video game consoles, mobile devices, as well as augmented and virtual reality headsets. His portfolio includes games such as Job Simulator, Griftlands, and Snapshot. Previously, he served as Lead Engineer on Upsilon Circuit and Lead Gameplay Engineer for Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment on the Stargate Worlds MMO.
Dave's specialties are gameplay systems, online multiplayer experiences, as well as community building. He has founded multiple companies, including the indie game studio Retro Affect and the game development coworking space, Game Assembly. Dave has also been involved in the NH chapter of the IGDA, the Phoenix chapter of the IGDA, and a speaker for a variety of game industry and entrepreneurship events.
Dave is completing his M.S. in Computer Science from Georgia Institute of Technology with a specialization in Interactive Intelligence. Previously, Dave earned his B.S. in Computer Science from Clarkson University in Potsdam, NY.
Brandon Crose
Assistant Professor, Game Design
Brandon Crose, assistant professor of game design, joined SNHU in August 2022. His previous experience in higher education includes serving in roles such as English instructor, reading and writing learning specialist and game design instructor and lecturer. His industry experience includes working as senior creative manager for marketing and design for the American Meteorological Society.
Crose earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Writing, Literature, and Publishing from Emerson College and Master of Philosophy in Creative Writing from Trinity College in Ireland. He has completed multiple publications and productions and has earned awards such as the winner of Best Play (Going Viral) in 2014.
James Roldan
Instructor (Graphic Design)
James (Jim) Roldan joined SNHU in 2012 as an adjunct instructor and transitioned to a full-time instructor of graphic design role in 2022. He is the owner and operator of Jim Roldan/Illustration and previously served as an adjunct instructor at Manchester Community College, St. Anselm College, New Hampshire Institute of Arts and University of New Hampshire Professional Development & Training. He has earned Best in Show at the New Hampshire Creative Club juried exhibition, as well as serving as past president of the organization. His work has been published across the United States. Jim earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design and a Master of Fine Arts in visual art from the New Hampshire Institute of Art.
Louis Tammaro
Instructor of Game Art
Louis Tammaro has enjoyed a successful career in the video game industry, working for companies including Tilted Mill Entertainment, Seven45 Studios, and Turbine/WB Games. He has worked on a number of titles, including Lord of the Rings Online, Infinite Crisis, Hinterland, SimCity Societies, and Caesar IV. He also contributed to the book Exploring Digital Cinematography.
Tammaro earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Illustration from Montserrat College of Art. He has a working knowledge of a wide range of game engines, including Unreal Engine 3, Unity, Vision 7, and Torque Engine Advanced. Currently an Instructor, Tammaro has also served as a lecturer of game art at SNHU.
Humanities
Dr. Benjamin R. Cole
Dean, School of Arts, Sciences, and Education
Dr. Ben R. Cole serves as the dean of the School of Arts, Sciences, and Education at Southern New Hampshire University. He began his teaching career at the University of New Hampshire and served as a visiting assistant professor at Dartmouth College. He held several roles at Simmons College, including division director and associate dean. He led the Master of Public Policy and 3+1 programs, as well as the PhD in Educational Leadership. He also has served as a research associate with the Center for Systemic Peace since graduate school.
He earned his BA in political science from George Mason University School of Public Policy and his MA and PhD in political science from the University of New Hampshire. In addition to earning the NH LCHIP Historic Rehabilitation Grant: Kensington Universality Society in 2022, Cole has also published several articles. He is passionate about community service, having served in leadership roles at the municipal, state and community levels. His other roles include fire rescue department lieutenant, deputy emergency management director, assistant town moderator and Kensington Universalist Society leader. He lives with his wife, Shannon, and two children, Maia and Wyatt, on their family farm in Kensington.
Michael Glaeser
Associate Dean, School of Arts, Sciences and Education
Michael Glaeser, associate dean of the School of Arts, Sciences and Education, joined SNHU in 2014. During his tenure at SNHU, he has been recognized for his work multiple times, including earning the Excellence in Advising award in 2018, SETA Staff Excellence award in 2020 and Academic Partner award in 2023.
Glaeser has also worked as a curator of an exhibition and has had his work published. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Business Relations at the University of New Hampshire and completed a Master of Arts in Early Modern History at the University of Sheffield in England.
Mackenzie Langsten
Assistant Dean, School of Arts, Sciences and Education
Mackenzie Langsten joined Southern New Hampshire University in 2017 as an academic advisor and now serves as the assistant dean for the School of Arts, Sciences and Education. In the past, she has served as a women’s lacrosse assistant coach at SNHU, and in her free time, she is an assistant lacrosse coach for a middle school team.
Langsten earned a master’s degree in higher education, a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a human resources management certificate at Southern New Hampshire University.
Kenneth Nivison
Professor, Department Chair (Humanities), Coordinator (History) and Director of the University Honors Program
Prior to joining the SNHU faculty, Dr. Kenneth Nivison held teaching appointments at DeSales University, the University of Northern Colorado and Saint Anselm College.
He holds an AB in Politics from Saint Anselm College and an MA and PhD (with distinction) in history from The Catholic University of America. Trained as a specialist in 18th and 19th century American history, he teaches a wide range of courses at SNHU, including American Environmental History, The Civil War and Reconstruction, Colonial New England, The Civil Rights Movement, American Slavery, World War II and The Common Good.
His research interests focus on the interplay of politics, culture and society from the era of the American Revolution through the American Civil War. His current research project blends environmental, economic and political history in an examination of climate, geography and social development in New Hampshire in the first decades of the 19th Century, centered on the famed "Year Without a Summer" of 1816. He has published several articles, essays and reviews, including articles in the History of Education Quarterly and Diplomacy and Statecraft. He is also the author of book chapters in Jon L. Wakelyn, ed., Leaders of the American Civil War and in Clayton Jewett, ed., The Battlefield and Beyond. He has served SNHU in a number of positions, including history program coordinator, president of the faculty senate, and interim dean for the School of Arts, Sciences, and Education. He currently serves as a trustee of the Manchester Historic Association.
E-mail: k.nivison@snhu.edu
Charles Andrews
Associate Professor
Charles joined SNHU in 2013 as an assistant professor of history. Prior to SNHU, he was a visiting assistant professor of history at Transylvania University.
Andrews received several scholarships and awards including the Luce Foundation/ASIA network Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow, Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, VA.
Publications include “Nittsu’s Company History as a Guide to the Early Modern Origins of Japan’s Modern Communications, Shashi: Journal of Japanese Business History (December 2012).
Andrews’ research interests include Social History of Early Modern and Modern Japan, Business and Communications History of Japan and History of Education in Japan.
Professional memberships include the Association for Asian Studies and the Early Modern Japan Network.
Kiki Berk
Professor
Dr. Kiki Berk is a professor of philosophy at SNHU, having joined the staff in 2012 after teaching for two years at Indiana University South Bend. She has developed two new courses at SNHU (Death and the Meaning of Life; Happiness and the Good Life) and co-developed a third (Food and Culture). In addition to these, she has taught Introduction to Philosophy, Introduction to Ethics, Introduction to Critical Thinking, and Religions of the World. In 2015, she was a finalist for SNHU’s Excellence in Teaching award.
Kiki was educated at the VU University Amsterdam, earning a Propedeuse cum laude (2001), an M.A. cum laude (2005), and a Ph.D. (2010)—all in philosophy. She was a visiting student in the Philosophy Department at the University of Notre Dame in 2005-2006 and Spring 2009.
Kiki’s current research interests include value theory (especially happiness), analytic existentialism (especially the meaning of life), and the philosophy of death. She has given numerous conference presentations and published a number of articles, book chapters, and book reviews.
Kiki is the Coordinator of the BA in Liberal Arts, a member of the School of Arts and Sciences Curriculum Committee, and a member of the University Committee on the Faculty.
Kiki’s professional affiliations include the International Association for Philosophy of Death and Dying, the American Association of Philosophy Teachers, the North American Sartre Society, New England Public Philosophers, and the Northern New England Philosophical Association.
Learn more about Berk in this faculty Q&A.
Lyndsay Boysen
Instructor, Humanities
Lyndsay Boysen is an instructor of music at Southern New Hampshire University, where she previously served as lecturer of music, coordinator of music and music education, adjunct faculty member and student advisor. She has previously held adjunct faculty and program coordinator roles at the University of New Hampshire.
Boysen earned a Master of Music at the University of Kansas and Bachelor of Education at the University of New Hampshire. She is the professional development and conference chairperson for NHMEA and has served on the executive boards of the Massachusetts Music Educators Association and Massachusetts Instrumental and Choral Conductors Association. She is an active guest conductor and clinician, appearing with high school and festival ensembles and conventions across the United States.
Rick Cook
Director of Music / Instructor
Rick Cook was appointed full-time music lecturer at Southern New Hampshire University in the fall of 2008. During his short time at SNHU, the performing music program has grown from one ensemble to 14 and academic offerings have increased from one music appreciation course to a music minor and a music education major. Cook has taught music history, music theory, composition, jazz combo, concert band, orchestra, brass choir, rock band, concert chorus, chamber choir and music education courses at SNHU.
Cook is ABD from a Ph.D. in instrumental conducting/music education at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where he studied with Dr. Frank Battisti, one of the world’s leading experts in wind conducting. As a doctoral assistant, Cook served as an assistant conductor for the UMass Wind Ensemble, Symphony Band, Concert Band and Marching Band, and observed student teachers. In 2005, he completed a master's degree in wind conducting/music education at the University of New Hampshire, studying conducting/composition primarily with Dr. Andrew Boysen Jr. He did undergraduate work at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn., where he studied conducting/composition with Dr. Timothy Mahr. Cook grew up off North Union Street, just up the road from SNHU, and attended Manchester Central High School, where he studied music with David Bresnahan.
Cook has written compositions performed by various performing ensembles throughout New England, including the UMass Symphony Band, the Manchester Central High School Wind Ensemble, the Manchester Memorial High School Orchestra, the Winnecunnet High School Band, various ensembles at the University of New Hampshire and the Nevers' Second Regiment Band. Cook’s Symphony #2 was premiered by the SNHU Wind Ensemble in fall of 2012.
As a trumpet player, Cook has performed with Clark Terry, Ingrid Jensen, Paquito D’Rivera, Dave Ballou and Dan Nolan. He served as the trumpet section leader for the Air National Guard Band of the Northeast from 2004-2010.
Prior to graduate school, Cook taught band, orchestra, chorus and general music to students (grades three through 12) in the New Hampshire public schools. He lives in Sandown, N.H., with his wife, Kim, a music teacher in the Timberlane school district, and his three cats. Rick Cook was recently named to the Union Leader's ''40 Under Forty'' list.
Christopher G. Healow
Director of The Commons, Associate Professor (Philosophy)
Christopher Healow comes to SNHU with a decade of teaching experience at a number of higher education institutions, including Weber State University, the University of California, Davis, Woodland Community College, Johns Hopkins University - Center for Talented Youth, and Western Michigan University. He has previously taught courses on a wide range of philosophy topics, including Contemporary Moral Problems, Critical Thinking, Philosophy of Democracy, Ancient Philosophy, Symbolic Logic, and more.
Healow has earned a B.A. and M.A. in Philosophy. He is in the process of earning a Ph.D. in Philosophy, with a dissertation titled "Name & Object: The Semantic Role of Plato's Theory of Forms." His areas of specialization are Ancient Philosophy and Philosophy of Language.
Vanessa Rocco
Professor
Dr. Vanessa Rocco joined Southern New Hampshire University in 2012, and is professor of art history. Courses she’s taught include History and Development of Visual Art, including Modernism and the survey courses in the humanities series.
Rocco has done extensive teaching and research in her particular specialty, the history and aesthetics of photography. Prior to SNHU, Rocco lived in New York City, where she taught graduate and undergraduate courses at Pratt Institute.
She has been curator or assistant curator of exhibits in Barcelona, New York’s International Center of Photography and the Guggenheim. Rocco has numerous peer-reviewed articles and essays. Publications include her book ''The New Woman International: Representations in Photography and Film from the 1870s through the 1960s,'' published in 2011 by the University of Michigan Press and converted to paperback in 2012. Her most recent book is “Photofascism: Photography, Film, and Exhibition Culture in 1930s Germany and Italy,” published by Bloomsbury (2020).
Rocco has a PhD in Art History and Master of Arts in Philosophy from City University of New York and a Bachelor of Arts from American University.
Rocco can speak as a subject matter expert in the areas of visual culture, film and photo history, propaganda and image circulation. Media members interested in an interview should email media@snhu.edu.
Colin Root
Professor
Dr. Colin Root is a professor of humanities and fine arts. He teaches survey courses in the Humanities, as well as American Art, History of Film, Film and American Culture, and History of Architecture.
His published works include Michael Haneke: Interviews (University Press of Mississippi, 2020), The Cinema of Paul Thomas Anderson: From Hard Eight to Punch-Drunk Love (Lambert Press, 2009), and “Stretching the Screen: Horizontality, the CinemaScope Film, and the Cold War” (Quarterly Review of Film and Video, 2015).
Deborah Varat
Professor, Coordinator (Humanities)
Dr. Deborah A. Varat has been teaching art history and humanities at SNHU since 2004 and has served as chair of the Humanities and Fine Arts Department since 2007. She teaches humanities survey courses as well as upper-level courses in arts of the modern period.
Varat received a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from the University of Rochester, and an Master of Arts and Ph.D. in Art History from Boston University. While in graduate school, Varat taught art history at area schools and was a gallery lecturer at the Museum of Fine Arts.
Professor Varat has presented a variety of papers related to art and family life in 18th century England, her dissertation topic, including "Family Life Writ Small: 18th Century English Dollhouses." More recently, she has developed a series of talks on art and Judaism for local synagogues and an interest in the history of photography. She will curate an exhibit on campus in the spring of 2013 on photographic images of children.
Committee service at SNHU includes the General Education Committee, the SAS Promotions Committee, Common Book Committee and the McIninch Advisory Board, as well as many search committees that have helped to bring valuable new faculty to the school.
ILE
Dr. Benjamin R. Cole
Dean, School of Arts, Sciences, and Education
Dr. Ben R. Cole serves as the dean of the School of Arts, Sciences, and Education at Southern New Hampshire University. He began his teaching career at the University of New Hampshire and served as a visiting assistant professor at Dartmouth College. He held several roles at Simmons College, including division director and associate dean. He led the Master of Public Policy and 3+1 programs, as well as the PhD in Educational Leadership. He also has served as a research associate with the Center for Systemic Peace since graduate school.
He earned his BA in political science from George Mason University School of Public Policy and his MA and PhD in political science from the University of New Hampshire. In addition to earning the NH LCHIP Historic Rehabilitation Grant: Kensington Universality Society in 2022, Cole has also published several articles. He is passionate about community service, having served in leadership roles at the municipal, state and community levels. His other roles include fire rescue department lieutenant, deputy emergency management director, assistant town moderator and Kensington Universalist Society leader. He lives with his wife, Shannon, and two children, Maia and Wyatt, on their family farm in Kensington.
Michael Glaeser
Associate Dean, School of Arts, Sciences and Education
Michael Glaeser, associate dean of the School of Arts, Sciences and Education, joined SNHU in 2014. During his tenure at SNHU, he has been recognized for his work multiple times, including earning the Excellence in Advising award in 2018, SETA Staff Excellence award in 2020 and Academic Partner award in 2023.
Glaeser has also worked as a curator of an exhibition and has had his work published. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Business Relations at the University of New Hampshire and completed a Master of Arts in Early Modern History at the University of Sheffield in England.
Mackenzie Langsten
Assistant Dean, School of Arts, Sciences and Education
Mackenzie Langsten joined Southern New Hampshire University in 2017 as an academic advisor and now serves as the assistant dean for the School of Arts, Sciences and Education. In the past, she has served as a women’s lacrosse assistant coach at SNHU, and in her free time, she is an assistant lacrosse coach for a middle school team.
Langsten earned a master’s degree in higher education, a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a human resources management certificate at Southern New Hampshire University.
Lleij Schwartz
Department Chair (ILE), Associate Professor of TESOL
An assistant professor of TESOL, Lleij Schwartz joined SNHU in 2008 as an adjunct professor and most recently served as a visiting assistant professor of TESOL. Courses taught include English for Academic Purposes (EAP) and American Culture in the Intensive English Program (IEP).
Research Interests include Intensive English Programs, TESOL in Higher Education, Educational Leadership in TESOL, Needs Analysis, and Second Language Acquisition and Adult Learners.
Schwartz received his Bachelor of Arts in Humanities and his Master of Arts in Teaching in English and ESOL from the University of New Hampshire.
Rita Naughton
Associate Professor, Coordinator (World Languages)
An assistant professor of TESOL since 2012, Dr. Rita Naughton began at SNHU as an adjunct professor in the ESL program. Other recent teaching posts have been at the University of Massachusetts on both the Boston and Lowell campuses. Research interests include the intersection of literary and language capacity as is reflected in her doctoral dissertation: ''Metacognition, Writing Strategies and Learning Styles in the ESL College Writing Classroom.''
Naughton has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Spanish and a Master in Education in Secondary English, Middle School English and English as a Second Language from University of Massachusetts-Lowell. She received her Doctor of Philosophy in Intercultural Communication from the Cook School of Intercultural Studies of Biola University.
Naughton carries New Hampshire certifications in English Education (5-12) and English for Speakers of Other Languages. She is a native speaker of Portuguese, and she has taught Spanish at the high school and college levels.
Rosemary Orlando
Professor
Dr. Rosemary Orlando joined SNHU in 1994 and is a professor of TESOL in the Institute for Language Education (ILE) in the School of Arts, Sciences, and Education. Dr. Orlando has taught both undergraduate and graduate students in the Intensive English program for students learning English. She was part of the original team in ILE who designed and developed the Master of Science in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (MS TEFL) degree program in 2001 and has taught many of the courses. Rosemary then went on to be part of the group in 2007 who designed and developed the joint partnership master’s degree between SNHU and Vietnam National University. She was the first Visiting Professor from SNHU to teach at VNU in Hanoi in January 2008. Since 2008, Rosemary has continued in her role as a Visiting professor at Vietnam National University in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. She travels back and forth numerous times each year between Vietnam and the U.S. to teach courses onsite to Vietnamese English language teachers as part of the joint master's degree program. She also serves as the coordinator of the SNHU-VNU MS TEFL program.
Orlando received her Bachelor of Arts in Humanities from Providence College, her Master of Education in English as a Second Language from Rhode Island College, and her Doctor of Education from Argosy University, Sarasota, Florida.
Orlando's professional memberships include TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) where she serves on committees as well as being a frequent presenter at the annual international conventions. She is also a member and frequent international presenter in various cities in the U.K. at IATEFL (International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language). She is a former President of NNETESOL (Northern New England Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages).
In addition to her work at Vietnam National University, Orlando has been a keynote speaker and presenter at English language teaching conferences in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, and Hue, Vietnam. Additionally, Dr. Orlando has presented workshops and trained teachers in Argentina, Chile, Peru, Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Dubai, Qatar, Malaysia, and Singapore.
Orlando is the author of the book Perspectives on Teaching in Different Contexts: Teaching in an Intensive English Program at a US University, TESOL Press (2016). And is also the author of 4 book chapters for: Leadership in Language Education: Reflective Practice in Language Education (In press: Equinox Publishing Fall 2021).
Justice Studies
Dr. Benjamin R. Cole
Dean, School of Arts, Sciences, and Education
Dr. Ben R. Cole serves as the dean of the School of Arts, Sciences, and Education at Southern New Hampshire University. He began his teaching career at the University of New Hampshire and served as a visiting assistant professor at Dartmouth College. He held several roles at Simmons College, including division director and associate dean. He led the Master of Public Policy and 3+1 programs, as well as the PhD in Educational Leadership. He also has served as a research associate with the Center for Systemic Peace since graduate school.
He earned his BA in political science from George Mason University School of Public Policy and his MA and PhD in political science from the University of New Hampshire. In addition to earning the NH LCHIP Historic Rehabilitation Grant: Kensington Universality Society in 2022, Cole has also published several articles. He is passionate about community service, having served in leadership roles at the municipal, state and community levels. His other roles include fire rescue department lieutenant, deputy emergency management director, assistant town moderator and Kensington Universalist Society leader. He lives with his wife, Shannon, and two children, Maia and Wyatt, on their family farm in Kensington.
Michael Glaeser
Associate Dean, School of Arts, Sciences and Education
Michael Glaeser, associate dean of the School of Arts, Sciences and Education, joined SNHU in 2014. During his tenure at SNHU, he has been recognized for his work multiple times, including earning the Excellence in Advising award in 2018, SETA Staff Excellence award in 2020 and Academic Partner award in 2023.
Glaeser has also worked as a curator of an exhibition and has had his work published. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Business Relations at the University of New Hampshire and completed a Master of Arts in Early Modern History at the University of Sheffield in England.
Mackenzie Langsten
Assistant Dean, School of Arts, Sciences and Education
Mackenzie Langsten joined Southern New Hampshire University in 2017 as an academic advisor and now serves as the assistant dean for the School of Arts, Sciences and Education. In the past, she has served as a women’s lacrosse assistant coach at SNHU, and in her free time, she is an assistant lacrosse coach for a middle school team.
Langsten earned a master’s degree in higher education, a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a human resources management certificate at Southern New Hampshire University.
Lisa Speropolous Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department Chair (Justice Studies)
Dr. Lisa Speropolous joined SNHU as an Assistant Professor in the Justice Studies Department in 2017. Prior to joining SNHU, she earned her Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of New Hampshire with a substantive area in crime and conflict. During her time as a graduate student, Dr. Speropolous also earned a Cognate in College Teaching and dedicated much of her time to the scholarship of teaching and learning. She earned her M.S. in Criminal Justice from Northeastern University in 2007 and her B.A. in Psychology from the University of New Hampshire in 2005. She has also taught at the University of New Hampshire and North Shore Community College, as well as for SNHU online since 2014.
Her research interests primarily focus on childhood victimization, delinquency, and evidence-based crime reduction initiatives. Dr. Speropolous is passionate about teaching and was honored to be nominated for the Excellence in Teaching Award in 2018, 2019, and 2020.
Joanne DeLena
Assistant Professor (Justice Studies), Coordinator (Justice Studies)
Joanne DeLena joined Southern New Hampshire University full time in 2024 and serves as an assistant professor. She previously worked at SNHU as an adjunct professor in Justice Studies and in her free time she serves as an independent legal consultant. She has been an attorney for nearly 30 years, and her recent legal experience consists of serving as an Assistant United States Attorney with the Department of Justice, for nearly 18 years. Her focus as a federal prosecutor in South Florida was primarily on high level drug trafficking organizations and violent crime, and before leaving the area, she handled the investigation an prosecution of doctors and associates in their crimes fueling the opioid epidemic that has plagued the country. Before moving to New Hampshire in 2015 and eventually leaving the Department of Justice in 2018, Joanne spent time in Washington D.C. advising and representing the Department of Justice Executive Office for United States Attorneys in areas of ethics and disciplinary actions and then worked with the Drug Enforcement Administration aiding in their criminal, civil, and administrative investigations of doctors, pharmaceutical companies, pharmacists, and other involved in the manufacturing, prescribing, and distribution of controlled substances. Outside of the legal area, she has worked as an assistant librarian, special education program paraprofessional and substitute teacher.
Joanne earned her Juris Doctor at NOVA Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in English at the University of Florida.
Michael Raymond
Assistant Professor, Justice Studies, Police & Law Enforcement
Michael F. Raymond is an assistant professor of justice studies at Southern New Hampshire University, where they previously served as an adjunct instructor. They have served as the criminal justice department chair at NHTI – Concord’s Community College and are an adjunct instructor of criminal justice at New England College.
Raymond earned a Juris Doctor from New England School of Law and a Bachelor of Science in Human Services Administration from Springfield College. They serve on the board of directors for the Rockingham County (NH) Law Enforcement Officers Association and serve as a board member on the New Hampshire Congressional Law Enforcement Officers Association.
Mathematics
Dr. Benjamin R. Cole
Dean, School of Arts, Sciences, and Education
Dr. Ben R. Cole serves as the dean of the School of Arts, Sciences, and Education at Southern New Hampshire University. He began his teaching career at the University of New Hampshire and served as a visiting assistant professor at Dartmouth College. He held several roles at Simmons College, including division director and associate dean. He led the Master of Public Policy and 3+1 programs, as well as the PhD in Educational Leadership. He also has served as a research associate with the Center for Systemic Peace since graduate school.
He earned his BA in political science from George Mason University School of Public Policy and his MA and PhD in political science from the University of New Hampshire. In addition to earning the NH LCHIP Historic Rehabilitation Grant: Kensington Universality Society in 2022, Cole has also published several articles. He is passionate about community service, having served in leadership roles at the municipal, state and community levels. His other roles include fire rescue department lieutenant, deputy emergency management director, assistant town moderator and Kensington Universalist Society leader. He lives with his wife, Shannon, and two children, Maia and Wyatt, on their family farm in Kensington.
Michael Glaeser
Associate Dean, School of Arts, Sciences and Education
Michael Glaeser, associate dean of the School of Arts, Sciences and Education, joined SNHU in 2014. During his tenure at SNHU, he has been recognized for his work multiple times, including earning the Excellence in Advising award in 2018, SETA Staff Excellence award in 2020 and Academic Partner award in 2023.
Glaeser has also worked as a curator of an exhibition and has had his work published. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Business Relations at the University of New Hampshire and completed a Master of Arts in Early Modern History at the University of Sheffield in England.
Mackenzie Langsten
Assistant Dean, School of Arts, Sciences and Education
Mackenzie Langsten joined Southern New Hampshire University in 2017 as an academic advisor and now serves as the assistant dean for the School of Arts, Sciences and Education. In the past, she has served as a women’s lacrosse assistant coach at SNHU, and in her free time, she is an assistant lacrosse coach for a middle school team.
Langsten earned a master’s degree in higher education, a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a human resources management certificate at Southern New Hampshire University.
Adam Gilbert
Assistant Professor, Department Co-Chair (Mathematics)
Dr. Adam Gilbert joined the mathematics department at SNHU in 2014. Prior to joining SNHU, he earned his bachelor’s degree in mathematics and economics from Merrimack College and a master’s degree and PhD in mathematics from the University of Rhode Island. His dissertation was in graph theory and was particularly focused on representation schemes for encoding graph structures.
Dr. Gilbert’s current interests are in machine learning, data science and data science education. He was selected as a PIC Math Data Science Fellow in 2019 and 2021. He regularly teaches courses in applied statistics, regression analysis, statistical learning and predictive modeling. He looks forward to mentoring undergraduate research projects in these areas every year.
Dr. Gilbert is also very interested in open educational resources. He volunteers with OpenIntro.org, where he works to develop and release high-quality and freely available instructional materials. His AppliedStatsInteractive R package is available on GitHub, and his freely available MyOpenMath course template (for use with the OpenIntro Statistics textbook) has been used in hundreds of introductory statistics classes across the globe.
Dr. Gilbert can be contacted at a.gilbert1@snhu.edu.
Megan Paddack Ph.D.
Department Co-Chair, Professor of Mathematics, School of Arts and Sciences at SNHU
Megan Paddack is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics in the School of Arts and Sciences at Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU). She developed SNHU's new Middle School Mathematics Education Program, is currently working on developing the Secondary Mathematics Education Program, and serves as the Program Coordinator for the School of Education's programs in mathematics education. She is one of the original members of the Ed. D. development committee and will be teaching courses for this program related to conducting research in the field of education.
Megan earned her Ph. D. in Mathematics Education from the Department of Mathematics & Statistics at the University of New Hampshire. Her dissertation and current research interests are related to teacher knowledge, mathematical proofs in pre-college classrooms, and teacher education both pre-service and in-service. She came to SNHU three years ago. During that time and during her time at UNH, she has taught mathematics courses, for future teachers and for general education students. She has also taught graduate courses in mathematics and education, and is currently serving on a dissertation committee for a student who has successful defended her dissertation and is finalizing her writing. Megan has also served at the project manager for a Middle School Mathematics Partnership Grant at UNH, and works with a number of New Hampshire School Districts as a professional development leader.
Christine Caples
Associate Professor
Dr. Christine Caples joined SNHU as an Assistant Professor of Mathematics in 2017. Originally from Boston, she earned her Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics and MS in Mathematics from the University of Iowa and her BS in Mathematics from Fairfield University. As a graduate student, she completed a Graduate Certificate in College Teaching and was awarded the University of Iowa Council on Teaching Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award. Prior to coming to SNHU, Dr. Caples spent a year teaching at Lesley University in Cambridge, MA.
Dr. Caples is a 2017 fellow of MAA Project NExT. Her research interests are in knot theory and, more recently, mathematics education. Specifically, she is interested in exploring inquiry-based learning in the classroom. She loves teaching and getting students excited about mathematics.
Sarah Conway
Instructor of Mathematics
Sarah Conway serves as an instructor of mathematics at SNHU, where she started in 2022 as an adjunct faculty member. She has previous experience teaching middle school math and spent several years working at Girls Incorporated in the Young Women’s Leadership program. She is passionate about fostering classrooms that are welcoming and respectful where students are not afraid to explore mathematics and make mistakes.
Conway earned her Master of Arts in Teaching Mathematics at the University of New Hampshire and her Bachelor of Arts in Middle School Mathematics Education at Southern New Hampshire University. She is a member of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and the New Hampshire Teachers of Mathematics.
Melissa Newell
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Dr. Melissa Newell joined SNHU in 2023 as an assistant professor of mathematics. She previously served as an assistant professor at Iona University and a graduate assistant at the Quantitative Learning Center at the University of Connecticut. She was also a teaching assistant at the University of Connecticut while working toward her graduate degrees. She has experience teaching a variety of mathematics courses, including topics in modern geometry, discrete math models and mathematical thinking. She has given numerous presentations on topics in mathematics both virtually and across the country.
Newell holds a PhD in Mathematics and an MS in Mathematics from the University of Connecticut, as well as a BS in Physics and Mathematics from Gordon College. She has multiple peer-reviewed publications and has earned honors such as the Project NExT Fellow and the Connie Strange Graduate Community Award. She is a member of the Mathematical Association of America and the American Mathematical Society.
Kathy Willis
Instructor (Math)
Kathy Willis joined SNHU in 1998 and currently serves as an instructor of math. Her previous work experience includes over a decade in the Londonderry school district. She has been recognized at SNHU for her teaching and mentorship with the Adjunct of the Year award in 2008 and 2013. She holds a Bachelor of Science in secondary math education, as well as a Master of Education in secondary education mathematics.
MFA
Benjamin Nugent
Director (MFA), Full Professor of English
Benjamin Nugent is the author of the linked short story collection Fraternity (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020), recently published in paperback. His fiction was awarded The Paris Review's 2019 Terry Southern Prize. His work has been published in Best American Short Stories, Harper's, The Paris Review, and The New York Times Magazine.
Physics
Dr. Kyle Viator
Dean, SETA
Dr. Kyle Viator joined SNHU in 2010 and became the director of the Bradley Three-Year Honors Program in 2013. Since that time, he has served as director of Three-Year Business Programs and assistant dean of the School of Business. In 2018, he moved to the School of Engineering, Technology, and Aeronautics, where he currently serves as Dean.
Viator has also gained significant teaching experience during his time at SNHU, both on campus and online. He has served as an instructor for Degree in Three senior capstone projects, taught a special topics course in global executive management, and taught online students about human relations in administration. Other on campus courses taught by Viator include Civic Engagement and Citizenship, Foundations of Management, and various general education milestone courses.
An alumnus of SNHU, Viator earned his BS in Business Administration before moving on to earn an MS in Organizational Leadership. Viator earned his PhD in International Business at SNHU where his research focused on alternative higher education program delivery methods. Viator is currently a member of the SNHU University College Leadership Team, as well a member of the advisory board for business programs at Pinkerton Academy in Derry, NH.
Jennifer Gorczyca D.Eng.
Associate Dean, SETA
Dr. Gorczyca earned her Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, and Doctor of Engineering degrees in Mechanical Engineering from UMass Lowell. She is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE).
Mayumi Kostar
Assistant Dean, SETA
Mayumi Kostar, assistant dean of the School of Engineering, Technology and Aeronautics, joined SNHU in April 2018. Previously, she served as an assistant administrator, assistant director of academic operations and program administrator. Her career spans multiple roles, including system engineer at Toshiba Engineering in Japan, translator and assistant store manager.
Her work at SNHU has been recognized through earning the Excellence in CETA staff award in 2019. Kostar completed her Bachelor of Science in Information Science with a minor in math. She also gained her teaching license for grades 7-12 in math. She will be finishing her Master of Science in Higher Education Administration in 2024.
Kostar came to the United States from Japan in 1997 as an English as a Second Language student at the University of Delaware, where she met her husband. They have two sons together.
G. Richard Ludlow III Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Coordinator (Physics)
Prior to joining Southern New Hampshire University, Dr. G. Richard Ludlow III spent ten years with Daniel Webster College. He served as an adjunct professor, assistant professor, and, most recently, associate professor, teaching courses in physics, astronomy, calculus, and other topics. He has been published in a variety of papers and journals, primarily on physics-related topics such as the stability and acceleration of auroral electron beams, drift wave instabilities in a high beta multispecies plasma, and the interaction of H+ and O+ beams.
Dr. Ludlow earned his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of New Hampshire in 1986 after earning his B.A in Philosophy with a minor in Physics from the same institution a decade earlier. He has extensive research experience, including time spent as a research assistant at both the University of Denver and the University of New Hampshire. He is currently a member of the American Geophysical Union and has served as a referee for scientific papers submitted to the Journal of Geophysical Research and for scientific proposals for NASA and NSF.
Psychology
Dr. Benjamin R. Cole
Dean, School of Arts, Sciences, and Education
Dr. Ben R. Cole serves as the dean of the School of Arts, Sciences, and Education at Southern New Hampshire University. He began his teaching career at the University of New Hampshire and served as a visiting assistant professor at Dartmouth College. He held several roles at Simmons College, including division director and associate dean. He led the Master of Public Policy and 3+1 programs, as well as the PhD in Educational Leadership. He also has served as a research associate with the Center for Systemic Peace since graduate school.
He earned his BA in political science from George Mason University School of Public Policy and his MA and PhD in political science from the University of New Hampshire. In addition to earning the NH LCHIP Historic Rehabilitation Grant: Kensington Universality Society in 2022, Cole has also published several articles. He is passionate about community service, having served in leadership roles at the municipal, state and community levels. His other roles include fire rescue department lieutenant, deputy emergency management director, assistant town moderator and Kensington Universalist Society leader. He lives with his wife, Shannon, and two children, Maia and Wyatt, on their family farm in Kensington.
Michael Glaeser
Associate Dean, School of Arts, Sciences and Education
Michael Glaeser, associate dean of the School of Arts, Sciences and Education, joined SNHU in 2014. During his tenure at SNHU, he has been recognized for his work multiple times, including earning the Excellence in Advising award in 2018, SETA Staff Excellence award in 2020 and Academic Partner award in 2023.
Glaeser has also worked as a curator of an exhibition and has had his work published. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Business Relations at the University of New Hampshire and completed a Master of Arts in Early Modern History at the University of Sheffield in England.
Mackenzie Langsten
Assistant Dean, School of Arts, Sciences and Education
Mackenzie Langsten joined Southern New Hampshire University in 2017 as an academic advisor and now serves as the assistant dean for the School of Arts, Sciences and Education. In the past, she has served as a women’s lacrosse assistant coach at SNHU, and in her free time, she is an assistant lacrosse coach for a middle school team.
Langsten earned a master’s degree in higher education, a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a human resources management certificate at Southern New Hampshire University.
Michael Hendery
Department Chair, Full Professor
An associate professor of psychology and the Department Chair at SNHU, Dr. Michael Hendery's courses taught include Introduction to Psychology, Psychology of Personality, Social Psychology and Assessment and Testing. He is a licensed clinical psychologist and works in private practice.
Hendery received his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Ithaca College, his Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from St. Michael's College and his Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology from George Washington University. He is also the recipient of the 2014 New Hampshire Excellence in Education award.
At SNHU, Hendery is the advisor for Psi Chi (International Honors Society in Psychology), a member of the Institutional Review Boar and the SAS Curriculum Committee.
Hendery is a member of Psi Chi and the American Psychological Association. His lectures include Hendery, M.R. (2010). "Short-term dynamic psychotherapy." Presented at The George Washington University Professional Psychology Symposium. His current research is focused on the mentalization process in college students.
Dr. Vincent Corbo
Associate Professor (Psychology)
Dr. Vincent Corbo brings with him many years of teaching experience. He joins the psychology department having served as a teaching assistant or guest lecturer at prestigious schools including McGill University and Harvard University.
Dr. Corbo has spent over a decade giving lectures and presentations at a variety of conferences, with topics ranging from everyday stress to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and the impact of childhood trauma on adult physical and mental health. He has published peer-reviewed articles in many scholarly journals in psychology, neuroscience and health psychology. He has also published a number of textbook chapters in relevant subjects.
Dr. Corbo earned his PhD through the Integrated Program in Neuroscience from McGill University, the same school where he earned his MS in Psychiatry. He completed his postdoctoral fellowship through the Translational Research Center for Traumatic Brain Injury and Stress Disorders (TRACTS), a Center of Excellence of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA Boston Healthcare System) and affiliated with the Boston University School of Medicine and Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Corbo’s current research for the Translational Research Center for TBI and Stress Disorders (VA Boston Healthcare System) focuses on the impact of childhood trauma on adult physical and mental health.
Dr. Corbo can speak as a subject matter expert about stress, trauma, childhood trauma, PTSD, traumatic brain injuries, veterans, mental health, neuroimaging research and neuroscience. Media members interested in reaching Dr. Corbo should email media@snhu.edu.
Dr. Peter Frost
Professor (Psychology)
Dr. Peter Frost has taught psychology at SNHU for over two decades. His teaching interests include the areas of cognitive psychology, research methodology, biopsychology and forensic psychology. He recently received a teaching innovation grant to develop a course about the recent spread of conspiracy theories. He teaches both on campus and online, and has experience using flipped classes, inter-teaching and project-based learning. Frost is a past recipient of the SNHU Excellence in Teaching Award.
Frost conducts research in collaboration with undergraduate students. These collaborations have resulted in recent publications and conference presentations with students as authors in areas that include:
- The lingering effects of smartphone use on cognition
- The ability of people to judge their time spent using - and addiction to - smartphones
- Individual differences associated with acceptance of misinformation and conspiracy beliefs
Frost has recently collaborated with SNHU Labs (the educational research and development branch of the University) and an international production company called Unit 9 to create virtual reality (VR) software that helps students understand neural communication and how it contributes to psychological experiences (called SynapseVR). SNHU Labs and Dr. Frost have conducted ongoing research on the effectiveness of VR in helping to enhance student learning and engagement.
Frost is a past president of the New England Psychological Association and has served as an elected member of their steering committee.
Frost received his BA in Psychology from Framingham State University, his MA in Neuroscience from Baylor University and his Doctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience from Baylor University.
Dr. Frost can speak as a subject matter expert about the effects of technology (like smartphones) on cognition, the psychology of conspiracy theory and misinformation, as well as the use of virtual reality in higher education to improve learning and engagement. Media members interested in interviewing Dr. Frost should email media@snhu.edu.
Jay Kosegarten
Professor
Since 2011, Dr. Jay Kosegarten has been an SNHU professor of Psychology. His courses taught include research methods, abnormal psychology, social psychology and introduction to psychology. Kosegarten has conducted research involving visual perception and logic that includes the work behind his doctoral dissertation: ''If a duck were a rabbit: The logic of perceptual ambiguity and the importance of context.'' He has recently presented conference papers about the logic of the ''Monty Hall problem'' and about certainty regarding syllogistic reasoning. Other research has examined counterfactual reasoning and theory of mind.
Kosegarten received his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Connecticut College, and a Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology from Long Island University-Brooklyn.
Kosegarten has delivered several presentations and published articles including Kosegarten, J. & Kose, G. (2008). Aspects of Wittgenstein’s psychological concepts. ''Varieties of Theoretical Psychology: International, philosophical, and practical concerns,'' pp. 357-364. Teo, Stenner, Rutherford, Park & Baerveldt (eds). Captus Press, Concord, Ontario, CA.
He is a member of the American Psychological Association, Jean Piaget Society, Society for Research in Child Development, International Society for Theoretical Psychology and the New England Psychological Association.
Rebecca Libby
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Rebecca Libby serves as an assistant professor of psychology. She started at SNHU in 2014 as an adjunct professor and previously worked in the Manchester school district as a school counselor. She also has experience as a pre-school teacher and in various psychiatric and mental health roles. She currently works with internship courses for psychology and sociology students and teaches educational psychology and child development courses.
Libby holds a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from Notre Dame College, a graduate certificate in human services from the University of New Hampshire and a Bachelor of Liberal Arts in Psychology from Southern New Hampshire University. She has also been recognized for her instruction abilities, receiving the Teacher in Excellence Award at SNHU in 2020.
Justina Oliveira
Associate Professor
Dr. Justina Oliveira joined SNHU in 2015 and is now an Associate Professor of Psychology. She teaches Theories of Social Psychology, Introduction to Psychology, Senior Seminar, and Industrial Organizational Psychology courses.
Her research and publications focus on workplace and social issues ranging from experiences of law enforcement and their use of humor, ethical considerations in survey use, the public’s perceptions of transgender military veterans, Latinas’ experiences of discrimination at work, as well as the role of positive mentorship. She strives to involve undergraduates in research projects, and many have obtained authorship through these collaborations. Another theme of her professional presentations at conferences and publications revolves around creative pedagogical approaches (using poetry, music, photography) and civic engagement (service-learning, project-based and experiential learning opportunities of partnering with the community).
Dr. Oliveira completed her BA in Spanish and her BAS in Psychology from the University of Minnesota Duluth, her Master of Philosophy from the Graduate Center, CUNY, her Master of Science in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Baruch College, and her PhD in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from the Graduate Center, CUNY.
Elise N. Pepin
Professor
Joining SNHU in 2007, Dr. Elise N. Pepin is an associate professor of Psychology. Courses taught include Human Growth & Development (Life Span Development), Issues in Child Development, Issues in Adolescent Development, Social Development in Childhood & Adolescence, Introduction to Psychology, First Year Seminar, and Readings & Research in Psychology.
Pepin received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Brandeis University, her Master of Arts in Developmental Psychology, Master of Science in College Teaching and Doctor of Philosophy in Developmental Psychology from the University of New Hampshire.
Her recent presentations include Pepin, E. N., Dalton, D. & Chausse, B. (2011, October). "Psychological Benefits of College Student's Campus Involvement." Paper presented at the 51st Annual Meeting of the New England Psychological Association (NEPA). Fairfield, C.; Pepin, E. N., Cohen, S. & Heyman, J. (2011, October). "Psychosocial Development, Social Support, & Depression in College." Paper presented at the 51st Annual Meeting of the New England Psychological Association (NEPA). Fairfield, CT.
Publications include Pepin, E. N., & Banyard, V. L. (2006). "Social support: A mediator between child maltreatment and developmental outcomes." Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 35(4), 617-630.
Service at SNHU includes vice chair of and representative of the Psychology Department to the School of Arts & Sciences Curriculum Committee, University Curriculum Committee member and secretary, General Education Committee, and advisor to Psi Chi.
Pepin was nominated in 2010 and 2011 for the SNHU Teaching Excellence Award.
Allyson Phillips
Associate Professor, Psychology
Dr. Allyson Phillips is an associate professor of psychology at Southern New Hampshire University. She previously served as an associate professor of psychology at Ouachita Baptist University and graduate student teacher at the University of Alabama. Her research focuses on individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and the families of these individuals, including exploring the cognitive and applied domains of research across multiple etiologies of disability.
Phillips earned a PhD and MA in Developmental Psychology at the University of Alabama, as well as a BA in Psychology from Colorado Christian University. She has many publications and presentations completed on topics such as parenting styles, down syndrome and autism.
Social Sciences
Dr. Benjamin R. Cole
Dean, School of Arts, Sciences, and Education
Dr. Ben R. Cole serves as the dean of the School of Arts, Sciences, and Education at Southern New Hampshire University. He began his teaching career at the University of New Hampshire and served as a visiting assistant professor at Dartmouth College. He held several roles at Simmons College, including division director and associate dean. He led the Master of Public Policy and 3+1 programs, as well as the PhD in Educational Leadership. He also has served as a research associate with the Center for Systemic Peace since graduate school.
He earned his BA in political science from George Mason University School of Public Policy and his MA and PhD in political science from the University of New Hampshire. In addition to earning the NH LCHIP Historic Rehabilitation Grant: Kensington Universality Society in 2022, Cole has also published several articles. He is passionate about community service, having served in leadership roles at the municipal, state and community levels. His other roles include fire rescue department lieutenant, deputy emergency management director, assistant town moderator and Kensington Universalist Society leader. He lives with his wife, Shannon, and two children, Maia and Wyatt, on their family farm in Kensington.
Michael Glaeser
Associate Dean, School of Arts, Sciences and Education
Michael Glaeser, associate dean of the School of Arts, Sciences and Education, joined SNHU in 2014. During his tenure at SNHU, he has been recognized for his work multiple times, including earning the Excellence in Advising award in 2018, SETA Staff Excellence award in 2020 and Academic Partner award in 2023.
Glaeser has also worked as a curator of an exhibition and has had his work published. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Business Relations at the University of New Hampshire and completed a Master of Arts in Early Modern History at the University of Sheffield in England.
Mackenzie Langsten
Assistant Dean, School of Arts, Sciences and Education
Mackenzie Langsten joined Southern New Hampshire University in 2017 as an academic advisor and now serves as the assistant dean for the School of Arts, Sciences and Education. In the past, she has served as a women’s lacrosse assistant coach at SNHU, and in her free time, she is an assistant lacrosse coach for a middle school team.
Langsten earned a master’s degree in higher education, a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a human resources management certificate at Southern New Hampshire University.
Paul A. Barresi
Co-Chair (Social Sciences) / Professor
Paul A. Barresi holds a full-time appointment as professor of political science and environmental law at Southern New Hampshire University and a part-time appointment as adjunct professor of law at the Sun Yat-sen University School of Law in Guangzhou, China, where he was a Fulbright lecturer in law in 2016. At SNHU, he teaches courses in the American legal tradition; environmental law, public policy and politics; sustainable development; and sustainability. As part of his scholarly work, Professor Barresi has translated various Russian environmental and policy materials into English. He also reads some Chinese characters and speaks some Mandarin Chinese. During his time at SNHU, he has been nominated twice for an SNHU Excellence in Teaching award and has served as president of the Faculty Senate and on a broad array of governance and other committees.
Before joining the SNHU faculty in 2001, Professor Barresi helped to advise Fortune 500 companies in complex environmental compliance matters at one of New England's leading law firms. He has also taught legal practice skills to law students and explored the interpretation and implementation of forestry law and policy in-country in Poland and Albania as a visiting scholar in the Development Law Service of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. For a decade, he was certified as an associate wildlife biologist by the Wildlife Society. While on sabbatical in 2018, Professor Barresi also was a visiting scholar at the Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law in Patiala, Punjab, India.
Professor Barresi's scholarly work has been published or is anticipated to be published in three languages on four continents. His conference and workshop presentations and ongoing scholarly collaborations and other professional activities are equally global in scope. He currently serves on the editorial boards of several peer-reviewed academic journals in the United States and abroad. He has authored or co-authored chapters in several books, and his articles on legal, political and other topics have been published in a broad array of peer-reviewed academic journals and law reviews.
Professor Barresi holds a Bachelor of Science in Natural Sciences from Cornell University and a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, where he was a Ford Foundation fellow in public international law. He completed a Juris Doctor with highest honors from the George Washington University National Law Center and a Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science from Boston University, where he was a presidential university graduate fellow.
Francis Catano
Co-Chair (Social Sciences) / Professor
Dr. Francis Catano, a professor of sociology, has worked at SNHU since 2005. Catano brings over 30 years of community experience to SNHU. A champion of hands-on, community-based learning, Catano is a community psychologist and sociologist. His areas of expertise include community development and human services, youth counseling, and human environments.
Catano received his Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from St. Anselm College, his Master in Education in Community Mental Health Counseling from Northeastern University, and his Doctor of Philosophy in Human Services from Walden University.
His publications include ''Childcare Worker Assumptions about Caring.'' (2008), VDM Publishing, Lightning House.
Catano received the Leadership and Service Award, New Hampshire Division of Children and Youth, 1998; the Community Leadership Award, Greater Manchester Association of Social Service Agencies, 1997; and the Juvenile Justice Award, U.S. Department of Justice, 1982.
Sport, Marketing, and Hospitality
Dr. Diego C. Nocetti
Dean, School of Business
Dr. Diego Nocetti serves as the dean of the School of Business at Southern New Hampshire University. Prior to joining SNHU, he worked for 17 years at Clarkson University in a variety of positions, including dean and Elmer Gates Endowed Professor of Innovative Business Culture. He worked in the financial and pharmaceutical sectors before transitioning to academia. His teaching experience includes fields such as economics of innovation and entrepreneurship, managerial economics, international economics and mathematical economics.
He earned his Licenciatura at the University of Salvador (Argentina), MBA at East Carolina University and PhD in Economics at the University of Memphis. His research has contributed to the understanding of risk-taking behavior, informing a wide range of issues. He served as co-editor of the Eastern Economic Journal for 5 years and has published more than 30 articles in leading scientific journals. His awards are numerous, including the John W. Graham Faculty Research Award, Barbara Tuckman Memorial Fellowship and Finance and Sustainability European Research Award.
Courtney K. Argiras, M.Ed.
Assistant Dean of Operations, School of Business
Courtney Argiras, assistant dean of operations of the School of Business, has worked at SNHU since 2019 and has held positions within the vice president of academic affairs office and the international student services office prior to joining the School of Business. Before coming to SNHU, she worked in the early education and elementary education fields as both a teacher and in administration. In addition to working in administration here at SNHU, Argiras is also an adjunct instructor, teaching incoming students in the strategies and success course to prepare students for college in the online environment.
Argiras earned her Bachelor of Arts in Human Development from Rivier University in Nashua, New Hampshire and her Master of Education from Southern New Hampshire University. She is currently enrolled in the PhD program at SNHU for her doctorate in international business. She hopes to study women in higher education leadership roles and what that looks like here within the United States and all over the world. Argiras has worked with the chair of the Institutional Research and Review Board and is currently a member of the University Promotions committee.
Cristina Velez
Assistant Dean of Student Success, School of Business
Cristina Velez, assistant dean of student success for the School of Business, joined the SNHU community in 2001. Prior to her role as assistant dean, she worked in academic advising for 22 years. Additionally, she is an adjunct faculty member for the MBA program and teaches the business leaders foundation course. Velez worked in the business world for 6 years prior to her experience in higher education. Additionally, she is a business owner and enjoys collaborating with the leadership team.
For years, Velez has worked with graduate and undergraduate students, ensuring they have the support they need to succeed in their programs at SNHU. She also loves collaborating with all departments in the university and making sure there are no barriers for the students. She is passionate about her work with students and faculty. During the 2022 commencement ceremony, she was awarded the Excellence in Advising award for her outstanding work with students.
Cristina has a bachelor's degree in international business from Colombia, South America and a Master of Science in International Business with a concentration in marketing from SNHU. She served in the University Promotions committee for 8 years and is currently active in the Graduate Counsil.
Dr. Mark Hecox
Professor (Sport Management) | Chair of Sport Management
Dr. Hecox teaches a range of courses in the Graduate Business School and Undergraduate Day and Online programs including; Sport Marketing, Sport Licensing & Strategic Alliances, Global Sport Business, Internationalization of Sport Business, Sport Management and Sport Seminar. His area of research interest focuses on global product development and strategic alliances. He has published several case studies on Internationalization, experiential learning and serves as on the Editorial Board of Case Studies in Sport Management (CSSM).
Dr. Hecox is formerly the Director of Business Development Equipment & Licensing at Reebok International Ltd/ The Adidas Group. He has over 16 years of full-time corporate experience in the sport industry with extensive global travel. While at Reebok full-time, he was responsible for the global fitness equipment, bike and Reebok Sports Club businesses. Dr. Hecox presently consults for various companies in the sporting goods industry and new business startups.
Mark enjoys competing in running and triathlon events. He has completed the Ironman Triathlon World Championships in Hawaii 4 times and has won 4 US age-group National Championships for Half-Ironman Triathlon, Draft Legal Triathlon and Duathlon. Mark won a Bronze Medal at the ITU Age-group World Duathlon Championships. He is an avid golfer and a black belt in Taekwondo. He is presently a member of Team USA for the World Triathlon Age Group Championships and World Duathlon AG Championships.
Dr. Andrew Lynch
Professor (Marketing) | Chair of Marketing
Dr. Andy Lynch brings 20 year of higher education teaching and administrative experience, including multiple years in the Middle East at the American University of Sharjah. He currently serves as the Co-Chair of the Sport, Marketing and Hospitality Department and teaches a variety of marketing undergraduate and graduate courses. He most recently completed a 5-year appointment as the Associate Dean for Quality and Innovation in the School of Business of Southern New Hampshire University. During this appointment, he led efforts to pilot the newly created Integrated Business Core, Degree in Three programs, supervised school-wide assessment efforts, and worked with businesses to provide learners in-class project-based learning opportunities. Prior to his role as Associate Dean, Dr. Lynch served as the Chair of the Marketing Department, beginning his teaching career at SNHU in 2007. Dr. Lynch, served multiple roles in the sport marketing, advertising, and broadcast industries prior to his career in higher education.
Dr. Lynch earned his Bachelor of Science in Mass Communication/Public Relations and Master of Science in Public Administration from Southeast Missouri State University. As a student worker during this period, Lynch was active in various marketing, development and compliance roles. He earned his Doctor of Philosophy in Mass Communication and Media Arts from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. Integrated marketing communication was the focus of his dissertation, exploring marketing communication that impact the prospective undergraduate student college choice process. Lynch recently earned a Master of Science in Instructional Design and Technology from Southern New Hampshire University. Current research interests include higher education marketing, curriculum design, and COVID19 marketing and consumer behavior.
Dr. Doug Blais
Professor (Sport Management), Director Graduate Programs (Business)
Dr. Blais joined SNHU in 1996 and is a professor of Sport Management. He received SNHU's Excellence in Teaching Award in 2003 and 2010.
Blais has worked with some of the best sports teams and companies in the world. He has advised the Boston Celtics on their ticketing policies, traveled with NBC to help produce the Olympics and consulted with many sports teams and entertainment venues in New England and beyond.
Blais received his BS from New Hampshire College in 1998, his MBA from SNHU in 1990 and his Doctor of Philosophy in Sport Management from the University of Connecticut in 2000.
In 2011, Blais traveled to Nicaragua with Soccer Without Borders where he assisted in providing programming to young girls that are traditionally excluded from sports-based and extracurricular activities. In 2016, Blais traveled to Uganda with the organization providing academic and sport-based programing to underserved children.
Blais works closely with Team Impact, a non-profit organization that matches children facing serious and chronic illnesses with college athletic teams. His on-going 5-year longitudinal study measures the impact the relationship has on the child and the student-athlete.
Blais was awarded the Faculty Athletic Representative Fellowship from the National Collegiate Athletic Association in 2006 and in 2012 attended the NCAA Advanced Leadership Institute. Blais served on the NCAA Division II Management Council from 2013-2017. Blais was inducted into SNHU's Alumni Hall of Fame in 2003.
Dr. Blais can speak as a subject matter expert about the NCAA and collegiate athletics, the business of sport, the economic impact of sports and sports in society. Media members interested in interviewing him should email media@snhu.edu.
Dr. Kostas Karadakis
Professor (Sport Management)
A professor of Sport Management, Dr. Kostas Karadakis joined SNHU in 2012. His research interests include sport event impacts and their influence on quality of life, sport tourism, legacy management and community development through sport. Karadakis has also been involved in a number of international research projects dealing with the Olympic Games and the FIFA World Cup. Karadakis has also been involved in developing and teaching courses in our esport minor.
Karadakis earned a Bachelor of Social Sciences from the University of Ottawa, a Master in Business Studies at Liverpool John Moores University and a Doctor of Philosophy in Sport Management at the University of Florida.
James Naro
Instructor, Leading SNHU Center for Professional Sales
James Naro joined SNHU in 2016 as an adjunct instructor before transitioning to a full-time instructor role in 2022, now leading the SNHU Center for Professional Sales. His previous employment includes serving as a PI certified talent optimization consultant at The Predictive Index and business partner at CustomerCentric Selling. He also served as a vice president and general manager at Covad Communications and a national sales director at BBN Planet/GTE Internetworking.
James holds a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy and psychology from Purdue University, as well as an MBA from Southern New Hampshire University. He received a certificate of appreciation for coaching and mentoring SNHU sales students in the 2018-19 academic year. He is also a member of the Phi Kappa Phi honor society.
Dr. Stefan Ryll
Full Professor (Hospitality)
Dr. Stefan Ryll is a professor of business and culinary arts. He joined SNHU in 2008. Prior to SNHU Ryll was a corporate executive chef for Marriott International and Hilton Hotels.
Dr. Ryll holds a Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership from Southern New Hampshire University, as well as a M.S. in Organizational Leadership from SNHU. Ryll also completed his Bachelor in Hospitality Management at Southern New Hampshire University.
Dr. Ryll has numerous publications and presentations including most recently Ryll, S. (2019). What does a culinary school look like in the digital age? National Culinary Review – Journal of the American Culinary Federation.
Dr. Ryll is a member of the International Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Education and the American Culinary Federation. In 2013, he was inducted into the American Academy of Chefs – Honor Society of the American Culinary Federation.
Dr. Ryll oversees the culinary arts and nutrition minor. His other SNHU involvements include being a member of the curriculum committee, scholarship committee, and university honors advisory board.
Dr. Ryll’s awards include Winner of the President’s Merit Reward and Finalist National Chef Educator Award. He was also nominated for the Full-Time Faculty Teaching Excellence Award in 2014, 2015 and 2018.
Dr. Elizabeth Sheehan
Professor (Sport Management)
Beth joined SNHU in 2005 as an instructor of Sport Management and is now a professor of Sport Management and the director of center for teaching and learning. She has also served as the director of college unbound, the center for community engaged learning, and the center for teaching and learning.
Courses taught include Integrated Leadership & Project Management, Introduction to Sports Management, Sport Event Marketing & Management, Sport Event Sponsorship, Governance and Management of Sport Organizations, and Gender & Sport. Dr. Sheehan received her Bachelor of Arts in Rhetoric and Writing from Mount Saint Mary’s College, Emmitsburg, Maryland, her Master of Science in Sport Management and her Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Publications include Sheehan, B., & McDonald, M. (December 2011). An examination into the impact of an experience-based course on students’ emotional competency development. Sport Management Education Journal, 5(1), 49-75., and McDonald, M., Spence, K., & Sheehan, B. (2011). Classroom-As-Organization: An Integral Approach. Journal of Integral Theory and Practice, 6(2), 67-81. Ross, R. & Sheehan, B. (January, 2014). Integrating Experiential Education into the Curriculum. In, Hesser, G. (Ed.), Strengthening Experiential Education: A New Era. Mount Royal, NJ: National Society for Experiential Education.
Conference Presentations include:
- Snyder, K., & Sheehan, B. (2019). “Teaching Distributive Justice Through Extended Role Play.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM), New Orleans, LA.
- Sheehan, B. (2017). “Mapping Experiential Components: Examining experiential learning across curriculum.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Society for Experiential Education (NSEE), St. Petersburg, FL.
- Koustas, S., Bard, A., Blais, C., Losapio, S., Normand, J., & Sheehan, B. (2017). “Inspiring Confidence in Practicing NSEE’s Eight Principles of Good Practice at a University Campus.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Society for Experiential Education (NSEE), St. Petersburg, FL.
- Blais, C., & Sheehan, B. (2015). “Putting Students in the Driver’s Seat: Using essential questions to foster integrative learning.” Paper presented at the annual Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Commons Conference, Savannah, GA.
- McDonald, M., Spence, K., & Sheehan, B. (July 2010). “Classroom-as-Organization: An Integral Approach” Paper presented at the bi-annual meeting of the Integral Theory Conference (ITC), Pleasant Hill, CA.
Dr. Sheehan serves as a member of SNHU’s General Education Advisory Board, Experiential Education Committee, and School of Business Promotion Committee and her professional service includes manuscript reviewer for the Journal of Management Education, Academy of Management Education and Learning Journal, and the Journal of Experiential Education. Dr. Sheehan is a member of the National Society for Experiential Education (NSEE), Management & Organizational Behavior Teaching Society, and the North American Association for Sport Management.
Dr. Kevin Snyder
Professor (Sport Management)
A professor of Sport Management, Kevin Snyder received his Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Information Systems from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), his Master of Business Administration from University of Oregon and recently finished the doctoral program in Philosophy in Management at University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Snyder's interests continue throughout sport management and business strategy in innovation and knowledge services.
Snyder has numerous lectures and research in progress. Conferences include McKelvey, S, Sutton, W. and Snyder, K. (2011). Analysis of the interaction between sales and marketing departments in a professional team setting, Sport Marketing Association, Houston, TX. Snyder has multiple publications; his books include Mills, P.K. and Snyder, K. (2010). Knowledge Services Management: Organizing Around Internal Markets, 2010, Springer: New York, NY.
Snyder has worked on consulting projects with ESPN, EA Sports, National Hockey League and the ING New York City Marathon.
Distinguished Chair in Ethics and Social Responsibility
Christos Papoutsy partly attributes his successful career in the electronics industry to the education he received at SNHU, where he earned a B.S. degree and later was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree.
Through his keen interest in Greek history and culture he met his wife, Mary, a classicist by training. Together the Papoutsy's encourage the study of classical antiquity and Hellenism, pointing out their lasting impact upon Western development and thought.
The current purpose of the Christos and Mary Papoutsy Chair in Ethics and Social Responsibility is to educate students, staff, and the SNHU community about the social and ethical issues facing today's global environment. One of the goals of the Chair is to develop state of the art theory and research in ethics.
This position is a two-year appointment which will commence in the fall of 2017. In order to achieve the goals of the Chair, the first year the Chair will be awarded a sabbatical-type leave to conduct research.
The second year of the appointment will focus on fostering campus and community-wide dialogue and debate about ethical issues.
Southern New Hampshire University is pleased to announce the two-year appointment of Dr. Joshua Becker as the Christos and Mary Papoutsy Distinguished Chair in Ethics and Social Responsibility.